I find ancient weapons without metal of any kind to be the coolest. Weapons of bone, teeth, stone, and wood are cool looking and deadly. Most people would dismiss them as ineffective simply because the materials are more primitive. And to those people, I say have someone hit you with a shark tooth sword.
Primitive weapons are interesting, but when a civilization develops metallurgy, armor, and ballistic weapons, it has a far greater effect advancing the whole society than just their use in warfare.
Knightlike armor are clunky and robotic not flexible for movement and a nice wooden club to the head even with a helmet would just leave them knocked out
@@revonz Wooden clubs didn't end the era of the armored knight... firearms did. As for knight's armor being clunky and not flexible, you might want to visit this page from the Metropolitan Museum: www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/aams/hd_aams.htm
I remember making a Lei o Mano for a school project in 4th grade. How the ancient Hawaiians managed to carve channels into the club and make holes in the hardwood with primitive tools is amazing.
Mahalo Neo! You can watch more Big Island Stories on our TV channels: Hawaii Island - Channel 130 (with an Oceanic Cable box) or Channel 97-6 (no cable box required). You can also learn more at www.BigIslandTV.com
Neo Apple Nut you are NOT NATIVE HAWAIIAN , you are an asian imposters who moved to Hawaii , you look nothing like king kamehameha or his parents or grandparents, who are an imposter
one podagee getting down with the weapons,cherry cuz, mahalo for the effort you put in to save some of the history lord knows we need more people like you :)
I carry on the tradition of my ancestors passed from my Uncle, Phill (Ski) Kwiatkowski who just recently passed and was fairly well known on the Big Island as a Traditional Hawaiian woodworker! He was also a prior member of the Royal order of Kamehameha Kohala chapter. For me it was a huge loss as I was not done learning all about the different types of woods, weapons and tools used by the Hawaiian people. I may not look Hawaiian but I have the Mana in me and want to continue crafting tools and weapons to help keep that spirit alive!
Wow thank you.. I had a bowl collection mostly blue gum eucalyptus & koa wood. They were turned on big Island by a family I gave a free rent to on one of my properties. I never asked for anything but they insisted I accept there wonderful gift. Both now mother n father passed away and I really miss hawaii. Aloha n mahalos JT
My friend and I had a conversation right after I commented on here. At first we both didn't know, then realized if they use large pieces on adzes for carving, that means they made a conscious decision NOT to use it in warfare. They had the bow and arrow but they made the conscious decision not to use them in warfare because it was an unfair advantage against the enemy and they like tight, close quarter combat.
The Hawaiian also had woven feather Armour just like the Aztecs, though the Aztecs mainly used woven feather for their shields. Lots of unusual similarities between these two cultures, Hawaiians also had semi pyramid structures.
Hawaiian weapons were certianly unique,the only thing that comes close are that of the Mezo people but the Mezo's glued obsidian flakes to shafts of wood to make they're weapons what puzzles me. Is how the Hawaiians were able to drill holes into the wood part & the sharks teeth using simple tools? I can understand how they shaped & cut the grooves of the wood but how did they drill it?
You can drill holes with anything pointed and heated up. Finding an obsidian quarry is rare. And the one I saw was a very small deposit. Mainly used for cutting.
I''ve made an Aztec-style macahuitl, but lacking obsidian, I used steel (I make knives, so I used what I had). I would like to try my hand at the Hawaiian style, but I have no idea where to find shark's teeth.
There’s no style they’re different weapons I’d say these is a unintentional ripoff of the macahuitl but not gonna lie tiger shark teeth that’s badass despite it being less sharp and less effective without the tiger sharks bite force
Then my friend mentioned that you need large pieces of Obsidian otherwise it would shatter or start breaking into pieces. There is a Mezo-American club called a Macuahuitl lined with razor blade shaped pieces of obsidian in the same fashion as the Lei-o-Mano. It had an appearance in Apocalypto when the let the main character run free, but it may have only been used no more than a few times or for execution events.
What did he ay right at the end about something being dangerous or endangered? What was he referring to? I couldn't understand what he said. Thank you.
Thanks for the question McGrottomaster. He's says "make people of aware of the endangerment of the dry land forest". FYI - Hawaii Island is one of the most ecological diverse places of the world, and you can find many extreme climates on the Big Island. You can read more about our island's climates here: www.lovebigisland.com/hawaii-blog/climate-zones-big-island/
Try and google Hawaiian martial arts of Lua there is a cultural practitioner of the ancient arts and his name is Eli Mitchel, They use traditional weapons in mock fights and sham battles, to answer your first questions Hawaiians did have navel battles before European contact but Kamehameha was the first to use cannons and Rifles on his Canoes to fight His enemies. To answer another question onset slaughter of a village was to wipe out not only the memory of a certain chief and his people but to be a reminder to those of future generations not to mess with a certain group or tribe from a certain island. A well documented slaughter was when the Maui Warriors invaded O'ahu and killed, men women and children to such a degree a certain river in Moanalua valley on the Island of O'ahu was clogged up and the rivers ran a steady stream of blood for days, the bones of the deceased were made into a house of Bones "Iwi Hale" and stood for many generations. Samuel Kamakau a Hawaiian historian said that is was a "horrific sight".
Wow thanks for those historical insights man. And yet the white liberals complain about missionaries killing everyone (not true) and that all these islanders were in perfect peace and in paradise.
Your very welcome, true, Ancient Hawaiians were ferocious warriors with a love for battle, so different then the "hula girl" image which is now portrayed in todays society. Also, Hawaiians didn't truly go to war with one another until Tahitians started arriving in the islands around 1300AD and 1400.
Guess where the white people got STD's from, that's right the Natives of the Americas, they traded Smallpox for Syphilis and both diseases killed millions on either side of the Atlantic.
MaharlikaAWA yeah that's true. But whites did destroy their history. They were taught to love a white Jesus? Taught the history of Captain cook and his endeavors but never bothered to teach them their own history? Most hawaiians that hula and don't know any better is because of those 'missionaries'.
Another question that comes to mind is how it was attatched,I can see the V pattern lashing but is they're more to it then that? And with all the volcano's in Hawaiia,how how come the Lua warriors didn't have any obsidian weapons?
Now that I think about...Hawaiian may have been like Japanese with their Katana's. That weapon was made for one person specifically or passed down. Each person it killed it contained the mana of. Maybe the Hawaiian knew the niho mano were way more efficient and never needed to be changed?
How often did large scale battles happen in the pacific islands? I know that often times their wars were ritualistic with rules kind of like a game. Not serious slaughter. but sometimes they did have slaughters and big battles. Does anyone know if they had navy battles on their boats as well?
Louis Rudy so they usually waited and went to land to fight? not really in boats so much? I thin there is a new movie about polynesian warriors coming out. I wonder if it will be historically accurate.
MaharlikaAWA the Hawaiians had war canoes big ones. made to trasnport a whole 50+ and they had many war canoes although they only used them for transportation and just fought their battles as soon as they hit beach then make there way up the island fightings cheifs claiming grounds
Aloha Lauren - I believe he purchased the teeth from a reputable source. However today, because of its scarcity, he is now using fiberglass replicas. He does reveal this fact to his customers. Thanks for tuning in.
I’m the seventh grandson of Kamehameha 1 and I want to build my weapon like my Ihe and so I am Royal Guard of Hawaii and so I would like to have my own Ihe and so I want to have an Ihe so I want to make my own Ihe but of course I would need help with it as well and so I want to make my own Ihe and I am the seventh grandson to Kamehameha 1 and so I want to make my own Ihe but really I would need some help to make it and I am Ali’i as well and my Hawaiian name means (Friends of the King)
So they are proud of their Warrior History of winning battles and wiping out other island tribes. But when they lost in a stand off to American Forces in 1893 they still whine and moan about it to this day!
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gets his teeth from a dealer in the Far East. Translation he gets his teeth from some f****** Vietnamese or Chinese fishermen who fins the Sharks, takes their jaws, and then tosses the rest of it in the ocean. Do you realize that millions of sharks are killed each year? conversely only a few hundred people at most are killed by sharks worldwide compared to the millions being slaughtered for shark fin soup and to make novelty weapons for tourists. while I appreciate this guy's nod to Hawaiian culture, it really kind of pisses me off that he's enabling this Holocaust. I'm quite sure it would be easy to make resin sharks teeth.
The Hawaiian weapons we used what we called Leiomano a Ihe and we Hawaiians used it in war yes and we did have these weapons during that war and I'm the seventh grandson to Kamehameha the 1 and we Hawaiians weren't that much of what he said and we Hawaiians did it to get more land and survive and my middle name is Kahoalii and I'm the third Kahoalii
The Aztecs used weapons similar to these but they used obsidian instead of shark teeth.
They also used bronze weapons as well.
The hawaiians had something similar as well, lava rocks but they were too sacred to use. Using shark teeth said to give you the Sharks Mana (power)
Their clothing was similar aswell made from intricately woven feathers
I find ancient weapons without metal of any kind to be the coolest. Weapons of bone, teeth, stone, and wood are cool looking and deadly. Most people would dismiss them as ineffective simply because the materials are more primitive. And to those people, I say have someone hit you with a shark tooth sword.
i could only imagine it going like: i have a sharktotth sword, your opinion is invalid...SLASH THE CHEST!
Primitive weapons are interesting, but when a civilization develops metallurgy, armor, and ballistic weapons, it has a far greater effect advancing the whole society than just their use in warfare.
Knightlike armor are clunky and robotic not flexible for movement and a nice wooden club to the head even with a helmet would just leave them knocked out
@@revonz Wooden clubs didn't end the era of the armored knight... firearms did. As for knight's armor being clunky and not flexible, you might want to visit this page from the Metropolitan Museum: www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/aams/hd_aams.htm
Im not talking about ending an era im talking that i could easily knock out a knight with a club
I just met this gentleman, and purchased one of his weapons. Amazing experience, and craft. Mahalo!
fantastic
That looks real cool. I love ancient weaponry.
Me too
Not really ancient just a little over 200 years
This is great help for me as it would give my readers a better insight of one of my characters' heritage and the weapons they used. Thank you so much
beautiful history...PURE MANA!...Kauwila and uhiuhi was preferred for weapons.
Mahalo Kealii
I remember making a Lei o Mano for a school project in 4th grade. How the ancient Hawaiians managed to carve channels into the club and make holes in the hardwood with primitive tools is amazing.
I am Native Hawaiian. I appreciate this a lot thank you very much
Mahalo Neo! You can watch more Big Island Stories on our TV channels: Hawaii Island - Channel 130 (with an Oceanic Cable box) or Channel 97-6 (no cable box required). You can also learn more at www.BigIslandTV.com
Chur brutha, I am native Maori, of Aotearoa NZ.Cheer my cuzzy, I'm a fan of ancient weaponry, Hawaiian history and Polynesian culture, represent🙏
BurningBaking Bread That's not really an insult
Same here, unfortunately I know next to nothing of my heritage. I've been trying to learn as much as I can to keep this stuff alive in my family.
Neo Apple Nut you are NOT NATIVE HAWAIIAN , you are an asian imposters who moved to Hawaii , you look nothing like king kamehameha or his parents or grandparents, who are an imposter
one podagee getting down with the weapons,cherry cuz, mahalo for the effort you put in to save some of the history
lord knows we need more people like you :)
Mahalo!
Those thing would tear you up bad.
I carry on the tradition of my ancestors passed from my Uncle, Phill (Ski) Kwiatkowski who just recently passed and was fairly well known on the Big Island as a Traditional Hawaiian woodworker! He was also a prior member of the Royal order of Kamehameha Kohala chapter. For me it was a huge loss as I was not done learning all about the different types of woods, weapons and tools used by the Hawaiian people. I may not look Hawaiian but I have the Mana in me and want to continue crafting tools and weapons to help keep that spirit alive!
Keep up the great work
Id love to learn myself
Love from big island🤙🏽
Wow thank you.. I had a bowl collection mostly blue gum eucalyptus & koa wood. They were turned on big Island by a family I gave a free rent to on one of my properties. I never asked for anything but they insisted I accept there wonderful gift. Both now mother n father passed away and I really miss hawaii. Aloha n mahalos JT
so the kamehameha wave in the dragonball, z, etc is named after a actual person @ :11
Hawaiian king Kamehameha
No it means turtle destruction wave
@@quadeevans6484 that sounds strange
@@fugglestheimp2085
Kame - turtle
Hame-devastation
Ha- wave
@@quadeevans6484 interesting
very beautiful pieces.
I'm half Hawaiian, man my great ancestors had some cool weapons.
These weapons are so much cooler than guns. We should go back to using stuff like this
Guns are more humane the shark teeth wood stick in the wounds and be agonizingly painful
im with you bro
Yes all guns should be destroyed
My friend and I had a conversation right after I commented on here. At first we both didn't know, then realized if they use large pieces on adzes for carving, that means they made a conscious decision NOT to use it in warfare. They had the bow and arrow but they made the conscious decision not to use them in warfare because it was an unfair advantage against the enemy and they like tight, close quarter combat.
Wow my ancestors made a similar weapon. The Aztec sword looks just like that
The Hawaiian also had woven feather Armour just like the Aztecs, though the Aztecs mainly used woven feather for their shields. Lots of unusual similarities between these two cultures, Hawaiians also had semi pyramid structures.
Thats some crazy weaponry
Hawaiian weapons were certianly unique,the only thing that comes close are that of the Mezo people but the Mezo's glued obsidian flakes to shafts of wood to make they're weapons what puzzles me. Is how the Hawaiians were able to drill holes into the wood part & the sharks teeth using simple tools? I can understand how they shaped & cut the grooves of the wood but how did they drill it?
You can drill holes with anything pointed and heated up. Finding an obsidian quarry is rare. And the one I saw was a very small deposit. Mainly used for cutting.
I'm gonna make one...with juniper cedar and bear claws and 6 feet long. come at me bro.
cool! send a pic
I''ve made an Aztec-style macahuitl, but lacking obsidian, I used steel (I make knives, so I used what I had). I would like to try my hand at the Hawaiian style, but I have no idea where to find shark's teeth.
There’s no style they’re different weapons I’d say these is a unintentional ripoff of the macahuitl but not gonna lie tiger shark teeth that’s badass despite it being less sharp and less effective without the tiger sharks bite force
Then my friend mentioned that you need large pieces of Obsidian otherwise it would shatter or start breaking into pieces. There is a Mezo-American club called a Macuahuitl lined with razor blade shaped pieces of obsidian in the same fashion as the Lei-o-Mano. It had an appearance in Apocalypto when the let the main character run free, but it may have only been used no more than a few times or for execution events.
Those look really nice. A gurot was used for executions? Wow, I learn something new every day. What an awesome message through art.
Its called an ancient pump drill. Most ancient cultures used this to drill holes in jewelry, tools etc.
I'm starting one with metal teeth from a circular saw blade. Because I can't find shark teeth where I'm from.
You can use stones
Phenomenal pieces
Manny, will you sell any of your traditional Hawaiian weapons? I'm interested in purchasing your stone head newa club.
Aloha Jeff - this page is Big Island Televisions you tube page, I highly doubt Manny monitors this page. Sorry - but thanks for watching!
Where can I buy logs of these woods?
how well did that threading hold? looks like it'd fail quickly
often times that's the purpose, you would want it to remain lodged in your opponent's body
What did he ay right at the end about something being dangerous or endangered? What was he referring to? I couldn't understand what he said. Thank you.
Thanks for the question McGrottomaster. He's says "make people of aware of the endangerment of the dry land forest".
FYI - Hawaii Island is one of the most ecological diverse places of the world, and you can find many extreme climates on the Big Island. You can read more about our island's climates here: www.lovebigisland.com/hawaii-blog/climate-zones-big-island/
thank you for your prompt response!
This is a good question....
Proud Hawaiian!!!
I sure wouldn't want to get slashed/clubbed by a shark toothed weapon.
I couldn't agree more!
I would love to see someone practicing with the weapons to see how they are used.
Try and google Hawaiian martial arts of Lua there is a cultural practitioner of the ancient arts and his name is Eli Mitchel, They use traditional weapons in mock fights and sham battles, to answer your first questions Hawaiians did have navel battles before European contact but Kamehameha was the first to use cannons and Rifles on his Canoes to fight His enemies. To answer another question onset slaughter of a village was to wipe out not only the memory of a certain chief and his people but to be a reminder to those of future generations not to mess with a certain group or tribe from a certain island. A well documented slaughter was when the Maui Warriors invaded O'ahu and killed, men women and children to such a degree a certain river in Moanalua valley on the Island of O'ahu was clogged up and the rivers ran a steady stream of blood for days, the bones of the deceased were made into a house of Bones "Iwi Hale" and stood for many generations. Samuel Kamakau a Hawaiian historian said that is was a "horrific sight".
Wow thanks for those historical insights man. And yet the white liberals complain about missionaries killing everyone (not true) and that all these islanders were in perfect peace and in paradise.
Your very welcome, true, Ancient Hawaiians were ferocious warriors with a love for battle, so different then the "hula girl" image which is now portrayed in todays society. Also, Hawaiians didn't truly go to war with one another until Tahitians started arriving in the islands around 1300AD and 1400.
Guess where the white people got STD's from, that's right the Natives of the Americas, they traded Smallpox for Syphilis and both diseases killed millions on either side of the Atlantic.
MaharlikaAWA yeah that's true. But whites did destroy their history. They were taught to love a white Jesus? Taught the history of Captain cook and his endeavors but never bothered to teach them their own history? Most hawaiians that hula and don't know any better is because of those 'missionaries'.
great vid very informative, I wonder if they are the same weapons the Tahitians used?
Of course similar were polynesians we the same people just a little different styles
That would make sense!
Where can i buy these traditional weapons?
Here's info on Manny Mattos hilofarmersmarket.com/manuelsmattos.html
Another question that comes to mind is how it was attatched,I can see the V pattern lashing but is they're more to it then that? And with all the volcano's in Hawaiia,how how come the Lua warriors didn't have any obsidian weapons?
@@LM-qv7cy cool
Can I fly those from Hawaii to California?
Maybe, if it is in your checked baggage. Check with the airline first.
Now that I think about...Hawaiian may have been like Japanese with their Katana's. That weapon was made for one person specifically or passed down. Each person it killed it contained the mana of. Maybe the Hawaiian knew the niho mano were way more efficient and never needed to be changed?
do you know who sells these reporoductions?
How often did large scale battles happen in the pacific islands? I know that often times their wars were ritualistic with rules kind of like a game. Not serious slaughter. but sometimes they did have slaughters and big battles.
Does anyone know if they had navy battles on their boats as well?
Also does anyone know what would cause a large scale war of slaughter? And what would cause a lesser war with more ritualistic activity?
Usually the battles happened because of the clans territory naval battles on boats usually didnt happen
Louis Rudy so they usually waited and went to land to fight? not really in boats so much?
I thin there is a new movie about polynesian warriors coming out. I wonder if it will be historically accurate.
I hope so
MaharlikaAWA the Hawaiians had war canoes big ones. made to trasnport a whole 50+ and they had many war canoes although they only used them for transportation and just fought their battles as soon as they hit beach then make there way up the island fightings cheifs claiming grounds
@keana8o8mattos thanks.......you have area code though?
thanks I wonder if any body knows?
hola soy de lenguaje español y ustedes Nahuatl otomí o cual
I have a koa spear
does he have an email or website to contact?
didn't they also use simple wooden clubs and spears?
Yes they used stone clubs, and spears called polulu i believe, they were up to 20 feet long!
And yes, wooden clubs
+TOTALBOSS123 sorry for late reply.
That I have seen as well,it is certainly the only way I could see such a spear being effective!
Sure did but hey upgrade and add sharks teeth while your at it.
"there was no war before the white man came here...."
* gets scalped *
Ugh. You're one of those. Tribal wars are very different from colonization.
A non Hawaiian,native Hawaiian. What's that mean.
Take this with a grain of salt.
kamehameha the first?? seriously?
Did you take the shark teeth the real way or the fakk way
Aloha Lauren - I believe he purchased the teeth from a reputable source. However today, because of its scarcity, he is now using fiberglass replicas. He does reveal this fact to his customers. Thanks for tuning in.
Thank you
You’re welcome gelding, it was my pleasure correcting all of your misinformation
@keana8o8mattos thanks
I’m the seventh grandson of Kamehameha 1 and I want to build my weapon like my Ihe and so I am Royal Guard of Hawaii and so I would like to have my own Ihe and so I want to have an Ihe so I want to make my own Ihe but of course I would need help with it as well and so I want to make my own Ihe and I am the seventh grandson to Kamehameha 1 and so I want to make my own Ihe but really I would need some help to make it and I am Ali’i as well and my Hawaiian name means (Friends of the King)
Ho uncle
KAMEHAMEHA AAAAAAAA
Krazie Maniak no
I prefer steel swords
steal wasn't an abundance at the time. it is made of shark teeth so it will tear you up.
That has more blunt force like i said it's made of shark teeth in my opinion a lot sharper than steel.
+joe razo probably not much sharper if at all and definitely weaker
no one thinks so except you
what is
His idea of a peaceful Hawaiian has no historical proof! We came from the south pacific where wars were common
So they are proud of their Warrior History of winning battles and wiping out other island tribes. But when they lost in a stand off to American Forces in 1893 they still whine and moan about it to this day!
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gets his teeth from a dealer in the Far East. Translation he gets his teeth from some f****** Vietnamese or Chinese fishermen who fins the Sharks, takes their jaws, and then tosses the rest of it in the ocean. Do you realize that millions of sharks are killed each year? conversely only a few hundred people at most are killed by sharks worldwide compared to the millions being slaughtered for shark fin soup and to make novelty weapons for tourists. while I appreciate this guy's nod to Hawaiian culture, it really kind of pisses me off that he's enabling this Holocaust. I'm quite sure it would be easy to make resin sharks teeth.
this is a sad reality. people dont realize how important sharks are to the health of our planet. the ocean is a key factor in the life on earth.
I agree.
The Hawaiian weapons we used what we called Leiomano a Ihe and we Hawaiians used it in war yes and we did have these weapons during that war and I'm the seventh grandson to Kamehameha the 1 and we Hawaiians weren't that much of what he said and we Hawaiians did it to get more land and survive and my middle name is Kahoalii and I'm the third Kahoalii
Kamehameha bloodline stopped at Pauahi. You canʻt be a direct descendant of Kamehameha the Great. Stop with the fairytales already.
Morgan West boom! Burnt that boy!
what if people tried to rob a bank with these?
+donttouchmecreep they would be easily forced to put it down by a gun and arrested. Just like carrying a knife.
What a dumb question.
i bet you tried to rob a bank with these ah?
I would use these for weapons as a assassin.