In breaking, it’s people trying to out skill each other using their personality, their body and the music. The battle has come along way, back in the days you didn’t stick your middle finger up on someone’s face or take their hat and throw it. In 1978, you get punched in the face or beat up by whoever you were at if you violated anybody like that, you would’ve definitely had a fight. You will probably get robbed, stabbed or shot. The classic battle I remember being a part of was about out skilling the opponent in the circle but not really giving them eye contact. When anybody went in and did something, someone would want to chop that person, chop the actual skill, not disrespect them and violate them. Because there was no cameras and no medias no scenes and no magazines. This was the community in the actual neighborhood where you lived. So, doing that to somebody and they will be like, ” Yo what’s wrong with you? what are you looking at me for, why are you disrespecting me?” The aggression is more to being a dancer that to out skill in a circle when whoever jumps in and others will try to beat whatever thrown before.
Ken Swift
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