LEARN CRAZY LEGS IN 4 STEPS | Roller skating | This Rad
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- čas přidán 17. 01. 2021
- Learn Crazy Legs step-by-step with skate coach Lana Luvhurts, plus 2 drills to help you get there.
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In this vid, I'm sharing my favorite method of learning crazy legs. There are quite a few different ways to learn it, so if one method isn't working for you, just try another until you make that connection. This is the method I connected with the most. I like how accessible it is, and that it gives us such clean lines and minimal stress on the knees, which really comes into play with how much repetition is involved in drilling crazy legs.
Once you have this technique down, you'll have a good foundation to explore the many variations out there. There are so many! Crazy legs is a continually evolving dance move remixed by our creative skate community.
Crazy legs can be challenging to learn if you're new to being up on your front wheels, but with practice, you'll build the balance you need and it'll all come together.
I hope you're finding joy in your skate journey! Keep practicing, and stay safe out there, friends.
xx Lana
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This is the best breakdown I have ever seen. I love the way you explain everything and the drill suggestions.
Hi, thanks so much! x
Agree! Yet I still can't do it , I think my brain is broken 🙃 😂
@@michellezacharko8323 I said the same thing! It was like a blank area in my brain! I see what they are teaching, but I could not do it!! What I did, I stopped trying to do the crazy leg and would do the following 50 times 3-4 sets: For 4 times a week in my garage. #1. Balance on my front wheels. #2. Heel and Toe both feet, and #3. Balance on both Heels (the most difficult one). Within 2 weeks I could do them with ease. Then I started back trying the crazyleg, but 50 times on one foot, then 50 times the other foot. Now everyone tells me, I'm so smooth with it! I hope this helps you because, it sure helped me!! Happy Skating!!
@@JC-mx1mk thanks! I have screen shot and will give your drills a go!! Thank you!
@@michellezacharko8323 I learned this approach from the master teacher of crazylegs, ie: "BFunkphenomenon". His CZcams video Entitled, "Crazy Legs in-depth" czcams.com/video/9yL3PtW_A8c/video.html
So far your crazy legs tutorial is the best I've seen. You break it down real smooth and I love your skates.
The changing of the point of view is perfect. Most tutorials are only mirrored. Great explanation! Got the move to step 4 in half an hour! Many thanks!
Hi, right on, so glad it helped xx
So nice to see a new video! Thank you for this!!
Guess whatttt I learned how to do it from you ❤ I looked at a million videos but you got me there
Aw yay!! I knew you could do it! Have fun out there xx
The best ever breakdown ever, caint wait to watch and try your other video's
Hi, thanks for the lovely comment.
This is the best breakdown I've seen, thank you! can't wait to try
Hi, thank you! Have fun with it!
best crazy legs tutorial I've seen
Hi, thanks!
Awesome Training video! Thanks for sharing!
Yay so glad I found this!!
Smooth and beautiful!!
Great video! Great job teaching! I watched a different girl and I was still confused and couldn't get the flow, but you made it soo much easier!
Hi, thanks! So glad it helped :)
That's one way to show how it's done ✊
Good instructions
AWESOME
Love how you do it without cones. You’re explanation is great!
Hi, thank you! I really like to drill with cones, I think it makes crazy legs more fluid and challenges our skills so we keep improving. It also tightens up the middle flow and adds more hip swivel. But I don't teach that method to beginners to start with, it's just my preference, but I feel the cones require so much dexterity and focus when a skater is also having to think about so much else, that it can make it more difficult to learn and often contributes to a lot of pressure on the knees.
This is the best explanation for me!!
I've been looking for a video that breaks it down step by step and I'm glad I found yours!!!! Thank you!
Hi! Thanks, let me know how it goes!
very very good tutorial ! thank you :)
#1 MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND SIMPLE BREAK DOWN . I AM SO CONFIDENT WITH THIS TUTORIAL I LOVE YOUR VIDEO!!!💯💟🤟
Cheers, you're awesome! :D
i recommend this video to all my friends learning crazy legs! your tutorial was the only one that made this move click for me. thanks for making this💕
Aw thanks for letting me know, that's awesome!
Dude.... THE best breakdown 👌🏿
Hiii, thanks! x
This is great, I just can't seem to wrap it around my head but I'll keep trying!
Hi! Yeah, you're not alone. Crazy legs are a bit of a riddle because so much is going on :) Definitely keep at it, you'll get it!
I was just like you, I just could not get it, but I practiced the drills 25 times each to get my brain use to it. Now I can crazy leg! Your brain will adjust, I promise you! Let us know when you get it, ok!
This is the best explanation/demo I've seen! Love your style and your teaching, thank you for this
Thanks, friend! I'm glad it helped xx
Really good breakdown and loved the view from behind as makes more sense to my feet !
Thanks, glad it helped! I always like to see the back view when I'm learning too.
Fantastic tutorial!
Hi, thank you!
Thank you so much you really helped
me a lot!
Hey, I knew God was a skater! :D
Great video
This was a great video😎😎❤️
Hi, thank you! x
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@8:32 Those are socks? Why Grandma, what big feet you have! But on the real, this is a great lesson in the art of crazy legs. TY. I wish I was younger but I think I can get this down before summer :D
Those are my pandemic slippers, I practiced so many moves in them haha Good on you for giving it a go, skating is like art, it reminds us we're wholly alive whatever our age. Cheers, friend!
Well done ☺ I’ve been struggling with this one and your breakdown was a big help! The detail of lifting the heels after they come together made the difference for me. Thank you!
Hi, that's rad, so glad you've got it! Thanks for your note xx
which wheels do you use?
really like your skates - where are they from?
Hi! These are my favorite skates because they're super light, fit like a dream, and give me top performance for the different types of skating I do---roller derby, street, and dance. I'm very aggressive with them and this set-up has lasted 4 years with periodic maintenance. Absolutely worth the investment in my opinion. The boots are Bont carbon hybrid leather www.derbywarehouse.com/Bont_Hybrid_Carbon/descpage-BHCBL.html / the plates are Atom Pilot Falcon www.derbywarehouse.com/Pilot_Falcon/descpage-PFPC.html / and the paint job is custom (I have a video of it) using Angelus paints made specifically for leather (I did the full prep and sealing, which really makes a difference. After 2 years it still looks good as new). I get my skates and gear through Derby Warehouse. If you end up ordering from them, you can use my discount code THISRAD for 20% off :)
Do we have to remove big toe stop on order for it to work?
Hi, I recommend it, especially when you're learning because then you'll get the full range of motion. It's not absolutely required, just a lot easier. I talk about it at the 7:07 mark in the video: czcams.com/video/WnaSyh3CUjY/video.html
I can get through step three fine but I don't get it when you start counting to four. Can you please go over the four counts again slower? Thanks!
Hi, I'll try! When we get through step 3, we have most of the mechanics down but our crazy legs will typically look choppy because we're pausing as we shift from one side to the other. This is also true when we learn crazy legs through other methods, like the spread eagle or cones. At first we isolate the mechanics involved in the technique, and this includes a pronounced pause as we transfer our weight from one side/skate to the other. Once you have this down, you're ready to smooth it out so that your legs flow fluidly through the weight transfer and the appearance will be more like the way synchronized gears flow together or egg beaters on a mixer...each leg is basically doing its own orbit, and the closer the two orbits get to overlapping where our body is centered, the smoother the crazy legs will look.
There are several components to closing this gap and getting it all to flow:
1) Having the skill to transfer your weight smoothly. This is why I recommend focusing on the first 3 steps until they're solid, that way we're not struggling for balance (which can manifest in various ways from wobbles to being heavy on our weight bearing skate) or using our knees to compensate or other mechanical issues while also attempting to achieve flow. Flow can wait until we have the basic form down and also a good feel for where torque is coming from (initiating movement from the hip, and rotating legs from the hip socket not the knees, powered by upper leg muscles).
2) Mastering scissors. This scissoring movement, where the front leading leg is drawing back at the same time the back trailing leg is moving forward, so that they'll pass each other at a central point beneath us, is key to flowing with crazy legs (as well as other movements, like the Dribble/Slingshot). If you already have a good grasp of the dribble, it can really help your crazy legs--in my case crazy legs made learning the dribble very intuitive.
3) Adding bounce. Scissors are stiff until we learn to rise/sink at the right time during the movement, which is essentially adding bounce. Your stance should be lower when your scissors are open and then as you pull your legs in towards each other, you're rising a bit. The next addition to this is when you're rising, if you're about to flow to the left, you're rising into your left hip leading the flow to the left, and then shifting weight down onto your left skate as you step into a softer knee. You can practice scissors + bounce by stepping/rolling in place (it can help to hold on to something stationary like the back of a chair or fence or rail), getting a feel for the weight transfer and how bouncing affects momentum.
4) The 4-count in the video is just a trick that helped my brain think past those left-right pauses. A 3-count would be:
1-starting position on the left (left skate forward),
2-up on toes moving to right skate forward,
3-right position with right skate forward, 1-2-3.
Adding the 4th count is just taking it from 3 back to 2 (scissors are closing, up on toes, moving toward left with left hip and left skate leading). I found that when I thought of that middle, transitioning movement as the 4th count, it helped me eliminate the pause-in this example, the pause on the right side-and the fleeting stiffness that went with it, and made it easier for me to flow smoothly from right pivot back to center, while keeping beat with the music. The letter H formation that I started with, instead becomes more like a tall infinity symbol. We swirl around the left (with left skate) and back through center to swirl around the right (with right skate) and back through center, and so on.
Crazy legs isn't easy to describe so I hope some of this manages to be helpful!
@@ThisRad Thanks! I'm really good at bouncing with scissors and having my weight on the back leg as the front legs pulls in front so I'll try to apply that to the 4th step. Also I'll work on steps 1-3 for a few more practices before I attempt the 4th flow step again. Your detailed description should help a lot.
What’s the name of your skates! I want to buy those exact ones!!
Hi! These are Bont carbon hybrids on Pilot Falcon plates. These boots fit like a glove (I have narrow feet and like to be locked into the heel), no break-in period, and I've put them through hard skating for 3 years and they're holding up great. The plate is super light and hits the sweet spot for me between responsive turning and control. This is my ideal set up for derby, speed, and I've also put a lot of miles on trail and street skating. I'm not finding them ideal for dance and figures because this type of boot has your weight back into your heels, and as much as I love this plate, even with the toe stop out I don't have enough clearance (Pilot has a no-toe-stop NTS version of this plate now). The paint job is custom, I used Angelus paints for leather :) Here are the links to both:
Boots www.derbywarehouse.com/Bont_Hybrid_Carbon_Boots_Leather/descpage-BHCBL.html
Plates www.derbywarehouse.com/Luigino_Pilot_Falcon_Plus/descpage-PFPPC.html
Thank you for the information. I’m going to look into them👍
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