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What up, new breakers??
A lot of you have been askin' about how to do a
six-step, and have never
gotten an answer, this is for you. The
six-step is basic footwork
that you should practice, everytime you
break. You should be
able, eventually to improvise your six-step with
extra movments and steps
(sometimes referred to as Techs) for style and
originality. As you learn
power moves (windmills, flares, etc), you
should strive to be able
to go into them from a six-step, and come out
of them into the six-step
(in addition to the other methods of starting
and ending them).
For counter-clockwise
six-steps, start from a push-up position with your
legs spread (this seems
kinda silly, but it's the easiest way to explain
it, you can start from
any position).
1) Lift your RIGHT arm,
and move your LEFT leg through so it's in front
of your RIGHT leg.
2) Move your RIGHT leg
so that your RIGHT foot is BEHIND the LEFT foot
(your legs will be crossed
LEFT over RIGHT).
3) Move your LEFT foot
in a small arc so your legs are uncrossed. At
the same time switch
your hands (pick the LEFT one up, and put the RIGHT
one down.
4) Extend your RIGHT
leg and sweep it around (wide) in a
counter-clockwise arc
so that your LEFT foot ends up covered by your
RIGHT knee joint and
your RIGHT foot is almost touching your butt
(NOTE: Steps 3 and 4
shoud be done in quick succession).
5) Put your LEFT hand
back down on the ground, and move your LEFT leg
back to where it was
in the push-up position.
6) Move your RIGHT leg
back to where it was in the push-up position, and
you find yourself back
at the beginning. Now, go back to step one, and
repeat.
That's it. If you want
go clockwise, just reverse all the LEFT/RIGHTs.
One more thing, don't
try to do this fast at first. Go VERY slow to get
the technique down, and
then increase your speed gradually. No matter
how fast you go, if your
footwork is sloppy, it's noticable. Peace to
all.
-Scan1 da Survivor