This move is insane. I’ve decided to call this the ‘floating gremlin’ for lack of a better term (That’s right, this is another relatively new move). In regular Gremlin spins, bboys spin around a full 360 degrees on one hand without stabbing. In this variation, the hips are higher than normal. You’re going to need some powerful flares to transition into this move.
9. Elbow Spins
EDIT GIF What better way to make a move harder than to spin on your elbow instead of on your hand? With that kind of creativity, you’ll arrive at the elbow spins. You will often see this concept in many variations of other powermoves. This move is another illusion. Instead of spinning on the very tip of the elbow, you actually use the base of the forearm. Of course, a bit of soft padding maintains momentum and reduces pain due to friction.
8. Elbow Flares
EDIT GIF Again, you can upgrade difficulty by switching to your elbows. The hips are low in the front so muscles in the lower back must do more work to bring the hips high in the back. You end up leaning forward so much that you reach a posture similar to the ‘scorpion’ in yoga. The flexibility and abnormal strength required is what makes this move difficult.
7. Elbow Tracks
So, you’ve mastered the air flare… What else is there to do? ‘Simple; master the air flare on your elbows! You don’t really use your elbows to propel you in this move. Instead, the entire forearm absorbs the shock. This move looks awesome- enough said.
6. Taisuke Criticals
I know what you’re thinking. If I weighed less than 100 pounds and had short legs, I could easily come up with this move. Well, you may be right. Bboy Taisuke is known for his quick movements and flow. He manages to throw his body up in the air with ease even when it seems that he lacks a proper wind-up. Don’t be surprised to find that this gif is in real time.
5. Elbow Chair Spins
It’s almost impossible to imagine how this move was invented, but someone did it. For those skeptics, this move is 100% real. After much practice, Bboy Uzee Rock has mastered the art of spinning on the very tip of his elbow while his body is parallel to the ground. Be lucky that this is a gif because this guy can do about 10 rotations in real life.
4. 1.5 Air Flares
If you can already air flare, what would be the next step? Thats right! You just rotate your body an extra 180º degrees so that you land on your shoulder instead of your hands. No big deal right? Use a gym mat or soft ground when practicing because this move takes a lot of guts.
3. One-Arm Elbow Tracks
Put on some elbow pads because this move will hurt. There are no tricks to making this move easier; you have to in shape and comfortable stringing together powermoves. At this point in practice, it’s really just about going for it. Some bboys have even managed putting together 6 of these bad boys in a row.
2. One-Handed Air Flares
If you’ve made it this far in performing crazy breakdance moves, you still have one task ahead of you- the one arm air flare. This move just became popular among many ‘powermovers’ around the world. When done the right way, it can look very graceful. When done the wrong way, it can be very dangerous.
1. One-Handed Chair Flares
This move is absolutely ridiculous. Some of you may think it’s amazing that this guys’ arm doesn’t just collapse on the spot. You need a lot of shoulder strength to hop high enough, rotate fully, and catch safely on the same arm. The bboy in this gif is named ‘Bboy Kill,’ for obvious reasons.
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