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There are moments where you reach the highest level of manhood, and this is one of them.
New Zealand’s national rugby team, the All Blacks, celebrated in a unique way after winning the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens tournament after defeating England 26-7 Sunday night.
They perform their unique celebration, Haka, before every match to intimidate their opponents, but this was different as the team had already won the match and it was raining. Quite hard. Of course, after they stripped off their shirts.
Haka is said to be a M?ori posture dance that has caught the attention of Internet users. It is a posture dance performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet with rhythmically shouted accompaniment.
During the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Hakas were quite a common scene among the fans for expressing support for the All Blacks, although some M?ori leaders thought the dance was inappropriate and a “bastardisation” of a traditional war cry.
In November 2012, a M?ori kapa group performed a blended version of the ‘Gangnam Style’ and Haka as a tribute to the 50 years of diplomatic relations between South Korea and New Zealand.
The All Blacks have been performing this at every local and international match since 1905, and their performance of the haka has been called “the greatest ritual in world sport.”
A culture worth following.
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