How to Breakdance: Dark Hammers Tutorial

[DooDoo11FullDoo]

hello mr.antigravity

[BboyNeo123]

nice, keep it up!! :)

[strong96able]

ye , this help me alot , thks

[smath413]

dude u should make a tutorial on how u got those abs

[Tactix87]

@smath413 lol

[nbdylolz]

Can you make a tutorial for turtle spin or something? =) U rock man! I have problems at the part at 2:38

[nbdylolz]

That movie iisss soo wackyy!! I love it! I am not a bboy but ima learn that in order to break the stage @parties! Also, could u do a tutorial on that.. hmm dunno it's name but sth like a turtlefreeze spin, please!

[Tactix87]

@nbdylolz haha will do bro

[lnsomniaaa]

Biggest problems here are the speed, my left arm and breathing... :(

[Tactix87]

@lnsomniaaa I'm going to make another mini tut giving some more pointers on how to improve your dark hammers

[lnsomniaaa]

@Tactix87 Would be great, thanks so much!!

[Jksnxia]

lol i didnt know this was called the dark hammer, sounds so cool XD

[JETPRODUCT1ONS]

the turtle freeze is simple

[thunder4822]

ok thanks

[thunder4822]

thanks for the teaching, but how long would it take for me to be great at it?

[Tactix87]

@thunder4822 Depends how much time you put into it....took me 6 months (on and off) I didn't work on them everyday. I recommend you do the exercises on one day and then practice on another day. And practice them until you fatigue and then move on to something else. If you practice them when you're tired, you'll develop bad form and it'll take longer for you to get em down

[Partufas]

man this tut was sure very helpfull !!! thx....and i really loved those pushups at 3:53 !!!! I'm gonna try them :D

[GamerXOmar]

How much time should it normally take??

[ZzARONXZz]

=) is very cool

[rockinfresh09]

im trying to look for the darkhammers that rotate, im not sure what is it exactly called but others call it as a float..anyways my point is, is there exactly a tutorial for the one u said about ur gonna make a tutorial on the rotating darkhammers just like what u said in the video? sorry for bothering u bro..thanks in advance.

[awesomeasiananthony]

@rockinfresh09 that is also called darkhammers, but ur talking about the turtle way....basically learn how to do turtles then add darkhammers with them

[rockinfresh09]

very informative and straight to the point. thanks bro for posting this. peace. :D

[Mycaaaaal]

are you in a changing room? xD

[Tactix87]

@Mycaaaaal no lol my basement

[BboySuperFreeze]

So sexy. I see this move leading into easy transitions of footwork and baby or chair freeze.

[Mattmclean103]

never heard of this trick before :P then again im just begining to beak dance and thought this looked like a good trick to begin with ?? btw keep it reall broski

[awesomeasiananthony]

@Mattmclean103 tbh i recommend not learning this yet, work on foundations like toprocks, sixsteps, and work on some freezes, that will build more strength then u should work on like handglides or something then move on to this, but u can do w/e u want

[hondurano92]

Great tut man thanks for taking the time to teach others

[Tactix87]

@hondurano92 no problem dude :)

[TheGuadalupe31]

alot

[TheGuadalupe31]

dude im barly starting b-boying and this helped spot

[luluroseify]

Sexyy boddyy...beautiful :D

[stratofaster01]

i lol'd when i saw his hat flip around

[taeyeonie9]

I'm too fat for it ):

[averagejoedance]

dont forget that your actualy pushing when you hop to the opposite arm your not wadling, just repositioning really fast you push when you transfer you weight with out that youll falter really fast like tap the ground a phew tiomes and fall or youll look like your just crabing in place, hope this helps :)

[keylappy]

I got my turtle freeze, Im gonna start turtle tapping and then hopefully eventually Dark Hammers! Thx for the tut!

[sebituri]

Sooooo its a nice move and quite helpful but do you know any tutorials on the basics or could you please tell me the moves so i can have the basics down solid since im just starting out

[LuchoRoses]

the best tutorial good thanks :)

[Tactix87]

@LuchoRoses no problem dude....good luck with your training

[teamcautiion]

This has been very helpful.... thanks

[Breaker414]

Thank's brother, now I got in only 1 day to do Dark Hammer, thanks

( Im' from Indonesia, i call you brother because i'm 13 years old, peace out )

[maletindel8]

manito arriba si recien estas enpesando bailar breake y ya kieres aser todos los trucos

[gjoker000]

man excelent! now im a little fat but i will try!! -- Amigo es excelente hasta me dieron ganas de practicar, aunque estoy un poco gordito, pero creeme que lo intentare en mi casa!!!

[Luxurytrax]

I'm to weak for it, ..

[Tactix87]

@Luxurytrax just keep practicing...I was weak for them too

[xxxyooj200]

i try to do that and it hurt my stomach 

[Tactix87]

@xxxyooj200 Use to kill my stomach too.....trust me you'll get use to it

[sosickhcdrums]

GREAT TUT!

[scorpiotiger22]

Can you do jackhammers???

[DJSuaveJavier]

Thanx for breaking it down. Instructions are clear & easy to follow. Im gonna try it out at home. Hopefuly it can help out a DJ learn a bit of b-boy.

Looking forward to see more vids.

[DerEddingstift]

six pack show off haha ^^

[krnriceboi619]

how long did it take you to get them?

[Tactix87]

@krnriceboi619 about 5 months, I practiced on and off

[TheEmybdj]

I Just want to say Fukin` THANKS ! You really help me , :)

[Tactix87]

@TheEmybdj haha no problem dude

[Smurfy45800]

Yeah ! ur beast bro' ! I just start in break.. i'm french :)

[Tactix87]

@Smurfy45800 haha thanks dude :)

[MrJarahboy]

thx dude this helped love ur mawhawk

[Tactix87]

@MrJarahboy :) thank you..and glad you found the video helpful

[AJ63ful]

Mr T know how to bboy

[hiyetty]

You are really good keep it up ^^

[infmsbboy91]

great tutorial this helped out

[Tactix87]

@infmsbboy91 thanks dude...glad it helped

[VPHLIPERS]

Whats the move called that looks like a darkhammer but you're spinning like a cricket? Is it the same thing?

[mpforeverunlimited]

dyou hav to learn jackhammers first? i can do crickets but not jackhammers

[Tactix87]

@mpforeverunlimited I can't do either or..so to answer your question nope!

[Bionicle8089]

nice face at 0:19

[4343felix]

Best tutorial so far!!

[shiners1000]

this is a really detailed tutorial!! i find it hard to do it with my left hand, but im getting it slowly :D

[Tactix87]

@shiners1000 yeah the left side took me awhile at first also....lol they were actually very painful at first to do...but I got use to it

[bboydarrein]

This really helped me alot. THNK FOR TEACHING ME MY FIRST POWERMOVE! :D

[Tactix87]

@bboydarrein no worries dude

[kiwuixd7]

it is a great putorial xD

[bonreborn]

I can't lift my body lol

[arbitraire]

my hands are never in the air, I can just go from right hand turtle freeze left hand turtle freeze, can you help me?

[phillphall]

thx for the awesome tutorial. very in depth compared to most tutorials on youtube. i'll keep training!

[Mega123elmo]

yes...finally, cricket to jack hammer to dark hammer.....just need speed now... :D!!!

[SlowAssManatee]

I cant stab with my right lol leftys ftw

[NeedinFreedom]

I Could Do It It'sz Just I Can't Stab With My Left

[SuperChaokoh]

3:58 how we breakdancers have sex lol jk bored zzzz

[TheArt0fSilence]

DUDE AWESOME!!!!!

[411Serafina]

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[bboykiddinamit1]

yess!! now i just need more speed xD

[gmfnader]

yeh i got i .. i cud do it but pretty slow.. :(.. but thnx @Tactix87

[gmfnader]

this helped me alot..

[Tactix87]

@gmfnader Do you have them down now?

[IaMnAsianFascination]

@Tactix87

hey, do you need alot of strenghth to do this? cause im only 13, but i have the strength to do repeating flares and fast windmills

[Distructic0n]

Whats easier : darkhammer, cricket, jackhammer or ufo?

[bboylilbone]

@Distructic0n cricket duh ..

[theehoodstarz1]

Good tutorial !

[bdysntchr7]

Its hammer time!

[DAVIDMOTADESOUSA]

vc e orivel

[Ideaz4U2]

I can do this on the moon, way better than you. :P

[JushiroXII]

...So far, the best bboy tutorial. Not only he showed how to get used to doing Dark Hammers, but he also showed what exircises to do to actually help. I also like how he gave out the secret of how to practice stabbing on both sides. Awesome. :D

[phaattiee]

wow been bboying a couple months now i have bossed steps and freezes canned swipes but this... my man... this has to be learnt... looks fucking hilarious but still has some tekkers floe to it LOVE IT :P

[bboyShinsetsu]

haha when you wave your arms "bust a little waveee, yea that's right...YEAAAAA, okay sorry" great tutorial man! best out there!! :D

[arbitraire]

one time you said me what you will do tutorial with exercices to improve us darkhammer, i can wait long time...

[Entity7014]

hey i find difficulty while shifting my body weight from one hand to another, is there any solutions to this ? pls

[Tactix87]

@Entity7014 Practice the move but with your head on the ground as I demonstrated.... it's gonna take some time..cuz right now you're probably weak as hell (no offense) one arm is primarily stronger than the other...so you need to build strength in the other arm

[Entity7014]

@Tactix87 oh ok thanks for the help.... and the tutorial :D

[12345papad]

@Tactix87 hey can u tell me what mucles do i need to build please

[Swingking01]

i love how his beanie flips around haha

[BryceHurd]

i hav problems gettin my arms back under my abs/waist how could i change tht

[michaelAdelman1]

Arr so i tried to do this. I've never done this before (like ever)....And i got my arm in a way it's not suppose to be.It's looks rather discusting... It's way beyond your wildest imagination... What should i do?..And love your show. Not to many canadians around here..

[ptthebest25]

Thanks bro. I can do it now.

[ngshawts]

dammmmmmmn u ripped

[himlonely118]

OMG MAN

[MrLilAzn]

Hey, I'm starting to get into breakdancing and I just wanted to know if it's normal for my face to turn red while trying to hold a freeze. Is it suppose to be like that? And is there anyways that i can stop? Please reply, thanks in advance, much appreciated

[Tactix87]

@MrLilAzn Hey dude....yeah bro that's normal in the beginning...simply because you're not quite strong enough, so it's taking much more effort for you to support yourself. You're still "Weak" in certain areas of your body because your body still needs to adapt to that kind of position (hence why you keep turning red) with practice you'll get use to it. Dark Hammers use to hurt my obliques whenever I did them and now I hardly feel anything at all because my body just adapts

[manonfirefire]

@MrLilAzn try to breath while u holding ur freezes more ;)

[jmperez920]

@MrLilAzn make sure you still breathe regularly, a big issue for me when i started breakdancing was that i subconciously hold my breath whenever i would do certain moves and obviously, its draining

[Tactix87]

@jmperez920 oh man that's a bad habit I have, and it's actually cost me battles cuz I'd be so winded after every set

[jmperez920]

@Tactix87 exactly, start with freeze transfers and keep going back and forth and be sure to keep breathing, if youre not, do it again

[maddog36525]

its atchually not that hard when you get the process

[Angkor50]

for the turtle tap, i have a hard time transition in for my other hand

[Manabizaki]

hey, thanks man! really need to practice starting now!!!

[TNutsify]

Awesome man, i'm Gonna learn this! ;)

[Tactix87]

@TNutsify Good luck dude...hope you get it down, let me know how it goes

[mastercloud78]

tooo pro hahaha

[Faizal612]

yo man!! do i need abs for that??

[CR3WSTHATSM0K3]

@Faizal612 Nope just balance and good turtles! It's mostly in your legs (alternate kicking: leftleg - rightstab, rightleg left stab) althought bicep strength is useful for elevation.

[iCantFlow]

he looks like drake

[BboyP0cky]

is going in a circle like crickets harder?

[screwriod]

@BboyP0cky way harder

[MOJ1996]

how many of the turtle taps (with your head) can you do?

[HatreddCopter]

"dayyuumnn sunn yo tha was crazy yo"

[arbitraire]

true technique is to do turle right hand jump go to turtle left hand and speed! ^^ in your vids you learn like that,here we learn only how to change your hands while a turtle freeze,sorry for my english,tell me if you don't understand me

[SuperBboylight]

dam your pretty good, do u have a tutorial of the move, its like dark hammers but you move in the same turtle but backwards

[Tactix87]

@SuperBboylight send me an example of what it looks like on youtube

[dabbuful]

@SuperBboylight i think u r talking abt crab walk.....lolz....

[SuperBboylight]

@dabbuful ya i think thats what its called



[Mrkelvinau]

@SuperBboylight yo its called turtle walk

[ashieboy1995]

@SuperBboylight youu're' talking about a crab walk

[Jamskater24]

thumps up if he looks high at the begining at 0:02

[Jamskater24]

thumps up if he looks high at the begining at 0:01

[Unick147]

how long did it took for u to get this move?

[Tactix87]

@TawanaNicole lol I'm not even gonna bother defending that lol

[DJkakashi]

I am now a Subscriber, but you think you can make a demo video of you like maybe a sesh recorded show us whats in your arsenal so we can get more variety of tutorials?

[Tactix87]

@DJkakashi I have some dance videos on my Channel's home page...have a look and send me a comment in regards to what it is you want to learn

[weimontage]

dude this was very helpful! thx! keep on with the tutorials!

[NoNameKingdom]

What I learned is you should try practicing hand glides for both of your arms.... than darkhammers would be automatic to you

[MOJ1996]

ok thank you for your advice

[MOJ1996]

i am a right handed person and i can't shift my weight from my right to my left arm, have you any tips for that?

[Tactix87]

@MOJ1996 I had the same problem...it just takes practice, whether your right handed or left handed makes no difference....You could train yourself to write with your left hand with time and practice...the same principal applies with this move as well...You right is stronger then ur left hence why you can only stab on one side...practice stabbing with your weaker side first...and do a lot of those turtle taps I demonstrated

[MOJ1996]

how many darkhammers can you do?

[Tactix87]

@MOJ1996 I actually haven't counted...I can do quite a bit though until I fatigue

[xXspeedfreakXx1]

great video

[Tactix87]

@xXspeedfreakXx1 Thank you :)

[Yurisistabled]

@xXspeedfreakXx1 wait, are you supposed to spin when you do darkhammers?

[jarren97]

Hey

How many Days To take you TO learn THis ??

[Tactix87]

@jarren97 On and off i practiced for two months....just depend how much time and effort you put into it.

Don't practice when you're fatigued(tired) you'll develop bad form....practice after warm ups and stretches

[jarren97]

@Tactix87 Wow 2 months...

Okay

I will Try !

[paulbrian808]

lol how come i can cricket but i cant evan do this or rouches/creepers

[Tactix87]

@paulbrian808 prolly the same reason I can't do crickets lol...you don't practice hard enough :P

[kim4896]

awww !! i have no energy to do that and im lazy =(((

[smokemypee]

this move is not call darkhammers. its call "crab dance".

[Tactix87]

@smokemypee Actually the move is in fact called "Dark hammers" Crab dance is another name for it...in the breakin' community, different moves go by different names Ie) Halos are also referred to as "Head tracks" Baby Mills are also known as Munch mills

[smokemypee]

@Tactix87 yea true. i just hate how bboying moves have different names but are the same moves. its weird how it works.

[Tactix87]

@smokemypee yeah tell me about it....a lot of it has to do with people just randomly calling it whatever they want for the hell of it..a lot of terms often get miscontrued...the term "Breakdancing" for example is a term deemed by the media to make it easier for the public to understand what "B-boys" were actually doing on the floor. Parkour which is another example was changed to "Free Running" to cater to mainstreamers who didn't understand the art form or the meaning behind it's name.

[1996Fail]

wooow i wana to learn that so hard saw it in step up i now i make it from first with some preknowing from UFOs thx man nice tutorial :DD love ya <3 xD

sry for bad english :D

[amirkhan7050]

hi man so good so good

call me my nambar 03449846122 im pakistani

[LOVEjustinbieber1346]

guess i can't do it coz im a girl.

[Tactix87]

@LOVEjustinbieber1346 I'm sure you could if you really practiced 

[LOVEjustinbieber1346]

@Tactix87 i guess so... but i bet i'm going to take a long long time to get it...

[viktoriadelablok]

@LOVEjustinbieber1346 I'm a girl too and my hand is just way too weak but I think all of your muscles will get strong enough if you practice.

[LOVEjustinbieber1346]

@viktoriadelablok i know. so you can do that?

[TheHelpYouOut]

the warmup was the dance itself!!!!1

[BboyZeus95]

Great Tutorial !

I Learned DarkHammers in like 40Days

[Tactix87]

@BboyZeus95 40 days? damn! dude! nice! congratulations man

[BboyZeus95]

@Tactix87 Yeah Thanks To Your exercises :) Was practicing Your Exercise for 30minutes and darkhammers for 30minutes a day :)