I dove as deep as i could tracking down OG's and the new heads that were up and comers around the USA through forums because i needed to know more. I kept learning more and more about how important footwork and style was vs power, starting to feel a good grasp of the information i was given from these people. When i first ran into one of my great friends Pete (pete nasty) who beat me on a beautiful power set (2 rounds) and i lost after what i thought (at the time) was a clean footwork and style set. I didn't quiet get it, again, i started the dive back down for information.
After a long time of digging and sessioning-traveling-digging more- asking more people for information-getting examples- meeting OGs- meeting the people at the top of their game and asking for tips, I thought i had a very good understanding on the battling aspect of breaking- and at this point i still feel i do. I feel i have quiet a bit of information under my belt. But as a student (which we will ALWAYS be) i have grown huge amounts and have risen to the top of my local scene. Years have gone by and now when i enter a battle, there's only 2-3 people that i get worried about entering battles. But in the last few months i made a goal, last year i won 15-17 battles (i have most of them listed out, but there are battles i remember winning but can't remember the names of them- i concentrated more on the wins then enjoying them) this year i wanted to win 20-30 battles and travel more, experience bigger and better scenes.
But what in the meantime of that goal i have begun taking different approaches to breaking. I want to teach more people, i know for a fact i have information to give. I want to bring a different essence to breaking then just the competition battles. There is more to breaking then battles. There is more to it than prize money. More than traveling everywhere. We as a group don't value our DANCE. We want huge moves, crazy combos, which to be honest- who doesn't. Not many people come out and say "i wanna rock the beat". Anyswoozies I am resigning from my original goal of winning 20-30 battles.
There is a bigger essence of breaking. When i first saw this, i meant to make a blog about it from the get go, but because of life-it escaped me. Well this week my good friend Ricky (Toronto head) posted the video again, so before i forget, i wanted to let anyone else who is interested see it. To me this changed my concept of breaking. I always want to grow and be better, as well as you should.
Back to true expression of self for me
this doesn't mean i'm going to stop battling, but it does add something different to my training and outlook
And i know this isn't exactly part of this blog purpose of what my new goals are or anything. But the other day i saw someone talking about what i used to wear at battles. I was pretty much living on my own since 17 taking care of my bills, my apartment, and if i had a girlfriend anything i could do to take care of her financial needs, as well as still be good and wine and dine from time to time. So i figured while i was throwing in some food for thought stuff into this blog i might as well put this out there too.
I'll be the first to say i might not have taken their exact message they wanted to convey but everyone can take something different from them. Now i'm not mad at the people talking junk about me or anything because at the end of the day, i still smoke you. BUT everyone could use a little humbling and reminder of where our art came from, and where a lot of the people who are apart of our art styled expression come from. You don't know my story, i dont know yours, but at the end of the day what we wear or how we dance should not influence how we treat or act towards eachother
