[Anubis2002]

Put this where you will...spins, windmills, wherever. I care little. this is for my boy xantos n a couple people who have asked for it. I'll try to do the best I can witmy wrist in shit so if any spelling problems, kiss my butt okay LoL These will also be uni-direction. meaning by the time u get to halos u should know which hand is used for what...the only things ill put is little peices of insight incase its confusing.

Okay, now the first thing you should know about halos in my opinion is that in general there are TWO main kinds of halos. Some people would say classified as easy n hard, well thats just not true. Depending on what you like you may find one harder n one easier but theres not set rule for this. The first thing I think anyone should do is try both styles out or pick one that is best suited to their own brand of power n would work well n stick with what you like!! Ive seen to many people try one kind, only to try another only to work on the first n never understand why they havent gone anywhere. They work on different principals!

the two kinds are as follows:

1. The way almost everyone in BOTY(battle of the year) does them...the simplest way to put this is u slide ur head on the ground n then kick over. Basically airchair with head on the ground, slide ur head n kick over back to airchair wit head on the ground. This is good for people who want smooth control n want to set up for many different things

2. this is usually done by people like Iron monkey n Ivan. Instead of sliding ur head along the ground n throwing up which takes time n some of ur momentum you basically end up doing quick taps n kicks along the side of ur head. Basically doing a headspin along the outside edges of ur head. This is good for POWER n a lot of nice combos when u want speed n dynamics. Not so good when learning because u tend to go to headspins quickly by accident.

I will try n get clips up as soon as I can of the two kinds to help with the clarification. The way I am going to describe it for type 2 which I beleive are the more powerful n more interesting of the two. If I have time I'll try to do something quick for the first type.

Now providing u have mills...they dont need to be extremely good to try this. After all your not gonna wanna whip them ur first time off the bat, ur going to be able to follow this guide rathe easily....I hope.

1. Start off like a normal windmill but RIGHT as you get on the ground, put ur head on the ground! I'm not saying going on it or put weight on it, I'm just saying put it on the ground. In essence you should be rolling around the same part of ur head as u would while actually doing the halo....after all it is a windmill variation in most aspects.

2. Do step 1 a couple times n get the feel of what ur head will feel like, depending on ur body it could hurt, be irritable or something to that effect. Not only that but you really need to get the feel of something before u actually do it, it helps when it comes to throwing n swinging if u dont need to think "ow my head hurts" n can concentrate on the move itself!

3. Okay when u have step 1 down pact, now do step one...you all remember when you learned windmills you had to stab to get over? Well you are going to do the same thing here. Once ur head is on the ground you are going to set up for ur halos by rolling with ur head on the ground(the reason u do it from the beginning is to set up n not have to rush) n as ur turning over to your front side(where u would stab normally for beginner mill) u lean foward onto your head.

*****What I mean by this is that...your head is on the ground for most of the first windmill but you do not have a lot of pressure on it. When you go to stab...u actually lean foward onto ur head so quite a bit of pressure is passed between ur hands n ur head only! You might want to practice this step a few times for the same reason I wanted you to practice step one. Get the feel down!! It is VERY important because from here you are going to do a few things at once.

I'll try n get pictures up as soon as my wrist heals of this

Now here is where u decide if you want to do type one or type two...if u want to do type one it is very similiar but u slide ur head in a semi circle before u let it. this instruction tho is for type two.

4. Once u are comfortable getting up onto your hand and head n feel comfortable to go on this is how you continue. Do steps 1-3...u should now be going to the point where u need to kick/swing. For this type of halo what you need to do is tap/push like you are going to do a headspin n kick/swing ur legs up as if ur doing normal headspins or windmills...something of that nature where you need the swing. Unlike windmills n headspins tho...one ur leading leg will actually go first....like if you are doing airflares, ie...if ur doing cw u will swing right leg first n if u are doing ccw ur left leg will go first

5. All of these things are done at once! You tap or push off from the ground...generally speaking ur leading hand will do the work(Ie...left hand for ccw n right hand for cw) the other hand is more of a guide n helping hand. it can be used to catch quicker or get more power. You allow ur legs to swing up and continue the momentum.

Okay...now heres a VERY important part of halos. once u forget about keeping ur legs up you are going to come down VERY quickly. One of the most important aspects of halos in my mind is remembering to swing ur legs up every single time u tap/push off. And i mean that, each time u do it, remember to swing ur legs up. If u dont then ur hips are going to drop n ur halos will get lower n lower, uglier n uglier until they slam into the ground.

If you dont keep ur hips up u wont be doing them correctly or very nice. Do not try n power halos are first, both kinda can stay nice n controlled. There isnt much of a difference until you get going faster n faster.

5. Catching halos is very easy, when ur legs swing n u push off ur going to turn around ur head. Remember to LEAN on ur head n put most of the wait there. it is okay if u go on the top of ur head while ur learning just as long as u remember to allow urself to come back down n not keep doing headspins!!! When u swing over ur non leading hand(ie right for ccw n left for cw) will be there to catch you. You end up catching in sort of a turtle position but ur leaning on ur head more.

Youve just done one halo...to continue to doing more halos, the set up is the same. Once u catch ur legs n hips should swing first! Why? because they will allow u more time n give u more speed n height. If u just try n throw again ur gonna be off balance!!

Okay general tips

1. Remember...its similiar to turtle or handglide position with ur legs straight n ur head on the ground. if u got into a handglide position n leaned foward to put the weight on ur had ud be in good shape

2. Try both types of halos n see which one works best for you...this is important to stick with one n not keep switching.

3. It is okay to go on the top of ur head but let urself come down after while ur learning

4. its helpful to practice from a number of positions, like handglides, footwork, windmills...

5. do not expect urself to keep going, it takes work to keep the momentum so u better keep kicking!

6...n the most important i think is that u can fix problems by concentrating on ur hips! If u go to high then let ur legs n hips swing lower n if u want to keep going let them swing back up. its ur responsibility to do this, dont expect them to work for you

yes, this is a weak guide but i cant type for shit right now n I'll re-vamp it all later! Promise

EDIT: AND HERE IS A VIDEO GUIDE PROVIDED BY BbOy ManHy, From BBOY WORLD.
Halo Video Guide

[Xero0197]

Thanx man...dope guide!!

dooooooooooooooooooooooope man thxx alot, really helped, this guide is like a birthday present to me
ps. my birthday is on january

and btw anubis u will be the first one to know wen i get my halos

[Chucky]

THANKS... DIDNT REALLY HELP TO MUCH THOUGH..

hey mods sticky this guide or move it to the mills section coz its really helpfull

[Bboy_Stealth]

PLZ STICKY THIS..THANKS ANUBIS

[b-tone]

very good guide Anubis!!!

[b-tone]

Anubis...just 2 questions.....
so, i tryed it. Now i can get in the windmill with my head on the ground!
And that's ok, isn't it?!
But i don't understan a thing.....i must do a trotation of windmill with my head rolling on the ground and then get in to the halo, or i just must start it as a windmill (but i don't do it), and do the halo in the first trotation?
When i try to do the halo in the first rotation my head glides away and i get down into my shoulders....why?!? am i probaly to low?

I hope my question is clear.......sorry for my orrible english!!

[Avalon2000]

u want to go as ur gonna do one...but push up so ur not doing a regular mill. u can do one rotation if u want but its the same thing afterwards u catch where u would if u were stabbing.

ur not pushing up onto ur head or gettin height so u fall to ur shoulder

[b-tone]

ok....i'll try as u say!
Thx man!!

okeday i was doin the halos.but after i go from the front to the back of my head and i fall. i dont know which step im forgetting.

[realie tyred]

nice guide anubis

tho..i still cant do halos..last tyme i tried..i really mess up mah neck. i coulda broke mah neck if i slipped..wow..good thing i didnt. but yah..i still cant do it..oh well..i guess i wasnt made for halos.

[*09*]

i been working on my halow but i cant bring my feet high up.. please tell me how to bring em up

[Anubis2002]

ur hips go up...same as how u keep them up for windmills but to a greater extreme