Flow-
All too much we see people who have dope ideas but they are very choppy.
so I came up with a little something to show how important flow is. Now
before I get onto that I have a little tip on practicing flow. People
say it comes with time but it comes with practice. If you have a move
down and you always do 6 step then 7 step, if you slip up moving from 6
to 7... What are you going to do? Your boned because you can't
freestyle or flow. So here's what I recommend for practice to help you
with both of those.
Start off with a 1 step (helicopter/coffee grinder. Whatever) do that
3 times then do a 2 step 2 times. Then go back into 1 step. Then
into 3 step. So on and so fourth until you've gone through all of the
footwork you know in rotation.
The goal of this exercise is simple-move through your footwork to learn
the transitions. So your set will look like this (s stands for step)
1s>2s1s>3s>1s>4s>1s>5s>1s>6s>1s>7s and so on and so fourth.
Then you go back through and do it with each step.
Going 2s>1s>2s>3s etc etc.
That way you'll never be stuck in any position looking for a less
awkward thing transition into to make your sets longer,from a stumble,
anything.
The importance of flow is immeasurable, I have seen many bboys that were
nasty, lose to people that were worse then them because their flow
wasn't in order.I much compare it to water.like Ocean waves, there's a
rhythm to it and its somewhat constant (when its slow the surface is
smooth, when its harder the waves are about the same- strong, and when
the waves are high and fast it will be hard for someone to fight that
flow that is also very strong). Its not always pretty. When people start
out,its like throwing rocks into a pond, they concentrate on adding more
rocks to their pond and worry about making waves later. There's a
general ripple that you feel but every rock you throw in changes the
size and timing of the ripples. The more rocks you have in the pond and
the more flow you have, the more likely your pond will turn into a
tsunami- a wrecking force that is not only intimidating but is deadly.
coincided, with that being said you need to remember to add the rocks
to the pond you can't have a great flow with no variation in moves.
When people work on making things flow but forget to add variety
(the rocks), its like the tsunami is coming but dissipates a mile
away from shore before it can do any damage the moves you do is the
rocks, and the feeling of connecting them correctly would turn those
odd ripples into ocean waves. So when adding new moves to your arsenal
you can't just practice the move, you need to practice incorporating
them into your move list and sets. That way you can have a smooth
ocean wave or make a tsunami at any given time.
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