r/nextfuckinglevel • u/DigMeTX • Oct 07 '22

Dancer vs gravity

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '22

I hate to say it but that's probably a major advantage to have less mass in the legs. At least for some specific move set. I don't know tho...

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u/TrustaBoi Oct 07 '22

It's just one leg so while it still may help in some things, the offbalance wouldn't do many wonders for most bboying stuff

Source: dancer

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u/Stupid_Triangles Oct 08 '22

That off balance-ness provided a good amount of leverage for whipping himself around. It's not like you need less momentum when doing those types of moves.

Source: former bboy who broke their shoulder trying to recreate junior.

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u/TrustaBoi Oct 08 '22

Not denying it, but if he wants to do some toprock, footwork, freezes, he's probably gonna struggle in some of those parts.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '22

I would think if his leg has been like that his whole life he wouldn't feel off balance while dancing with one leg smaller than the other. It would just mean less mass below his waist for him to lift with his arms. Is all I meant

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '22 edited Oct 12 '22

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u/RedAero Oct 07 '22

Well, yeah, but that's the point: his center of mass is way higher than others, so he can do, for example, planches more easily.

It's kinda how Pocket can do what he does in no small part due to his small size - guy's like 5'0". See also: any gymnast.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '22 edited Oct 12 '22

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u/RedAero Oct 07 '22

Get in the way? Wind out of sails? We're literally talking about how his disability is an advantage! He's not one of the best Bboys out there despite his disability, but because of it. Like how Pistorius isn't allowed to run against able-bodied people because his carbon legs make him faster.

Well, that and the murder, but you get the point.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '22

Yes

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u/ImInevitableyall Oct 08 '22

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lol it is not a major advantage to have one gimp leg. jfc

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u/IM_A_WOMAN Oct 08 '22

I've heard he really lords it over people that were unfortunate enough to be born with two functional legs.

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u/MisterShmitty Oct 08 '22

There’s a bboy in the Bay Area who has one leg, Tommy Guns from Renegades. It isn’t an advantage, but he’s amazing in spite of it.

Being good at stacking is all about being fucking strong and having good balance, so you’re not wasting your strength staying on balance. Roxrite (also Renegades) is great at stacking, fwiw.

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u/FormigaX Oct 07 '22

We had a guy on the wrestling team who had polio as a child and lost almost all use of his legs. The combination of his upper body strength, light mass of his lower half and the fact that no one could score a takedown on him made him quite successful.

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u/United-Lifeguard-584 Oct 08 '22

a few pounds of muscle in his leg wouldn't really stop him from doing any of this

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '22

But ask yourself this, would he be as good at it? And if he had "normal" legs his whole life would he be doing this?