It is one of several forms of nifo'oti that have been made in Samoa from at least the early 1800s.; Origins; The first nifo'oti may have been modelled on cane knives or the blubber knife of early ...

(Supplied.) His grandmother travelled to Samoa and bought Logan his first Nifo Oti to practise with. He spent every day out in the backyard throwing, catching and spinning. But he was ...

Tapestry of World Dance: Ring of Fire presents dances from Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga ... originally known as nifo oti (tooth of death). High Chief Savea, a native Samoan, has been dancing with fire ...

Letuli borrowed fuel from the fire-eater, wrapped a towel around his knife, or nifo oti, and ignited it, giving rise to fire knife dancing. The nifo oti, Samoan for “tooth of death,” resembles ...

During the workshop, memories of Samoa came flooding back ... I saved my birthday and Christmas money and bought myself a Nifo Oti (the weapon used to perform Siva Afi). Today I not only perform ...

The 29-year-old has been performing siva afi - fire knife dancing - since picking it up while teaching at a primary school in Samoa in 2012 ... a hook called the nifo oti. Performers twirl ...