Lay summary
Māori movement practices, such as mau rākau, have been used traditionally by Māori as forms of exercise, rehabilitation and agility training. Mau rākau is a martial art form which may be useful in physiotherapy, similar to the martial art form, Tai Chi, adopted by physiotherapists in falls prevention. The proposed research is part of a wider project exploring biomechanical analysis describing mau rākau movement. This project will qualitatively ask the experiences of kaumatua performing mau rākau and slowed mau rākau and experiences of participating in biomechanical research.