[2(s)hawt]

can sumone please enlighten me on how to do this without actually hurting myself lol....
is there any particular technique =p ..or is it just about not being scared..

i wanna drop from standing onto my knees, so that my feet go outwards..and my knees go inwards..similiar to that knee roll down in popping

[jaesung]

do u mean the knee drop , well not knee drop, but what hyung sick from gamblers does?

the rlly flexible guy?

well let me tell u sumtin, i tried that, with knee pads on, from about 6 inches of the ground, it wusnt a fun expereience lol

[funkAYE]

If you continuously do the knee drops you can get used to it, but that might not be a good idea as it can cause damage.

light knee pads can break the fall a bit.

if there is a technique, i wanna know it too, cuz i've been just jumping form the air on my knees and they have gotten kinda bad recently. lol

[2(s)hawt]

no no not "the kneedrop" in bboying..A kneedrop in locking !


maybe i can be dope and wear old skool fat knee pads then =/

i hope i can find some in my garage...

hmm

[Baronen13]

I would also know how to do it. Hilty and Bosch use it alot!

[kandyflip]

If you fall on your toes first, it breaks your fall

Because your audience can't easily see your lower leg bent behind your knees, you still maintain the illusion of falling on your knees first.

When you fall, it's best to have the distance between your feet wider than the distance betwen your knees (so that you create a W shape with your legs)

And of course, wear knee pads

[2(s)hawt]

ooh i see!..come to think of it wen i was experimenting i was sort of going on my toes first but didnt really click

thank u very much kandy for preventing an end to my dancing career =p ! ahah i always think about my knees ever since i first heard about getting knee damage wen indirectly hitting ur legs by snapping it back and forth in popping

[blue steel]

what i've been taught (of course this'll prolly vary from person to person and what not) is that when you're dropping to your knees, you should slightly turn your feet out so that you're breaking your fall with the inside portion of your feet, ankles, and tendons.

this of course will only work if you start with your legs spread fairly far apart and drop your knees inward toward each other (kinda like kandyflip's explanation), otherwise if you don't bring your knees close together and keep your body's weight as densely distributed as possible, you're likely going to strain some ligaments regardless of whether or not you have kneepads.

when you do bring your knees centered with your feet facing slightly outward in sort of a "w," getting up is as easy as shooting your knees outward so that your back to your original position.

as for kneepads, of course you should wear them but don't go for any of the thinner ones out there. i recommend the turtleshell style volleyball pads by asics as it's thick as hell, has that memory foam deal for comfort, and it doesn't restrict your range of motion. or if you can find it and are willing to spend the extra bucks, there's an even thicker set of kneepads by body glove that have gel shock absorbers in them (at least i think it's gel). anywayz, start rockin' those and you'll be doin' kneedrops from your 2nd story rooftop in no time

[2(s)hawt]

thank u soo much man im going to practice this ...plan on using it in next performance =D

[wavedash]

Your knees "fold" inward into a W-shape... That allows the inside of your feet to control your descent and take most of the shock. Wear kneepads to give your knees support, and just be mindful of what you're doing.

Jumping into the splits, knees, whatever, takes a bit of adjusting and practice as far as figuring things out and how to absorb the impact best. You can hurt your heel too, if you're not careful -- there's always a method to madness so think about it and do what's best for you.

Don ruined his knees doing all his tricks and had to get surgery a few years back anyhow.

[2(s)hawt]

thank u ssoooo mucch for helping me out guys..ive got it down..now just i need knee pads ...-____-

[Dribbles]

Wavedash and Blue Steel explain it perfectly. You shouldn't need knee pads when doing this move because once you get it down perfectly you'll figure out that your knees take very little impact from the drop. Sadly the only things I've figured out in locking are the drops.

[wavedash]

You still need them, trust me. Knees are not made to absorb constant shock like hands and feet are. Your best bet is to still wear pads and not worry about messing your knees up as badly as you would without 'em.

It's like doing things without a condom. Sure, you can try to pull out in time -- but one slip up and you're dead in the water.

[kandyflip]

hahaha!

good analogy.

condoms... sorry, kneepads give you much more confidence to move up and down without any fears.

as dancers we all have to look after our knees. so why not do the maximum to protect them? i find they're invaluable for absorbing the little impact to the knee when doing the James Brown split too.

[vietviet]

its simple. use knee pads. i can do knee drop all day with those on. ahha gl