Airflares for beginners and Tips for Intermediates

StraitlanE · **Airflares for beginners and Tips for Intermediates -** 03-30-2005, 03:42 PM

"Straitlane BBoys" (Clockwise Airflares)

I'm doing this guide all from the goodness of my heart. No hating on please. I will start this guide from people who is READY to start learning airflares and those who just wanna perfect those defects (you know what I mean). When I mean ready, I mean you should be comfortable with being on your hands and have at least a few good moves to back you up (flare or a 90 helps alot)

I take responsibility of people who hurt their elbows or shoulders, or worse, back doing these moves. If you think you are ready, then go ahead

This section is for beginners, so those who have got at least two down can skip this section. Intermediates can skip to the stars*******
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What Position to start it with
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The most easiest way ( And I think the only way to start without stringing it from a combo) is from standing. You could start it from a swipe, but for stablility purposes, it's best to start from standing

1st Phase (Standing till both legs lifted from ground)
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This is where 90's come in handy. Start your Airflare like a 90. Put great strength emphasise in your arms, Keep them straight. When your legs follow, you wanna keep them spread and swinging. Don't swing super fast, your technique should just be correct. You should now be with both arms on the ground, legs in sky. Place a little bit more of your weight on your "pushing" arm, or in this case, your right arm, as you don't wanna have to transfer your weight too late; this might slow you down and lose concentration on the more important aspects

2nd Phase (Spinning body and catching)
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This is where you are gonna swing your right-leg up to get the height/momentum you require to spin and catch yourself on your left arm. Push off a little bit with your left arm, letting your body rotate a bit to the direction you are spinning. Almost all your weight should be on your right arm now, and your right leg should be directly under you. your left leg should be facing +/- 80 % vertical. This will keep your hips up and keep the height. The higher you hips, the higher the airflare, kapeesh. While you are getting ready for the rotation, gain all your momentum. the second you wanna rotate, let your right leg shoot up, also rotating your hips.Try to stay on your right arm as much as possible) Try to turn your hips as much as possible and KEEP THEM UP!!!! keep your stomach muscle tight or something, just keep 'em up. As you are pushing off, bring your left arm past your face. Now, when you are ready to land on your left arm, delay your legs by keepin your left leg facing up. this way, when you wanna go for you second round, you can get big momentum from your legs. Once your left arm has landed, quickly bring your right arm back to position. now transfer your weight back unto your right arm.

3rd Phase ( Continuing them) *******
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The main problem of airflares is not so much doing one, but linking them.Once you have become comfortable with doing airflares and linking them to windmills, flares, you can start linking airflares to airflares. Your arm stablility and the way you swing your legs depends whether or not you gonna carry on with your airflares. When you land on your left arm, it has to be stable and sturdy. LOCK YOU SHOULDERS and don't let your body sack to the ground. Your legs, especially your right, must not only swing correctly, but you MUST shoot it upwards on the second turn. this keeps your body and hips up. Always remember to push, and if you lack momentum, you must push harder. The faster you go, the less you have to push.

Round Off

1. Keep those arms like pillars. They are the only things keepin you from falling face first into sweet mother nature.

2. Those legs, especially the right, must shoot to the stars. when you are doing them, you must alomost wanna kick yourself to the moon.

3. Hips must be kept up and and rotate them as much as possible

4. Stay on your right arm as long as possilbe before releasing.

That's it, good luck

"StraitlanE BBoys"

Mistah P · 03-31-2005, 12:37 PM

Your goodness of heart is much appreciated

Nice attention to detail!

Swiper · 04-03-2005, 04:27 AM

wow i didnt notice this. Thanks alot for the tips.

haha I think im ready to tackle airflares. I have flares and windmills and I can do about 1-2 spin 1990.

Everytime I start my airflare its way to vertical. Is there a way to fix this?

StraitlanE · 04-03-2005, 09:22 AM

I also use to do them extremely vertical. The reason was if you are more vertical, you don't get pulled as much by gravity as if you were doing them more horizontal, therfore, you have to swing and push more with your arms/legs.

I think you could rectify the problem by either doing

A) try to scope your right leg very low to the ground, but still remember to keep your hips up. The only other way to keep your hips up is keeping your left leg vertical (almost) and pulling your stomach muscles. This should make your airflare look alot lower

B)when you swing your left arm over, try to swing it more away from your face. this will allow you to automatically let your body be more level with the ground.

C) Just swing your legs more, and push off harder. the lower you are with your body, the more strengh and speed you'll need

apart from that, after time, you should be able to rectify it as your body gets used to the movements involved with doing an airflare. at the moment, just try to get a full rotation, and I mean full rotation as in catching yourself without falling to the ground.

Hope it helps.

RaSa0513 · 04-11-2005, 10:01 PM

yo! a clip guide would also help! btw...nice guide! it sure is from the hearT! lolz! peyze

Swiper · 06-04-2005, 04:39 AM

thanks man

~jordanianbboy~ · 06-05-2005, 07:05 PM

how long doez it take to learn em?

~jordanianbboy~ · 06-05-2005, 07:06 PM

btw thanks alot 4 that guide man

StraitlanE · 06-17-2005, 11:32 AM

It varies I guess, it first had flares and 90's down before I attempted it. and it took about 3 months to get two after that.

ManHy xD · 06-30-2005, 06:58 PM

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bboyCliche · 07-03-2005, 05:38 PM

Beautifully detailed guide!

hiutang · 03:42 AM

Sup it's me HiuTang, i'm back!!!

Here is an animation for you!.
http://dopemoves.com/readarticle.php?article_id=1

rokyn robin · 10-31-2005, 05:11 PM

when i try i can never catch, the hips part will problly help though

tanx mate

Anubis2002 · 11-06-2005, 01:24 PM

actually tho, from standing is considered one of the hadest, followed closely by mill to airflare on how to do or learn an airflare, the easiest is from flare...

Gambler-Laser · 11-10-2005, 06:40 PM

very detailed, this should help a lot of people to catch up with korean level =D. one thing i judge pretty important to get 2-3 tracks more easily. when u can do 1 track, practice doing handstand to airtrack and landing on ur hand (you will probably fall the first times but you will get crazy strenght)
*my english isnt the best , bar with it*