[Bboy-LoVe]

i feel ya'lls bros! i think he is makin a good decision!

[DnA]

Darkness is and will remain one of the most inspirational Korean dancers. Not only because of the people he gets to dance (new people look up to him more often than experienced bboys/bgirls do), but also because of everything he says.

I still look up to him, for he is an inspirational and humble person.

[k1ng]

thanks R.F, i appreciate your good wishes. i understand, i probably wouldn't say all of that to your face but that's what's great about the forums: i can bring my thoughts to the table regardless of how fresh out of the box i might be. take it all for what it's worth to you...

word DnA, but man i am going to miss his buff self leading the crew... it's sad thinking he's probably not gonna go to IBE or big comps for a while maybe. one of the best parts of Gamblerz 2007 trailer was when the doors slide open and everyone was walking in with Darkness leading the way. fearsome!

[DnA]

Originally Posted by k1ng word DnA, but man i am going to miss his buff self leading the crew... it's sad thinking he's probably not gonna go to IBE or big comps for a while maybe. one of the best parts of Gamblerz 2007 trailer was when the doors slide open and everyone was walking in with Darkness leading the way. fearsome!

If I'm not mistaking, Darkness has been nominated for the Asian (Japan + Korea) team at IBE, so he'll probably get contacted by the Dutchbboy org.

And that scene with Bust Gambler or something you just mentioned was the fookin awesomezor itself.

[Robot.Funk]

Hah np man. Your a respectable, opinionated, knowledgeable young cat. Your just fresh into it, stick with it for years man. You will be suprised at how much your going to change and evolve.

[SLF1452]

Originally Posted by Robot.Funk heh Almost 1 year in bboying. 2 in popping. Glad to hear it. I have been BBOYing since 2000. Non Stop. I respect your opinions, I respect your contribution to this dance, to this culture, and hope you do it for as long as life itself permits you. However, I don't need an explanation from you on what battling is. On what this dance is, from someone who has not been dancing half the years I have. Nothing you said invalidates MY FEELINGS, MY EXPERIENCES, AN MY KNOWLEDGE from the countless years, jams, battles, trips, cyphers, competitions. -One

Basically from what I've seen is that when you first start out bboying, you learn a lot of those lessons that King was talking about. But after a couple of years you can't learn as much from battling, and you learn more from yourself by being more innovative, and while you still learn from other people, the drive to battle is far less than it was when you started. From personal experience i can tell you that the most experienced people in my crew don't really go to the one-on-one battle jams with the rest of us younger guys simply because they are tired of that scene and would rather just session and have fun. I think (more of an assumption really because i have only been breakin' about a year) that after a certain point, all one-on-one battles look basically the same, and from what one of the older guys in my crew said was that the whole jam is very formulaic, and while it can still be fun, it becomes a deju vu situation. I'm not speaking out of experience, and i'm def not speaking for all Bboys, but i can def see that happening a lot to older guys. There are always those people that have to compete constantly, and it probably doesnt get boring for them, but most bboys would probably agree that friendly battles for fun are usually more enjoyable than a heated battle with a stranger in front of a bunch of other strangers.

[Robot.Funk]

=)

Yes, Yes. SLF!!!! Very nice!! You understand.

Trust me when I make the move, I'll be hitting every jam I can, probably will battle. Its just, Its going to be different for me this go around. Might just stay in the cyphers, but I will be getting seen a lot more and be dancing with more BBOYS on a normal basis, and that makes me happy. Because I believe I have a lot that has yet to be seen, I feel like I'm just now getting comfortable in my all around style, power, footwork, uprock and expressiveness and I love dancing in crowds and with other dancers. Battling just is not all that to me anymore, maybe this move will spark something in me though.



=)

-One

[Bboy samurai]

*wipes away tear and looks into the horizon*

...Good luck Darkness, Music, Sebin, Lazer, etc. Good luck in all of your future endeavours.

[victor1119]

idk much about darkness but he seemed to be the guy behind gamblerz crew but yeah that speach was really humble made me think for a second of why im bboying and what im going to do.

[Bboybreakthru]

wow all i can say is everything happens for a reason

[dannsuuh]

darkness is one of thebest bboys ever

[BbOyJeOpArDy]

stop dickriding darkness and go read the thread about gamblers in the news section

then come back and post your opinion

[braker16]

well when we are talking about koreans b-boys......thats tuff shit....is better to stay away when they are brakeing.....=)

[BBoyWasian]

Haha Went from curious to emotional to pride respect and living your hopes and dreams
Props to everyone and anyone who is on that certain rode that leads to what or who you wanna be
Buuuut.I would like to say.Dont get so serious.its about having fun.
Haha shake it...even if thats something that you enjoy to do
Oh and i am kinda bummed that Darkness left.but it is what it is

[cherite]

crazy deep