Go have fun and go hard.
Fail not on my part. Daiji didn't set up the CMU practice and Edgar Um was spinning the "let's have a drink" reggae mix at Ava. So this time, it's not me being lazy.
Thursday
This is going to be a righteous day in general. Going to this new Loft party, which is exactly what I've wanted in this city. So for practice today I see how I feel. If I can fly then I'll try the plan for last time. If I can't then I'll try to do a chill practice focusing on varied step and inversion and work on introducing freezes (roll backs, from shoulder bump, footwork).
Or I can over sleep and not make an attempt to go to practice. Not so righteous today. Yeah, I feel like shit today.
Or I can over sleep and not make an attempt to go to practice. Not so righteous today. Yeah, I feel like shit today.
Wednesday
Pretty much the same focus as yesterday. I might shorten the warm up a bit since I danced so much last night and start into the all the flips I have. The key being present during the air time in the flips I have so it might be easier to be present doing the thread. Then I'll take a rest and run some gainer thread attempts.
Wow, none of this happened. I was struggling to get out of bed and go to practice at all. Definitely been working hard so I guess I underestimated my fatigue. I was able to run some short power and decent footwork. Even did some flips, but my legs are pretty tired so I wasn't getting the kind of air I needed. Highlights: corkscrew > coin drop > headspin drill x5, swipe > halo > so instead of a freeze my body hung halfway and my elbow was buckling in and out and then I fell. It felt weird, but no ill effects. Dunno what's in store for tomorrow.
Wow, none of this happened. I was struggling to get out of bed and go to practice at all. Definitely been working hard so I guess I underestimated my fatigue. I was able to run some short power and decent footwork. Even did some flips, but my legs are pretty tired so I wasn't getting the kind of air I needed. Highlights: corkscrew > coin drop > headspin drill x5, swipe > halo > so instead of a freeze my body hung halfway and my elbow was buckling in and out and then I fell. It felt weird, but no ill effects. Dunno what's in store for tomorrow.
Tuesday
The UC for a week! So much to do! I think I'm going to split this time (hour for new moves, hour to train aerobically)
1. thread gainer (first half)
2. shoulder halo
3. airflares
4. keep moving (second half)
Then Stealth was talkin about this funk night with Selecta at Ava. Selecta played a lot of burners but I would've arranged them differently. He's the man for having half of the good songs I heard. Good stuff along the jazz funk lines too. So we went after a quick change and/or food and had a really good time. I was pretty doneski after practice and recovered a bit when I came home to change. Really need to do laundry. Everyone was looking pretty good, but I could tell Teena and Stealth were tired from practice, as was I. Some cool kenjutsu, doing some footwork to "I'm Coming" J Brown and get in some cock blasts on the four reoccurring horn blows near the end to end my set. Need more of that.
1. thread gainer (first half)
2. shoulder halo
3. airflares
4. keep moving (second half)
Not too much thread gainer action even though it's the only original move out of the three. Shoulder halo I'm not getting enough height on to keep in halo position. I think I need to extend my legs more and trust in my hips instead of closing my legs to get around. Airflare is getting better, I still look down when I land the airflare which is pushing my hips and feet to the ground. Wow the aerobic part was pretty much impossible. I did however go straight for 20 minutes and hit more than half of my sets clean and good tops in the rest periods. I was at that point where it's like, "You can either keep going or keep what's in your stomach." A little light-headed also so that pretty much did it for me. So I just got some sets in with full recovery afterwards.
Sunday
We pulled together a practice at Stealth's crib.
Was a pretty good practice Teena and Dave were there. Stealth was hitting some good drills and close to the one handed stop and head freeze. Today I didn't really have a focus. I started out kenjutsu, then switched to trying to come up with new movement. The thing is that at Stealth's crib I can only do balanced moves stepping lightly or else it'll skip the record. Which doesn't seem to be a big problem, but still bboy no-no #15. I felt a bit tired but strong, definitely did not slow my pace down. Did crash a couple times just being tired, but that's when you know you're putting enough effort in. *note* I noticed that when I got tired I kept repeating this slow down step in the front of my footwork. That's actually counter productive, the energy it takes to stop myself is definitely greater than what I save in a quick Russian step. It would be better for me just to continue to a stopping point and raise up. I also need to do a practice where I can't stop moving, so I can train myself to get as close as I can to full recovery while delivering a quality step.
Was a pretty good practice Teena and Dave were there. Stealth was hitting some good drills and close to the one handed stop and head freeze. Today I didn't really have a focus. I started out kenjutsu, then switched to trying to come up with new movement. The thing is that at Stealth's crib I can only do balanced moves stepping lightly or else it'll skip the record. Which doesn't seem to be a big problem, but still bboy no-no #15. I felt a bit tired but strong, definitely did not slow my pace down. Did crash a couple times just being tired, but that's when you know you're putting enough effort in. *note* I noticed that when I got tired I kept repeating this slow down step in the front of my footwork. That's actually counter productive, the energy it takes to stop myself is definitely greater than what I save in a quick Russian step. It would be better for me just to continue to a stopping point and raise up. I also need to do a practice where I can't stop moving, so I can train myself to get as close as I can to full recovery while delivering a quality step.
Friday
Went to New Amsterdam to chill with the homies.
This turned out to be awesome. Selecta played great 90's cuts plus source material. We rocked considerably hard given it was new am. It was all Bad Boy and Death Row, so a good amount of time was spent dancing to the lyrics. Prabu and Warren fuckin shit up hahah the dj table and an old man respectively. Devon not looking all that hurt, so kudos to him. Moves are coming along easier like trying to think on the spot. I got caught a couple times, but most of my runs were clean.
This turned out to be awesome. Selecta played great 90's cuts plus source material. We rocked considerably hard given it was new am. It was all Bad Boy and Death Row, so a good amount of time was spent dancing to the lyrics. Prabu and Warren fuckin shit up hahah the dj table and an old man respectively. Devon not looking all that hurt, so kudos to him. Moves are coming along easier like trying to think on the spot. I got caught a couple times, but most of my runs were clean.
Wednesday Gymsport
Need to pick up the lino from Devon argh. So the things to work on this practice:
1. Air power: in the form of airflare, mill airflare, mill elbow airflare
2. Gainer thread: Got a good warm up today and I think I can visualize everything that needs to happen
3. Double corkscrew: I can definitely rock this move if I practice
4. 90 > halo: If I tap too hard hopefully it won't be too hard
Boo allergies, I guess I'll take this as an opportunity to do some work.
1. Air power: in the form of airflare, mill airflare, mill elbow airflare
2. Gainer thread: Got a good warm up today and I think I can visualize everything that needs to happen
3. Double corkscrew: I can definitely rock this move if I practice
4. 90 > halo: If I tap too hard hopefully it won't be too hard
Boo allergies, I guess I'll take this as an opportunity to do some work.
Tuesday
I get some time at CMU today! 7:30 it is. I've been seeing a lot of ill movements recently between the jam and bboyworld vids. I guess I should set some goals.
1. thread gainer: Yea been gabbing with no action on this. I'm going to get this today!
2. shoulder halo consistently: If I can do it consistently in drills then comboing to it will be easier.
3. more than one shakey airflare: Just gotta practice this and stop cyphering all the time.
I accomplished none of my goals today, so I guess they are good goals. I only really tried thread gainer once, I had to get used to flipping and holding a leg and landing on one foot. I'm going to keep at it until I'm not fearful anymore. Only did one shoulder halo today and missed the following halo, but people see the bump now. Last and probably least I still have only one shakey airflare. Didn't really learn anything, the whole practice I never shifted my weight fully to my right hand so any attempt would be hampered. Highlights: swipe > halo > head stop pose, somehow swipe > mill > flare > 90 with minimal drag on that left leg, close to 90 > baby freeze. It was a good practice.
1. thread gainer: Yea been gabbing with no action on this. I'm going to get this today!
2. shoulder halo consistently: If I can do it consistently in drills then comboing to it will be easier.
3. more than one shakey airflare: Just gotta practice this and stop cyphering all the time.
I accomplished none of my goals today, so I guess they are good goals. I only really tried thread gainer once, I had to get used to flipping and holding a leg and landing on one foot. I'm going to keep at it until I'm not fearful anymore. Only did one shoulder halo today and missed the following halo, but people see the bump now. Last and probably least I still have only one shakey airflare. Didn't really learn anything, the whole practice I never shifted my weight fully to my right hand so any attempt would be hampered. Highlights: swipe > halo > head stop pose, somehow swipe > mill > flare > 90 with minimal drag on that left leg, close to 90 > baby freeze. It was a good practice.
Sunday
Session where?
My house, all footwork we were constrained due to space. This however was one of the more productive practices. Really practiced listening and step variation and control. I got Lays and an Arizona and was able to chill at home. Prabu turned his game on today as well as Devon. I think we got in a good hour and a half of straight cypher. Pretty good aerobically for me, especially after going hard in NY. Real kenjutsu, I can also lay the basis for a certain step and put some added funk on it. If I can join that with the music related knowledge regularly that would be the next step. Ended most of my sets clean and coming up in different poses. I had a couple decent get downs, but way better on the way up. Kinda random, but my crib is a natural footwork spot. And we can always session here cause I live here. Holla.
My house, all footwork we were constrained due to space. This however was one of the more productive practices. Really practiced listening and step variation and control. I got Lays and an Arizona and was able to chill at home. Prabu turned his game on today as well as Devon. I think we got in a good hour and a half of straight cypher. Pretty good aerobically for me, especially after going hard in NY. Real kenjutsu, I can also lay the basis for a certain step and put some added funk on it. If I can join that with the music related knowledge regularly that would be the next step. Ended most of my sets clean and coming up in different poses. I had a couple decent get downs, but way better on the way up. Kinda random, but my crib is a natural footwork spot. And we can always session here cause I live here. Holla.
Chicken and Beer
The title says it all. Celebrating Kaki and Kevin's bday too!
Fun jam, shit starting late is getting real old. I expected my chicken and beer prompt. It was an ok event, I could probably throw a better one and hope to do so soon. I hit some cool sets early, but I'm still ways away technically and power wise from some of these cats. DJs were on point, but the sound was plagued with problems (mics cutting out and shakey levels). The battles ran so long I said fuck it and started boozin. I may have been 6 deep when we got called for the exhibition.
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