Mind games Part 1
The Haka is a Maori war dance that I got to know by watching sporting events between New Zealand and Australia while I was growing up. It was mainly used to psych the other team out - an example is below (keep the sound on for both videos).
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I’d go see a match between them just to see the haka! What do you suppose they’d do if the Aussies did theirs back?
[...] So it looks like there is a bit of controversy surrounding New Zealand’s pre-match ritual, the haka. Australian coach John Connolly doesn’t like the throat slashing gesture that is now being used in a variation of the war dance, but I say who cares? The haka doesn’t really instill fear into teams that see it on a regular basis like the Wallabies do. Also, it just doesn’t feel right when you see white players performing a Maori dance. If the Aussies really care about this issue, I propose they add a new line to the aussie haka. Maybe something along the lines of ‘four more years boys, four more years.’ [...]