Suicide (b-boy move)

A suicide is a front no hand flip to a shoulder track or breakdancer's back. Powerful Pexster [[1]] New York City Breakers [[2]] actually invented The Suicide in the early 80's [[3]]as we know it. The move is thought to have been invented by Frosty Freeze of Rock Steady Crew but in gymnastics terms it was a high Hop Back Kip-up and Ditang Breakfall a/k/a back breaker [[4]]

The Original Suicide move is often confused with the Hop Back kip-up and the. Ditang Breakfall aka back breaker as the new generation of the 90's BBoy's didn't really have no reference to the original Suicide they relied on sources that were available at the time to interpret what they considered The Suicide, in the 90's and the 20Th Century as they seen and heard from instructors that were available at the time trying to explain the move as seen fit by people giving the information and to this day the Suicide is often confused with Back Hop Kip-ups and Ditang Breakfall [[5]] a/k/a back breaker but two different moves all together for breakdancer's to see 'The Sucide and Back Breaker are unique in two different categories.

• The Suicide are frequently employed as finishing moves. Ideally, suicides are very flashy and painful-looking moves. Good suicides elicit exclamations of "ouch" from onlookers They usually end with the breaker perfectly still in a shoulder track freezes , enhancing the image that he has injured himself. Despite appearances, different training and techniques are used to minimize the pain of suicides. A suicide is also used to demonstrate a possible ending to a conflict that groups may have with each other.

Suicides compared to Freezes

Suicides have elements in common with freezes. However, while both suicides and freezes end with a cessation of movement, there is a large distinction to be made. Freezes are precisely controlled techniques meant to draw attention to the actual frozen position. Suicides draw attention while in motion, convey an impression of being dangerously out-of-control, and often leave the breaker lying prone on the floor in an unremarkable position at a advance level.

Common Suicides

• The Suicide is a version where the breaker does a front flip and lands in a Shoulder Track freezesor back.
• The Handspring Suicide involves the breaker running and jumping into a front handspring then flopping down flat on his back.
• The Baby Suicide is a stationary version of the handspring suicide. From a handstand, the breaker simply falls onto his back. The arms can be suddenly jerked away to enhance the effect.
• The Reverse Suicide involves a back hand spring or back flip landing on the knees first then back

References

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