whakarehu
1. (verb) thrust from below (e.g. with a taiaha) - from the popotahi verticle guard position the lower end of the weapon (i.e. the arero) is raised and thrust at an adversary, sometimes as a feint.
He rite tonu ka whakarehu te toa, kātahi ka whitiapu ki runga i te mātenga, i te pakihiwi rānei o te tangata (Te Ara 2017). / The warrior would thrust from below with the taiaha blade, then struck the head or shoulder of the person with a downward blow.
