[NRAdam]

12 Step - An official guide for bboys

12 Step are not hard as what you guys will think when you see a video of it. Actually it is the easiest footwork available (I guess so). The 12 Step involves you rotating around yourself taking 12 step in the process. In this guide all the 12 Step are explained individually and it is also explained from the push-up position because it cannot be done in the crab position. Any suggestions and queries could be reported. Hope this will help ya guys out there!

Art Of 12 Steps :

Prerequisites: None, maybe knowing other footworks may help a bit.

Fact: This guide is for counter-clockwise(CCW) bboys. Clock-wise(CW) bboys will have to change the left and rights.

The 12 step - A detailed guide for newbies

Stunning diagrams are included because a diagram could be ten times better than videos.

Starting Position:

The starting position of 12 step is also known as the the push-up position or invert bridge position. Basically, you will have to stand on all fours(2 legs and 2 hands) and you should be facing the ground. When in this position you'll be able to see nothing but the ground, got it. This position is same as the second step of the 4 step.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...m/Position.jpg

Step 1:

From the push-up position, Place your left leg to the right side of your right leg. Oh shit, this may get confusing!! This move is same as the 'first step' of the 6 step in the push-up position but here, you will not have to place it too much in front of you like in the 6 step.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/nradam/Step1.jpg

Step 2:

Now raise your right leg and move it 'over' the left leg and place it to the right of it.Now you'll be in a push up position.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/nradam/Step2.jpg

Step3:

Now raise your left leg and move it 'over' the right leg and place it to the right of it(Holly shit). In the Step 1 you did the same move but your left leg traveled under the right leg. This time move it over the right leg.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/nradam/Step3.jpg

Step 4:

Move your right leg under the left leg and come back to a push up position.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/nradam/Step4.jpg

Step5:

Place your left leg to the right of your right leg. You will have to move your left leg under your right leg. This move is same as Step 1.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/nradam/Step5.jpg

Step6:

Now raise your right leg and move it 'over' the left leg and place it to the right of it.Now you'll be in a push up position. If you had noticed, this move is same as the Step2.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/nradam/Step6.jpg

Step7:

Now raise your left leg and move it 'over' the right leg and place it to the right of it. In the Step 1 you did the same move but your left leg traveled under the right leg. This time move it over the right leg. This move is same as the Step3.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/nradam/Step7.jpg

Step8:

Move your right leg under the left leg and come back to a push up position. This move is same as the Step 4.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/nradam/Step8.jpg

Step9:

Place your left leg to the right of your right leg. You will have to move your left leg under your right leg. This move is same as Step 1 and step 5.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/nradam/Step9.jpg

Step10:

Now raise your right leg and move it 'over' the left leg and place it to the right of it. Now you'll be in a push up position. This move is same as the Step2 and Step6.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...dam/Step10.jpg

Step11: Follow Step7 or Step3.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...dam/Step11.jpg

Step12: Follow Step8 or Step4.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...dam/Step12.jpg


I know that all you guys out there are confused. Even i got confused on reading my guide! The most important part is that after covering twelve steps you should be back on your initial position, that is, you should complete one circle after completing all twelve steps. This means that your third push up position should be opposite your first push up position. That means that if you started doing six steps from '12AM' of a clock, you will have to go to a push up position at 2AM, 4AM, 6AM, 8AM, 10AM and 12 AM. You would have already understood this on seeing my beautiful diagrams (It took me 3 hours to draw 'em, i'm not good in drawing with mouse). A non-detailed guides for referers is also provided.

The 12 step - A non detailed guide for referers.

Angle measurements are used taking 360 degree as one circulation.

Starting Position: Start in a push-up position (At 0 degree)
Step1: Move left leg to your right under your right leg.
Step2: Move right leg so as to come back to the push up position. (At 60 degree)
Step3: Move right leg to your right over your left leg.
Step4: Move left leg so as to come back to a push up position. (At 120 degree)
Step5: Repeat Step1
Step6: Repeat Step2 (At 180 degree)
Step7: Repeat Step3
Step8: Repeat Step4 (At 240 degree)
Step9: Repeat Step1
Step10: Repeat Step2 (At 300 degree)
Step11: Repeat Step3
Step12: Repeat Step4 (Back in 0 degree)
Continue...

I hope u understood my guide. Further comments, criticism, suggestions and queries are to be reported. Check out the Electron video by clicking HERE.

http://www.bboy.org/forums/attachmen...4&d=1127046248

TIPS:

1 Move your hips towards the sides while doing steps. This will create better fluidity as we are supposed to rotate around like a stick with your hands as the pivot while doing this move.

PS:

I didn't write the hand movements to make the guide easier. Also it is pretty natural.
I hope the legs are clear in the images. Better maximise your windows. The photobucket guys reduced the image quality.

Special thanks to: bboistatic for his tip.

[Bboy Jin]

First post! Really nice man helps a lot.. we've been waiting for more footwork guides. Sticky? =P

[bboistatik]

oh man. this 12 step is so simple. lol
and guys. dont forget to move your hips while you are doing it. like. just shake it shake it

[Markos]

nice job! 12 step was one I wanted to learn though Im too lazy to look how every step goes. Will check it out with this tut though.

[bboy a.c]

alright even tho your making to much guides,this one is pretty detailed than the video.

[NRAdam]

More tips and loopholes could be provided. I will add 'em up with ur name. Anyway, did this guide help somebody.

[Pommy from sorc]

Wow you made this so complicated .. it's just stepping and alternating legs over and under .. and it's not necessarily 12 steps haha

[NRAdam]

Is 2 step always completed in a circle? Your intention is to form a circle but for footworks like 12, 2 step .etc you may cover a little more or a little less than that. Surely you are not gonna go for a 180 degree 12 step?!!

See ya
Sorry 4 being ridicule

[Pommy from sorc]

What? I'll step however times and however long I feel like .. that was my point.

[blazin blade]

I thought it was gonna b hard but it was actually quite simple, it helps alot.

[BBStriker]

Umm..

Is it just me, or are the reds and blues gone mixed up in the images ? At least in the Position.jpg, if you manage to get your face looking down and legs like that, you oughta be going gymnastics instead..

Otherwise a kewl guide, keep it up

[NRAdam]

Bboystriker. I think i checked out the position.jpg and the image was kinda clear when i maximised it. Actually the photobucket guys have a wierd style of trying to make once images less detailed. Actually u are standing in a pushup position on all fours with ur head facing the ground and i didnt understand what is hard in that. Anyway, if u have any doubts post again This move is the easiest in the whole franchise.

Pommy from sorc, actually i was not firing at you. See, my language is not english and i'm not much good in it, so many of my tones may sound stupid. Maybe reading the guide woulda made u understand that! Actually i didnt take ur tip for granted. Anyway, i'm adding that to the guide. My point is to make the guide as highly detailed as possible(Even though the move is damn easy). Sorry if it created any hurtcha feelings

560 views and no more replies. Is anybody out there.

[Pommy from sorc]

Huh? I wasn't offended .. i just got confused

[mr. Boogie]

Thought I already posted it, but can't find the post. Just wanted to say that it really helped me and didn't think it was this easy, here's a link to my 12-step after 5 minutes of practise
Click here to watch Freestyle-12-step

[NRAdam]

I cannot see your video mr boogie. It is not opening in iexplorer, firefox. mozilla and opera. Anyway, post again please.

Hope it helped.
Any more replies. I just love replies.

See ya
Peace