Samoan Fire Dancing and Culture | Kap Te'o Tafiti | TEDxPurdueU
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Fire! Knives! Drums! Dancing! Kap Tafiti, or Kap as he as known to his millions of fans, brings a high-energy performance of fire knife dancing direct from Hawaii.
Known by all visitors to the Polynesian Cultural Center(PCC) in Laie, Hawaii as Kap, he brings the cultures of Polynesia to life through numerous activities.
Kap, born and raised in Samoa, Savaii and Upolu, holds B.A. in Art 3D from BYUHawaii is the Senior Ambassador for the Polynesian Cultural Center. He is a world class edutainer, who has educated and entertained Church and Government Leaders, Celebrities, and millions of people annually, in the last 20 years. He has travelled the world representing and promoting Polynesia through Cultural Demonstrations such as fire dancing, fire making, weaving, and coconut husking.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
"In Samoa the men cook. In Japan and Korea, the woman cooks. In China, they take turns. In America, it doesn't matter who orders the food" 😂😂
samoa has rain everyday like today
coco bro in Samoa all you have to do is step over 3 feet and it won't be raining any more. Lmao
I know Nicholas had me laughing to from one Nick to another 🤠👍😎
dont they just order mcdonalds too in samoa nowadays?
@@hepimott145 In American Samoa they can but not in Samoa where Kap is from.
this dude is so damn awesome. couldn't find a better cultural ambassador.
I agree, he’s the poster boy for the cultural center.
this guy is so cool
I first met Kap way back in 1985, my first time to be in Polynesian Cultural Center as a young bride. We have been coming every other year and he is still the same funny guy....although he no longer climbs the coconut tree and show people how to do it - he still dances with the knives through the fire, has been teaching the younger generation to be like him (nothing can be like him)...he has also become a great artist...Love the guy.
I hope you guys able to keep up with and enjoying your Hawaiian vacation. My wife and I visited Polynesian in 2007. We had a great time. I've always wanted to see Kap perform and maybe meet him in person:)
He climbed the coconut tree when we were there in December 2017.
Kap is amazing.
Kap is amazing!
Hol up how old is he?
still in 2020
This was so Kaptivating!
I see what you did there 😏
😂
"And I know in your home you teach your children 'don't touch a knife, don't touch the fire' in our home we put it together and give it to the child."
//dying
"...and watch them suffer"
//dead
He's absolutely hilarious! I love his energy so much!
So are we just going to ignore that he's a fire bender?
Yeah he's the one who attack the world
They should really add this element of Samoan culture into the live action series 😂
@@kingdiamonds2316 most underrated comment ever... He would blow the screen up. He's the real deal in life, such a sweet kind beast of a man, and a great artist to boot.
Guyz come to India more than that we ll do.. This is one percent onlyy..
@@flyandfood979 we have fire dance in Samoa, fire walking in Fiji, what else?....I think I've seen enough in the islands
"This is a weapon"
*lights it on fire*
*licks it*
*dances with it*
I can't even finish washing the dishes
This guy is a legend
He sure is!!! Check out his video's! He shows people how really do things in Polynesia.
his physique is the closest thing to comic book wolverine..
LOL and a mix of the hulk too
@@r49y92 If you want to see a real life pacific Hulk, search up Josua Tuisova.
I never realised in Hawaiian and Samoan its so similar to us in malay "api" for fire, I did now realise Malay and Indonesian are connected to Polynesian culture
thats really interesting info there friend!
Lol they even look similar in facial features. The only difference is height and size.
Polynesians are naturally big and tall while malays/indonesian/pinoys are short and small built
Remember pangaea? That's why we got the same culture as well
Man im samoan and even i just found out about this. Very interesting. Usually the Polynesians incl Samoans, tongans, Maoris, and Hawaiians. Would love to know more about this connection to Malaysia and others. Maybe were all descended from the same people that sailed through the pacific all those years ago
Other way around. Polynesia is connected to Southeast Asia. Polynesians are descendants of “Asian” navigators and “Melanesians.”
This guy is a legend,respect
If this ain’t Samoan dad humor, I don’t know what is😂
Hes da best. I remember him at Polynesian Cultural Center !!
i know what family humour is because of tofiga lel
He licked and grabbed the fire...
Must have fire resistant armor or must be a high level player
Its a hacker. We have a hacker.
Nah guys its the armor the admins handed out on the games 10 year anniversery
i met this dude in the poly cultural center and hes such a humble and funny dude. malo kap!!
“Like old spice,but older and spicier”🤣👍
This guy is one of the most entertaining people on youtube.
I met him in person in Oahu
Colin Cox i wonder how many pussies got wet on that particular time
KAP is an absolute LEGEND!!!! Give this man his own Netflix show!!! LOVE you KAP! Respect & Aloha 🔥🔥✨🤙🏼❤️❤️🤙🏼😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
I love Kap, his videos are great and he has such a contagious smile!
No wonder he isn't hairy 😂
In Hawaii there would be a whole lot of “Chee hoos” and cheering
Are u Hawaiian
I like that he knows; in different languages, how to say 🔥 that's really cool! 🔥😍🔥🏹🏹
Love watching videos from Kap. I was incredibly fortunate to live Hawaii back in the early to mid 90's when I was in the US Coast Guard. We travel via cutter all over the pacific down past the equator an more. The culture of the Polynesians is amazing. Talk about true Mariners.... They are the best in world hands down.
love my culture #poly4life
This dude is the coolest!
56 years old and he is still climbing coconut trees, spinning fire, and killing it. Kap is legendary and always will be. I’m so glad he did this Ted talk.
YES YES YES It's my two favorite things; Ted talks and Samoa 😂 I love my culture LE MANU
I love his charisma, awesome lad
always a pleasure to listen to this man.
Wow...he eats the fire! Awesome!
I want him as my uncle!!!
This dude could single-handedly defeat the entire Wild Hunt.
But could he defeat Geralt
He's so humble. I met him in Honolulu at the polynesian center in 2016. Great guy and very funny and informant about culture.
so proud aye. So cute how proud he can be of his culture, even in this big organisation like TED
Titus Thetadig Hawaii is much more than this show which makes him proud
Bijendra Jang Kunwar he’s from Samoa
I love it!
he's built but you know this man doesn't gave a gym membership, his workout is just life
Thank you, Kap for representing and making our Culture known to the WORLD!
Samoa family reunion
Paul Sandee
What an absolute beast!
😍🔥
Kap is the only man alive capable of killing the Hound.
This guy is amazing!!
Such a beautiful culture 😍👍💖💖💖 I love knives and fire!
"we light a knife with fire and give it to the children and watch them suffer." that got me laughing for 15 minutes straight
2020 and I'm still entertained
What a man. What a performance. What a culture!
Wow...there's fire dancing and then there's SAMOAN FIRE DANCING...Epic!!!
That is polynesian humour
It's semi dark.
I love it
kap is my favourite
Ah! I’m so proud to see my friend I know that guy!
Now I realized that this guy is so amazing
Just meet him last week ,video makes no justice ,please take the time an visit PCC
Good job youtube algorithm for suggesting this video, this guy just Made my day.
Samoans are people of the Sun
Wish my culture was like that, im just a Filipino eating rice and leaves n sht.
Your culture has suffered a lot trough the years, but I admire it a lot. I think Filipinos are awesome.
yall arr cool frfr🔥
Your culture is fearfully and wonderfully made! Never forget that. 💓
Could be worse...
I come from a culture that is best known for Oktoberfest, having no humor, being on time and invading Europe
@@justanotherbob1621 mine is known cause of torturing bulls, making paellas and dancing flamenco :')
Big Kap ! A wonderful entertainer with sense of humour. Hope to see him again
Kap For President
He grabbed fire?
Aksel Nygaard so?
I don't think you understand.
Fire. Hot.
a flame is hottest at the very top and not too hot at its centre. He wiped his hand with the gasoline on the end of his stick which burned on his hand.
Yeah, cuz man's not hot
Kids Love My Candy Coz he is hotter than that fire.
Legend!
This is a man....like a pirate had a baby with an angel
Truly amazing highly enjoyed you entertaining many truly a wise man and I call you a Samoan master same goes for family the drums had me wanting to dance and jump up and down when I heard the drums
and im scared of sparklers
Respect uso Kap.. Proud son of Samoa aye 💪💪🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸
Fire
Polynesia/Hawaii: Ahi (spelled ūh-fee)
Indonesia/Malays: Api (spelled ūh-pee)
So that's where the word came from 🙂
I met this guy he’s the best
This is pure gold. Kap just went into super Sayan mode, invincibility activated. watching during 2020 covid.
Fire resistance +110, manliness +200, height -10, muscle +200
Samoa the best
And here comes the Man of Fire . Rockstar.
Wooooowwwww greattttttt.....spectaculer show....i love it....regards from bali island
Samoan: +100 resistance to fire
This guy is very confident, and i like it.
I love this guy the energy he has strong humble
That's the coconut husk guy
Kap is Da Man!! And he’s a great artist too!! We have a few of his paintings-signed!!
This is a great ted talk episode. MAde you happy the whole time unlike other ted talks being way too serious or boring.
Awesome!!! Thank you
I felt the mana!!
My uncle - Terry Donald Miller, of Kaneohe, who was among the first performers of the fire-knife dance
darn I loose my manliness watching this..... :'D
This comment needs way more like😂
Kap is a legend amongst men my goodness 🔥
THERE YOU ARE
Kap, I knew you will be fantastic
He is so adorable☺
yooo... my mans just did firebending
well done kap :))))aloha!!
My guy made a nunchuck with fire aspect 2 with his fkn knees
The man who husked a coconut with his teeth
man dont you just love this guy's attitude, kindi feels like terry crews
impressive
Malo Kap!
him, let's dance with fire, it's awesome 👍👍
His laugh tho
Amazing!!!!!
Kap truly knows how to 'kap'ture his audience's attention..😄😂😆
Kap is very funy, polite, and very strong....loving...genuis
I love this guy!
THAT WAS AWESOME
Kap is just an awesome dude.
Deserves more views tbh
Amazing💥