L kick/Nike kick guide for beginners (Pics included) - Page 2

BenWA · 03:07 PM

dude, you have no idea how much your guide helped sum1datbboys! I just started learning nike's (well, sort of) in about 45 minutes. I'm a total newb...as of last night, I literally couldn't even do a two handed handstand for more than 2 seconds (probably still can't), and I could barely do a sloppy 1 handed handstand for like less than 1 second. I had no idea how to get into a pike or a nike until i saw your vid posted above, and now I can consistantly hold this bastardized version for a solid second and get out of it crisp and clean....please critique:

I'm thinkin that i need to get the front of my hips pointed up more so that i'm more folded over at the waist, sorta like your pikes. Basically what I did is practiced cartwheels, trying to do em as clean and stretched out as possible, with concentrating on getting my feet as directly above me as possible. Then i tried doing the cartwheels as slow and controlled as possible. Pretty soon, I was initiating cartwheels but stopping the momentum before putting my second hand down, tryin to balance on one hand. After that, it was only a matter of time before i got one leg stretched with a hand on it. p..s, i'm not at all flexible so i cant get my hand closer to my foot yet. Well, let me know what you guys think. thanks again for the help, i was wicked discouraged before but now i feel like i am actually learning something.

nthX · 10-01-2005, 01:00 AM

oh ok i got it,like movement down doing a cartwheel but balancing on one hand makeing a nike!whooho!Thankx dogg fo info.

sum1datbboys · 10-01-2005, 03:19 AM

nice work! u just need to turn your hips so that they're facing up more, like u said. then your legs can be closer to your head. then u can grab your foot. just keep practicing turning your hips, then your nikes would look awesome!

these are the latest pictures of my Nike and L kicks:

http://www.bboy.org/gallery/showphot...to=40050&cat=2
http://www.bboy.org/gallery/showphot...to=40051&cat=2

nthX · 11:48 AM

Hmm shd u go on to do a cartwheel or should u just fall back down when u started or the fall backwards,Like where ur face is facing while doing this?

BenWA · 10-01-2005, 04:03 PM

Originally posted by sum1datbboys
nice work! u just need to turn your hips so that they're facing up more, like u said. then your legs can be closer to your head. then u can grab your foot. just keep practicing turning your hips, then your nikes would look awesome!

awesome man, thanx! your stuff is lookin sick, i def need to get my leg way closer to my head, now that i see yours. i'll keep practicing. i dunno if ill ever be able to touch my toe with t a straight leg tho, i cant even do that on the ground just stretching!

i'm 29 y/o old fart, so i'm kinda sore from tryin these for an hour straight yesterday...

BenWA · 10-01-2005, 05:14 PM

Originally posted by nthX
Hmm shd u go on to do a cartwheel or should u just fall back down when u started or the fall backwards,Like where ur face is facing while doing this?

not really sure what you mean, but i just kept trying to do cartwheels slow and controlled until i had enough control to stop before puttin my second hand down (as i would if i wanted to continue the cw). if you feel like you are gonna fall, just try to land on your feet, it doesn matter which side you fall on at first. just keep tryin and your body will figure it out by itself after some repetition, then you'll be able to let your feet down wherever you want, pretty much. i dunno where my face is facing, i havent thought about that.

nthX · 10-01-2005, 10:59 PM

Hah benWA so how long can ur nike last?

BenWA · 10-03-2005, 03:15 PM

well its not really a true nike yet but i can hold it for long enough that it looks controlled, like for 1 second. i think whats more important than how long you can hold it is how clean you get into and out of it; i think if you can do it crisp (even if you cant hold it for very long) you can give the illusion that you are in control and could hold it longer if you wanted to.

Anyway, I'm havin a real hard time improving my nike from the above photo...I think I'm just not flexible enuff to get it any better. I guess i have some stretching to catch up on, haha

BenWA · 10-06-2005, 01:11 AM

i was just messin around tryin nikes again... a little better than before but still a long ways off from the crispness of sum1datbboys...

check it:

http://www.bboy.org/gallery/showphot...to=40267&cat=2

p.s. i'm using a self timer on my camera, so its kinda hard to get the shot when i want it...

sum1datbboys · 10-06-2005, 02:45 AM

hey your nikes are looking good! with that bent leg, it doesn't really matter where it is, but try to have it pointing up more.

BenWA · 10-06-2005, 03:44 AM

cool, thanks! yeah I'll try pointing that knee up more, and I wanna work on gettin my straight leg parallel to the ground like yours...that makes it look so much better.

BenWA · 12:28 AM

double post

B-boy Silus · 10-24-2005, 06:51 AM

i thought that L-kicks were heaps hard till this guide........
Nice guide...... PROPS!

Takuya · 11-05-2005, 10:43 AM

This is a cool guide. I learned to do it a slightly different way, which was not having to turn your hips (I mean I'm already facing out instead of the ground when I start the L kick). But doing it this way is probably easier to learn than my way, because it's easier to get your legs up this way.

aznjimmy · 12-22-2005, 04:32 PM

Thanks man

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BenWA Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 31 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tacoma	10-01-2005, 12:03 AM dude, you have no idea how much your guide helped sum1datbboys! I just started learning nike's (well, sort of) in about 45 minutes. I'm a total newb...as of last night, I literally couldn't even do a two handed handstand for more than 2 seconds (probably still can't), and I could barely do a sloppy 1 handed handstand for like less than 1 second. I had no idea how to get into a pike or a nike until i saw your vid posted above, and now I can consistantly hold this bastardized version for a solid second and get out of it crisp and clean....please critique: I'm thinkin that i need to get the front of my hips pointed up more so that i'm more folded over at the waist, sorta like your pikes. Basically what I did is practiced cartwheels, trying to do em as clean and stretched out as possible, with concentrating on getting my feet as directly above me as possible. Then i tried doing the cartwheels as slow and controlled as possible. Pretty soon, I was initiating cartwheels but stopping the momentum before putting my second hand down, tryin to balance on one hand. After that, it was only a matter of time before i got one leg stretched with a hand on it. p..s, i'm not at all flexible so i cant get my hand closer to my foot yet. Well, let me know what you guys think. thanks again for the help, i was wicked discouraged before but now i feel like i am actually learning something. Last edited by BenWA : 10-03-2005 at 03:07 PM.


nthX Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 4 Join Date: Sep 2005	10-01-2005, 01:00 AM oh ok i got it,like movement down doing a cartwheel but balancing on one hand makeing a nike!whooho!Thankx dogg fo info.


sum1datbboys ~AyShUN BbOY~ Respect: 1.5 Posts: 475 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brisbane	10-01-2005, 03:19 AM nice work! u just need to turn your hips so that they're facing up more, like u said. then your legs can be closer to your head. then u can grab your foot. just keep practicing turning your hips, then your nikes would look awesome! these are the latest pictures of my Nike and L kicks: http://www.bboy.org/gallery/showphot...to=40050&cat=2 http://www.bboy.org/gallery/showphot...to=40051&cat=2
	My pike guide My L kick guide Breakin' was something that society didn't know about, it was something too new for them to even understand, and because of their ignorance to it and lack of knowledge about it, they got scared, and the first thing they do when they get scared about something is to try and stop it...


nthX Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 4 Join Date: Sep 2005	10-01-2005, 11:45 AM Hmm shd u go on to do a cartwheel or should u just fall back down when u started or the fall backwards,Like where ur face is facing while doing this? Last edited by nthX : 10-01-2005 at 11:48 AM.


nthX Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 4 Join Date: Sep 2005	10-01-2005, 10:59 PM Hah benWA so how long can ur nike last?


BenWA Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 31 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tacoma	10-03-2005, 03:15 PM well its not really a true nike yet but i can hold it for long enough that it looks controlled, like for 1 second. i think whats more important than how long you can hold it is how clean you get into and out of it; i think if you can do it crisp (even if you cant hold it for very long) you can give the illusion that you are in control and could hold it longer if you wanted to. Anyway, I'm havin a real hard time improving my nike from the above photo...I think I'm just not flexible enuff to get it any better. I guess i have some stretching to catch up on, haha


BenWA Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 31 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tacoma	10-06-2005, 01:11 AM i was just messin around tryin nikes again... a little better than before but still a long ways off from the crispness of sum1datbboys... check it: http://www.bboy.org/gallery/showphot...to=40267&cat=2 p.s. i'm using a self timer on my camera, so its kinda hard to get the shot when i want it...


sum1datbboys ~AyShUN BbOY~ Respect: 1.5 Posts: 475 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brisbane	10-06-2005, 02:45 AM hey your nikes are looking good! with that bent leg, it doesn't really matter where it is, but try to have it pointing up more.
	My pike guide My L kick guide Breakin' was something that society didn't know about, it was something too new for them to even understand, and because of their ignorance to it and lack of knowledge about it, they got scared, and the first thing they do when they get scared about something is to try and stop it...


BenWA Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 31 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tacoma	10-06-2005, 03:44 AM cool, thanks! yeah I'll try pointing that knee up more, and I wanna work on gettin my straight leg parallel to the ground like yours...that makes it look so much better.


BenWA Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 31 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tacoma	10-13-2005, 11:50 PM double post Last edited by BenWA : 10-14-2005 at 12:28 AM.


B-boy Silus Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 7 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gold Coast	10-24-2005, 06:51 AM i thought that L-kicks were heaps hard till this guide........ Nice guide...... PROPS!
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Takuya Fist of Fury Respect: 2 Posts: 587 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Metro Manila	11-05-2005, 10:43 AM This is a cool guide. I learned to do it a slightly different way, which was not having to turn your hips (I mean I'm already facing out instead of the ground when I start the L kick). But doing it this way is probably easier to learn than my way, because it's easier to get your legs up this way.
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aznjimmy Member Respect: 1 Posts: 40 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston	12-22-2005, 04:32 PM Thanks man