[im_wack]

yo all first post here, i just started practicin swipes about two days ago and here's what i got so far. i would love to know if im headed in the right direction or if i am doing it completely wrong

here it is:

http://www.bboy.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18975

thx in advance yallz, expect to see more of me as i progress

[ice911]

not that bad, you just need a little work here and there.
But i am going to make a guide soon like in a day. It will have a new video clip and instructions too. I don't know why alot of these forums are going to hell, but i'm going to do my best to make them better. What i think you need to do for your swipes is twist your upper body alot more and faster than you legs. You seem to be just rolling over, but you should actually twist your upper body as much as you can and jump up and let your lower body follow/untwist. You will see in my guide. Coming Soon!!

--ice911
(i will tell you when i post a guide)

[GeNeTiX ViRuS]

practice

[SuicideMaster]

swipes are not that hard you have to get used to twistin ur body that is the difficult part

[Bboy Reborn]

whatchu mean suicidemaster if their not hard why do yours look like shit? and u probably cant be do one legged

[ice911]

lets not fight now.

[GeNeTiX ViRuS]

LMAO AT REBORN!!! lol reborn you're whack


all you gotta do is lift your hips up and put all your weight on your arms, and yeah simple

[ice911]

GeNeTiX ViRuS's post count is at 1337.
"Elite" in computer terms (1337 = LEET = ELITE).

oh yeah, i've finished that guide but forgot to post it, and i forgot to make a video, but my camera really sucks, so i'm deciding if i should try.

--ice911

[GeNeTiX ViRuS]

a guide without clips is like..... a guide without clips


get a clip up man, it would be worth it

[redeemer]

here is an advice dat i learned when im doing swipes: try to keep your body straight when yur in the air. it looks better. also, when yur in da crab position, try to keep your chest up n parallel to da floor.

-OUTZ

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moves:
helicopter
six step n 12 step
turtle (freeze)
backspin (only one rotation workin on it)
swipe n 1 legged swipe
kip up
front handsprings
glide ( like da one usher does)
baby freeze
headstand
handstand (for a few sec)

[ice911]

This was a guide i said i was going to make a long time ago, but i was passing it over everyday and i never really finished it or looked over it, but it is something to look at. if there is something i said wrong in there or that you don't understand just post it and i will try to correct or clear it. THIS IS NOT THE WORLD'S BEST GUIDE ON SWIPES. It is something i kind of threw together, but should still make sense. I hope it helps someone out because that is why i spend time making them. I don't make them to say i'm better than anybody, but i do them to give people the help i never got. READ WITH CAUTION!!

swipes (actually these are one-legged swipes)

NOTE: I believe these are CW (clockwise). I usually do all my moves CCW (counter-clockwise), but i hurt my wrist a couple of days ago flipping on concrete, so CW for this guide. I do them a hell of alot better CW anyway. : )

From what i remember, swipes comes from those martial art moves, which was like a last option to escape your enemy.
Swipes are called swipes because of the swiping motion you make with you arms and legs.

In this guide, I will teach you how to do a one-legged swipe and how to do them continuously.
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[1] - You must get into the basic crab position, which is front body/chest facing sky with your hands and feet planted flat on the ground, and your legs and arms supporting/holding your butt off the ground in the air (only the palms of your hands and your feet should be touching the ground, and your knees should be bent). Head should be looking straight in front/ahead of you.

[2] - Ok, the object of the game is to twist your body up, so swipes are kinda like wind-up toys where you wind it one way and it goes the other. Keep that in mind for the rest of the steps of my guide. Just like the toy, the more of a wind up you get is the more power you will get from it. Now, we are going to take our left hand and swing it all the way over your body to the right side with the other hand, and place it on the ground if you like. When you swing your hand over your body, begin to lift your left leg off the ground and hold it there just about straight out. You should now start to feel that wind-up feeling.

[3] - Before we throw this move, you should know some stuff. Alot of people want to know how people get the height in their swipes. Well, it is the push-like hop you do with your right leg when you get ready to swipe, but there is something else you might want to try doing in your swipes. You should try a chest and pelvic pop (which shouldn't be that hard for those of you who are good at popping). While you are hopping off your right leg, pop your chest and pelvic up to the sky.

[4] - Now you are still winded-up, so we are going to unwind now by throwing our left arm back over to the left side and also throw the right arm over with the left arm and plant them on the ground.

[5] - The upper body has now winded-up the legs, so by hoping off of your right leg and popping your chest and pelvic up, you will feel your lower body untwisting, but you must help it untwist to do them continuously. You must kick your hoping leg (right leg) up and over the left leg, while the left leg is swiping/swinging under to up and over the right leg. AND NO THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS THE DOUBLE LEG SWIPE. The object of the one leg swipe is to swing one leg (right leg) around the other leg (left leg). So that is why the left leg is off the ground before the move even starts because you have to use the right leg to travel around it.

[6] - While the kicking is going on, your hands should still be on the left side somewhat right next to each other. As the kicking continues on, you should be throwing your left arm over your body, which is the last arm movement. When you first throw your arms over you should continue to follow through with the throw without any pauses.

[7] - The move should have one flowing motion because of the winding of your upper body and the untwisting in the air of your lower body, and back to the same position you started with, which should be in the crab position and left leg out. This position enables you to continue with more swipes if you would like.

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[kaoh]

nice ..... i just wanna add i find it easier to start swipes from ur feet i do lika matrix bullet time back fall and turn my body and use my abs to whip myself around id post a clip but i cant figure how to change tha file type any advice?

[NikeCheck]

Ay koah...where did u get that icon for your forum pust. is it on a website?!