This is the Tongan fort of Talietumu, built in the 1400s in Wallis & Futuna, during the peak of the Tongan Empire in the Pacific. The fort is several miles long and was occupied by Tongan warriors who ruled the Wallis, as part of a Tui Tonga empire that spread from Tikopia Island (in Solomon Islands) to Samoa. Credit: Vic Stefanu | So Tongan

Samoan club fighting has some *interesting* rules. Is it savage? Or is it just a different level of 'entertainment?' The contrast with Tongan rules—where a downed opponent is spared further blows—highlights how culture shapes even our games. It's about sport, not destruction. #CultureShock #SamoanCulture #ClubFighting #CulturalDifferences #TonganCulture #Sportsmanship #PacificIslands | Tevita H. Fale