[Asian Games] A No-Compromise Contest Between ‘Human Tops’… Breaking Debuts as ‘Sports’
A dance battle that started on the streets in the 1970s... Kim Hong-yeol "We've finally come this far"
Kim Heon-woo pursues 'art' even within sports... There are various variables such as audience reaction, etc.
The key to braking is rotation. 카지노사이트위키
The flowing steps also strengthen the character of the dance, but it is the flashy spinning movements that still steal the attention of the audience.
Chinese B-girl Liu Qingyi, who uses the stage name '671', showed off 'Air Track' in the round of 16 of the Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Archer Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the afternoon of the 6th.
The air track, which involves rotating the body in the air with only one hand on the floor, is considered the most difficult among power moves (highly difficult rotation techniques).
Liu Qingyi, who completed the air track without making any mistakes, spun 4 to 5 laps in a matter of seconds, daunting the spectators.
Athletes who have warmed up their bodies through top locks (preparatory movements while standing) and down locks (steps performed with the hands and lower body in contact with the floor) all demonstrate their own rotational technique linkages at the center.
Korea's representative b-boy Kim Heon-woo (Wing) also has a special technique called 'wingmill', which is his own interpretation of the windmill (a technique of rotating using the head, shoulders, and upper back).
As breaking is a dance, diversity of technique is also important.
The overall performance needs to be structured with a variety of rotation techniques so that the viewer does not get bored.
It requires stamina and athletic ability to spin like a top without stopping for one minute.
That's why breaking dancers' bodies look stronger than those of most athletes.
Breaking, which was adopted as an official sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was introduced for the first time to the Asian Games through the Hangzhou Games.
Breaking, which was invented as part of hip-hop culture in the 1970s, originated in the streets.
The culture of street dance battles became institutionalized and eventually entered the realm of sports.
Kim Hong-yeol (Hong10), who has been active as a b-boy for over 20 years, is nowhere near healthy.
After practicing vigorous spinning for hours every day, his neck, arms, and knees hurt.
Kim Hong-yeol, who confirmed his advancement to the men's quarterfinals on the 6th, expressed his feelings, saying, "After going on stage, I thought, 'Breaking has finally come this far.'"
Even though breaking was 'debuted' as a sport, it still had 'street culture'.
Kim Hong-yeol constantly pointed his finger at his opponent even while performing in the first round of a 1-on-1 battle with China's Qi Xiang-yu (Lithe-ing), the first match of the round of 16.
It is a movement that carries the meaning of overpowering and provoking.
While the other person was acting, he tried to discourage them by waving his index finger.
On the other hand, in the second match of the round of 16 against Chinabut Chantrat (Cheno), he encouraged his opponent by giving him a high five before the second round started.
The preliminaries were conducted as ‘cyphers’, with groups of four each.
It is an unfamiliar form in other sports.
Cypher is a competition method in which people present their acting skills among people gathered in a circle in the center of the stage.
The remaining players wait for their turn and watch their opponent's performance.
The time given to each person is 1 minute.
It is not the referee who conducts the game, but a professional MC.
The MCs were excited and added chuimsae after watching the athlete's movements according to the music played during the performance.
Kim Heon-woo tries to embrace artistry even while competing in sports.
Kim Heon-woo, who won all three of his group matches in the round of 16 and advanced to the quarterfinals, said, "I have been dancing for 24 years.
I have my own style, and I would be really grateful if the people could see that through this competition."
At the same time, he added, "As I continued to develop dance, I added a lot of my own artistic movements.
I am also curious to see if that will work in the sports field as well.
So, this competition is a challenge for me as well."
As a sport, breaking determines the winner by scoring.
The nine judges score in five categories, including technical ability, expression, originality, performance, and musicality.
Since it is still a sport on the border between art and sports, there are many variables.
One of the variables that Kim Heon-woo picks is the audience’s reaction. Kim Heon-woo pointed out,
"It is very difficult (if the audience's reaction is not good).
Because it is dance, that aspect is stronger."
The atmosphere in the stadium, which is full of Chinese spectators who passionately support their country's players, can also have a significant impact on the performance.
Kim Heon-woo said, "Because the crowd is cheering for their country, the 'home advantage' is clearly applied.
The judges can't help but feel that, too.
I know this because I have judged a lot.
I reacted even though I felt like 'I shouldn't react to this.'
“It’s coming,” he said.
B-girl Jeon Ji-ye (Freshbella) said, "There's a lot of talk about whether it's a cultural field or a sports field, but after training in the athletes' village after it became a sports event, it wasn't much different.
Even when it wasn't a sport, I competed in this atmosphere.
It's the same as listening to a song and dancing. " He said.
