Ahh last practice before Circles! The key being not to push my groin too much whilst practicing all my get downs and combos:
1. pose out > pose in > spin > rollback headpose > mill > (90 or pose) (get down)
2. foot on outside of knee > spin > foot on inside of knee (get down)
3. (sideways shuffle tops) > knee drop > butterfly twist > coin drop > headspin drills (get down)
4. side flip > applejack > 90 > mill > headspin variation
Oh man, what a God send! Got in an hour with Devon before practice! It was a hard hour, I think we were both posturing for the girls. Well I was fadskifresh, so I didn't give a damn and actually came out with footwork looking good and feeling good. Kenjutsu all over the place, i mean really embodying it. There were several instances where I found myself in the music and also just plain riding rythyms and beats. By the time practice rolled around I was pretty tired. But I was mentally prepared for some reason. The first hour was solid even if wasn't hitting 4. I think I have 3, but that's just a bunch of easy moves together. 2 is easy, gotta remember to do it though. For 1 I get to the mill easy enough, but the push up is rough. Speaking off pushups Randall and I hit some drill 6 step > pushups x5. I didn't even hit like half of the third one. That's also when my mental concentration faded. Even still, got some more moves in. I learned roll back > headspin drill today, sweet. Time to sip water for an hour :/
Wednesday
This practice is pretty much determined by how my groin feels but I need to go over the things I missed yesterday:
1. airflare > mill/swipe combinations (many of them)
2. speedy footworks (probably in drill form unless the music helps me out)
3. power going up
Blah, nobody was there and my groin still hurts. I did some speedy footworks and danced without a break for a while a couple times. Just dancing today. Got two new get downs. So that's sweet for an hours work.
1. airflare > mill/swipe combinations (many of them)
2. speedy footworks (probably in drill form unless the music helps me out)
3. power going up
Blah, nobody was there and my groin still hurts. I did some speedy footworks and danced without a break for a while a couple times. Just dancing today. Got two new get downs. So that's sweet for an hours work.
Tuesday
I need a murderous practice today and tomorrow. Clean up Thursday. Then get my rest on. Wasn't sure if chilling Sunday was the righteous move, but what's done is done. The plan:
1. airflare > mill ... and swipe > airflare ... combos
2. work the kenjutsu at all times (throw in flips as footwork techs).
3. speed speed speed in footwork! I haven't worked this and shit looks a tad slower than I want.
4. emphasis on going up in power sets.
5. NO CRASHING!
Well ok. I got a pretty decent practice in. I definitely hit airflare > mill > (crash halo) but when I got tired I couldn't muster the energy to keep trying them. Grrr next time. Not too many flips but some decent footwork, some of it didn't make sense. It was the lazy beat hitting creeping in. That because I wasn't coming up with interesting things to do because I was too focused on the music. Like I said my style is to allow me to think ahead. So that wasn't too good. Forgot about the speed thing, but there was some jazz music so I tried staying on the drums. Yay jazz, not really for bboying. Didn't really focus on going up! Must do that next practice!! I also kind of strained my groin a bit, so I just need to warm up better. It's not like I've been dancing days in a row, a bit tight.
1. airflare > mill ... and swipe > airflare ... combos
2. work the kenjutsu at all times (throw in flips as footwork techs).
3. speed speed speed in footwork! I haven't worked this and shit looks a tad slower than I want.
4. emphasis on going up in power sets.
5. NO CRASHING!
Well ok. I got a pretty decent practice in. I definitely hit airflare > mill > (crash halo) but when I got tired I couldn't muster the energy to keep trying them. Grrr next time. Not too many flips but some decent footwork, some of it didn't make sense. It was the lazy beat hitting creeping in. That because I wasn't coming up with interesting things to do because I was too focused on the music. Like I said my style is to allow me to think ahead. So that wasn't too good. Forgot about the speed thing, but there was some jazz music so I tried staying on the drums. Yay jazz, not really for bboying. Didn't really focus on going up! Must do that next practice!! I also kind of strained my groin a bit, so I just need to warm up better. It's not like I've been dancing days in a row, a bit tight.
E Carson Outside The Crib
It's nice out why not?
Lots of good footwork. I wanted to switch it up a little, we put the cardboard down in the spot next my apt (the plus of living on a corner). This one dude said he was a bboy years ago. I said, "Dope never goes out of style." I hope he didn't think I was some sort of cokehead. Devon really popped today and Prabu too. Extra needs to get over his insecurties and just keep on rocking. Same thing to a lesser extent with Boston. Rest of yall is sleepin, with the exception of Ollie who's DJing the party I'm going to after I blog this out right quick. Mucho fun and getting better. Not enough crazy / offensive people, even though it was only 6 - 8pm it still is E Carson c'mon. Damn, I mean he should know what dope means.
Lots of good footwork. I wanted to switch it up a little, we put the cardboard down in the spot next my apt (the plus of living on a corner). This one dude said he was a bboy years ago. I said, "Dope never goes out of style." I hope he didn't think I was some sort of cokehead. Devon really popped today and Prabu too. Extra needs to get over his insecurties and just keep on rocking. Same thing to a lesser extent with Boston. Rest of yall is sleepin, with the exception of Ollie who's DJing the party I'm going to after I blog this out right quick. Mucho fun and getting better. Not enough crazy / offensive people, even though it was only 6 - 8pm it still is E Carson c'mon. Damn, I mean he should know what dope means.
Friday
Finally realized my dream of hitting two practices. Kim and Ming @ 6, Prabu and Devon @ 8.
Everyone is looking sooo good. Very proud of the four people I mentioned earlier, straight improvement. Nothing really changed, I just had two pretty decent practices with some cheap sushi and an Arizona Lemonade. It was a really good time. Devon and I danced for two toddlers and a baby. The bald father awkwardly gave me props as they left. Props to you my friend for having three children and taking care of them. Hit a good deal of good footwork within my style.
Everyone is looking sooo good. Very proud of the four people I mentioned earlier, straight improvement. Nothing really changed, I just had two pretty decent practices with some cheap sushi and an Arizona Lemonade. It was a really good time. Devon and I danced for two toddlers and a baby. The bald father awkwardly gave me props as they left. Props to you my friend for having three children and taking care of them. Hit a good deal of good footwork within my style.
Thursday
There was a practice at CMU on the good floor.
Wasn't really feeling this one hella tired and sore from all the practices. Still got some work in.
Wasn't really feeling this one hella tired and sore from all the practices. Still got some work in.
Wednesday
Was jazzed to get an extra bit of practice when Devon hit me up about a 9pm. I was making arrangements to hit the Morewood practice at 7pm.
Fail. I got to Morewood around 8:35pm and there was some dude taking pictures. So fuck it, went over to the UC and looked for space. Janitor with thick Russian accent lent me Rangos 2 for the night, so long as I didn't mess up the chairs around the table.
Mainly did footwork, some back rock sets, lots and lots of tops. Since nobody was around and I was kinda tired I started to try to figure this style I was thinking of. I guess it would be approaching footwork as a series of small jumps. It's inspired from when some people (Domkey?) jump from a step to do flares. I think it would be way nastier to incorporate some kind of slide to footwork or just no handed footwork.
Good practice.
Fail. I got to Morewood around 8:35pm and there was some dude taking pictures. So fuck it, went over to the UC and looked for space. Janitor with thick Russian accent lent me Rangos 2 for the night, so long as I didn't mess up the chairs around the table.
Mainly did footwork, some back rock sets, lots and lots of tops. Since nobody was around and I was kinda tired I started to try to figure this style I was thinking of. I guess it would be approaching footwork as a series of small jumps. It's inspired from when some people (Domkey?) jump from a step to do flares. I think it would be way nastier to incorporate some kind of slide to footwork or just no handed footwork.
Good practice.
Tuesday +5
Got in a meeting at work and wore my magic green shoes. Two j on some beast stuff :/ but it works as dense as it is; :/ again.
This was the hardest practice I've ever been to. *note* Fatigue is only mental if you can still physically execute. *note* With proper training execution is a decision. It's all just orders to your body. *note* People hate on tricks/power, but it's an easy way to get the whole of your body to follow specific orders. Man, I was laid out several times and I was able to get up and do some runs and some tops.
Kim and Ming held down the drills, that's how you really get good. Repeatedly putting yourself in planned situations. I only did a couple because I went supremely hard with some good results some eh. Like it was battle worthy stuff (i hope!). But really it was the only point in the practice were I failed mentally. This practice felt like a good cross country practice.
This was the hardest practice I've ever been to. *note* Fatigue is only mental if you can still physically execute. *note* With proper training execution is a decision. It's all just orders to your body. *note* People hate on tricks/power, but it's an easy way to get the whole of your body to follow specific orders. Man, I was laid out several times and I was able to get up and do some runs and some tops.
Kim and Ming held down the drills, that's how you really get good. Repeatedly putting yourself in planned situations. I only did a couple because I went supremely hard with some good results some eh. Like it was battle worthy stuff (i hope!). But really it was the only point in the practice were I failed mentally. This practice felt like a good cross country practice.
Kim And Ming Are Back!
Was a bit faded and thought to myself, I really really need to go to practice.
I was pretty much fire all way round. Seeing Lancelot at Ava, watching Ynot (the real one) in a tops battle, and something else got me really excited about clean, thoughtful tops. I tried some flat step and patterns into combination back to pattern stuff. A bit difficult to keep it all in time while guessing but it'll get there. Power was on today! I pretty much have halos, sometimes I bend my leg but there's no reason I shouldn't be able to crank out 5 - 8. So close to airflare > mill, I did a crummy one at practice. The problem isn't as much the airflare now as it is finding where I am and being able to whip. Highlights!:
1. flares > swipes > flares > mill (x2 :P ) > halos x2 (crash, the leg bending thing)
2. 90 > mill > headspin drill (i got maybe 5 or 6)
3. airflare > mill (it was shitty, but it was the first time I could execute it)
4. flares > mill > halo suicide (clean!)
I was pretty much fire all way round. Seeing Lancelot at Ava, watching Ynot (the real one) in a tops battle, and something else got me really excited about clean, thoughtful tops. I tried some flat step and patterns into combination back to pattern stuff. A bit difficult to keep it all in time while guessing but it'll get there. Power was on today! I pretty much have halos, sometimes I bend my leg but there's no reason I shouldn't be able to crank out 5 - 8. So close to airflare > mill, I did a crummy one at practice. The problem isn't as much the airflare now as it is finding where I am and being able to whip. Highlights!:
1. flares > swipes > flares > mill (x2 :P ) > halos x2 (crash, the leg bending thing)
2. 90 > mill > headspin drill (i got maybe 5 or 6)
3. airflare > mill (it was shitty, but it was the first time I could execute it)
4. flares > mill > halo suicide (clean!)
Skeme On Deck
Not sure what kind of space I'll get. I'm considering not going, but I should to hear some tunes. I have tunes at the crib though and this bed is pretty comfortable. That's really lazy though, I've been doing well with the dancing so I should keep it up before I start fucking up. To be honest, I don't want to drive on Saint Patty's Eve or whatever people are drinking in droves for. I want to try things, but I don't want to have my heart set on something and then not be able to do tops. This bed is really comfortable.
Oh man, i am pretty much faded hard. Going out was right though, to see Lancelot dumb down his steps to dance with regular heads was enough for me to see. Rocking never felt more in place out of place. Life is definitely only perspective and what you choose to be truth. I don't even feel like explaining.. ask me about it.
Oh man, i am pretty much faded hard. Going out was right though, to see Lancelot dumb down his steps to dance with regular heads was enough for me to see. Rocking never felt more in place out of place. Life is definitely only perspective and what you choose to be truth. I don't even feel like explaining.. ask me about it.
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