DYNO ROCK'S PRACTICE LOG

One of my new pet peeves

2009-12-26T21:24:00.000-08:00

Self-proclaimed "Old school" judges...

Thefuckouttahere!

Times have changed and unless you've been in the scene, you are no way credible in judging a breaking jam.

2009-12-13T00:50:00.000-08:00

I love my crew to death. Keep on the lookout for "What I hate about my crew." We laid it all out.

WORLD OF DANCE

2009-08-30T22:45:00.001-07:00

Haven't updated in weeks!

Anyway... this chart will partially explain my agony and my close encounter to victory...

WEDNESDAY @ Southbay YMCA

2009-08-12T20:49:00.001-07:00

August 12, 2009

Blahhhh stuck at home...

- Watching recent footage, point out flaws, visualize improvement.

TUESDAY @ Culture Shock

2009-08-12T20:47:00.000-07:00

August 11, 2009

It was really crowded, barely got a couple of rounds in.

Didn't really get too much of a practice, maybe a warm-up.

FRIDAY @ Montevalle

2009-08-09T18:40:00.000-07:00

August 7, 2009

I love toprocks, no other part of this dance will keep me dancing other than this first, and IMO most important part.

New Commandos:

- Super Karate Kid
- Harry Potter

"It's not what you do, it's how you do it."

WEDNESDAY @ Southbay YMCA

2009-08-09T18:39:00.000-07:00

AUGUST 5, 2009

Working on routines

TUESDAY @ Culture Shock

2009-08-09T18:38:00.000-07:00

August 4, 2009
Working on newer concepts.

SATURDAY @ ZULU THROWDOWN

2009-08-09T18:37:00.000-07:00

August 1, 2009

SOUTH WINS

WEDNESDAY @ Southbay YMCA

2009-07-29T23:02:00.000-07:00

I feel...accomplished :)

I think the old Dyno Rock is back. :)

TUESDAY @ Culture Shock

2009-07-28T21:54:00.001-07:00

Fuck, missed practice.

UPCOMING EVENTS
- the Takeover
- Zulu Throwdown
- Freestylesession
- World of Dance

SATURDAY @ ART OF WAR, SF

2009-07-27T18:35:00.000-07:00

New accomplishment! We made it to the finals in the bay area at one of the biggest events of the year!

Personal performance
- I came strong in the beginning, but I steadily let the energy die down. No excuse.
- I wasn't hitting everything that I wanted to.
- Quit stalling and get to the point.

Anyway, here's footage!

PRELIM

SEMI

QUARTER

FINALS

WEDNESDAY @ Southbay YMCA

2009-07-22T23:02:00.001-07:00

To sum up today...

- Endurance
- Footwork drills
- Using up space
- Freeze drills
- Grooving to some dope ass music

I didn't get to practice what I wanted, but it's all good! Great workout.

TUESDAY @ Culture Shock

2009-07-22T08:57:00.000-07:00

Man this day was full and tiring.

1:00pm
- Got out of school early so I thought I would hit the gym...
- Muscle toning and conditioning
- Lifted a few weights
- Ab workouts

3:00pm
- Taught the kids from Ann's work
- Warmed up a little

9:00pm
- Culture Shock practice
- More room than usual
- Created some new footwork tech
- Drilled freezes and blow ups
- Worked on windmills to pipe freeze
- Flare to overturn suicide

Today will be a more rigid practice. Southbay YMCA at 8 o clock

OVERVIEW
- Work on flares, windmills, air swipes
- Drill freezes
- Drill footwork techs
- Energy stealers
- Endurance and breathing technique
- Come up with more go downs and endings

"Start strong, end stronger"

MONDAY @ The Epicentre

2009-07-20T16:21:00.000-07:00

This spot often opens up at 2. I don't usually make it out to this practice because the drive is just annoying. I'd be more willing to go if there were several others riding up with me. Anyway, no practice today, tomorrow at Culture Shock...

GOALS FOR THE WEEK
- Power moves ( windmills and flares )
- Stick those freezes
- Come up with several more "energy stealers"
- Develop more footwork technique
- Develop more "throwaways"

EVENTS
- Art of War, 5 on 5, July 25
- Zulu Throwdown, North v. South, August 1
- Freestyle Session, Crew battles, August 22
- World of Dance, 5 on 5, August 29

Haha good ol' days..

2009-06-25T01:24:00.000-07:00

FIRST ORHS LUAO...
"Astro Puppies" at our prime! Haha

David, Mariano, Sci, Joey, Anthony, Brad, Jeremy, Nick, Ronnel, Keith, Malik, Cherie$D (lol), Shela, Ali.. god damn!

LAST SENIOR PEP ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCE

This was high school for me :).

Bookum and Drah!

2009-05-19T00:24:00.000-07:00

It's so refreshing to see old friends who pursue something they're truly passionate about. Doing something they love. It's a great thing to do something for one's own expression, but to have it become noticed is wonderful as well.

CCK important dates

2009-05-14T08:21:00.000-07:00

May 22nd, 2009 - Rock City III
@ Independence Park
801 West Valencia Fullerton
6pm - Midnight
$10
5 on 5
Kid Nasty, Julz, Randy, Khoa, and myself
Cypher City Kings/ Legendary Steps
"Cypher City Legends" or " Cypher City Steps" or
"Legendary Kings" or "Legendary City"?

May 29th, 2009 - Otay Ranch Pep Assembly
@ Otay Ranch High School
11:00am
2 man platoon
Kid Nasty and myself

May 30th, 2009 - Who Rules the Schools II
@ Southbay YMCA
6pm-10pm

June 5, 2009 - Throwdown at Hoover jam
@ Hoover High School

June 6, 2009 - Return of the Cypher
@ University

June 20, 2009 - The Takeover
in Poway
2 on 2
Kid Nasty and Myself
Fly out to Seattle July 31st - August 1st

June 27th - Battle for the Pacific 4
in Miramar
Upright freestyle battle
2 on 2

July 25th - Art of War
in the Bay!
8 man platoon
Midnight Marauders/Cypher City Kings
"Cypher City Marauders" or "Midnight City Kings?"

2009-04-04T09:47:00.001-07:00

Hard to keep my mouth shut.

2009-04-02T22:30:00.000-07:00

It's so hard to tolerate those type of people who never fail to ignorantly blurt out their opinions. I can't wait for the day where I can finally say "Fuck you, I proved you wrong."

MIGHTY 4

2009-03-26T09:19:00.000-07:00

Dyno Rock (Cypher City Kings) v. Pamflo (Art of Movement)

Your favorite b-boy's favorite b-boy!

2009-03-17T22:11:00.000-07:00

TUFF ROCKIN' E-SWIFT

TUFF ROCKIN E-SWIFT

The epitome of San Diego Tuff' Rockin'

2009-02-02T21:38:00.000-08:00

RSC anniversary has always been up in the air for the past 3 years. I think it's about time we just say fuck it, let's go... even though New York is HELLA on the other side. Ahaaa.

I don't know if it's just our schedules, but I feel like we aren't pushing ourselves as much as we should be. I'm the one to talk, I'm only getting busier and busier. Although when it comes to dance, Cypher City definitely comes first. I kind of wish we all met earlier. The fact that we're past the age where we could have been on a bullet train to fame makes it more difficult since we're all busy.

How I Could Just Kill A Man - Rage Against The Machine

Three Kings

2009-01-26T20:22:00.000-08:00

SHOWCASE/PRELIM
Anyone have this footage?

ROUND 2

ROUND 3

This battles going in my book. We'll miss you Yuki!

"there are shortcuts to happiness, dancing is one of them"

2009-01-22T17:57:00.001-08:00

2009-01-11T21:59:00.000-08:00

Angle 1

Angle 2

EVALUATION OF MYSELF

I feel like I'm not pushing myself as much as I ought to be. I know I have the potential to surpass my "ghost version," as Elliot put it. Over the past 4-5 years, I feel that my character has mellowed and that I've grown to focus more on technique and complexity. I still feel that I need to pursue more techs, although I miss the essence I once had. Take those basic moves, and make them look like the illest moves anyone's ever seen. I also need to start emphasizing my movements, I tend to rush myself nowadays.

GOALS FOR MYSELF
- Master and combo all of my basic power (Windmills, Flares, Crickets, Jackhammers, Air Swipes)
- New go-downs
- Emphasize everything that I do
- Be more explosive
- Learn to do a gainer
- A dozen new freeze transitions
- Better endings
- More footwork concepts and transitions
- CREATIVITY

2009

2009-01-05T20:53:00.000-08:00

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
January 10th 2009

THREE KINGS
January 17th 2009

OUT FOR FUN
January 24th 2009

Great way to kick off the year.

SIDE NOTE:
I know everyone has different schedules and priorities, it's not up to me to keep you in check with all of the events. You're gonna have to bring it up to me for the info.

KINGS

2008-12-12T13:36:00.000-08:00

I don't disagree with a "true kings" definition as one who is decisive, who loves, and who is wise whatsoever. I actually like the sound of that a lot better. Although the term "KING," when it was introduced to the HIP-HOP culture, has developed it's own meaning. "KING" is actually a term used by graffiti bombers. For instance, in San Diego we have "Parasite" who is "KING of the orange line," those who take that trolley route know what I'm talking about. The darkside of the hip-hop culture is that it's not ALWAYS "peace, love, unity, and having fun." KING is supposed to be defined as something egotistical. Which is why I want to bring up the point that we shouldn't take our name so lightly just because we are decisive, because we love, and because we are wise. We could acknowledge those traits but if we are to represent a name such as CYPHER CITY KINGS, we better come with it, "destroy all lines." Battling is all about proving one's self and the more we have to defend our name and prove that we are "kings", the stronger our reputation becomes. The reason why I quoted STYLE WARS, " if you specialize in one thing, you can't call yourself an all out king," is strictly because I don't want anyone who reps our name to take the term KINGS too lightly. Also the reason why Andre and Austin have to earn KINGS on their own. If you've ever been bashed when we were out of town, then maybe you'd know where I'm coming from with this.

Sooo...

2008-11-03T21:07:00.000-08:00

I finally got hired!

Prelim before 7 to smoke

2008-11-02T21:11:00.000-08:00

Dyno Rock vs. Artson

Kid Nasty and Dyno Rock showcase

2008-11-02T01:08:00.000-07:00

Two things that I absolutely love in my life right now.

2008-10-30T00:32:00.000-07:00

Our hard working crew! Cypher fucking City Kings
You guys make me proud. If I were to put into words what I was feeling, I'd have to say that our achievements, and just the way we all click, has exceeded my expectations of a crew. I've always wanted to build a reputation from scratch, this was like THEEE perfect opportunity. I love how we share the same drive and motivation to strive for more. Everyone in this crew proved to me that they're my fam. Even outside of dancing you guys were there for me. YES HOMO. If it wasn't for this crew, where the fuck would I be? You guys are my best pals. YES HOMO.

Ann, I fucking love you.
Enough said! HAHA you're the best, what else could I say? I don't think I'd be who I am at this moment if it weren't for you. No matter how much bullshit I made you go through, you were still there. That's DFTS NIGGA! hahaha, that's down for the set if you're wondering. Even if I don't deserve it, I appreciate everything you do for me and you're someone who I definitely do not want to take advantage of. You make my day everyday and I ENJOY my time spent with you.

Final product of the flyer!

2008-10-29T01:03:00.000-07:00

Support your school bee atch.

2008-10-28T02:02:00.001-07:00

We wanted to do something a little different in the scene for a change. This jam is mainly designed to encourage more of the younger heads, primarily high school students, to get more involved. It's gonna be fun, come support! ;)

One of my biggest influences.

2008-10-27T22:58:00.000-07:00

In the works!

2008-10-27T19:39:00.000-07:00

I smell burning...

2008-10-23T20:58:00.000-07:00

johnny be good - Little Richard
Oh and I like this song.

:)

2008-10-21T00:03:00.000-07:00

looove her!

Back from the bay.

2008-10-20T23:48:00.000-07:00

Mighty 4 was dope. I'm not talking about just the event itself, but the whole trip and experience. Anyway, I'm back to reality and I have to start school tomorrow :(.
Believe - The Bravery

2008-10-16T00:05:00.000-07:00

If you Cant Say Love - Visionaries

My all time favorite candy :).

2008-10-16T00:03:00.001-07:00

I don't give a fuck because I love Hip-Hop.

2008-10-14T16:09:00.001-07:00

I Love Hip Hop - Visionaries

TO DO LIST! Just so I stay organized :)

2008-10-14T01:20:00.000-07:00

Tuesday
- Office Depot results
- Deposits
- Figure out the Evo squad
- Look for flight schedules
- Directions
- Leave to Irvine, Fullerton and Pomona
- Practice with the crew!
- Ronnel's

Wednesday
- Courthouse
- Register for a job examination 9-11 AM or 2:30-4:30 PM
- Camp out for H&M grand opening oh my gah! <3 yes homo.

Thursday
- H&M Grand opening!

Friday
- Pick Julez up from Irvine around 11:00AM
- Try to beat LA traffic and head up to the bay!
- Straight to the Mighty 4 pre-party!
- The Orias family house for the night!

Saturday
- Mighty 4!

Sunday
- Shop until we drop, or just drive back down south.

The Boss - James Brown

Fucking Ken, haha.

2008-10-12T17:48:00.000-07:00

Watch 3:27 of the video!

Hahaha.

2008-10-12T14:27:00.000-07:00

Excuse me for being an idiot!

Zulu Throwdown

2008-10-12T14:20:00.000-07:00

CCK for the win!

Good job guys, all of you.

Ken, you're a beast.

DJ Quantumm from HeadHunters

2008-10-11T17:31:00.001-07:00

Essence.

2008-10-09T13:45:00.001-07:00

What I really like about this clip is the jazz tempo incorporated in their b-boying. The tempo changes and their interpretation of the music was definitely on point. This kind of reminds me of why I fell in love with the dance in the first place.

Arteest.

Drive yo funky soul

2008-10-09T00:33:00.000-07:00

The first batch of job applications has been filled out and turned in. Thank you miss Pullido :).

Drive Yo Funky Soul - James brown

Saturday afternoons!

2008-10-03T15:05:00.001-07:00

Whining alert

2008-10-01T01:54:00.000-07:00

Man... I was getting used to sleeping at or before 12! It turns out that my old habits have stuck around and caught up to me. Anyway today was a good day :). Went to OB with Tony for his Geology class and bumped into a whole mess of junkies. Some girl really just interrupted the class talking about how great 'acid' is... "-_-" Then I got to spend some quality time with miss Pullido. She watched me as I ate, once again. I'm so fat! (not really, you just make me feel that way.) Hm other than all of that... I need a !@$%ing job!

The Bottle - Joe Bataan

Ba ba ba.

2008-09-29T04:42:00.000-07:00

World of Dance was a little more than I expected. It was the same set up as last time which was on a stage. All I can really say about the crew is that we did fairly well. It was all good because we actually placed and advanced more than we did last year at least. I'm very proud of how we carried ourselves out there and I'm only beginning to crave for more. I'll post up footage later!

Step It Up - The Bamboos (feat. Alice Russell)

Bang.

2008-09-26T01:21:00.000-07:00

I know people are probably growing tired of this track, but I don't think you've ever heard this version. Well, maybe?

Beggin - Timebox

The BIG Payback

2008-09-25T01:57:00.000-07:00

Today, well yesterday...or actually 4 hours ago was a good turnout. Fun stuff like always! It was Kid Nasty, Austin, Andre and myself who repped for CCK. We made it to the finals, good job you guys! Our final battle against Rock So Fresh was a "Battle until you drop." That was dope.
Cypher City vs. Super Fat Cat

Cypher City Kings Vs Eastlake High School

I know this isn't a break but I'm feeling this song right now.
B-Boy - Crown City Rockers

...

2008-09-23T22:46:00.001-07:00

We missed practice! But it's okay because I had fun "winging it" in the kitchen. :) So there's a jam tomorrow, fun stuff.

Love The Life You Live - Black Heat

Cypher City Kings

2008-09-22T23:20:00.000-07:00

Why "Cypher City"? And why do we call ourselves "Kings"? In the time frame of August 2007 until now, we've caused a lot of ruckus and regardless of what anyone says, we've done some damage. I mean that in the most humblest form possible! I find myself getting hungrier and hungrier and only wanting more. All throughout Cali, we've been called out and confronted...I love it! HAHA, I think that's a misconception that most people might have with us. It's not that we say we're kings to get others heated, it's something we hope to accomplish. Paulskeee always gives us shit about it, and when I regard his name; we give him the utmost respect and we love the fact that he looks out for us. "To be able to call yourself a 'KING', you have to be feared worldwide." I don't know if it's because we're just too stubborn to change/downgrade the name, or simply because we've grown attached to the name and just love defending it. We grew up watching cats like Optic, Joey Gold, and E-swift who carried that "TUFF ROCKIN'' persona. We represent Cypher City because we want everyone to get that feel that we do when we vibe out down here. Non of that bullshit pre-meditated rounds of choreographed sets, just straight up venting and cyphering.
Here's another piece of thought that I just wanted to throw out there. We don't give in to the mainstream mania, we simply do what we feel as dancers. Everything that we do revolves around what we provide for each other.

I know it's a day too early but here's another!

latin asscape - brownout

Update!

2008-09-22T22:55:00.001-07:00

Sooo as of now... Elliot and Julius are now officially living in Orange County which leaves Kid Nasty and I in San Diego, defending the name. Thanks a lot you guys, thanks. Haha. Elliot is currently in the process of transferring over to Fullerton, he gets to groove out with Future everyday since they're roomies which is pretty dope. Julius is attending UC Irvine as a Freshmen and has his own dorm but no car! Booooo... No excuses, you still have to train your ass off. I wanted to write a blog because I wanted to give myself, and others who may be interested, an idea of what is to come from the crew this season.

- Despite us being separated, we do plan on still traveling and making more noise in the scene.
World of Dance, Undadog, Mighty 4, Evolution 4, etc.
- Anthony and I have already approached two potentials, I'm sorry but I'm choosing not to disclose that as of right now ;). Just know that we've kept a close eye on these kids for quite sometime!
- I am currently jobless and I idiotically missed this semester which will put me back. In the meantime, I will probably put 90% of my focus on the crew.
- We now teach at Culture Shock Dance Studio, by we I mean Kid Nasty and myself, Dyno Rock. It's every Saturday from 12:30 -2:30. Beginning and Intermediate. It's tons of fun! You should come :).
- I think that our crew, CCK, being in the situation that it's in...actually gives us an opportunity to put an extension on our reputation down here in SO CAL.

My personal goal for the crew:
Even if we can't train the way we're used to, I hope that we can all stay hungry and still share the same desire to DESTROY ALL LINES! (Excerpt from Style Wars; I had to, sorry!)

Oh and I'm also going to start posting up the "break of the day," enjoy!

Super Funk - Vern Blair Debate

DJ LEAN ROCK

2008-09-18T12:33:00.001-07:00

So it's 11:57 PM

2008-09-02T21:57:00.000-07:00

Aaron...you're a beast. Hahaha but quiet it down.

Hurricane Gustav

2008-09-02T21:05:00.000-07:00

Chill the fuck out man.

Sole Power vs Jive Turkeys

2008-08-31T11:29:00.001-07:00

"The Show"

2008-08-30T23:28:00.000-07:00

Yo man, Sole Power plus a Cypher City King...we ripped it son! These fools know how to cypher, and they know how to compete. The event was a pretty good turn out, lots of jabba fans. Ahah. More later! Footage on youtube?

DYNO ROCK'S PRACTICE LOG

One of my new pet peeves

WORLD OF DANCE

WEDNESDAY @ Southbay YMCA

TUESDAY @ Culture Shock

FRIDAY @ Montevalle

WEDNESDAY @ Southbay YMCA

TUESDAY @ Culture Shock

SATURDAY @ ZULU THROWDOWN

WEDNESDAY @ Southbay YMCA

TUESDAY @ Culture Shock

SATURDAY @ ART OF WAR, SF

WEDNESDAY @ Southbay YMCA

TUESDAY @ Culture Shock

MONDAY @ The Epicentre

Haha good ol' days..

Bookum and Drah!

CCK important dates

Hard to keep my mouth shut.

MIGHTY 4

Your favorite b-boy's favorite b-boy!

Three Kings

"there are shortcuts to happiness, dancing is one of them"

2009

KINGS

Sooo...

Prelim before 7 to smoke

Kid Nasty and Dyno Rock showcase

Two things that I absolutely love in my life right now.

Final product of the flyer!

Support your school bee atch.

One of my biggest influences.

In the works!

I smell burning...

:)

Back from the bay.

My all time favorite candy :).

I don't give a fuck because I love Hip-Hop.

TO DO LIST! Just so I stay organized :)

Fucking Ken, haha.

Hahaha.

Zulu Throwdown

DJ Quantumm from HeadHunters

Essence.

Drive yo funky soul

Saturday afternoons!

*Whining alert*

Ba ba ba.

Bang.

The BIG Payback

...

Cypher City Kings

Update!

DJ LEAN ROCK

So it's 11:57 PM

Hurricane Gustav

Sole Power vs Jive Turkeys

"The Show"

Whining alert