Hey I was just wonderin wat degree of flexibility do u need to have to become a good breakdancer. I almost hate to say dis, but I can barely touch my toes! is that gona hinder me or wat? if it is, can ne1 tell me wat r some good exercise to increase ur flexibility. plz!
any kind of stretches really are good as long as when you do the stretch you take care not to overstretch, keep the stretch steady when at the 'stretchiest' point and remember to breath too haha!
A good stretch is simply to bend over and touch your toes. Keep the legs straight and together and reach down as far as you can so you feel the stretch. Hold it there for thirty seconds (breathing) and relax. Spread your legs a little bit and repeat the 30seconds then to the left leg, and finally the right. Return to start. Spread legs, repeat, etc...
thx man but you didn't answer the other part to my question: what degree of flwxibility do you need to have to become a good bboy? like i said , i can barely touch my toes ( i don't like to admit it but oh well)
well to be honest mate I wouldn't know having just started myself but I reckon its fairly important to be quite flexible. Dont know if being able to do the splits or box splits is important or not but I imagine it'd help the pro's out somewhat haha! Just make sure you do some warming up and the like alongside with your stretching - you dont want to rupture anything really
thx for the help, I can touch my toes now, and I don't feel as much burn i read somewhere that learning to do the splits would help a lot, and once u learn it, you can add a lot of variations to a lot of moves, so i'm gona try to learn it. if u know how to do the splits or know ne1 who does, plz tell me.
just one more question: is it harder to increase your flexibilit as you get older?
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04-29-2004, 06:08 PM
i can barely reach my toes too...if i do them separate(i can reach them one at a time. Anyways having flexible hamstrings helps alot of pikes and inverts. Splits help with mills and stuff, but overall having more flexibility means your not as limited with variations, and you wont hurt urself as much...
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thx man i think i'm gettin more flexible, (yay!) i'd like to learn to do the splits tho ( kinda weird, i kno) newayz i got a dance comin in bout 2 months, do u kno ne easy but crowd pleasing moves?
also do you know nething bout backspins? other b-boys feel free to reply
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04-29-2004, 06:27 PM
backspins are easy and if you really want to impress a crowd they are decent. I got more cheers for doin a backspin than for doin mills, people like to see spin moves...search for a backspin guide and look for the basic moves preview on kazaa or soulseek.
Work on footwork and freezes if you only have 2 months and people like swipes too...
about the splits...just start doing them(warm up first)...after time you will get lower and lower. I stretch 2 or 3 times a day at the moment and my splits have been gettin lower pretty fast...
Sometimes moves look better if they are more exagerated. Apple Jax are pretty boring, but they look a lot better if you are kicked urself in the face rather than just kicking a little. Just like mills look better with a super wide spread than a narrow one.
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Yeah you do need to be pretty flexible...Like for millz and pikes and stuff, but all together, i think you should work on strength and balance more than anyhing, stretching will definitly help though.
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reet. Quick guide to some good splits/box splits exercises:
Splits (sideways):
stand legs shoulder width apart. twist to left so your front foot points the way your twisting and your rear foot is in the starting direction.
Increase distance between your legs sliding them on the floor and try to keep your legs straight (ie: no bending at the knee). Your back leg will bend a little bit.
Go as far as you can comfortably and hold the stretch for 30seconds.
Remember to breath too.
Use your hands for balance if your low enough.
you can switch to the other side by lifting a bit and rotating body 180degrees. Your feet will follow
Box splits:
Stand legs shoulder width apart. Increase distance slowly. As you get to a certain point you'll find your body will want to lean forward (your hips will force this movement). Use your hands to stabilise yourself and increase the leg distance a jot more. Your body will tell you when to stop dont worry!! Hold this position for 30seconds. Remember breathing.
Another good exercise:
(working the right leg)
Stand legs shoulder width apart. Increase distance slightly and keep feet pointing forward.
As you lower, shift body weight to the left (whilst keeping body forward as much as poss) and bend the left knee so that same foot goes onto the toes. Increase distance by sliding the other foot outward.
As you go lower, put your hands down to aid balance but try to keep them on the inside of the bent knee (you'll see why).
Your butt will go outward slightly and it might feel like you'll fall over - try to counter by leaning forward slightly.
Your right foot can now lift so its on the heel and the underside of your foot faces out in the same direction as that leg.
You should start feeling a bit of a stretch. You can increase the stretch from this position by pushing back at your knee with your arm.
Hold this stretch for 30seconds, push right foot forward and hold for 30secs. You should feel it on the inner right thigh
Repeat for other side.
Repeat these a few times and you'll soon see an increase. (You'll also feel like you've been taken by a truck afterward but I'll leave that to you!!). IMPORTANT: DONT FORGET WARMUP/CARDIO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!!!
Flexibility - Big deal?
is that gona hinder me or wat? if it is, can ne1 tell me wat r some good exercise to increase ur flexibility. plz!
...search for a backspin guide and look for the basic moves preview on kazaa or soulseek. 
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