On a mission to bring breaking to a broader audience, to make sure my childhood heroes get the recognition they deserve, and to share how breaking changed my life, so that it might do the same for someone else.
really like the backstory at the beginning. kind of wish you played the first few rounds of the battle rather than just showing all of hong 10's? was curious how harricane did
Yeah, behind the scenes of putting this video together - I had 2 options of videos to react to: the full livestream which would’ve required me to download a 4 hour long video which would absolutely wreck my laptop’s storage and take forever to edit. But then I found a compilation video of only Hong 10’s rounds which was more manageable and decided to pivot to focusing the video on him alone. But i totally agree with you, it would’ve been cool to see how different Harricane’s rounds were. I appreciate the review, it really helps me consider improvements for future vids!
i enjoyed watching with you, more engaging than just watching breaking videos by myself. and a lot of your reactions i was making the same exclamations at the same time lol. made it more hype for me if you can share backstory or stories about the dancers that we wouldn't otherwise know, also find that valuable
@@TheIngPin thank you! Backstories are a good idea. I made one about Hong 10 in my “Hong 10 vs Harricane” video, and one about Menno in my “Menno vs Shigekix” video. They were a lot of fun, and I hope to do a lot more. It takes so much time though 😅
@@halim997 thank you 😂 I get automated copyright claims on most of my vids. So far, Red Bull has been really good about lifting the claims because they know I’m trying to lift the culture and send more traffic their way. But yeah, good Will might run out someday, and copyright might end up being my kryptonite
You can tell Haruto's got a little Kazuki Rock influence in his footwork and flexible transitions. But nothing wrong with being inspired by your own crew.
I had the same score for the rounds. Can you do commentary on power movers vs style heads? I notice that power movers blow through their first few battles with unbelievable moves then gas out toward the end of the competition because their style requires so much energy. Great commentary! I liked that you pointed out the "I don't smoke" and Issin being unintentional about that beat hit because I didn't catch that on my first few watches.
@@RapOperaCentral thank you 🙏 yeah! I’ll likely end up doing battles like Flea Rock vs Shigekix to highlight power movers vs style heads. If you have any other battles in mind, let me know in the comments and I’ll look into it
Ronnie's been up there in age for a while. Hong 10 too, but he's not really human. It's amazing that they're still competing against young talent and making it this far. Great commentary!
@@hardclub726 thank you! Unfortunately, sections of my vids get copyright claimed for the music in some sections and get auto-scuffed by YT. I’m curious how the original battle uploaders get around that.
No, you are wrong. The Olympics is supposed to be an event where only the best of the best compete. Her level of incompetence should have never creeped into the Olympics and rightfully so this event was dropped.
@@krisefor respectfully, check your facts before making confident claims: 1. Olympics are not for the “best of the best”, the mission statement is to get representation from all countries. It’s very dangerous to compare the last place finisher with the gold medalists that you’re probably thinking of. Remember that there were Olympic archers that missed every target, runners with incredibly slow times, and gymnasts who missed the bar completely 2. Breaking was never planned to be in the Olympics after this year. It was a one time event, so the public twisting that narrative to justify their behavior towards Raygun is very unfortunate Criticism is understandable, but please use actual facts and logic before spreading things that aren’t true ✌️
This match was requested by HARRICANE himself. HARRICANE basically sees hong10 as an idol, and he knew from the beginning that he had no chance of winning.
boy Hong10 is my generation. Follwed him closely for 10 years and his first 2 championships. Didnt know he won it again in 2023 but seeing this video shows why he's the greatest of all times. Also, watch Turn it Loose if you can find it. such humility in this guy... thanks for sharing x
@@Vosmalus mate, respectfully, did you watch the first 30 seconds of the vid? Never said the performance was strong, she came in last for a reason. But the narratives coming from uninformed sources about rigging and other factually incorrect information are “nuts” and should be the most transparent signal that maybe the mean spirited takes folks are relying on those narratives to justify have gone unconscionably beyond what is “fair”. I encourage taking a step back and leading with kindness ✌️
@@justunverified You are calling people mean spirited for calling out an embarrassment of a performance and using words like hate because of people criticizing. I understand the conspiracy part, people don't always do their research and just jump on the bandwagon but many people are calling out the performance and you are giving her kudos for bravery, come on man. I agree with you for spreading misinformation but not defending her performance, it was just bad. When it comes to the Olympics, younger people should look up to it for what it is, not a place to go to get a trophy for participation.
@@Vosmalus look, I hear you, I do. But this narrative that “Olympic-level” is synonymous with athletes that medaled, like Simon Biles and Novak Djokavic is very dangerous. Mid-way through the vid I talk about the factual goal of the Olympics - giving representation to under-represented countries. Again, I never said she was a strong competitor, she came in dead last - that is not a hateful take, basic criticism is not hateful - I hear where you are coming from and I agree. But i hope you also take a step back and agree that there is a line where criticism does go too far and becomes hateful rhetoric. That line can be tricky to identify, but the tell-tale sign of when that’s happened is when folks use misinformation to try and justify their “criticism” rather than using logic and the available facts. Put it this way, take any other last place finishers in any other events. I would also say their performances weren’t strong, I think you’d agree that isn’t a “hateful” take. But no one is making videos mocking the slowest runner at the Olympics, or the archer that missed every single target this year. No one is sending them death threats and creating factually incorrect conspiracies that “they must have rigged their country’s qualifier’s”. And no one is saying “they were bad, and that’s not what the Olympics are about” 👀Respectfully, based on viewership numbers, 99% of folks that are passionately jumping on the bandwagon of saying how bad she was didn’t even actually watch her battles, they just watched clips on TikTok or Instagram where folks purposefully cut together non-sensical parts of her rounds and added purposefully silly background music. Did you actually watch all of Raygun’s battles and the other competitor’s battles before forming your opinion? Because, there were other subjectively weaker competitors - notably Morocco and the Refugee team representative. USA, China, and Japan dominated, which is in line with the actual breaking circuit. So it was really cool that the Olympics allowed the refugee team, Morocco, Australia, and other under-represented countries to send athletes to compete as well. But even though all of them were outclassed, something about Raygun being white and from a country that usually does well in other sports, confused people enough that they cumulatively decided that she was an easier target to make fun of, instead of the other competitors that had similarly weak performances. Stuff to reflect on, hopefully
@@justunverified This is a rare moment i wish i could actually have this conversation in person because it's hard for me to have a deep meaningful conversation over the internet. I respect that you're polite and i actually agree with some things but not others, i would really like to know why you think the way you do on certain things because i strongly disagree with some of your comments. So we agree that misinformation is bad, that her performance was lackluster or in your words, "not a strong competitor" but we won't agree on what the olympics should represent or what a role model looks like or what bravery means. I know you don't think i don't understand but i tried, i just don't want to explain it by writing a book on why i do and don't agree about some of the things you said, just felt like you were trying to defend her and her performance by trying to speak to who she is as a person. The fact of the matter is her performance was bad and her participation shouldn't give her a pass on criticism. This will be my last reply, just hope you took your same advice and best wishes. 🖖
@@Vosmalus this will be my last message as well. To close on a positive note for everyone, I’ll answer the question of what I recognize bravery to be. I think it’s totally understandable and maybe even more rationale that people look up to star athletes, celebrities, and the most wealthy people in the world as their role models. Personally, I respect bravery, (the willingness to try) and while it certainly takes bravery to try when someone is already the best in the world, I would argue it takes more bravery to try when you know that you’re the underdog. Put differently, to me, while others might see the most jacked dude at the gym as the only logical “hero”, my friend who turned their life around by going to the gym and ‘decided to try’, despite feeling judged for his size at the gym, demonstrated more bravery than anyone else there. Folks I’ve met that had no job prospects but still got up every day to work minimum wage and go to night school to get a chance at a corporate job, to me, demonstrated more (or at least a different kind of) bravery than the person that was handed a 6-figure job right out of college. If Raygun had done any of the controversial things that media outlets have pushed, like rigging the qualifiers, then of course I’d be the first one to discredit her as well. But when the misinformation is cleared up, what’s objectively left, is a woman in her mid-30s who went through a fair and arduous qualification process and managed to beat more athletic girls by being consistent and better composed under pressure. All of that work, all of that “trying” was to go to the Olympics to represent her country knowing that she would almost certainly get smoked by more competitive countries in front of millions of potentially judgmental viewers. It takes bravery for anyone to compete - but personally, I think it’s easier to try when you know you’re the favorite to win. For anything in life, I believe it’s harder to try and easier to give up when you know the cards are stacked against you. I think those people are rare, and unfortunately don’t get celebrated enough.
