Complex sentence: Te Rauparaha composed "Ka Mate" as a celebration of life over death after his lucky escape from pursuing enemies, and this has become the most common haka, or challenge, performed by the All Blacks and many other New Zealand sports teams before international matches.
Split into simpler sentences: Te Rauparaha composed "Ka Mate" as a celebration of life over death after his lucky escape from pursuing enemies. This haka or challange, has become the most common performed by the All Blacks and many other New Zealand sports teams before international matches.