EARTH DAY DIARY – Badjao Spearfishermen, Spearfishing in Bohol, Philippines

in the deep blue waters of a Pacific Ocean hugging the coast of the Philippines lives in ethnic group known as the Bajau [Music] the Magnificent oceans of the world carry the source of all life water humanity's absolute dependence on it can be seen in the lives of tiny communities around the world who still live with the ocean in Southeast Asia a badger tribe has created a tiny community that lives entirely on water the harsh environment and unpredictable climate have never stopped them from doing the impossible these seafaring gypsies have forged a living in the choppy seas away from the stability in comfort of land over the last few decades many of these tribes have migrated closer to land nevertheless they it still held on to the culture of living on the sea settling in coastal areas in close proximity to land modules are a nomadic seafaring tribe constantly in search of the next ideal maritime spot to settle in although the history of the Bajau is unclear many believed that they were driven out to sea by population pressures and more dominant tribes they sought solace in the tranquility of the sea ultimately earning the title people of the sea in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines is the island province of Bohol Abuja a village has been set up in the bowl sea hugging the shore the village is built entirely out of wood the platform's are anchored with wooden pylons driven into the seabed mario cuomo the chief of the village comes from a family who settled here close to 40 years ago [Music] Paquito owing to their maritime heritage most part young men are not living as fishermen Jimmy Carr Lonnie is a freediving speargun fisherman learning the skills from his legendary forefathers Jimmy has honed them to perfection whilst coexisting with his coastal surroundings his daily routine starts at 8:00 in the morning akagi's Paulina a father in a 14 day job I don't wanna end up chef D 1 John 1 for cada semana Melania and what any loved one is about that wooden army loved one Akane loved one in mom you know and you're lying and banana is an island not far from the village Jimmy prepares for his free dive he wears a primitive homespun form of fins made entirely out of wood although traditionally the barges use wouldn't homemade goggles for their free diving Jimmy uses a modern scuba diving mask as the sea is not clear closer to land once equipped Jimmy grabs hold of his spear gun and focuses all his energy towards the dive preparing himself for the hunt he slows his breathing it looks calmly into the waters beneath reaching an almost meditative state colleague a goddess Pahari epitome na what God is Madonna okay the Jomon iodine Ivanka these Bojana fishermen have the capacity to dive down to the depths of the sea and stay underwater for up to five minutes it is for this reason jimmy calms himself down before diving focusing on his breathing in reaching a trance-like state helps to slow his heart rate and metabolism to reduce his oxygen intake at depths of 20 meters water pressure is up to three times of atoms surface compressing lungs that are already lacking oxygen these habitual free divers have mastered the ability to withstand the pressures of staying deep underwater for long periods of time Jimmy freedoms all the way down to the seeds to utilize what they may be choking off the pressure and the urge to gasp for air Jimmy remains focused on the hunt once he locates a fish he wastes no time in raising his speargun and taking aim with an absolute mastery of his weapon he pulls the trigger and backs his first fish of the day well you know Neal apana I'm feeling no no no job I don't okapis a gallop on a goon Jimmy repeats this process several times a day a strenuous effort that takes a toll in his body to prevent himself from exerting any unnecessary energy Jimmy will swim against the current when he is underwater this will ensure that when he surfaces the natural flow of the current will carry him towards the boat without him having to swim towards it the simplicity of their daily routine masks the miracles that these men perform the physicality and technical expertise required to do what they do can only be explained by the fact that these are people living in pure harmony with the rhythms of the sea Jimmy's hunting or sometimes lead him to find top global there is types of shellfish that can be sold for extra income although free diving brings with it serious health risks like blackouts underwater many of the Bajau have naturally evolved to master the various risks involved upon it coming up propelling our way no ring I'm not Paulina my minute a halyna tuna we're happy to know which are Molotov a mile in the truth God is a man and a poor winner or do I normally prefer natural ecology oh mama money a little about what I'm gonna focus on the extraordinary skills of the Bajau fishermen are passed down from father to son paving the way for the next generation to take care of the family a smart and Robin oddly are a father-son fishing team under the tutelage of his farmer Robin has mastered the waters learning breath control and fishing techniques at only 15 years of age Robin is now considered an expert spear gun Kashima money laude Ibaka may be like window and you see ma see na selva - okay now Tony welcome to one when potential income in America because of the pain Tommy a luminosity some to the IATA universe Tina and Bobby are sprin Lorena Garcia ma Samaritan and pramana yah yah yah yah what that was Elise but Jo fishermen tend to fish in pairs to minimize risk of mud and Robin look out for one another in case they spot sharks in the open water or if one of them succumbs to fatigue under water [Music] we recover money laughing ah baloney show me a conical eatin yamaja I'll I'm not coming back into patroon cut the one carry Mario jr. to a failure I'm a banana I venture in local police I'm of autonomy but aku Maliki deaky and up and up we have seen about money ie Pavano II but tell me what a man becoming another enough who can be known only to and what - when Thomas Agha Rumaki luton looky-loo what probably armenia chorus era what ee7 Amato's monkey to Otto's now what I have nopales and a mechanical universe Anatomy Vicksburg Jaffa Sherman's been practically the whole day toiling out in the ocean looking for enough fish to sustain his family with the Sun setting Jimmy and his son ID return home after a hard day's work in the bar sees Jimmy hands over his days catch to his wife who fulfills the traditional role of the Bahji women that of a homemaker she prepares a simple meal consisting of fish a staple food for the family in addition to the fish Jimmy managed to bring home a shellfish today it is eaten raw with vinegar or salt added for taste [Music] [Music] [Music] the Badgers have learned to coexist with the water by adapting to the impulses of the ocean but they have also used their expertise to assemble an indispensable tool of their trade the speargun [Music] throughout history humankind has harnessed the endless energy and resources of the Earth's oceans to build their communities these communities have turned to innovation and ingenuity to build tools to help them cope with the erratic moods of the sea the bhaijaan tribe in the Philippines have always been using Spears to aunt for fish but these masters of the sea a fashioned a much more modern weapon from the tradition the Bajau use the pana a spear gun it is a quintessential tool passed down through the generations and the primary way anybody will hunt for fish Jimmy as an experienced fisherman crafts apana for one of his protege when father democratically cake with the no no pleasure talking on the country i to travel again on father they got para on bossy the Panna is made primarily from timber and other easily farm materials like copper pipes firstly Jimmy utilizes a machete to painstakingly craft and shape the body of the speargun using only a hammer and a screwdriver he then carefully fashions a tiny hole in a rod which will eventually be used as the spear some wooden jameelah little na na nanana tinactin mahalia Vanya Milligan rockin a bowling alley to sharpen the tip of the rod Jimmy hammers down on it repeatedly and cuts out an angled section of it he then uses the same cutout section inserting it into the hole to use as a makeshift hook [Music] La Ventana virility octave lavake peccatis activation apana futuna fortuny of another agency honey annoying like a piano Piniella a boost Melania ranked in you mean island buggy Priyanka wrong Batali Petula job Amin each embryo a mutiny Hollywood gang my banana lay across a spin on a monumental the New Mexican island ultimately Nepal of Berlin Ivanka a cottage vanilla and Paula canoe once the rubber is stretched back and fastened to the tip of the nozzle the partner is ready Ginny needs to test it and iron out any kinks before he can use it under water as an effective homemade hunting weapon the extraordinary velocity generated by the spear gun speaks volumes about the budget traditional lifestyle even with the use of everyday materials like rubber these hunters have crafted a hunting weapon that is simple yet highly effective I'm coming for with the mother for Tom on diver Dominick we do yoga become father di rogga big bad Joe Aleman a focus member of Ottawa typo who drew a grandpa la plana dog auditioning and Petula the Bajau are sea gypsies and boats are necessity in their lives although many Bajau have settled closer to land the importance of their boats has not diminished with fishing being the principal industry of these people the craft of boat making has become just as vital 55 year old Feliciano Kanani is a boat maker who were not making new boats can be found refurbishing old ones by an idea tomahawk impossible Yamaha d'Ancona Mugen anapana pure abama nahi bankable national prank marine Feliciano has been doing this for 40 years working his way up from apprentice to now imparting his knowledge to the younger generation vanyo though I'm under an apple not yet the one the boat anchors in the budget community of pillars of the society the budgets daily coexistence with the water surrounding them leans heavily on the use of boats without craftsman like Feliciano refurbishing old boats and making new ones the community would invariably come to a standstill it's tough work for Feliciano but he carries it out with immense pride and yeah but Phenom Cubana have money a family cool I mean I'm a luminous mug a higher NASA diamond upon us and I'm not Louisville in Louisville am i somebody can do some but honest I'm evil the boat makers of the Bajau are a cornerstone of this seafaring tribe with their tremendous contributions to their people's lifestyle ladies a parliament Garmin Yahoo comes up from behind and he done got me up monkeys have annual celebrate Tommy although the Bajau has slowly transitioned away from their roots as nomads living purely on water they have still held on to their tradition of the culture with night falling on to to londo ease bow holes bar gel village the sound of music fills the area celebrations are in order for a three-day wedding ceremony for the first two days the Bajau women performed the traditional folk dance at the villages horn Lorna Coulomb is one of the many women who participate in the festivities and perform this folk dance should not mean bokum eekum weeding does not mean I my makeup coming Munna suppose mother earrings for Quinta's as my bracelet not for sitting intimacies aluminum is not me a communal dance is called contigo with only the women participating they formed their own groups and take turns to perform the traditional games until now meaning but additional risk at the world say okay mama by an employee Amala lucky for this Messiah of Sangeeta propaganda Amal Alafia bullet sitting in the Romagna by buying mutton Dharma lead the laga you know with this Messiah wedding ceremony on Google is a tribute to the purchase way of life filled with movements that are inspired by the life of C Anzio nominate Anita Wagner Monica's opposing common ami night Miranda got normal unity bevel nomine paralyzed amis Masao Tabata art and culture imitates their life it is so deeply imbued with his seagoing life Stu that one can't help but think at the sea is just the natural extension of their lives the sea is more than just a resource for the Bajau comforting and nurturing them in equal measure from the importance of their fishing to their boat making the way these remarkable men and women have naturally coexisted with these vast bodies of water the Bajau have earned the right to call the sea their home they are truly the masters of the sea dan kanako-sama really a possible Marilla apik Avena to rosamma the head of Kawasaki mission Elias a big Ramayana Sandeep I was up in Amarillo people with the world's population striving to find more and more land to live on the ancient tribes of iguras and the Bajau are a reminder of a simpler time a time where people had a much more intimate relationship with their environment living with the water and not just exploiting it these communities need to be celebrated and respected for their ability to coexist with some of the toughest landscapes of our grant earth you

Channel: Wonder Badjao

Views: 3,368,977

Rating: 4.6128817 out of 5

Keywords: Badjao documentary, badjau, bohol phililippines, badjao song, badjao tribe, cebu, cebu philippines, badjao dance, badjao diver, badjau documentary, badjao philippines, badjao malaysia, badjao indonesia, free diving, spear fishing, spearfishing, sea gypsies

Id: D6ND6iEM4eY

Length: 24min 23sec (1463 seconds)

Published: Mon Aug 07 2017