Ok so im startin to learn the windmill but im stuck at one point now i understand all the motion but i cant seem to initiate the first kick/swing i can collapse but then i just cant kick so what happens is that i collapse n move on the side to try to kick but end up falling on my hips so..yea ill try to send a vid of my problem but it will surely be the ugliest thing youll ever c but yea help is much appreciated
EDIT: Yea this is my problem tho i dont understand the answer:
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You're getting close to getting them, but not quite. Several likely scenarios:
1. When you come to your stab, your legs droop and your feet touch the ground. You don't SLAM, but you can't keep them from dragging.
2. You can get to your stab and all just fine, but you get stuck there -- you can't seem to collapse again, or keep going for that matter. (This is noted by Mothergoose as the flailing legs syndrome)
3. You fall off your stab as you go for your second round (related to above problem), thus causing you to go on your back, not your shoulders, and/or your leg(s)/ass to hit the ground.
4. You can cleanly get onto your stab and collapse cleanly again .. but you look like a dumbass because it's in a one-two motion and you pause and lose all your momentum when on your stab, causing you to have to "start" again (it's as if you're doing individual mills over and over, rather than "linked" ones)
And, their solutions:
1. You still aren't moving your legs in a circular fashion. Most likely, the problem is that you're going up and down -- as in, when you face up, you "bounce" directly up, then you turn over, and guess what? You come directly down. It's ok to bounce up a little, but don't jump up ten friggin thousand feet (especially for stabbed mills). Also, you could be waiting too long to stab (see below)
2. You're mentally waiting for the stab -- as in, your'e thinking as you're turning over "ok, here comes the stab, here comes the stab..." and it doesn't even cross your mind what to do next until AFTER you feel that elbow drop in your gut -- but by then, it's too late. This is closely tied in with stabbing late; you want to have your stab down as soon as you're 3/4 of the way done turning to your frontside. Make sure your fingers are pointing UP.
3. You're stabbing wrong or late (see above two problems), you don't have the collapse down, or you're trying to go too fast. When you stab, don't stab at a 90 degree angle to the ground -- have your arm at a little LESS than a 45 degree angle, and push forward and try to roll onto your shoulder as soon as your hand touches the ground. REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR LEGS UP AND CONTINUE ROTATING THEM ON THEIR AXIS. All this should happen AT THE SAME TIME, not step by step. Like I said, windmills should FLOW -- not be "omg i have to do this then this then this"
4. You should actively swing twice during the mill - once when facing down going to facing up, and once when facing up and going to facing down. Most likely, you're only swinging once. Since you have the motion down, you really aren't far - just make sure you have the stab and collapse smoothly, and focus on swinging more, keeping on your upper back/shoulders, and going faster.
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And my problem is 2. You can get to your stab and all just fine, but you get stuck there -- you can't seem to collapse again, or keep going for that matter. (This is noted by Mothergoose as the flailing legs syndrome) but i dont understand the answer
P.S oh and im learnin so no rotations yet not even one
=UPDATE=
=UPDATE 29-02-08=
http://www.bboy.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=61562
OOOOOO ive just read ur reply again and i think i know my problem im scared of swinging that y..thx alot
