Hey awesome waananga Taranaki, good luck for your
grading...you know the saying GO HARD or GO HOME!<br>Anyway
check out the latest Mana mag! Some awesome photos and
write ups on/about/for Waa'ine!<br><br>Naaku noa
<br>Naa Tat

Kia ora Tat!! How's things? Well anyway, the
practices are still going, AND.....they're ok, I suppose.
Ummmm...Aroha and I aren't sure if we're looking forward to the
waananga this weekend, especially me cos I'm off to Otaki,
hopefully Sunday, so I'm hoping the waananga finishes
early. But we really need the practice, and that's for
sure, especially with our waewae stuff. Anyway, it'll
be good to see you and Manu again, this weekend and
then again, a couple of weeks after this weekend's
waananga. So we'll catch up with ya then. Ciao.

O.K you Taranaki lot, how's it going down there!
No ones talked about how the practises are going,
and about our waananga this weekend. Shall we just
wait, and you fullas just surprise us when we come
down???<br>Looking forward to seeing you all!<br><br>Naa Tat
teenei...<br><br>P.S... Waka Huia came first, Manutaki 2nd, Te Puru 3rd
(I think), Manu Huia 4th, Ngaa Tapuwae 5th, all
these groups are going through to the National Kapa'aka
competitions!

Teenaa koe ano e Tama, kata'i ano ka maarama kua
tau kee i roto i teenei w'aanau, nooreira nau mai
'aere mai, w'akatau mai eee...<br><br>Gee that was
fast, I received your e-mail, sent you this address and
hello already signed up. <br>Hopefully the W'AANAU will
do the honours and mi'i atu kiaa koe (if not they're
probably just shy!!!???). I hope Haumana2000 will
introduce himself (you never know you could be living right
next door to each other).<br>Check out the club
photo's and add yours, especially if you have any of us
when we came over, I'm sure the rest of the w'aanau
would like to see what we did over there (just the Mau
Raakau ones...we don't want to show them EVERTHING we
did...parties...beaches...holidaying in the sun...no not THOSE ones!)<br>Anyway
I hope
you enjoy your stay here and we'll definately be
catching up!<br><br>Naaku noa <br>Naa Tat

After several years out hea' in cold Colorado,
it's back to the 808 State Hawai'i nei! I will be
moving back on the 10th of February, so..... Any who may
find themselves out that way to visit, train, or if
there is a waananga happening, koorero, and we can hook
up!<br>Kia Kaha,<br>Gabriel

Kia ora<br><br>We just thought (uddzz and I) we'd
have another whack at leaving a message, in here. Man
where is everyone? Everytime we get in here no ones
online. Ah well, some other time. Hopefully we'll get to
meet everyone online some time
soon.<br><br>Um...that's all for now, catch up with ya's later on. Hey
don't forget........<br><br>"TU WAEWAE
TAKAHIA"<br><br>Aakuanei<br><br>uddzz & waipuna1

Kia ora e hoa! Kei te pehea? So whats new in the
ratrace? nothing much happening here in stinky pooh
Taranaki (naah, just kidding 'bout the "stinky pooh"
part), but its all true 'bout the "not much
happening".<br><br>Um....don't know what else to write so I'll leave all the
talking up to you (ha ha ha). So see ya later, or read
from you later. Hi to Manu and kids. Just one last
thing too...<br><br> TIPATAPATA!!!<br><br>Aroha
(uddzz), Berta (waipuna1) and the whanau.

'aere mai ki te karanga o teenei w'aanau w'aanui,
mauria mai tau maumaa'aratanga o te wai o tuupuna nei,
noo reira 'aere mai, mi'i atu, w'akatau mai
eee...ii...e<br><br>E mara! who you calling a kui! I've seen you train!
We could mistake you for our kuia...<br>Hey welcome
aboard, it took you long enough to jump on, I hope you
find this interesting especially when you can catch up
with these OTHER members who are in the different
w'are, noo reira kia ka'a ki te tu'i oou koorero mo
taatou!<br>See you at the next waananga!<br><br>Naaku noa<br>Naa
Tat<br>P.S. Do you have to shout?

Kia ora e hoa<br><br>Well yep I'm in here now,
and now the club has 13 members. I was reading your
message to Aroha. Yep she beat me in here, but, ah
well....(That's if the message was for her. Yea it was eh?).
Anyway I wrote a reply to ya, on the "waananga dates",
subject. Just incase you might want to read it, if you
already haven't. Catch up with ya later. waipuna1

KIA ORA TAT. THIS IS JUST A NOTE TO SAY THAKNS
FOR PUTTING THOSE WAANANGA DATES ONLINE, COS THE ONES
AROHA AND I GOT FROM KYLE WERE JUST
SCRIBBLES.<br><br>WAS SAD WE MISSED THE FIRST HUI FOR THE YEAR-(NOT).
WE WERE AWAY AND WE HAD AN AWESOME TIME.<br><br>WELL
THATS ALL FROM ME FOR NOW, SEE YA WHEN WE SEE YA.

KIA ORA TO ALL WHO ARE READING THIS. HOPE YOUR
NEW YEAR HAS STARTED OFF AWESOME, AND YOU ARE READY
FOR ANOTHER YEAR TO BE OVER.<br><br>I HAVEN'T REALLY
GOT MUCH ELSE TO SAY/WRITE AT THE MOMENT, BUT
HOPEFULLY NEXT TIME I'LL GET TO SEE SOME OF YOU ONLINE,
LATER ON IN THE NEAR FUTURE. CIAO FOR NOW. JUST ONE
LAST THING - <br><br> HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE<br><br>
=) =0 =) (= 0= (=

Season greetings to everybody!!! Grab your
diaries cause here are the Taranaki waananga dates for
the year 2001. All are most welcome to attend, nau
mai 'aere mai i raro i te pare o te koro'eke nei aa
te maunga Tiito'ea...<br><br>March 2-3-4 (Preparing
for grading)<br>March 23-24-25 (Grading)<br>April
6-7-8 (Tiikanga/ngaa waiata)<br>May 4-5-6
(W'aikoorero/Karanga)<br>June 15-16-17 (Hopefully combine with Tee Koo'ao Tuu
Taua)<br>July 6-7-8 (Aua'i kore - Smoke free)<br>August 3-4-5
(Maaori Rongoa)<br>September 7-8-9 (Preparing for
grading)<br>October 26-27-28 (Tino Rangatiiratanga/Te
Reo)<br>November-December 30-1-2 (Waa'ine)<br><br>See you there!<br>Naa Te
W'aanau o Taranaki

Nau mai 'aere mai kei waenganui i aa taatou,
mauria mai oou aroaro tiipurangi 'ei waatea tau
'ikoitanga i roto i teenei waa'i puukoorero, nooreira
w'akatau mai ee i ee.<br><br>Well it's about time! You
even bet your sister!!!???<br>Anyway just get to know
everybody, some you know, some you don't but I know you,
your not a shy person aye???<br>Just post a message
and will all get it just like this one...well until
the next wave...SURFS UP!!!

Those who know usually don't say, and those who don't usually speak.  Keep it
up!

That is the beautiful thing about jujitsu, at
least. I don't know much about the other martial arts,
but this system has so much knowledge to impart
because of the breadth of the techniques taught, that my
sensei told us that we wouldn't be able to learn it all.
I too beleive that it is the journey that counts,
and to be honest, aside from religion, my martial
arts training has shaped my life the most overall. I
usually just smile when people who don't know better tell
me that I am wasting my time learning this stuff.
Anyway, thanks for the encouragement and good luck to you
as well.

I'll see what I have, were doing our website to get the young interested in the
preservation of these treasures for the future.  It will be
www.islandwarriors.com, but isn't ready yet.

Bruddah, keep ya head up, and keep trudgin on!
When you get that belt around ya waist you'll realize
how little you know, as I am in my 19th year, and
still feel like I know squat, it's the journey that
counts! Good luck!

Your not wrong there GIRLFRIEND!!!<br>For the
first time we could do what we pleased, eat, swim, eat,
sunbathe, eat, laugh, eat, sing, eat, talk,
eat...eat...eat...and NO trainging for the whole weekend!!! And you'd
think we'd sleep all day well peoples, there was just
too much too do...eat, play, eat, sing,
eat...eat...eat...<br><br>'E mi'i nui mo te tau 'ou taatou kaatoa, kaua e
wareware meenaa e 'ia'ia ki te koorero me wai'o taau
koorero koonei, maaku 'ei w'akauutua...<br>Kia
Ora!<br><br>If you get lonely over the xmas holidays leave a
koorero here and I'm sure someone will
reply...<br><br>Happy Holidays and keep SURFING!!!

A big shout out to the whaanau who comitted
themselves and turned up to Raawhiti at the
weekend.<br><br>AAAArooohaaaa to you all who couldn't make it. It was probably
the most laid back and informative Te Koohao waananga
I've eva been to.<br><br>Great to have the carving
gears out ... I got myself a taiaha - thanks for the
Puriri Laurie! - but if it wasn't for Hone Tama and
Whitianga bursting to tutu all weekend, I would've come
home with my plank of timber!! So, a big RAAAAHOOOO
for that!<br><br>Not to mention the humungus kutai
(mussels), tipa (scallops), tio (oysters) and kina
(Yum!).<br><br>And the dessert for brekkie!!! <br><br>So, great
rehearsal for next week (Xmas). From us here at Langs, we
wish you all a choice time with your whaanau over the
FUN break. See you all around New Years at Paakanae,
Hokianga.

Oh yes, also, I am interested in pictures and
anything else that you would like to share. I don't have a
scanner or anything, so anything I do has to be by mail
and it isn't a good idea to post addresses and phone
numbers, so I don't ask.

I'm impressed. I admire those who are willing to
take it upon themselves to reach out and help others
in life, utilizing skills and understanding form
experience. I imagine it is easier for you to be empathetic
to those you work with. I am totally with you when
it comes the the learning and sharing part in
regards to time. I wanted to have my black belt over a
year ago, but juggling everything else like school and
work makes it hard to practice enough to achieve the
level of proficiency that I need and want. Ah well, I
am taking less credits this semester, so perhaps now
I will have the gumption to get more serious about
it.

Yes here at our Halau in CO, we teach the martial
traditions of the Philippines (Kali,) Hawaii (Mea Kauas
weapons) and empty hand fighting Kui'alua)Samoan War Knife
(Au Upega, Nifa Oti)and the martial traditions, and
warrior dance of all of the above. Being a Halau and
traveling to perform and or learn, I have also done quite a
bit of Haka, and have some received training in
Taiaha, though in comparison to the other members of the
club, it was informal, and probably only scratches the
the surface of the capabilities of the weapon. Our
intervention program for the youth is much like a Tikanga
(cultural reclamation program) and in this we emphasize
values, spirit, our universal connection, mana, enveloped
within all of the aforementioned. I am an ex-gang
member, and formal U.S soldier so I enjoy showing our
kids that it is never too late to change. Hey I have
some mpegs of our group stickfighting, and dancing i
can send if you like.<br>I am also about ready to
release the first book for young polys on the warrior
tradtions of all of our native islands, which, (I hope, be
well accepted). Theres so much learning and sharing to
do, and not enought time ya know?

Polynesian. Thank you for the correction. I don't
like misspelling words, and that one is a habitual
mistake from earlier days. And yes, if more people would
open their minds, the world would be a much better
place.<br><br>Actually, I am a student of jujitsu, which is Japanese, but
since before my brother came back form living in New
Zealand, I have especially developed an interest in Maaori
weaponry and wish that I had both better access to
reliable information about it, and access to training with
those weapons, especially the taiaha, which in my mind
is the most versatile fighting staff designed that I
have ever seen.<br><br>So what about you? Have you
trained in any systems?

can't wait to see those pics!

Polynesian.  Hey thats cool, if more people would open their minds, the world
would be a betta place eh? have you ever trained in any Poly systems?

I am in southeastern Idaho, in Shelley. I am not
Polynesean (did I spell that right?), but I have a great
interest and appreciation for and in learning about other
cultures, and most especially the arts of war. It is one of
my hobbies, so to speak.

Thanks for da invite! Look forward to promulgating the spirit of kokua (Mutual
Sharing) with ya! I am glad the wananga went well. (too bad im jus'a po'
bruddah:) or id be ova in Aotearoa asap!

P.S: It's good to put a face to the name, thanks for sharing, I noticed one of
the weapons in the photo...there's the connection between your people and ours,
your kuupuna and ours!<br><br>MAHALO

Teenaa koe e 'oa, firstly welcome to the w'anau,
I tried to download your stick fighting art and
could not access...but...te mea nui kua tae mai kei
waenganui i aa taatou nooreira teenaa koe, w'akatau mai
raa.<br><br>Sorry for not getting back sooner but we just had an
awesome, spiritual, physical, mind blowing waananga over
the weekend with our waa'ine MAU RAAKAU!!! And I
can't wait to put out some photo's of the weekend, If
there is anyone out there that I can give these photo's
to, to scan them I will muchly appreciate that and I
think you would too! (Preferbly in Auckland), however
I'm sure the other waa'ine that went might have some
photos that they would like to post!<br><br>Keep the
koorero going!<br><br>Tat

hey have a merry christmas, and happy hoidays too!