i just today learned to airbaby with two hands and i tried with one hand and the only thing keeping me from one handed airbabys is arm strength. however, for one handed airbabys i thought up a way of explaining it in a guide so here it is, my first move guide: AIRBABYS
note that these are for airbabys on your right elbow

1. get into the position runners get into at the start of the race(this is the only way i can think to describe the starting position)

2. your left foot should be the one extended back and bring it close enough to your body to kneel on it.

3. now lean your upper body forward and bend your elbows. your butt should go up into the air to get your upper body forward, which is okay.

3. your left foot should be the only part of your left leg touching the ground and your right foot should be on the ground near your right elbow. so, you should be on the ground on your two hands, your right foot up by your right elbow, and your left leg extended pushing up with your left foot.

4. this next part is very important *pick up your right foot and bend your knee so that your right foot is almost touching the back of your thigh* when you do this, you shouldn't have to shift your weight at all because you should be on your hands and left foot. if you have to shift your weight, go back to step 3 so that your right foot is merely resting on the ground.

5. by bending your knee so much, you create a flatter surface to put on your right elbow, which is what you're going to do next. however, when you put your right knee on your elbow, don't actually put it on the elbow, but slightly above it. this is also very important because by putting your knee ABOVE your elbow, you are putting the weight down ONTO your elbow and your forearm, whereas if you put your knee ON your elbow, you will be pushing your elbow forward, and unbending your whole arm.[size=0.2]see footnote for picture description[/size]

Note: the feeling of the weight on the area right above your elbow may take some getting used to and you may have to try several times before you can find the right spot without much problem. if you can't, just keep trying.

6. now, with your knee on your elbow, lean forward more until your weight is almost entirely on your hands. when it feels like you could easily or somewhat easily pick up your left leg, try it gently and slowly. if you immediately fall over, just try it again. *

*the idea here is that you aren't just jumping off with your left foot but you are slowly picking it up off the ground. this takes a bit getting used to as well and you may need several tries before you can lean forward enough.

now, if you find that you are leaning so far forward that when you pick up your left foot, you roll over and do a somersault, don't get frustrated. there is an easy cure to this problem: lift your head up and try to put it as far back as you need to in order to get your left leg off the ground without toppling over forward. after one or two tries like this, you should be able to pick your foot up without too much trouble

7. once you can pick your left leg off the ground, you have to learn to keep it straight. that is, you have to learn not to bend your left knee when you pick it up. however, this is probably one of the quickest things to learn for this move. if you've found the most comfortable spot on your "elbow," this should be no problem. if you have trouble straightening your left leg, you need to practice putting your knee on a different spot on your elbow

8. you are pretty much done with learning your airbaby, unless you are uncomfortable with knee placement or you can't straighten your left leg.

after learning how to do it, you ought to practice holding it for as long as you can. once you develop enough muscle and balance to hold it for up to 10 seconds, you are ready to try a one handed. however, i'm not that far so until I can do it, you'll have to wait for the one-handed guide.

peace out and keep breakin

Footnote for step 5: i drew this graphic to give you a better explanation of the purpose of putting your knee above your elbow, in case it was unclear what I meant. lol, i know it's crappy but i had a lot of fun doing it lol

woops forgot to post a pic of an airbaby and i don't feel like putting it on the original post. note that the picture is a one handed airbaby the only difference(obviously) is that my guide is for ones with the other hand on the ground as well

[da DMD]

thats a tyte guide, ima lern this ish.....

i wanna lern airchairs tooo
can u do em??


any way ill see u tommorow

gotta shower and go to bed, i stink

[bboy_diesel]

That's good that you learned airbabies... you really seem to understand it. Good guide.

thats a tyte guide, ima lern this ish.....

i wanna lern airchairs tooo
can u do em??


any way ill see u tommorow

gotta shower and go to bed, i stink

thanks. i can't do airchairs tho. also, lol i'm still learning some handstand freezes. although i might put those on hold until i can do a one handed airbaby. btw, it took me about 10 minutes to learn a two handed airbaby lol. you just gotta keep in mind that you aren't really gonna rest your knee on your elbow, you have to hold it there a bit

[electron]

nice ... thanks
i'll work that in to my yoga tonight

don't forget to stretch your triceps after doing 'em 'cause i got a lil sore from practicing airbabys

[da DMD]

ohh ok

its confusing i balance on my arm and i fall over....

ok today i tried doing a two handed one with my left hand on a chair and it's pretty hard lol. me recommendation for transitioning from two handed to one handed is to practice putting one hand on a fairly short stack of books against a wall. after a few days or so, when you can hold it for longer periods, increase the height of the stack. when it gets pretty high, have someone stand in front of you and hold your hand over your head so if someone looked down at you from above, your body would be in one line

hey thats a nice idea about using books and ish to transition between 2 handed and 1

it's workin fairly well but i have bruises on my elbow from practicing airbabys so much lol i need an elbow band or something to wear

also, something my dad noted, if you can get your left leg high enough to line up with your back, it looks better. if your left leg is lower and doesn't line up with your body, it doesn't look bad, but doesn't look as good as if you raise it to line up with your upper body

[da DMD]

wow ur dad watches u, my dad tells me to do stuff but he dont undastand how hard some of it is

yeah my dad watches. he helps out sometimes too like i'll ask him to take a pic of a freeze i just learned or something. but most of the time he's a hinderance more than a help 'cause he says really funny stupid stuff while i break. like one time i was about to try a headspin and he walked in the door, saw me and said loudly, "aw geez, i was fuckin some bitches at work today..." and i fall over laughing

[da DMD]

ahahhaa

i wish my dad was like dat, i dont dig it wen he swear at me tho

i think hes gonna try kill me or something