Basic moves (complete list)

Icelandic_bboy · 09:53 PM

This is the Sixstep
(Originally Electron's post thought I would put the info all on one page, Sorry Electron.)

start standing with your legs apart some ( same as step 6)

1. Put your left hand on the floor a couple of feet in front of you ,
then step your left foot in front of that so that your right knee bends .

2. Then cross your right foot behind your left foot ( so that your shins are making sort of an x ) .

3. Step your left leg parallell to the right and put your right hand down so that you are in a crab position facing up to the ceiling .

4. Then do exactly the same thing going around to the back - right leg crosses over the left , lifting up your left arm

5. left foot steps back ,

6. right foot steps sideways to get your legs parallell to each other and now you are facing down to the floor , legs in the wide V where you started .

Thei was also pics with every step but I figured if you needed pics you just search for Electron version (he has them).

Icelandic_bboy · **Toprock -** 10-21-2003, 09:29 PM

Toprock

(Originally posted by Illiron, sorry Illiron)

1) Try to do it clean

2) Try to repeat every move a few time(not too much tho)

3) Try to do something meaningfull with your arms

These are guidelines, just follow them and find your style...
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There is no one toprock. All it is is the beat, your style (try to make it smooth) and the arms are important too.
P.S. If you go against the beat its just gonna look crapy

Icelandic_bboy · 01:03 PM

Yo, this is the icelander.
LOOK AT THIS SITE IT HAS A LOT OF BEGINNER MOVES. http://www.hgd.com/games_online/break.htm

Icelandic_bboy · **This was written by taki -** 10-22-2003, 12:00 PM

-=FOOTWORK TECH GUIDE=- (2step, switches, etc)
Here are some basic techs, linking these to sixstep and whatever may look nice, but wont get u any props from bboys cuz these are the tried and tru. if u want good footwork, you're gonna have to make up your own shit and throw in your own style, but this should help u guys get started.

NOTE: ALL OF THESE ARE FOR CLOCKWISE FOOTWORK. JUST REVERSE THEM AND YOULL HAVE EM FOR CCW. THEY'RE NOT TOO LONG SO REVERSING SHOULDNT BE A PROBLEM, YOU SHOULD LEARN FOOTWORK BOTH WAYS NEWAY.

SWITCH (aka. pompo):
Starting off: Get in bridge position, both hands behind u, ass facing the floor, both feet planted on the ground.
> STEP 1: Extend left leg so that instead of your sole planted on the ground, your heel is touching it.
> STEP 2: Lift up your right arm and kind of swing it above your head as if you were a little ballerina.
> STEP 3: (NOTE: STEP 2 and 3 are to be done at the SAME TIME) Lift up your right leg and lean to your left side, try and kick the air w/ the outside of your right foot, swinging it up. The higher you get it w/ SPEED, the better it is.

That's the switch, it's easy and simple, you can link it to your footwork or whatever (if linking it to sixstep, do it in step 4 obviously). Also, you can do it with the other leg, but im sure as hell not repeating that, if you cant figure it out, maybe u should take up basket weaving.

Clip of switch: http://hem.spray.se/sammorling/clips/switch-maniacs.mov

SWEEP:
Start off in the bridge position again. NOTE: These steps should be done extremely quickly, nearly simultaneously.
> STEP 1: Bring your left leg up into the air, then kick it towards your right knee.
> STEP 2: Pick up your left hand as your body shifts with the kick, then pick up your right arm too shortly after.
> STEP 3: Pivot and spin on your right foot. The momentum from your kick should spin you.

That's the sweep. It's best when you're going down and you do the first 3 steps of footwork really quickly, then instead of doing step 4 you do this. It doesnt matter how you end up after you stop spinning, just continue doing footwork or whatever you want.

Clip of sweep: http://hem.spray.se/sammorling/clip...rock-global.mov

2-STEP:
This is like the sixstep, cept only with 2 steps.
Start off in push up position, ass in the air, legs spread apart.
> STEP 1: Just like in the sixstep, you lift your left hand off the ground. and you bring your right leg across your body. But your leg doesnt stop there, it should continue swinging around as if it was doing step 3 in the six step and then your foot should plant with your knee bent as if you had just finished step 3 in six step (refer to my sixstep guide if you dont know what step 3 was).
> STEP 2: Now this is the somewhat confusing/hard part (well, ok, it's not hard, but it sure as hell isnt easy to explain). First, pick your right hand up, and place your left hand down. Now swing your left leg around so that it meets your right leg. When they come together, have your right leg jump over it immediately but have it STAY IN THE AIR(it should look like your legs never touch). THE MOMENT you pick up your right leg, twist your torso (followed by the rest of your body) to the left, and place yoru right hand down on the gorund. You should now be facing the ground, irght foot in the air ready to kick out and do another 2step while the left foot should be on it's toe as if you were doing a push up.

NOTE: Both feet should never be on the ground at the same time. They should only touch the ground once each during the 2step. The moment your right foot goes on the ground after step 1, you should immediately start swinging around your left leg.

Clip of 2step: http://hem.spray.se/sammorling/clip...-skolakuten.mov

Icelandic_bboy · **Turtles -** 10-31-2003, 01:09 PM

Yo, Bboy Crescent, respect. This the best ******* guide out their had to but it in this thread.

New Complete Turtle Guide
Okay david_hsingyu here's your step-by-step guide for turtles (CCW). I'll post this as a separate thread so others can read it too. Pictures probably won't help much for this move so you'll want to watch some videos and look at how the guys toss their weight around. "Flying Steps - Breakin It Down" is a good one. Watch the guy with yellow pants.

1.) First off, remember to breath when you're in a float position. Turtles don't last very long if you don't. When you're spinning don't hold your breath either. FLEX your ab muscles a little to prevent face from turning red or running out of breath. Before you start learning the turtle, you probably wanna be able to stay in that floating position for as long as you want. If you're tipping over on your face, close in your legs (bring feet closer to your ass). If your feet keep touching the ground, bring feet farther away from your ass. Find an equilibrium... it depends on how you place your arms. Forearms should be vertical and perpendicular to the ground; that will give you a good height.

3.) Now try start walking in circles slowly. Remember to DO NOT LET YOUR ELBOWS LEAVE YOUR HIPS! You need to keep your height with your arms or else you will lose your balance or your arms will simply collapse and you'll just go flat on the ground into a bellyspin. When you're walking in circles, shift your weight to the hand that's holding you up and lift your other hand off the ground. Just place your hands where it'll continue the spin. Keep practicing on this and build up speed... you probably won't get too fast so don't worry too much about it, just get effecient enough to be able to maintain your balance. Remember don't shift your weight too much that your tip over on the arm that's bearing your weight. When you're learning to walk, make sure your arms remain UNDER your body, not outwards or you will fall.

4.) If you have really good speed on that last step (possible) and good balance you can probably stop there if you're happy with your turtles. But if you wanna learn how to really toss your weight around you can go even further. At this point you're pretty much just perfecting your turtles. You need to learn how to wag your butt around and toss your head/upper torso in the direction of your spin. Your waist will be bending from left to right (vice versa) everytime you place your hand on the ground. If you want good speed right away, start your turtles from handspin position or from standing. Otherwise you can still start from your float and build up speed. Now I'm going to be describing everything in CCW. From the handspin position, you will wanna wind up your body. Look to your left and SPREAD your legs apart behind you, you will be pulling them in when you start the spin to gain more speed. Turn you hips in the direction you wanna spin, which is to your right if you're going CCW.

5.) Once you start your spin, pull your legs in immediately to get your momentum going. First hand placed on the ground is the right hand pointing forward (your left hand should already be on the ground from starting position and should now be pointing left). As soon as your right hand is placed on the ground, you wanna bend your waist to the right so your body goes into an "L" shape. Your weight should be resting on JUST your right arm now. Now your upper torso should feel like it wants to be tossed to your left. So lift up your left hand and throw your upper torso to your left while KEEPING YOUR LEGS WHERE THEY ARE. This motion should look like you're trying to draw a rainbow (starting from the right) with the top of your head. This is the part of the turtle where you can hop off the ground really high and get a TON of speed. (Looking to your left can help with speed) After you finish drawing the "rainbow", you left hand should be down on the ground somewhere close to your right hand facing backwards. Be careful not to twist your wrists here... AS SOON AS your left hand hits the ground, your body weight should now be on JUST your left arm. Lift your right hand (from down there by your right hip) and place it on the ground under your right shoulder with fingers pointing forward. Your left hand should now be pointing to your left. Your waist should be bent to the left if you kept your legs where they were and your body should look like a backwards "L". Now your hips are ready to be tossed to the right again...so go back to the 3rd sentence of this paragraph and repeat the process.

Other tips: Look DOWN when you're learning... It helps with your balance. Keep elbows tucked in... trust me it saves you a LOT of pain and gives you more height. When you're whipping your waist and torso (in step 5), focus on whipping harder every turn and getting as much speed as you can. You don't need to worry much about balance like you did before because your head and feet will be going up and down from the "rainbow" motion and your momentum should keep you on your hands... Turtle is all about transferring weight from arm to arm and whipping your hips and torso so concentrate on learning that.

Good luck. ~Bboy Crescent

earthshobo · 10-31-2003, 04:21 PM

I just learned 6 step after that... And I have been having problems with 6 step lately...

lil'kiwi · 11-01-2003, 12:35 AM

The one in yellow pants is charlie!.....Hehe....nice turtle guide by the way!

BBoy AuStIn · 11-01-2003, 11:50 AM

yea it is, since he didnt make it. all of thoes he didnt make.btw 2step,3step,sillystep,tabletop is basic moves

lil'kiwi · 11-02-2003, 10:06 PM

sorry...it is not charlie...it is crazy-be.....sorry for da' mistake

Bxboyxrad · 11-05-2003, 10:34 PM

its not good to plagerize..

Icelandic_bboy · 11-08-2003, 07:06 AM

You guys, I just wanted to but all these great guides in one place, I didn't wright any of them and if you could please stop posting piontless sh*t in here I would be happy.

P.S if any moderator see's this can he/she please delete anything that isn't a guide or some kind of newbee help.