Arm Wave Tutorial: Refining the arm wave part 1 (refining methods and concepts)

[solinnejung]

When i watch videos like this ...my elbow becomes retarded

[KelaBeats]

Good tutorial, many people wave sloppy and don't practice, I also teach people how to wave with the wall trick to practice the rotation. Keep it up!

[nuzamaki90]

You made dancing smart...

Thank you good sir!

[manlancer24]

6 people cant wave for shit

[5diddo]

Pardon me, but may I ask, what's the name of the song?

[sawantagrawal2409]

can u give me more patterns to do different types of arm waves . i know the basic arm wave bt can u suggest me more types of arm waves........plse i real need it

[feernandah123]

gostei muito mais poderia colocar uma legenda em portugues *-*

[ilves87]

I want to be able to do this so bad, but I can't and it makes me so frustrated! Anyway, good video, thanks

[smoothswagg12]

I step my game up a lot since doing this homie great tutorial man keep rocking

[Gigagonzales]

how long did you need to learn it like this ?

[shortaflip]

@Gigagonzales Preferably as much time as possible. It took me a good three months to get a hang of the rotation. And more time to not really think about it.

[TotalEnmity808]

u mad

[xMETALROCKER02x]

yay. a filipino! :P

[averagejoedance]

how to you get it to look so clean, is the tightning of your arm, it seems like my waves are iffy at my elbow.

[musicxmovement]

i need help, my arm wave is good on one side, but when i go to my other hand it looks kinda flat (not as fluid) and not as good, i know you have to practice, and i practiced very much with both hands, and ive had this problem for a while now it seems no matter of how much practice i do it doesnt look better on that side, please help. thank you

[shortaflip]

@musicxmovement Do you know why you aren't able to rotate it as much? Are you looking at your wave with a mirror or a video?

[musicxmovement]

@shortaflip when i do it in front of the mirror, it doesn't look as bad, but when it's on video the other arm just get's to stiff, and i don't even notice it until i watch it. so i tried looking at the mirror while recording and still same problem but a little less stiff, but no where near as clean as my good arm, i dont know what it is my other arm just looks akward. thank you for your help.

[shortaflip]

@musicxmovement why don't you send me the video.

[70davidricks]

dude this helps for poth arms because the other way every trys to do with the big should pop doesnt really help me get my other arm down

[dfg93353]

@shortaflip does your shoulder roll forwards backwards or differently

[shortaflip]

@dfg93353 It should roll forward for a forward wave and backward for a backward wave. Then after that you can just play around with it.

[dfg93353]

@shortaflip Cool thx

[JawshGC]

hey can you do this with bigger arms? My arms arent that big, but it looks so stiff

[shortaflip]

@JawshGC I don't follow XD I mean, I don't know how to make my arms bigger.

[Sapsapsap22]

@shortaflip He means: Can a person use this wave if they have big/muscular arms.

[shortaflip]

@Sapsapsap22 yes you can :)

[dfg93353]

Is it ok that my hand and wrist twist with my elbow??

[shortaflip]

@dfg93353 Yep, eventually they won't be so related to each other. But generally it is fine as practice in the beginning

[argon32155]

Cool your'e a filipino. I guess your'e my fellow "kababayan" XD

[xAsiahooD]

This is hard!! I can do normal arm wave, but not perfectly, the thing is I cant wave out... from shoulder to hand... but I can wave in. so i wanna ask you if there are any ideas or tips you can give me? or any tutorials you got? :D

[shortaflip]

@xAsiahooD Actually a lot of people have problems doing the opposite of your problem ahah XD But anyways, try practicing the wave by sections. fingers, knuckles, wrist, elbow, shoulder, and then backwards. Do it in sections until you feel comfortable.

[xAsiahooD]

@shortaflip Lolol that's weird... :D But i guess you're right, i had the same problems when i first started learning waves, and it was the same as now :) but thx for the reply, much appreciated!

[orangemoron]

your waves are hella clean bro! MAJOR respect.

[SOUNDSLIKESHOE]

Cool tutorial. Doesn't the elbow rotation's effect dependent on the posture? Check out some of my style toots! Nice vid also

[jessielaa1]

thank you so much for that video you won't believe how much better i am at it now thanks to you xxx

[Jose01tutter]

hey can you check my waving video? you seem to know your stuff when it comes to waving .

[shortaflip]

@Jose01tutter Sure, what did you want to know?

[Jose01tutter]

@shortaflip Can't figure out how to wave forward, like in my video I know how to wave left and right, but waving in front of me and around is confusing cause not too sure how to isolate the shoulders when they aren't right beside me.

[RICEric22]

When you go from the elbow to the shoulder, do you untwist the elbow?

[shortaflip]

@RICEric22 yes! But it will feel weird for a while.

[KiddVillen]

That whas a very detailed waving tutorial one of the best iv'e seen lol you just earned yourself a sub my friend !

-Kiddvillen

[Jose01tutter]

Thank-you for this tutorial i'm sick of tired of the 1000 different wave tutorials by ppl who can't do it or dont expand enough so once again THANKS!!

[waves]

a guy name micheal warren in 1980 discovered this,,he had a broken right arm when he showed me at pomona high school..

these techniques are slick dogg's..

but pretty good,,check vids from 5 years ago,,

[shortaflip]

@waves Aha really? Didn't know that. Thanks for the comment slick. So much about popping history is unclear so I really don't get to put anything up related to that in these tutorials that I make.

[waves]

@shortaflip naw,its all filtered down to people,its info circulated over the years.

good job tho-

one of my first lessons but with different words 5 years ago on youtube.

but actually you teach better than all the rest!

this is g-style how to build water waves,i developed it but dolla bill does today.

check out the gstyle ball,and watch dolla bill do the advanced version of water waves.i used to do it,but i changed my style to snake waving,which i created so me and bill dont look alike.isallgood

[shortaflip]

@waves Ah cool, thanks man. Good to know this info.

[tunebeatmeaning]

How long does it take to be able to twist your elbow without using the wall? I can barely do it

[shortaflip]

@tunebeatmeaning It is different for each person, so I really can't say. Just keept at it :)

[Penspinner007]

The only reason it's easier to twist ur elbow like that is because your hand has something to grab onto ( the wall) , so when i try to do it without pushing against the wall, i could'nt. Any suggestion?

[shortaflip]

@Penspinner007 The purpose of using the wall is to get you used to rotating your elbow. If you are still having problems rotating it after constant practice using the wall then try moving your hand in the same direction your elbow moves. I know it is kind of a weird explanation, I will try to make a video tutorial soon of the rotation.

[Penspinner007]

@shortaflip i think i know what you mean. when move the hand along with the elbow foward would also mean making the wave look less isolated right? I actually am able to do the left arm now(even tho im right handed..= =) but thanks for the reply.

[Typhoon5427]

yo, you dope man! Wow, I learned a lot from you thanks! Also, I like that tokyo pop in the background. What song was that, I would like to listen to it again!!!!

[shortaflip]

@Typhoon5427 I don't know the exact name of the chick. It is Shion Miyawaki or something like that, and the name of the song is flavor.

[Penspinner007]

dude this is exactly the video i need.

[jeeaaman]

Thanks man , you covered waving from many aspects. Ur a good teacher coz im noob and been watching many tutorials and i think i find this one of the best.

[keevinsaid]

what should i learn in order to dance like poreotics?

[shortaflip]

@keevinsaid Poreotics has a different array of dance styles but mostly street dance. Most of them are dominantly popping or aspects of popping. So you start by learning popping and the various movements and terminology under it. But start with popping though. Then if you wish, you could explore the other street styles.

[TheManForeva]

yo im filipino too! awesome!

[pandappotamus]

what order of moves should i learn if i want to learn popping?

[shortaflip]

@pandappotamus Learn the foundations of popping. Hitting is definitely first, then the foundational boogaloo moves. Learning the robot next wouldn't be bad, then expand from there.

[amazinguy90]

Man, don't wear those kinds of shirts, I can c ur armpit hair

[LiveHumbleDanceHard]

hey great vid

one thing you need to include though that will make it easier to understand... when making the shadow effect by popping elbow out, your Actually "pushing you shoulder UP and Forward" [Pacman] to give it that effect your talking about.

check it out to see what im tlking about.

[shortaflip]

@LiveHumbleDanceHard Hm, yeah I think that is a valid tip. It is a good cheat in the beginning, but you want to be aiming for an isolated rotation by itself. You are aiming for a segmented wave, so it will help in the beginning.

[orianaaa]

wow you're really good!

[patchesxc1]

Wow the elbow rotation is so cool :D lol That was a tip i really needed. I'm trying to clean up my waves like you said. Oh btw, how do u hit your legs? I think you addressed this in the video you sent me, but i can no longer access that... (its says it is set on private).

[shortaflip]

@patchesxc1 Dunno what happened lol. I will message you when I figure out what happened to the video.

[MRgCrOwn311]

yeah..pinoy pride..!!!^_^

hahaha..

tnx..5/5

[twigon]

I know about skipping parts of waves my left elbow never freaking moves. ssooo annoying.

[shortaflip]

Yeah I know what you mean, just keep drilling that section and go slowly. It will iron itself out, lol so to speak.

[mrfaggit]

nice arm pits can i sniff them =D

[shortaflip]

That wasn't weird at all....  not the slightest bit...

[poopflaps]

thank god someone knows how to wave, I was thinking about making a wave tutorial like this one, with the concepts and detail methods. glad to see someone knows how to make a real tutorial one of the best ive ever seen.

[BoogalooJew]

Good job! I'ma leave your response on my video.  It's all about building.

[shortaflip]

Thanks yo, aha I still owe a lot to your tutorial XD helped me a lot

[WoolStudios]

thanx dude, ur awesome! :)

[shortaflip]

np :)

[hmongtony]

this is very helpful....im pretty nooby at waving and this help me out a lot and did u kno that ur like the only guys with an advanced waving tutorial lolz so thxs bro

[shortaflip]

Glad it helped :)

[luyip4]

i'm sorry about how random this is...

but what's the first song in your video?

your tutorial is great btw!

i'm a noob at hip hop :]

[shortaflip]

Aha no problem. The song is actually the same the entire way I just lowered the volume for the rest of the video. It is Flavor by Shion Miyawaki.

[Flaba12345]

dude thank you so much. i requested this and u put it up. this is great.

[shortaflip]

no problem yo, I knew it would help others too. :)

[Fiasko]

very good tutorial ;) i like it...

[LOTHARIOOFESV]

Appreciate the tutorial. Very helpful. Lotharioesv

[Incaster]

this really helped lots for other beginners bro lol

i wish this was created sooner though :P

i hate finding and wasting time figuring things out and then someone making a tutorial on it xD

but very nice man, i'll be sure to spread it around to people who wanna learn :D

[shortaflip]

Well the techniques can be applied to any level of waving, thats why its called refining. Lah, you can never practice the foundations too much. But its good if you find the way yourself though, because their is a certain knowledge that can only be gained when you discover for yourself.

[KreativKramberry]

i like how you randomly change clothes

[Blaowser]

haha super enario bros tutorials. im telling you when freshest kids two comes out, there has to be a youtube section.

good stuff man. make a full hitting tutorial. legs all the way up to neck.

[shortaflip]

Lol bro is making a tut on hitting once he hits his subs quota :)

[KreativKramberry]

thats my job haha

[Marabe699]

nice tutorial

shyzzzz that helped i keep forgetting the help turn, and my isolations are sloppy the hand waves hurt the wrist alot

hahaha thanks for the tutorial

you should do a gliding tutorial

[shortaflip]

No problem man, keep on keeping on.  Even if it hurts, just look forward to the outcome :)

And as for a gliding tutorial lol, maybe in the near future. :)

[jorgeizh4wt]

Yeah Man, I agree with Marabe699, your glides are pretty darn smooth. And btw, I took onto the trend you've been setting on pinrolled pants. haha

[shortaflip]

Aha HYes!!!