hey guys, ive been breaking for a while, and have lots of pretty cool moves, but basically, my footwork is shit. I have jackhammers, windmills, and my air-chairs are at a reasonable level.

My problem is, when i go out breaking in competitions, i break like i do at practice, i go out, do lets say a jackhammer, but i keep going until i crash. My mate who has been breaking for like 12 years, said that this is really bad, and that i can kind of cheat it, and do footwork into the move, do a couple of rotations, and stop in a freeze.......that sounds better right......the problem is i cant stop, what freezes can ya do out of jackhammers or windmills that are relatively easy, keep in mind that the hardest part is the stopping not the freezing.....

[Ninja_Bboy[IUC]]

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both jack hammers and stabbed mills require that you be in the normal handglide position at some point and from there many freezes are possible. eg i can hop from the handglide position up into a handstand or hollow back. there are ppl who can go from it into a 1 handed airbaby. just go into handglide position and think of something you can do from there.
as for stopping thats pretty obvious you slow down a bit then u just catch urself and stop innit

as for toprock/footwork go out and LEARN IT! im sick of these bboys who cant dance! windmills and jackhammers are cool but if you dont start training your style up i dont think you will be a balanced bboy.

peace!!