Hint Dictionary

BBOY HINT/TIP DICTIONARY

This page is to help those of you who need help with some of your bboy moves. Soon all of the moves that are in the Bboy Dictionary will be here in the Hint Dictionary. Hope they help.

1990: Practice doing handstands first.

Then practice turning around
2,000: Practice your balance on one hand first

To get good spin, drive with your legs
AirSwipe: Put your hands down before you lift your feet of the ground

If you are doing the airswipe to your right, the left leg comes off the ground first, and the right leg comes off first if you are going to your left
Applejacks: Start on your feet with your body crunched down

Kick your legs in the air before you plant your hands

If you are doing a two-legged applejack spread your legs wide

When your feet come back down, lift your hands off the ground
Backspin: Spin closer to the top of your back

When you swing your leg to get speed, spin it all the way in a half circle and tuck it close to your body.

Tuck your legs and arms as close to your body as possible.
Backswipe: Practice improving your basic airswipes

Then when you have the airswipes down do this: When you are doing a airswipe and you are half way through in the air, stop. Then return back to your starting position.

This move takes practice, but is is tight when you get it down.
Boston Crab: You have to be able to do the crab well

You have to be able to do the middle splits all the way or at least almost
Keep arms almost staight
Bronco: When you go from your feet to your hands, make sure your feet are off the ground when your hands touch

Then kick your legs and push with your arms to get back to your feet.

Make sure your hands are already off the ground when your feet touch again.
Combinations: In order to execute a combination your moves must go in the same direction. Either clockwise or counter-clockwise.
Crab: Same Hints/tips as a turtle, just bend your legs in.
Fist Glide: You have to be able to do a handspin

If you can do a handspin, just instead of spinning on your hand, close your fist and spin on it

Put something slippery under your hand like a touqe or a piece of cloth, or if you are wearing a sweater pull the sleave over your hand
Flare: Keep your legs high and spread them

For faster speed take drive with your legs

Try not to keep your legs in back of you too long

Also be quick with your hands, place them steady
Float: Work on your balance in that position

Tuck your elbows in hips or stomach

Bend legs if you have to for balance
Freezes: Make up your own freezes, they add a lot to your style

Try to go into a freeze when someone would least expect it, like out of a hard move.
Hand Glide: Put the elbow of the hand you are going to spin on in your stomach

Use a cloth or something to help your hand spin

Before beginning spinning practice balancing on one hand until you can balance well without falling
Headspin: Keep your legs stiff

Use your arms and legs to gain speed

When your first starting to learn this move start in a headstand and practice from there.
Helicopter: Keep the leg that is going around straight

Keep the other leg that you are on bent
Hollowback: Practice doing a plain handstand untill you can do it well

Then bend your legs backwards
Kip-Up: Build up tricep muscles

Use legs to bring you up

Kick high in the air and away from your body
Rubber Band: You have to be able to do a Kip-Up well

After you do 1 Kip-Up fall onto your back and Kip-Up again
Side Glide: Practice balancing in position

Place elbow in your hip

Start slowly at first

Then pick up speed as you get better
Turtle: Keep your hands close together(not too close)

When first attempting go slow, then build up speed

Don't lean forward too much or you will lose your balance and fall forward while turning.
Windmill