a good example of a move bite that can be used it many variations, is bboy born's spinning side chair blow up. I've seen so many ways you can get into that move.
@MrGazian Aby is someone important. If it wasn't for him and his friends in the Bronx in the early 70s, we wouldn't have this bboy culture. They started everything. Interviewing him is like interviewing a living bible of bboying. Now in his 50s, of course he cannot dance as athletic as many younger people. But he deserves much more respect than what you are giving him.
@BR1ANwillDESTROY correct! DO NOT do the exact known moves of another bboy. But, feel free to make changes so the moves are different. It's okay to get inspired. It is not okay to copy by verbatim.
Big up to Strife-TV for bringing something to the community and trying to bring knowledge to the next level. People can come up with their own opions, unfortunately this rarely happens or is on poorly argumentend statements..this interview is just another perspective on a subject that verybody talks about and helps people hopefully to think for themselves.
Could somebody tell me what does "WACK" mean ? I'm a bboy from Argentina, and I really can't get the meaning pretty well.. It would mean a lot, since I'm trying to translate this interview for my crew, but I cannot understand what WACK means.. Peace bros.
@MrGazian so what have you brought for bboying and hip hop, aby is part of TBB, and alien ness was blessed to bring back MZK, what have you done for hip hop? You seem to know a lot.
@MrGazian and besides, there are obviously new cats that have aboslutely no idea what biting is, maybe yes, they do it themselves, but no, they do not fully get the whole idea of biting. this video shows exactly that we all "bite" but we should add our own "swag/flavor" to it.
just 2 reason when ppls throwing those bite signs.. first is when they're trying to break up the opponent's concentrations/ focuses as a battle strategy second is when they're just Jealous about what the opponent's did/ have
@IamHopers I think what he's saying is, that not every idea is 100% original in it's inception. Like Poe One invented the airchair. Someone else invented the lotus airchair. From how i'm reading your comment, that person is a biter, because they didn't have an idea, they just took. What Aby and Ness are saying is that to take the idea in it's entirety and implement it as your own is biting, to add another block to the foundation is growth. That's how I interpreted it.
Actually, there are tons of "bboys" that don't know/understand the exact definition of biting. Everyone has a slightly different definition AND boundary for "biting". Since these guys started the bboying culture, and lived in the era when the term "biting" was created, I personally think their explanation of this term is more accurate, and can be used for reference for all new bboys. The point of the video is reached! Thanks Strife!
When I started getting down in 1976 I lived on 167th and clay. We bit styles and moves from cats on teller, finaly, college, grand concourse, Ces90, 145, 53. I was only 10 years old. Everybody stole, bit, hijacked from everybody...
but what if someone copy blowups and transition moves, and put it in their sets without altering it? I mean, some of them are winning battles with that stuff. I'm still throw that bite sing hard when I see this happen.
@MrGazian Hi. This is Daniel from Strife.tv. I have been dancing since 1999, and still do. Everyone we interview are our friends. We try and be friends with everyone we meet in the bboy community. The purpose of this video is to go to the source, the people who invented bboying, and ask their opinions on a touchy subject such as biting. Many new bboys watch Strife to get knowledge they never had access to. We are happy you already know about this, but others are a little unfortunate. Pz.
@RocNastyTBB I agree but nowadays it's very rare to hear bboys/bgirls ask hopefully this vid will open doors for those who seek to understand our artwork.
YESSS. finnally someone said this!! without biting there would be only one person who could do windmills. ONE person who could do airflares. biting allows people to share i deas and take different moves and mix it all together into one unique dance
Art belongs to the world, Bboying is an art, you have to watch and learn, you take a move from somebody and make it better, make it fresh, why a move should stop?, it has to keep on goin and upgrading, its a movement, these guys come from the getto , they brought something negative to the positive way, they are creators and developers,An advice for the kids ou there, go take a move from an old skool and true skool bboys before 1998, try to develope their moves, dont follow today's bboy classics!
people who throw bite signs is a usual battle tactic and as were seeing in the comments it works its like a taunt in a fight it gets into the persons minds and throws them off there game. That is why robin does it and trust me many other bboys I seen do it and they know its not a official bite but it does affect there opponent this is more towards people who write times down and start 700 forums about biting a piece of a move.
my apology..aby and alien ness have been such an inspiration to me..i just cant stand people mock them that easy..sorry yea i knew that one's way too much
@strifetv Thank you! I just don't want people getting the wrong idea of thinking that biting is ok. It bothers me lol but much love and respect. Brian (Ezkeleto) Lost In Translation/Until We dIE.
@facuss09 from what i understand, whack means bad. so if you see someone who is terrible at dancing you can call him out and say he's whack. so for example, "that set of yours was whack! you just made a fool out of yourself."
@bboyblizzerd Dont know if you've seen Boty 2009 Finals Gamblerz vs T.O.P 9, Bboy Robin just cudnt stop pullin out the "bite sign". It just became annoying and stupid after he did it the first 50 times...
i think there is such thing as biting deliberately to be annoying.. like some folks bite deliberately for the attention with no intent to evolve or master the move.. but then again some people get more angry about it when they should just brush it off and laugh and continue with there lives vs spending hella time and energy into exploiting and putting other people on blast.. it's just a dance so dance and have fun
@MrGazian Naw it's alright. All hate begins with misunderstanding and missuse of words. XD we should all just get along and be happy with what each and everyone does. we can't be wasting time arguing and fighting. there is already too much hate in this world. :) Bboys spread the love. Peace! (i truely mean "peace")
@drifterzcrew24 We battled his crew and he didn't do it much towards us but still a lot of gestures that might be like you say: Intimidating and distracting tactic. But in the final towards Las Malas it turned into an embarrassing situation where the hosts had to go out and stop the trash talking and the "f.... you, stop biting" nonsense from Robin and the others.
Sometimes if you are doing something..something new creation and then you see a famous bboy who does it too..and the everbodys says too you: you are the biter? so its kinda annoying if you do somehting and a famous guy does it too and you dnt ven knew it
is it biting if I invented a Move by myself and then seeing on YT another one does the same or similiar move like me ?
a good example of a move bite that can be used it many variations, is bboy born's spinning side chair blow up. I've seen so many ways you can get into that move.
@MrGazian Aby is someone important. If it wasn't for him and his friends in the Bronx in the early 70s, we wouldn't have this bboy culture. They started everything. Interviewing him is like interviewing a living bible of bboying. Now in his 50s, of course he cannot dance as athletic as many younger people. But he deserves much more respect than what you are giving him.
THANK YOU. simply learning another move that someone else created isn't biting, unless it's performed the same way and without inspiration.
@BR1ANwillDESTROY correct! DO NOT do the exact known moves of another bboy. But, feel free to make changes so the moves are different. It's okay to get inspired. It is not okay to copy by verbatim.
Wish there was more.
Big up to Strife-TV for bringing something to the community and trying to bring knowledge to the next level. People can come up with their own opions, unfortunately this rarely happens or is on poorly argumentend statements..this interview is just another perspective on a subject that verybody talks about and helps people hopefully to think for themselves.
@MrGazian Many of us at Strife.tv have been in the bboy scene since the 1990s.
1:13
Wouldn't that be a good battle strategy though?
If you're able to "take them out with his own move"?
@drifterzcrew24 why wut did bboy robin do?
@strifetv but our opinions would be irrelevant. That's why we went straight to the source: the founders and pioneers of our dance. Hence this video.
Could somebody tell me what does "WACK" mean ? I'm a bboy from Argentina, and I really can't get the meaning pretty well.. It would mean a lot, since I'm trying to translate this interview for my crew, but I cannot understand what WACK means..
Peace bros.
@MrGazian so what have you brought for bboying and hip hop, aby is part of TBB, and alien ness was blessed to bring back MZK, what have you done for hip hop? You seem to know a lot.
Nice video
I finally understand what is biting!!!
^^
@MrGazian so what if he smokes? that doesn't make him fake....
these guys are awesome. needs more videos such as this.
Hella interesting and educational to see these OGs talking about this. good shit!
Remember biting is good when you abstract and idea, not when you copied the whole fucking bc one set.
@MrGazian and besides, there are obviously new cats that have aboslutely no idea what biting is, maybe yes, they do it themselves, but no, they do not fully get the whole idea of biting. this video shows exactly that we all "bite" but we should add our own "swag/flavor" to it.
if someone gets the idea from somebody, should respect!! That's the root where evolution begins!!
Can anyone tell me the bboy name when he talk about uprock bboys?
so u know the name?
just 2 reason when ppls throwing those bite signs..
first is when they're trying to break up the opponent's concentrations/ focuses as a battle strategy
second is when they're just Jealous about what the opponent's did/ have
@IamHopers I think what he's saying is, that not every idea is 100% original in it's inception. Like Poe One invented the airchair. Someone else invented the lotus airchair. From how i'm reading your comment, that person is a biter, because they didn't have an idea, they just took. What Aby and Ness are saying is that to take the idea in it's entirety and implement it as your own is biting, to add another block to the foundation is growth. That's how I interpreted it.
Actually, there are tons of "bboys" that don't know/understand the exact definition of biting. Everyone has a slightly different definition AND boundary for "biting". Since these guys started the bboying culture, and lived in the era when the term "biting" was created, I personally think their explanation of this term is more accurate, and can be used for reference for all new bboys.
The point of the video is reached! Thanks Strife!
HEY, STRIFETV, can u tell me thez name of the bboy, the one scared aby by uprocking?
please people, someone can explain me about floor rocking, what is that ¡¡¡
Juan Carlos Gamba Gomez I know this is a year old but if you will don’t know its footwork floor rocking is footwork
Who's the Brooklyn uprocker that ABY was about? He sounds like a beast!
When I started getting down in 1976 I lived on 167th and clay. We bit styles and moves from cats on teller, finaly, college, grand concourse, Ces90, 145, 53. I was only 10 years old. Everybody stole, bit, hijacked from everybody...
Mad respect. We should be thanking them for sharing there knowledge.
but what if someone copy blowups and transition moves, and put it in their sets without altering it? I mean, some of them are winning battles with that stuff.
I'm still throw that bite sing hard when I see this happen.
Resume please i,m spanish¡
@BboyArts LOLS you battled him, i wud like to think that he does that as a distraction tactic, if not, then you're right, he doesnt think much..
@MrGazian Hi. This is Daniel from Strife.tv. I have been dancing since 1999, and still do. Everyone we interview are our friends. We try and be friends with everyone we meet in the bboy community. The purpose of this video is to go to the source, the people who invented bboying, and ask their opinions on a touchy subject such as biting. Many new bboys watch Strife to get knowledge they never had access to. We are happy you already know about this, but others are a little unfortunate. Pz.
Is it biting do a step that many people do?
No
Nope because if it was ,everybody would be a biter because we all need to learn the same toprocks and footwork
@MrGazian We
@RocNastyTBB I agree but nowadays it's very rare to hear bboys/bgirls ask hopefully this vid will open doors for those who seek to understand our artwork.
YESSS. finnally someone said this!! without biting there would be only one person who could do windmills. ONE person who could do airflares. biting allows people to share i deas and take different moves and mix it all together into one unique dance
| Text Message 0:06, but thats some real talk. This is what made the young gens so good
@MrGazian Are you a ZULU?
anyone else think ness looks mariwana high
cant get enough of this vid!!
alieness is so passionate about it he's talking while Aby is.
@MrGazian and for you there is a difference between "spreading the knowledge" and "spreading the knowledge rudely".
Thank you abby you are an amazing guy. My thoughts exactly!
@lajt0r thanks bro.
Whoa, ABY got some crazy eyes B. Good video.
This is golden. Much respects.
YES!
@drifterzcrew24 clear to fill me in?
This has been said so many times, i see alot of people still arguing about it.
inb4 people misinterpret this video's message and forget that originality and creativity is a thing.
@BboyHeartless - more people should also be asking for more knowledge. staright up.
TBB- Oklahoma
Art belongs to the world, Bboying is an art, you have to watch and learn, you take a move from somebody and make it better, make it fresh, why a move should stop?, it has to keep on goin and upgrading, its a movement, these guys come from the getto , they brought something negative to the positive way, they are creators and developers,An advice for the kids ou there, go take a move from an old skool and true skool bboys before 1998, try to develope their moves, dont follow today's bboy classics!
Dope vid
Aby is so wise... he reminds me of Raiden from mortal kombat
Ребят,переведите пожалуйста!!))Инфа полезная)
people who throw bite signs is a usual battle tactic and as were seeing in the comments it works its like a taunt in a fight it gets into the persons minds and throws them off there game. That is why robin does it and trust me many other bboys I seen do it and they know its not a official bite but it does affect there opponent this is more towards people who write times down and start 700 forums about biting a piece of a move.
1:40 Does anyone else hear that gunshot?
my apology..aby and alien ness have been such an inspiration to me..i just cant stand people mock them that easy..sorry yea i knew that one's way too much
@drifterzcrew24
Says the guy with the account name "Drifterzcrew24"
Thanks for the rare sage advice!
@strifetv Thank you! I just don't want people getting the wrong idea of thinking that biting is ok. It bothers me lol but much love and respect.
Brian (Ezkeleto) Lost In Translation/Until We dIE.
@timtheton Whats wrong with my account name, im just a big fan of the Drifterz Crew, and have been for awhile!!!
his necklace is doooope... and yeah i agree with their stance on biting (no pun intended)
@facuss09 from what i understand, whack means bad. so if you see someone who is terrible at dancing you can call him out and say he's whack.
so for example, "that set of yours was whack! you just made a fool out of yourself."
True! Hope now people will undarstand !!!
@bboyblizzerd Dont know if you've seen Boty 2009 Finals Gamblerz vs T.O.P 9, Bboy Robin just cudnt stop pullin out the "bite sign". It just became annoying and stupid after he did it the first 50 times...
good stuff
I couldn't have said it any better
i think there is such thing as biting deliberately to be annoying.. like some folks bite deliberately for the attention with no intent to evolve or master the move.. but then again some people get more angry about it when they should just brush it off and laugh and continue with there lives vs spending hella time and energy into exploiting and putting other people on blast.. it's just a dance so dance and have fun
indeed
@MrGazian Naw it's alright. All hate begins with misunderstanding and missuse of words. XD we should all just get along and be happy with what each and everyone does. we can't be wasting time arguing and fighting. there is already too much hate in this world. :) Bboys spread the love. Peace! (i truely mean "peace")
Real talk....
Bboy Robin better take notes!!
@MrGazian I am agreeing ONLY on the "bboys should know about biting" part, I understand what you are trying to say though, I remain neutral on that.
Aby has CRAZYYYYYY EYEESS !!!
WOW finally some old Gs talking postive stuff about bboying from today
Guys dont go bashing....this is just opinions,Everybody deserve respect even if u make mistake☺
@BBoysekushiboy LOL he didnt actually make people piss there pants rofl... it was just a term of how good he uprocked.
I should spread this knowledge to my country , peace
This all makes sense, nuffsed.
real talk but ... cigaret and red bull i dont think its good for bboys
thank you for this.
respect
damn these are my EXACT thoughts
Word up!!! Truth!!!
Ziggy TBB/RCC
@drifterzcrew24 We battled his crew and he didn't do it much towards us but still a lot of gestures that might be like you say: Intimidating and distracting tactic.
But in the final towards Las Malas it turned into an embarrassing situation where the hosts had to go out and stop the trash talking and the "f.... you, stop biting" nonsense from Robin and the others.
Sometimes if you are doing something..something new creation and then you see a famous bboy who does it too..and the everbodys says too you: you are the biter? so its kinda annoying if you do somehting and a famous guy does it too and you dnt ven knew it
('m form the netherlans, excuse my english)
@throwmeaname I see, I see.. where I live we call it "Langa" haha, thanks bro! My respects from Argentina - Moose, Rockers Machine Crew (:
no because you yourself made that move. it's just unlucky that someone thought of the same thing which his bound to happen in the bboy scene
@drifterzcrew24 LOOOOOOOOOOOOL so true!!! Just battled him and his crew on Streetstar 2012, doesn't seem like he thinks much...
Battle holex worldwide popa luv
Truth!
man this shit be some hot sauce
Truth be told.
Thats whats up ! ..
aby wears his watch weird
@MrGazian how on earth does that make his speech fake....... you must be kidding........ the president of mzk a fake zulu?
this knowledge is DUE.
it would be a great idea to put SPANISH SUBS! please !
No idea's original, there's nothin new under the sun / It's never what you do, but how it's done - Nas