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My Ultimate Freeze Guide.
This will be for Newcomers and anyone who wants to learn a new freeze.
This is my Thread where i am planning to post my own guides for a whole bunch of freezes. This will be
updated regularly. In this guide... ( Its an adding guide so theres going to be a whole bunch of updates) There will be :
*The Four Foundational freezes*: Turtle
*The Four Foundational freezes*: Handglide
*The Four Foundational freezes*: Baby
*The Four Foundational freezes*: Chair
*Airbaby*
*Hong 10 / Halo*
*Shoulder Freeze* (Coming soon)
*Airchair* (Coming soon)
*Sidechair* (Coming soon)
*Headstand* (Coming soon)
*Forearm Nike* (Coming Soon)
*Handstand* (Coming soon)
+ More ( Transitions, Threads, WTH??)
***Guides include VIDEO, TEXT, and FAQ sections. Enjoy!***
***Because The first 3 foundational Freezes are dependent on each other please read them or learn them in order. It will make life easier for you. Trust me.***
The Foundational Freezes (Turtle)
Pt. 1.25
Turtle Freeze Video Guide:
Turtle Freeze Text Guide:
The turtle freeze is simple. The reason its called the turtle freeze is because you
look like a turtle when you do it. To execute this freeze you must:
1.
Undertand where to 'stab'
* You 'stab' both your elbows into the lower sides of your abs.
2.
Understand what direction to keep fingers pointed
* You must now keep fingers pointed to the side to keep you safe
3.
Get on the ground, and get funky..
* Do it...
Now the basic position for a turtle freeze is this. You are balancing on both arms, which are 'stabbed' into the lower corners of your abs. Your legs and head are elevated off the ground and only your hands are touching the ground. Your legs are crunched inwards. Its simple enough after you know where to stab.
However, It wont be easy If you are a begginer. Please use the following exercises to get confortable and learn this freeze faster.
1. Get on the ground with your hands in the stabbed position specified. Place your forhead on the ground. Now extend your legs in a V shape and stay on your toes. Practice balancing in this position. Also practice
breathing. Once you are comfortable with that, You can start to bring your legs in and start moving them to check your balance and stamina. Again, Once your comfortable with that, try it with the other leg. Do this until you can bring in both your legs and hold them there, elevated off the ground. You should be able to hold this position for a good 10 seconds before moving on. Now here comes the tough part: Balancing. What you do now is lift your head of the ground and balance only on your two 'stabbed' hands. This will be difficult at first. If you practice it this way, day by day, little by little, your freezing times will increase.
Tip: The key to sticking this freeze is Breathing.
Never stop breathing when your balancing.
If you do stop breathing, your head will hurt, and you will fart occasionally.
And Soon you will have a good turtle freeze.
***Turtle Freeze FAQ:***
Q: "My wrist hurts.. Am i doing somthing wrong?"
A: Most likely not. Ocassional wrist pain is common when learning this freeze. If it hurts alot. Rest for a few days and then go back to it.
Q: "My head Hurts.. Is that normal?"
A: No. The only reason your head should hurt is if you dont breath.
So If it hurts. Rest for a while and When you do this freeze. Remember to breath.
Q: " I just tried this and i cant do it. I worked on it for like a whole 30 minutes!"
A: Thats not really a question but Let me just say this. Most moves If not all moves. YOU WILL NOT GET OR MASTER in ' a whole 30 minutes' of practice. Sorry
BBoying Takes Alot of Practice and Dedication. Never Give up. You will see improvement.
Q: "How long does this take to master?"
A: All i can say is. Everyone is different. Personally This took me 1 week to get 1min+ Hold, But Like i said, Everyone is different.
Q: "I have worked on this for a really long time!! I still cant do it!!!! ARGGG!"
A: Well What can i say....It might just be u Dont have the strength to do this Move. Do Wrist Pushups for wrist strength, and Even Dips and Chinups. This will give you strength for Freezes.
Q: "What muscles do this freeze require?" "Do i have to be strong to do this freeze?"
A: No, You do not have to be strong to do this freeze, but You do need to be somewhat fit. You dont have to be strong to breakdance. You will gain strength while u breakdance however. So its a win win situation. The turtle freeze requires wrist, forearm, tricep and some ab strength. Freezes require some Core strength.
Q: "It hurts when i 'stab'. Is somthing wrong?"
A: Again Most likely not. Your just not used to putting so much weight in one point on your body. Its normal. If it hurts alot. Take a break, Work on footwork or toprock or whatever. Relax. Come back to it later.
Practice Hard and Have fun!
The Foundational Freezes (Handglide)
Pt. 1.5
Handglide Freeze Video Guide:
Handglide Freeze Text Guide:
The handglide freeze is another very simple freeze. But its crucial to have in your arsenal. Its a very common transitional move and is used in learning other moves that you may wish to learn. ( Windmills, Crickets, Handglide spins, Jackhammers etc.)
To execute this freeze you again must:
1.
Undertand where to 'stab'
* You 'stab' one of your elbows into the lower side of your abs. Depending on what direction you go with your footwork and power moves will decide which you should 'stab' with. It goes like this:
If your right hand is your dominant hand = Clockwise (CW)
If your left hand is your dominant hand = Counter Clockwise (CCW)
So chose which hand you will use and move on.
NOTE: The stab is nearly the same as the turtle freeze. EXCEPT this time.. only one hand (your dominant hand) is 'stabbed'.
2.
Understand what direction to keep fingers pointed
* You must now keep fingers pointed to the side to keep you safe ( ONLY FOR STABBED HAND)
* For the unstabbed/ free hand you can keep your fingers pointed up.
3.
Understand where to keep your free hand
* You should keep your free hand out near your head ( parallel to it). And perpendicular to your shoulder.
4.
Get on the ground, and get funky..
* Do it...Again..
The basic handglide position is the same as the basic turtle positon ( Head and legs off the ground, and legs scrunched in) except most of your weight will be balanced on on hand, not two. This will make this freeze considerably more difficult, or if your dominant hand is greatly stronger, it might make this freeze easier.
To get this freeze faster, Do the same exercises I told you about in the turtle section of the guide:
1. Get on the ground with your one of your hands in the stabbed position specified (One hand stabbed into the lower corner of your abs. The hand depends on which direction you go with your footwork and power. Right hand = CW Left hand = CCW). Place your forhead on the ground. Now extend your legs in a V shape and stay on your toes. Practice balancing in this position. Also practice
breathing. Once you are comfortable with that, You can start to bring your legs in and start moving them to check your balance and stamina. Again, Once your comfortable with that, try it with the other leg. Do this until you can bring in both your legs and hold them there, elevated off the ground. You should be able to hold this position for a good 10 seconds before moving on. Now here comes the tough part: Balancing. What you do now is lift your head of the ground and balance on your hands ( One stabbed, one free). This will be difficult at first. If you practice it this way, day by day, little by little, your freezing times will increase.
This freeze can be done one handed aswell. This is acheived by balancing only on your stabbing hand. This takes practice however and a good 2 handed Handglide freeze ( 20 seconds +).
To be able to get a onehanded Handglide freeze you must practice a two handed handglide freeze on the tips of your fingers ( FREE HAND ONLY). Slowly day by day remove one finger at a time and learn to balance with only the stabbed hand (normal) and your free hand ( fingertips). Until you can remove the last finger and balance with only the stabbed hand.
What to do with the free hand? W/e you want. Remember Be unique. Originality is what BBoying is about.
Tips: If you Remember to breath you can have record holding times even up to 1 minute. Thats with practice. This freeze puts incredible strain on the wrist. It will hurt. Day by day your wirsts will get stronger and you will be able to hold this freeze longer.
Remember:
Breath, Practice hard, and have Fun.
***Handglide Freeze FAQ:***
Q: "My wrist hurts.. Am i doing somthing wrong?"
A: Most likely not. Ocassional wrist pain is common when learning this freeze. If it hurts alot. Rest for a few days and then go back to practicing
Q: "My head Hurts.. Is that normal?"
A: No. The only reason your head should hurt is if you dont breath.
So If it hurts. Rest for a while and When you do this freeze. Remember to breath.
Q: " I just tried this and i cant do it. I worked on it for like a whole 30 minutes!"
A: Thats not really a question but Let me just say this. Most moves If not all moves. YOU WILL NOT GET OR MASTER in ' a whole 30 minutes' of practice. Sorry
BBoying Takes Alot of Practice and Dedication. Never Give up. You will see improvement.
Q: "How long does this take to master?"
A: All i can say is. Everyone is different. Personally This took me 1 week to get 1min+ Hold, But Like i said, Everyone is different.
Q: "I have worked on this for a really long time!! I still cant do it!!!! ARGGG!"
A: Well What can i say....It might just be u Dont have the strength to do this Move. Do Wrist Pushups for wrist strength, and Even Dips and Chinups. This will give you strength for Freezes.
Q: "What muscles do this freeze require?" "Do i have to be strong to do this freeze? "What should i do to become stronger?"
A: No, You do not have to be really strong to do this freeze, but You do need to be somewhat fit. You dont have to be strong to breakdance. You will gain strength while u breakdance however. So its a win win situation. The Handglide freeze requires some wrist, forearm, tricep and some ab strength. Freezes require Core strength. This requires More strength in your domiant arm however beacuse most of your weight will be balanced on this arm. Like i said Do pushups, Handstands, Handstand Pushups... Dips, Pullups, Chinups These are best.
Q: "It hurts when i 'stab'. Is somthing wrong?"
A: Again Most likely not. Your just not used to putting so much weight in one point on your body. Its normal. If it hurts alot. Take a break, Work on footwork or toprock or whatever. Relax. Come back to it later.
Q: "Do i need to be able to do this to do windmills?"
A: Let me just help you. Yes. and No. No Because you dont NEED it. Yes beacuse it helps greatly.
Q: "Do i need to to be able to do this to do crickets?"
A: Yes.
Q: "Can you help me? My dominant hand to do (Insert Freeze here) and stuff is on the right but when i do (Insert Other freeze here) its on the left. Im really confused? What do i do?"
A: Well What can i say. It is Better to learn moves such as foot work bothways. With freezes its a diffrent story. It is best to learn freezes and power the same way ( on the same hand) So it is eaiser to transiton into them. To help you : I suggest learning Freezes and Power on your dominant hand. If you have this problem, I say this. Try to re learn the easiest freeze in the way that is most comfortable for you, whether that be CW ( right hand) or CCW ( Left hand) and try to be consistant with your freezes and power so you wont have a hard time later. Learn Freezes / Power one way ( Dominant hand). Learn Footwork Both ways. Hope that helped.
Practice Hard and Have fun!
The Foundational Freezes (Baby)
Pt 2
Baby Freeze Video Guide:
Baby Freeze Text Guide:
You can almost call this freeze a variation of the handglide. In the baby Freeze the side on your head is on the ground, One of your hands is 'stabbed' into the corner of your abs, your free hand is parallel to your head,( SAME STAB AS HANDGLIDE) and your legs can be in varied positions.
To do this freeze you must:
1.
Undertand where to 'stab'
* You 'stab' one of your elbows into the lower side of your abs. Depending on what direction you go with your footwork and power moves will decide which you should 'stab' with. It goes like this:
If your right hand is your dominant hand = Clockwise (CW)
If your left hand is your dominant hand = Counter Clockwise (CCW)
So chose which hand you will use and move on.
NOTE: The stab is the same as handglide.
2.
Understand what direction to keep fingers pointed
* You must now keep fingers pointed to the side to keep you safe ( ONLY FOR STABBED HAND)
* For the unstabbed/ free hand you can keep your fingers pointed up.
3.
Understand where to keep your free hand
* You should keep your free hand out near your head ( parallel/ right next to it) to it).
4.
Get on the ground, and get funky..
* Never stop...
If you have a decent handglide. This freeze will be easy to get down. Just put ur head on the ground and Do whatever crazy stuff u wanna do with ur legs ( Scissor, Striaght, figure 4, V, Nike, etc)
This freeze can be done one handed aswell. This is acheived by balancing only on your stabbing hand. This takes practice however and a good 2 handed Handglide freeze ( 20 seconds +).
To be able to get a onehanded baby freeze you must practice a two baby freeze on the tips of your fingers ( FREE HAND ONLY). Slowly day by day remove one finger at a time and learn to balance with only the stabbed hand (normal) and your free hand ( fingertips). Until you can remove the last finger and balance with only the stabbed hand.
What to do with the free hand? Place it on ur head. On ur legs, Grab your toes... What ever... Its up to u... Be unique!
This freeze can also be done unstabbed. What unstabbed means is that ... ur not... balancing on the elbow any more...
To do this freeze un stabbed instead of throwing your legs to the side. You throw your legs up and nike them. While Nikeing them, lift your body off the 'stab' by pushing ur body up off the 'stabbed arm' and Bam Unstabbed Baby Nike.
And there you have the Baby Freeze.
Remember create your own variations and Have fun with it.
Good luck!
***Baby Freeze FAQ:***
Q: "My wrist hurts.. Am i doing somthing wrong?"
A: Most likely not. Ocassional wrist pain is common when learning this freeze. If it hurts alot. Rest for a few days and then go back to it.
Q: "My head Hurts.. Is that normal?"
A: No. The only reason your head should hurt is if you dont breath.
So If it hurts. Rest for a while and When you do this freeze. Remember to breath.
Q: "I just tried this and i cant do it. I worked on it for like a whole 30 minutes!"
A: Thats not really a question but Let me just say this. Most moves If not all moves. YOU WILL NOT GET OR MASTER in ' a whole 30 minutes' of practice. Sorry
BBoying Takes Alot of Practice and Dedication. Never Give up. You will see improvement.
Q: "How long does this take to master?"
A: All i can say is. Everyone is different. Personally This took me a couple days to get, But a little bit longer to make my own variations, But Like i said, Everyone is different.
Q: "I have worked on this for a really long time!! I still cant do it!!!! ARGGGG!"
A: Well What can i say....It might just be u Dont have the strength to do this Move. Do Wrist Pushups for wrist strength, and Even Dips and Chinups. This will give you strength for Freezes.
Q: "What muscles do this freeze require?" "Do i have to be strong to do this freeze?
A: No, You do not have to be really strong to do this freeze, but You do need to be somewhat fit. You dont have to be strong to breakdance. You will gain strength while u breakdance however. So its a win win situation. The Baby freeze some requires wrist, forearm, tricep and some ab strength. Freezes require Core strength. Also the thing with the Baby freeze is, that it requires some flex also. Groin flex mostly. That is For variations.
Q: "It hurts when i 'stab'. Is somthing wrong?"
A: Again Most likely not. Your just not used to putting so much weight in one point on your body. Its normal. If it hurts alot. Take a break, Work on footwork or toprock or whatever. Relax. Come back to it later.
Q: "Do i need to be able to do this to do windmills?"
A: Yes.
Q: "Can you help me? My dominant hand to do (Insert Freeze here) and stuff is on the right but when i do (Insert Other freeze here) its on the left. Im really confused? What do i do?"
A: Well What can i say. It is Better to learn moves such as foot work bothways. With freezes its a diffrent story. It is best to learn freezes and power the same way ( on the same hand) So it is eaiser to transiton into them. To help you : I suggest learning Freezes and Power on your dominant hand. If you have this problem, I say this. Try to re learn the easiest freeze in the way that is most comfortable for you, whether that be CW ( right hand) or CCW ( Left hand) and try to be consistant with your freezes and power so you wont have a hard time later. Learn Freezes / Power one way ( Dominant hand). Learn Footwork Both ways. Hope that helped.
Practice Hard and Have fun!
The Foundational Freezes (Chair)
Pt 2.5
Chair Freeze Video Guide:
Chair Freeze Text Guide:
The chair freeze is another simple freeze. Its diffrent from the other 3 foundationals freezes, mostly beacuse it requires more flex then strength also your 'stabbing' in a completly different area.
To do this freeze you must:
1.
Undertand where to 'stab'
* You 'stab' one of your elbows into your back. The area of the back you stab in corresponds to which hand your using.
Right hand = 'stab' in the lower right side of your
back where your elbow can reach.
Left hand = 'stab' in the lower left side of your
back where your elbow can reach.
NOTE: You do NOT 'stab' into your side. You stab into your back. Its just the side of your back. Also Stab close to the waist line.
If your right hand is your dominant hand = Clockwise (CW)
If your left hand is your dominant hand = Counter Clockwise (CCW)
So chose which hand you will use and move on.
2.
Understand what direction to keep fingers pointed
* You must now keep fingers pointed inwards.
* For the unstabbed/ free hand you can keep your fingers pointed up.
3.
Understand where to keep your free hand
* You should keep your free hand out near your head ( parallel to it.)
* When you get better balance you can lift that hand and place it on your hip or head.. etc.
4.
Get on the ground, and get funky..
* Like i said. Always...
This freeze is almost entirely Flex. In order to gain the flex need. Your going to have to do streches.
Doing this freeze little by little can also benefit you. However these exercises will help you get comfortable with this freeze.
1. Start out squating. Take the hand you 'stab' with and place it at your side so your fingers are pointing behind you. Get Comfortable with that. Next, Rotate your body around that arm until your fingers are pointing inwards towards your body. Again Get comfortable and Be able to hold that postion for a little while maybe 10 seconds. Now Dip down your shoulder bending your arm at your elbow. Do not move your body. Do this a few times.
2. Now to get comfortable with the stab. Place your hand in the 'stab' Position making sure to have your elbow in your BACK. Also Make sure your fingers are pointed inwards towards your body. You Should try and balance only on that one stabbed hand. Since your head isnt on the ground it really shouldnt be that difficult. Get comfortable with that. Now Try and lift your legs one by one. Make sure to keep your arm 'stabbed'. This time dont move your arms, move your legs.
Once you are fully comfortable with those exercises. Move on to the freeze. Get into the 'stab' positon, Put the side of your head on the ground. At first You should find your balance. Then You can Arrage your legs the way you want too.
When you feel like you wont fall over. Remove the freehand ( Which should of been on the ground by your head the whole time) using the Fingertip technique.
Go from palms ( Freehand only) to fingertips. Removing One finger at a time, finding balance until you can do it one handed.
Soon you will have a great chair freeze. A chair freeze is a KEY freeze to learn. As it "Paves the way" for learning much harder freezes like the Airchair, and Halo freeze and also moves such as Head Swipes, and Airchair Hops.
Tips: As usual. Keep practicing.
( Sit in your chair freeze while watching TV) ( It works)!
Good Luck and Have fun.
***Chair Freeze FAQ:***
Q: "My wrist hurts.. Am i doing somthing wrong?"
A: Most likely not. Ocassional wrist pain is common when learning this freeze. If it hurts alot. Rest for a few days and then go back to it.
Q: " I just tried this and i cant do it. I worked on it for like a whole 30 minutes!"
A: Thats not really a question but Let me just say this. Most moves If not all moves. YOU WILL NOT GET OR MASTER in ' a whole 30 minutes' of practice. Sorry
BBoying Takes Alot of Practice and Dedication. Never Give up. You will see improvement.
Q: "How long does this take to master?"
A: All i can say is. Everyone is different. Personally The chair freeze took me 2 weeks to get good balance, But everyone is different.
Q: "I have worked on this for a really long time!! I still cant do it!!!! ARGGGG!"
A: Well What can i say....It might just be u Dont have the Flex to do this Move. Do shoulder streches everyday to better your chances of getting this freeze
Q: "What muscles do this freeze require?" "Do i have to be strong to do this freeze?
A: No, You do not have to be really strong to do this freeze, but You do need to be somewhat fit. You dont have to be strong to breakdance. You will gain strength while u breakdance however. So its a win win situation. The chair freeze requires wrist and shoulder flex. Like i said. Do streches everyday. Or even sit in your chair freeze while watching Tv. It helps.
Q: "It hurts when i 'stab'. Is somthing wrong?"
A: Again Most likely not. Your just not used to putting so much weight in one point on your body. Its normal. If it hurts alot. Take a break, Work on footwork or toprock or whatever. Relax. Come back to it later.
Q: "Do i need to be able to do this to do Airchairs?"
A: No you dont NEED it. Its Helps CONSIDERABLY. I highly suggest learning this first.
Q: "Do i need to be able to Chair freeze before i can learn to Hong 10/ Halo freeze?"
A: This time. Yes. Usually Chair freezes is how you learn to get into Hong 10/ Halo freeze but Baby freeze can also be used.
Q: "Can you help me? My dominant hand to do (Insert Freeze here) and stuff is on the right but when i do (Insert Other freeze here) its on the left. Im really confused? What do i do?"
A: Well What can i say. It is Better to learn moves such as foot work bothways. With freezes its a diffrent story. It is best to learn freezes and power the same way ( on the same hand) So it is eaiser to transiton into them. To help you : I suggest learning Freezes and Power on your dominant hand. If you have this problem, I say this. Try to re learn the easiest freeze in the way that is most comfortable for you, whether that be CW ( right hand) or CCW ( Left hand) and try to be consistant with your freezes and power so you wont have a hard time later. Learn Freezes / Power one way ( Dominant hand). Learn Footwork Both ways. Hope that helped.
Practice Hard and Have fun!
Airbaby Freeze Guide
Airbaby Video Guide:
-Bit rate slowed up my foot work in the end Lmao.-
Airbaby Text Guide:
This is a simple enough freeze. The Airbaby is basically when you have your domiant hand on the ground (with fingers pointing to the side, opened wide, and arm straight) and the knee that corresponds to your domiant arm 'stabbed' into the area above your elbow and below your tricep.
What i mean by the knee that corressponds to your domiant arms is:
If your using Right arm = stab right knee into right arm
If your using Left arm = Stab left knee into left arm.
Your free arm will be on the ground either next to your 'stabbing arm' , little bit infront , or really infront of it. For begginers i suggest learning with it a little bit above your stabbed arm.
One of your knees will be bent and the other leg (Not the one that is 'stabbed')
will be straight.
Seems simple enough. However. This freeze requires a little bit of forearm, wrist, and tricep strength. Some may get this freeze the first time they try and other may not. For this problem refer to The FAQ section of the Airbaby Tutorial.
To execute this freeze you must:
1.
Undertand where to 'stab'
* Unlike the other freezes where you 'stab' your elbow, in this freeze, you 'stab' your knee. Some people say to 'stab' your knee into your elbow and this is totally WRONG. You DO NOT do that. The Airbaby 'stab' is: Taking your knee and 'stabbing' it an inch or so ABOVE the elbow. This should be the region above your elbow and below your tricep.
NOTE: IF you stab here you will have greater balance.
ANOTHER NOTE: If you dont stab here, You will fall.
2.
Understand what direction to keep fingers pointed
* You must now keep fingers pointed to the side to keep you safe ( ONLY FOR STABBED HAND)
* For the unstabbed/ free hand you can keep your fingers pointed up.
3.
Understand where to keep your free hand
* You should keep your free hand ( the one without the knee that is stabbed into its elbow) out either next to, little bit infront of or Decently out there. ( The farther it is the harder it will be at first)
4.
Get on the ground, and get funky..
* Self- Explanatory.
There arent really any exercises that I can point out to you to help in this freeze besides learning this freeze in steps.
1. Put your domiant hand down. 'Stab' Your knee ( the one that coresponds to your domiant hand) into the area above the elbow and below the tricep. When i say 'stab' your knee, I mean really Stab it in there. Push hard. Lay your other hand down where you want. At first your face will be really close to the ground almost. This is just how begginers at this freeze do it. To solve this problem Keep your 'stabbing arm's forearm straight and the upper part of your domiant arm slightly bent, and head up.
2. Now learn to balance in that positon. The 'unstabbed' leg should be straight and you should be on your toes. So like i said get comfortable in that position. When you are comfortable start to raise the 'unstabbed' leg and balance in that positon. Bam you have a two handed Airbaby. Easy enough?
Tips for 2 handed airbaby:
- knee should really be 'stabbed' in there, and keep that 'stabbed' knee bent.
- Keep arms straight and head decently high.
- Back should also be sort of straight.
When you can hold that 2 handed baby for atleast 10-15 seconds you might be able to move on to what your really here to learn:
The one handed Airbaby.
This freeze is considerably more difficult then the 2 handed Airbaby as alot more weight will be balanced on your domiant arm.
The one handed Airbaby is basically a two handed airbaby with your other arm (the one that doesnt have the knee 'stabbed') off the ground.
To learn this freeze, you learn it just like you learn a one haned handglide or baby freeze; what i call the Fingertip Technique.
But before you go into all of that. I suggest doing this exercise so you can get a feel for the balance involved.
1. Do a 2 handed airbaby but keep your straight leg on the ground, but be on your toes. Now do the Fingertip Technique. By this I mean, Instead of being on your palm ( Free hand) , be on your fingertips and find balance. (YOUR FREE HAND SHOULD BE REALLY INFRONT OF YOU AT THIS POINT). Slowly Lift one finger at a time and re-gain balance and balance for a few seconds. DO NOT MOVE ON until you can balance for at least 5 seconds with each finger lifted. Do this until you can balance with your hand extended out infront of you, off the ground. Balance like this( One handed with 'unstabbed foot staright touching the ground and on your toes) until you get a time of atleast 10-15 seconds. Now you can move on to learning the real thing.
2. Just do step 1, but this time keep that straight leg off the ground. This will make it exponetially more difficult as it reqires much more strength. Like i said use the Fingertip Technique. Going from palm to finger tips, and then slowly lifting on finger at a time, regaining balance and the lifting another, until your doing it one handed. Soon you will have a one handed Airbaby Freeze. Good job.
Tips for One handed airbaby:
- The tips for Two handed Airbaby still apply.
- When you raise your free hand in the front, keep it level with your free leg in the back . This will create forward and backward balance.
- To get side to side balance your going to have to lean to one side more then the other. Your gonna have to play with the balance and learn.
- Like i said, Really stab that knee into the area above your elbow and below your tricep.
- Breath as usual. Another key to balancing in any freeze in Breathing.
- Practice 10 minutes everyday or so (while watching TV) also practice during sessions.
- You can try and place that free hand on your 'stabbing' hands wrist or forearm. This will make it easier, and it will still be a one handed airbaby. This will let you get used to the pressure and balance needed.
- Also On your 'stabbing' hand' Press your fingers hard into the ground. This will tense the muscles in your hands and give you greater balance. Remember to keep the fingers wide spread. Better weight distribution = better balance.
Using this you will have a great Airbaby in no time!
***Airbaby FAQ***
Q: "My wrist hurts.. Am i doing somthing wrong?"
A: Most likely not. Ocassional wrist pain is common when learning this freeze. If it hurts alot. Rest for a few days and then go back to it.
Q: " I just tried this and i cant do it. I worked on it for like a whole 30 minutes!"
A: Thats not really a question but Let me just say this. Most moves If not all moves. YOU WILL NOT GET OR MASTER in 'a whole 30 minutes' of practice. Sorry
BBoying Takes Alot of Practice and Dedication. Never Give up. You will see improvement.
Q: "How long does this take to master?"
A: All i can say is. Everyone is different. Personally This took me 1 week to get a decent 2 handed airbaby, and a lil while longer to get a one handed. But Like i said, Everyone is different.
Q: "I have worked on this for a really long time!! I still cant do it!!!! ARGGG!"
A: Well What can i say....It might just be u Dont have the strength to do this Move. Do Wrist Pushups and handstand pushups for wrist strength, and Even Dips and Chinups. This will give you strength for Freezes. This freze requires a decent amount of Forearm and Tricep strength, Do Dips. Or Tricep Pushups.
Q: "What muscles do this freeze require?" "Do i have to be strong to do this freeze?"
A: No, You do not have to be really strong to do this freeze, but You do need to be somewhat fit. You dont have to be strong to breakdance. You will gain strength while u breakdance however. So its a win win situation. The Airbaby requires wrist, forearm, and tricep strength. Freezes require some Core strength.
Q: "It hurts when i 'stab'. Is somthing wrong?"
A: Again Most likely not. Your just not used to putting so much weight in one point on your body. Its normal. If it hurts alot. Take a break, Work on footwork or toprock or whatever. Relax. Come back to it later.
Note: Your Tricep
will get brusied and hurt. Just come back to the Airbaby after a a while. Practice 10 mins a day like i said and you should be fine.
Q: "Can you help me? My dominant hand to do (Insert Freeze here) and stuff is on the right but when i do (Insert Other freeze here) its on the left. Im really confused? What do i do?"
A: Well What can i say. It is Better to learn moves such as foot work bothways. With freezes its a diffrent story. It is best to learn freezes and power the same way ( on the same hand) So it is eaiser to transiton into them. To help you : I suggest learning Freezes and Power on your dominant hand. If you have this problem, I say this. Try to re learn the easiest freeze in the way that is most comfortable for you, whether that be CW ( right hand) or CCW ( Left hand) and try to be consistant with your freezes and power so you wont have a hard time later. Learn Freezes / Power one way ( Dominant hand). Learn Footwork Both ways. Hope that helped.
Q: "I got Airbabies really fast, but i cant get Airchairs. Arent Airbabies harder then airchairs?"
A: These two freezes are always compared in difficulty. Some say Airbaby is harder, some say Airchair is harder. It boils down to what i said before.
EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. Some people will get Airbabies the first time they try and spend months on the Airchair , Some people will get airchairs fast and not airbabies, and some people will have trouble with both. This is why this guide is here. To help you BBoys and BGirls get these freezes faster and learn them better.
Hope this cleared this concept up.
Q: "I keep falling down!"
A: You fall down for 2 reasons. Your not stabbing properly or you havent practiced enough ( time wise as in days) Your not used to the freeze yet. If the stab is a problem remember: ABOVE the elbow, and BELOW the tricep
Always remember:
Practice hard, Never give up, and Have fun.
Keep Breaking.
Peace out.
The Ultimate Adding Freeze Guide -
08-04-2009, 12:17 AM
- This is my favorite Freeze.-
