The complicated history of surfing - Scott Laderman
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Today, surfing is a multi-billion-dollar global industry, with tens of millions of enthusiasts worldwide. For some it’s a serious sport; for others, just a way to let loose. But despite its casual association with fun and sun, surfing has a richer and deeper history than many realize. Scott Laderman shares the hidden history of surfing.
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A good chunk of history is just missionaries seeing something that is now relatively common and thinking it's a sin
Ellie Donihue I laughed out loud when I heard that. Of course they did.
And if all else fails, take that religions gods into your own, as demons or devils.
examples: Baal, Belzebub
Overall it was mostly a political practice in the end, what better way to start a propoganda war or rumors then claiming the other side worships devils or demons.
Let’s add a new dynamic to this conversation. Do the previous comments apply to the religion of Pa’ao (a native of Tahiti) when he went to spread his religion to Hawai’i? Also, did he purposely combine religion and politics to control with his ideals?
missionary😉
😂
Caucasian missionaries. let's not leave out that very important distinction.
The many different ways Polynesians conquered the seas before anybody else did is one of the most underrated chapters of history. Great video!
As far as Aotearoa New Zealand in the south and Rapanui Easter Island in the West
Phoenicians
@@brianc9374 LMAO Phoenicians conquered the minuscule Mediterranean. Oceanians conquered the vast Pacific. Try Again.
@@mayfrasonsier the Phoenician are the most underated explorers. They established trade routes between Europe, Africa n Asia, leaving a legacy of commerce and mercantilism. They traveled as far as northern Europe and West Africa. Their trade routes later directly impacted the Romans and laid the foundation for the classical and modern world.
What you speak of isconquered islands who practiced cannibalism and never left the stone age.
@@brianc9374 Oh don't pretend that no other peoples in the world practiced cannibalism. Greeks practiced human sacrifice but no one makes a big deal about that, because we know that primitive societies, all of them, Phoenicians, Romans, China, Macedon, Egypt, etc. all had backwards practices. Your "point" on that is completely irrelevant to the fact that the nautical achievements of the Phoenicians pale in comparison to the Polynesians. And you comment about "stone age" technologies shows your clear lack of understanding. If there were metal ores in the islands, we surely would have used them.
Breaks my heart that so many natives have died at the hands of cruel colonists who found them “sinful” and brought illness that killed so many. These fascinating, beautiful people and their culture amazes me. I can’t help but learn more. I find Polynesian and Maori culture so amazing. So incredibly complex and beautiful.
Thankyou you know Hawaiians donʻt really get to hear of other people that actually care. Iʻm very Happy you do.
Kalahikiola Haverly I agree. They are all too often forgotten in the oppression they have suffered or others simply do not care. It is a shame. Hawaiians are a beautiful people and deserve respect!
White people come to America and meet the natives
Natives: here’s some of our food
White settlers: even though this is no where near Asia we’re going to call you Indians
Also everything you do is sinful and here’s some small pox
It was the actual sickness which the white folk brought that did the most damage. So many diseases.
Welcome to the Europe man, that say that all different things beside their own are sinful. (Here in brazil, happened the same... native pp still fighting and dyeing here since the colonization around 1500 I love The Native culture from Polynesia 😍❤️ so beautiful! Like in the others countries that probably got lost our they are dead now)
As a polynesian person I watched this with trepidation, expecting my history to be trivialised and whitewashed as it all too often happens. I was pleasantly surprised. The content is accurate to the history handed down to me. Thanks
When has ever Polynesian history been whitewashed...
Just say you hate white people bro
@@nikolavideomaker most of America has no idea of the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom…sooo ya…
Perú
There is evidence of the presence of surfing for more than 500 years on the islands of Polynesia. The English explorer James Cook arrived in Hawaii in 1778, where he learned about Bodysurfing (similar to this sport but without a board) and Bodyboarding. But it is in the north of Peru, where the first evidences of people practicing this sport 4000 years ago are found. These are found in one of the huacos (pre-Inca pottery) where a man is shown on something similar to a piece of wood that glides on the waves. This places the origins of this sport in South America, although it would be the Polynesians who centuries later would bring the taste for surfing to places like Hawaii.
THE ANIMATION AND THE COLOR SCHEME AAAAHHHHH
I like it.
Whaz the matter?
I get it, untitled inept artist. I can't craft art either.
There are some who are offended by the color scheme. But it doesn't bother me at all.
Great
the idea that anyone could see someone riding a wave and declare it a sinful act is just so saddening..
They were surfing to please pagan gods, and sometimes died in the process, including children
The waves passed "judgement"
This was considered a devalueing of human life
This video is a super woke and anti white depiction of history
@@Disneydreamgirl33 GuinevesCastle, is the video anti white because it tells uncomfortable truths about the good ole USA, that it was built on a mountain of corpses? Most of the world knows this, Americans are the only ones deluding themselves.
@@Disneydreamgirl33 Recounting actual history is now "Anti white." White imperialists stole land from natives, assumed their religion to be superior, murdered the natives, and stole their land, all while denouncing their unique and beautiful tradition of surfing. And here you are defending the white imperialists and saying that educating the actual history is just being "super woke." Disgraceful.
@@BrandonWheelr Not in Hawaii. They legally sold land to foreigners after the government gave its own citizens two years to buy all the land up. I mean Im not white but literally all ideals you can think of literally came from Christianity. Humans rights, individualism, progress. Natives in hawaii were having wars that filled rivers up and made them red but ya know “like duuuude its all peace n love man”
@@Disneydreamgirl33 Thank you. I did not know that. Video gave no context n just made christians seem terrible when in reality in Ancient Hawaii there was so many rules that if you did something wrong you would be put to death. But they always gloss over it n make natives like total hippies like they are not humans
Could you imagine a guy riding on a wave that is big enough to support a 20-foot board wow with no pollution no messed up coral perfect waves every time
you are like 200 hundred years too late
@@maksymporokhnavets3608 the cold cruel reality bud but I'm still dreaming and I hope they don't turn into nightmareslike the Venice pipeline everyone thought they were going to circle pipeline but they were going to serve in a pipeline of sewage rrrr
Man, tedEd really does videos on nearly everything.
That's why I subbed.
Only if they did a video on the unjust acts of the United States on Hawaiʻi instead of just the history of surfing. But I do enjoy their videos.
Thanks Ted-Ed. As a part Native Hawaiian it's great to see surfing's history explained. The only minor detail is the structure that the surfers are standing on at the end. It looks very similar to a Mayan temple. Hawaiians did not create structures like that. My guess is that the artist looked at remnants of ancient temples, or heiaus, and extrapolated that design merging it with Mayan temples.
Polynesians, such as Tongans, built Pyramids like that. Not sure if Hawaiians did as well, just pointing it out.
They are finally finding genetic ties between Hawaiians and mayans. The Mayan’s actually say they came from Hawaii. It’s interesting because South American facial features sometimes look more Semitic and Middle Eastern or sometimes they look more Polynesian, like the Olmec tribe.
Who drew this? The art style is amazing!
credits at the end
"Sport of kings"
I'd pay to see all of the monarchs of today having a surfing competition. My money would go to Queen Elizabeth
You could probably have a good competition between the heirs to the throne.
Da Dragon Durp I think I just saw you on another video
Da Dragon Durp
My money would be on Queen Elizabeth
THE SECOND
+Rekoken my money on japan's princesses, Akishino Kiko, Akishino Kako, and Akishino Mako... 😉
Game of thrones would have a surfing au instead. 😎
I’m so glad we live in an age when we are more aware of the origins of many things and paying due respect to the native cultures, including surfing. There was a movement to make surfing into a whites-only exclusive sport, and they even hosted surfing competitions in Hawaii in which nonwhite surfers weren’t allowed to compete. Talk about disrespect, just stomping in and treating where people lived like it’s now their playground, while claiming the native sport as their own, even going so far as to say the natives are doing it all wrong.
Us Hawaiians are proud people! Surfs up!!
Anyone remember the movie Surf's Up?
such a good movie, dont know why they made them penguins and not humans though lol
John Locke Yeah, but the second one was just awful.
@John Locke What's wrong with penguins? Not everything has to be about humans :P
Yep, memories
Worst film on the planet
5:15 "history's waves" is a very benevolent term for European colonialism and American imperialism
Socialist Squirtle Don't talk that loud. You might trigger them.
And American censorship
Sounds like a perfectly neutral term to me.
Joe Insomniac Neutral for a huge amount of one sided attacks?
Well they have to keep it neutral. It’s an education video, not a politics one, that was specifically talking about the history of surfing. It’s nicely fit. Besides, European colonialism and American imperialism was heavily implied otherwise.
Haha, I thought the title said suffering instead of surfing.
You know, it would make an interesting video too.
Moha same
Me too 😂
Thank you to the Hawaiian people and other Polynesians for the sport that saved me. Surfing changed my life in 1974.
Don't worry bro
It always breaks my heart and bring tears to my eyes when I hear about what happened to the Polynesians. Although they aren't my 'blood' as someone from the Caribbean whose ancestor were slaves, it sickens me to the core to know what so called 'missionaries and god-people' did to those they did not understand. Imagine birthing your child then killing them so that they wouldn't suffer the same fate as you? Damn.
w...wha??
There is a Catholic Saint of ethiopian origins whose parents didn't want their child to have the same fate as them, because they were slaves in Italy. They avoided having one until their slaveholder said that if they had a child it would be free. It was 1526 when Saint Benedict was born, so you know what they have done to not have a child.
@sepulveda blvd just want to say cool name...Sepulveda blvd - whenver I was in LA would go to Manhattan Beach great memories
"(...) by History's waves"?
You mean by *greed*
Does this include surfing the web?
Continual Improvement You again.
i dont believe so
Of course
Bellicose Bambi Hymne to web-surfing.
Subway surfer also beat my score 22M
My 2nd great grandfather Kaahumanu O Kauha was the first person to teach tourists how to surf in Waikiki. His dad was High Chief Ka’ope Kauha, the bodyguard of Queen Ka’ahumanu.
the animation was really great but you last statement is wrong the surfing rituals and special respect weren't forgotten by the history but rather were destroyed by the invaders
Exactly!
Thank God that some people actually know about Hawaiian history. It's really annoying to try and hear people try to explain Hawaii.
From Hawaii
This was so amazing to learn about :o I didn't realize how much history was behind surfing
This was on my english language GCSE paper so thanks for giving me the context and something to write about. You guys are the best
This might be my most favorite TED-Ed animation art style so far! Soo beautiful, great video!
WOW the research!!! Kudos TED-Ed!!!
Nicely done. I like the art work. You kept it simple and informative.
LOVE the graphics! Such a great way to teach.
Thanks to certain media like games and cartoons, surfing feels way too modern for me to comprehend that the sport is much older than once thought. I knew it had connections with Hawaii but like with tropes such as Surfer Dude, I assumed this was just a stereotype. But this is actually quite fascinating to me. Never would I have imagined it to be so richly based on cultural status. This definitely has given me some inspiration for a culture I've created for a story.
As an added note, a character I am inexplicably infatuated with is pretty much a Surfer Dude... but I love him for it.
I’ve always wanted to surf at least once in my life.
서핑이 내가 생각했던것보다 풍부하고 깊은 역사가 있는것이 재미있었습니다. 내가 가벼운 스포츠로 밖에 생각하지 않은 서핑의 깊은 역사를 배웠습니다. 좋은 영상 감사합니다.
This was really well animated. I both understood the VO better AND was delighted by its beauty.
There's a story of how surfing came to Ireland. There was a lady who owned a hotel or hostel off the coast of Ireland somewhere. (I don't know when, me Ma told me this story) She went on holidays to America and saw surfing. She thought the waves there were nothing compared to ones off the coast of Ireland, so she brought home a few surf boards so the American tourists could use them at her hotel to go surfing in Ireland. Her kids found the surf boards and took them and started surfing all day which annoyed her cuz they weren't doing their chores. Now the water around Ireland is actually kind of dangerous and it's really cold. It's not just calm, lazy, beach fun so if you want come here and see some mad lads surfing then come along.
Barry Britton and his brothers were those "kids" : czcams.com/video/EvbKa2FMvB4/video.html
So now Kahunas give out Z Crystals. That is much more practical.
What about kamehameha ?
TickedOff Priest And your starter too
Ha ha, yes!!! 😂
that’s exactly what i thought 😂
beautifully explained thank you
What is incredible is that it´s history is so recent.
Thanks Ted-ed for making such a balanced video, and the Hawaiians for the sport and their effort to preserve their history dispite numerous attempts were made to suppress them.
This was great you should do the history of lacrosse too
pls do a video on the history of sicily i love your history videos and i think it would be a great topic!!
This video did a pretty great job explaining surfing’s history
Sliding a wave removes our brains out of the ordinary and slips us into the extra ordinary of being there now. No more worries about mortgages or strife of being poor or rich. When you enter the domain of an ocean cylinder, that moment, those split seconds belong to the Zen part of just being. Period.
~Bill Hamilton
I never considered surfing as something with an ancient cultural background. Thanks for the lesson :)
Awesome video! great work!
this helped me a lot thanks
Love it!!!! Please please please do more Polynesian videos.
How did I saw this early without seeing the subscription feed in the first place??
newslayer3351 happened the same to me. but I'm glad it did. great stuff.
did I see* but true
The animation is so special!
🤩 WOW! I never knew so much about surfing before!! This was amazing 👏🏻
Surfers from back in the day sound like surfers from today lol
mariel ivana You are EVERYWHERE.
Why do I see you everywhere..
Damn, y they had to do hawaii like dat tho
Dude ! listen to Inavsion by Rebelution! It's a bop! Sums up what every European colonist did to every indigenous group ! all in the name of power and greed. :(
Amazing work!
Thanks for your neat videos
I know this might be a bit late, but in the video they mentioned surfing being practiced in ancient West Africa and I want to learn more about that, but can’t seem to find any information on the subject. Does anyone have any info on surfing in ancient/pre-colonial Africa on any part of the continent, or where I can learn more about it? Thanks in advance.
Unfortunately, African surfing was not actually surfing, just confusion between canoeing and surfing.
Thank you for this history lesson
Another hidden history
That we never
Learn
The truth will always come to light
Thank you again
Peace
2018
Debra Evans
Amazing animation as usual, and so much interesting history !!!
Could you guys make a video about witches and the psychology of curses??? I know it's off topic for this video but it would be really interesting ^^
Keep up the awesome work!
Love love the animation!
The only surf I know how to do is Surf 'n' Turf
paddle out... it will change your world
Sebastian Elytron 😂😂😂😂😂
It's fun and exhilarating. You should try it.
Love my culture so much❤
thank you
Thank you
0:27
WE NEED GO TO TAHITÍ
I JUST NEED MORÉ MONEY, OR GO SURFING
This is a beautifully done history short on an amazing sport; brought on by an even more amazing culture. It deeply saddens me all that the colonist have done, the pieces of culture and life taken away. Thank you TED-Ed!
This is my favorite animator for these ted-ed videos
It was George Freath who brought surfing back. Many dont know who he is. But a a very important man to all watermen. An Olympian swimmer, the first life guard at Huntington beach.
I've lived in Hawaii almost my whole life and I LOVED this! This was AWESOME. You guys NEED to do more stuff with Hawaiian history and myth! The history is awesome! Except for the European takeover, which should have NEVER happened!
It amazed me every time how many things Europeans and Americans have spoiled for the rest of the world
I don’t think it’s fair to say it is ALL of Europe and America’s fault, I think it’s more colonialism’s fault.
Problem?
*BLAME IT ON THE WHITES*
Oli Joni Christians
Maybe it had a lull in Hawaii, but the "rest of the world"? Most of the world only knows about surfing because of Europeans.
LagiNaLangAko23 yeah, you see a lot in greece
I'm glad you covered the polynesian origins of surfing. But I got a Gruncle here who was really excited for you to cover things like the rise of surfing and surf rock youth subcultures in California, Australia, New Zealand in the '50s and Later South Africa; and stuff like the rise of Surfings Olympic history and it's major champions. You guys could've really gone all out with this.
Cool AF Graphics! Plenty To Be Stoked About Here!
By the way Duke Kahanamoku was from Hawaii
The ancient sport of our forgotten kings .
The animation is gorgeous.
In the summer of 1885, David Kawananakoa, Edward Keli'iahonui and Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana'ole introduced surfing to the world beyond Hawaii. They rode Santa Cruz waves. Crafted surfboards from our redwood lumber. When the brothers returned to Hawaii, they took their boards with them. This was the first time surfing was done on the US mainland.
As a Polynesian I remember my white friend telling me that surfing was a white sport...i just thought she was right 😂
Its easy to say that considering 90% of all surfers are white. But 200 years ago, it was more on the Polynesian side
It's such a shame how something so deeply rooted in spirituality and culture is now exploited.
... just one more Ted Ed video...
25 videos later... okay, *one more* love your videos! It's a great way to wind down, and these videos also enlighten my interests. Do you have videos on the industrial revolution?
This super good video!!!
The polynesians would have the most kickass navy
Tongan empire actually ruled over thousands of islands.
I just thought surfing was trying not to wipeout on massive waves 😂
good job ! nice movie
Inspiring.
Sounds about white
Cyrus Khaleghi 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 gwed one mate 👍
😂
lol
once you go white nothing else is right
Cyrus Khaleghi I wonder what third world country you crawled out from
Nice production but there is an integral chapter missing- more relevant than mentioning Peru & Africa. The Polynesian Culture began in Tonga. Surfing in Tonga was already an elitist activity of great cultural importance before being directly introduced to Hawai'i. Surfing in Tonga & Hawai'i shared a unique status unlike anywhere else in Polynesia. Surfing in Tonga is called fānifo and a surfboard is a papafānifo. Heke ngalu is also acknowledged as wave sliding like the Hawai'ian he'e nalu. Unfortunately the pre-history of surfing is always brushed over in this manner.
Also where did you get that map of Australia?
Surfing most likely was invented by Tongans.
Oh i really loved this video btw, it informs everything that is being shun from us
Only surfed once in my life but it was pretty badass, now I'm stuck surfin in counterstrike....
*Starts chanting for good internet connection...*
In college, I got into an argument with my roommate who insisted surfing was invented in California. This was before the internet, so we actually went to the library and looked it up in an encyclopedia. This might shock you, but neither of us was successful with the ladies.
That’s how the history gets buried.. luckily you’re someone who seeks truth
Beautiful animation, mahalo !
Surfing has begun in Peru, with the fishermen on Caballos de Totora. PERIOD.
I dont think its Peru. It started in modern day America. Hawaiians/Polynesians were the first to invent it.
@@honkhonk8009 3000-5000 years is enough??? There was 0 people in Hawaii at that time.
@@honkhonk8009 a bunch of different people invented it independent but hawaiians mastered it
@@MrDanielComum you've literally posted the same comment 💀
Its was less surfing and more boogie boarding. Surfing was still in its infant stagee, and it wasn't until the Polynesians found out about it, was it refined into the four we recognize today.
While surfing was thought to have first started in Hawaii and the Polynesian islands, there was recently substance evidence that indigenous people in peru were surfing long before Anyone else.
And not before polynesians but whatever believe what you want
@@dalastkanakamaoli9058 3000-5000 years is enough??? There was 0 people in Hawaii and most polynesia at that time.
Polynesia and South America share alot of things if you look into it. It is believed that trade was prevalent between Polynesian voyagers and South American natives.
Ok buddy don’t do that
It doesn’t matter who did it first
@@MrDanielComum Polynesians surfed before Hawaii was discovered
Need to be shared every year 🤙🏽👌🏽💯
So cool!
Does the good things always have to end up with how much money it makes in the end? -___-"
This is so cool i was just wondering about this. My great grandpa was native Hawaiian and used to talk about his secret perfect surf spot, i think it was cliffside so he had to paddle out to it. Im not really a surfer so i don't know. This would have been probably in the 1930s and probably somewhere around Oahu. I would love to know where it was and see it but sadly he passed away in 2012. It's kind of crazy to think about people surfing this far back!
nick highland it’s never too late to carry on his legacy. A learner board can be cheap as chips on eBay or craigslist, and you’ll find that surfers are usually pretty open to people having a go and they’re always up for a chat! Just make sure you learn the rules before you paddle out!
Itʻs spelled Oʻahu Bro, Iʻm not trying to be rude or nothing itʻs just that ur Hawaiian and you represent me and my home. So spell it right.
Kalahikiola Haverly mate for someone trying to be nice. You just went about it in the most Dickish way imaginable. Why not “Wasn’t sure if you know or if it was a typo but it’s spelt O’ahu, good luck finding the spot!”
See, how much nicer is that! It’s all about karma man, what goes around comes around so make sure you only give out good stuff.
Aye man your right, at first I guess I didnʻt realize it could be thought in that way. But then I did after my second time reading it and I tried to fix it but it just made it sound hella worse. Like, to be honest, this guy was just sharing a thoughtful and caring memory of his great grandpa and his Hawaiian ancestry and I just come along sounding like a but hole. Damn iʻm really sorry to the both of you. And to Nick Highland, I hope you can find the spot, and if you ever need to borrow a board I always have a spare. Also be proud that you are Hawaiian, you should have pride in it even though you donʻt live in Hawaiʻi or donʻt have a huge percentage of Hawaiian. Also Bro. represent your great grampa as best you can bro. he seemed like a true Hawaiian.
Kalahikiola Haverly good job apologising man, takes balls to own up to it like that! Even if you didn’t mean to sound bad in the first place! Good to know people like you still exist!
OMGWAHH THE ARTSTYLE !!!!
The art style is soooo prettyyyy
Polynesian Excellence🙌🏾
As a non-European/American, I want to say that by no means were the Europeans alone in harming native cultures.
I noticed a lot of people antagonizing them as destroyers of cultures. Yes, due to the power put in their hands, they were the ones to do it to the largest degree. However, conquest and suppression have been a global pattern, and any other peoples would have destroyed others' cultures as the Europeans had if they were put in the same situation.
So I just want to make sure the whole cultural destruction thing isn't associated wholly with race.
Seita Tsutsumi thanks
Yeah in fact Japanese was part of the colonization effort of the Pacific. LOL Taiwan, Okinawa, Micronesia just to name a few islands groups.
belisarius1
A decent sized portion of China, too. Although they didn't really stay long enough in any if these places to have as much impact as the Europeans had on the subjects' cultures.
In the case of the whole western hemisphere yes it is. White Europeans decimated, invaded, and still illegally occupy our indigenous lands.
I’m so sad because I grew up only knowing my history post christianity. But in the last year I’ve been so fascinated with the pacific history and the similarities we share across the Pacific Ocean because our ancestors sailed back and fourth as they pleased. However each pacific island lost a lot of their culture and knowledge due to missionaries.
This reminds me of Lilo and Stich. Ahh.. childhood ♥️
I don’t mind ads, but when ads buffer, I surfer
Jerry Xue Fail.
Just nope
Wow, tough crowd. No one appreciates a good pun anymore.
Haha, nice 😄