Report Copyright Infringement View in OSM UK

Description

A training game for warriors

Resources

Rākau (made from flax stems and sharpened). Start with balls for younger people

Instructions

One person stands in the middle (pūtahi), surrounded by the throwers (tukunga) standing in a circle (wī).
The person in the middle (pūtahi) passes out to the circle. If the pūtahi passes with their right hand, then the catcher must catch with their left hand and pass to the next person on their left, that person passes back to the middle. Similarly if the pūtahi passes with their left hand, the ball passes to the right.
On catching a rākau the pūtahi throws it to a person in the circle who is empty handed, and the game continues on.

Other actions can be added and the catcher must copy. Examples are leg lifts, head tilts, noises, jumping or clapping.

Can also be used as a team building activity where you try to get all people catching or a certain amount of catches.

https://www.r2r.org.nz/games-activities-maori-youth/poi-rakau.html

Tags

• game
• maori

Badge Links

This activity doesn't complete any badge requirements