AdamSwaluk
Mar-10-08, 01:57 AM
Hello, my name is Adam Swaluk and today I'll be explaining some very simple concepts that will make it much easier for you to get from point "A" (crashing btwists, gainers, and pop 720s) to point "B" (throwing that shuriken roundkick pop hyper 720 swingthru corkscrew double leg hook combination that you've been dreaming about).
I’ll start off by sharing a nifty little secret with you: the vast majority of, if not all of the moves that can be considered “advanced” are merely the sum of two or more simpler moves. For example, if you combine a 540 kick with a cheat 720 kick (hook or crescent, depending on preference), you get a jackknife! Cool, eh? Here are some formulas to help you with other “advanced” tricks:
slant gainer flash + fulltwist = corkscrew
butterfly twist + 540 kick = butterfly twist swipe
corkscrew + double leg = *gasp* corkscrew double leg/paracork
Go on, add your own to the list. If you can come up with the formula for a move you want to learn (I want to learn a parafuso, hmmm, parafuso equals what…?), then you’ve got it made. This is what I refer to as the “Prerequisite System”, prerequisites being moves that are required (requisite) before (pre) one can move on to the move he/she is aiming for.
Oh, and a crappy butterfly twist combined with a crappy 540 kick will still turn into a butterfly twist swipe, buuuut it’ll be a crappy butterfly twist swipe. Don’t combine poor tricks hoping to land advanced variations, guys, it’s like throwing mouldy cheese in with rotten eggs and still expecting the omelette to taste nice. Drill your moves to virtual perfection, to the point where you can do eight in a row without your technique or form suffering, and then move on. Patience is key, just be thankful that we’re not doing straight jumps (gymnastics reference, look it up and be effin’ thankful).
Let’s finish up by covering a simple problem that plagues 99% of the tricking community. This 99% even includes some of the greats: CrazyAsian, Kalman Csoka, KJER, Jester, Sesshoumaru, etcetc. The problem I’m referring to occurs, and I’ve mentioned this in the past, when a trickster learns one fundamental trick to the left (counter-clockwise) and another to the right (clockwise). Your counter-clockwise 540 kick can be quick enough to make Terada lay down his black belt, but if your butterfly twist is going in the opposite direction then it doesn’t make a difference when you decide it’s time to put them together. Give Terada back his black belt, ‘cause he’s still got something on you. Not only is this (doing different tricks in different directions) an issue when learning advanced variation, but (this should really go without saying) it hinders one’s ability to combo smoothly. Sure, you can pull the direction-switch, like Renney and Emig, but I don’t think that looks or feels nearly as cool as just continuing on in one direction.
That’s all I can think of for now. Good luck, trickers/tricksters/trickzters/tricksterz, j00 know aye E> U
I’ll start off by sharing a nifty little secret with you: the vast majority of, if not all of the moves that can be considered “advanced” are merely the sum of two or more simpler moves. For example, if you combine a 540 kick with a cheat 720 kick (hook or crescent, depending on preference), you get a jackknife! Cool, eh? Here are some formulas to help you with other “advanced” tricks:
slant gainer flash + fulltwist = corkscrew
butterfly twist + 540 kick = butterfly twist swipe
corkscrew + double leg = *gasp* corkscrew double leg/paracork
Go on, add your own to the list. If you can come up with the formula for a move you want to learn (I want to learn a parafuso, hmmm, parafuso equals what…?), then you’ve got it made. This is what I refer to as the “Prerequisite System”, prerequisites being moves that are required (requisite) before (pre) one can move on to the move he/she is aiming for.
Oh, and a crappy butterfly twist combined with a crappy 540 kick will still turn into a butterfly twist swipe, buuuut it’ll be a crappy butterfly twist swipe. Don’t combine poor tricks hoping to land advanced variations, guys, it’s like throwing mouldy cheese in with rotten eggs and still expecting the omelette to taste nice. Drill your moves to virtual perfection, to the point where you can do eight in a row without your technique or form suffering, and then move on. Patience is key, just be thankful that we’re not doing straight jumps (gymnastics reference, look it up and be effin’ thankful).
Let’s finish up by covering a simple problem that plagues 99% of the tricking community. This 99% even includes some of the greats: CrazyAsian, Kalman Csoka, KJER, Jester, Sesshoumaru, etcetc. The problem I’m referring to occurs, and I’ve mentioned this in the past, when a trickster learns one fundamental trick to the left (counter-clockwise) and another to the right (clockwise). Your counter-clockwise 540 kick can be quick enough to make Terada lay down his black belt, but if your butterfly twist is going in the opposite direction then it doesn’t make a difference when you decide it’s time to put them together. Give Terada back his black belt, ‘cause he’s still got something on you. Not only is this (doing different tricks in different directions) an issue when learning advanced variation, but (this should really go without saying) it hinders one’s ability to combo smoothly. Sure, you can pull the direction-switch, like Renney and Emig, but I don’t think that looks or feels nearly as cool as just continuing on in one direction.
That’s all I can think of for now. Good luck, trickers/tricksters/trickzters/tricksterz, j00 know aye E> U