Battles

Footage from Jams, Battles, etc.

3Styles Battle 2014: Locking Sun vs Dennis Infante | Exhibition Battle

Was in Vancouver to DJ this year’s 3Styles Battle (by Kim Sato / SOULdiers Company) and they asked if I would also like to participate in an exhibition battle again Locking Sun from Beautiful Life Crew! I was immediately down for the idea! I’ve never met him, but I’ve been a fan after seeing footage…

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Keep On Dancing 2013 Locking Battles: GroovMekanex

Long overdue, but here’s the footage from our trip down to Keep On Dancing (USA). First time battling as a crew and it felt great! Had a lot of fun just showing our Bay Area flavor with Lockin’! Also great bonding time with the fellas during this road trip. GroovMekanex here is Jaypee, Charlie Hustle,…

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ATWL USA 2012: Locking Battles

Decided to do AllTheWayLive Locking battles this year. Last year I DJ’d for popping/locking. Thought I’d join in on the awesomeness. Had a lot of fun and made it to semi-finals against Jimini. The finals with her and Firelock was MAGIC! My favorite exchange to watch at that event. Quick shout out to the DS…

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City Dance LIVE Battle: MuthaFunkers Showcase

Here is a little DJ demo RJ and I did for the City Dance LIVE Battle. We were the DJs for the battles so we decided to showcase a little bit on the turntables too before the judges showcase. Fun times, also good laughs hahah.

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City Dance LIVE Battles: Jaypee & Dennis Showcase

Here’s a little locking showcase Jaypee and I did. I wasn’t feeling it much during my solo, but actually turned out not as bad than I thought in my head. I still could’ve done more though. Jaypee freakin killed it ofcourse as always! I hate that guy hahah.

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R16 USA 2012 Locking

R16 USA was doooope! So proud of all our Wiki Dojo students Dave, John, Way, Will, and Musashi. Congrats to Tiffany Jimini Bong on the 2012 R16USA Locking Champion Title! It was a fun battle/exchange with you in the finals! So happy we got JB ANNNNND MJ too!!! Not to mention having to go up…

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Soulidify VII: All Styles Battle

Footage from Circle of Fire / Soul Shifters event, “Soulidify” 2v2 All Styles Battle. Teamed up with the talented Lady C from Montreal! It was a Mexican themed event in honor of post Cinco De Mayo. Part of the contest rules were various “weapon rounds” where each team had to use some sort of prop…

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KOD USA 2012: Hip-Hop – Dennis Infante

KOD USA 2012 Hip-Hop Category. Just entered this category for fun and got farther than I expected. Was my first time entering a Hip-Hop category and also 2 categories (Locking) at the same time. Had to run back and forth at times but was still able to make it to my rounds in time. I…

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KOD USA 2012: Locking – Dennis Infante

Here are my locking rounds from KOD. Had a lot of fun with Jon Boogz (didn’t even know he locks!!), and Lao Mao. I feel like I could’ve done more against Lao Mao, but was too caught up in the moment and the music. Oh well though, still had fun, and the vibe was great…

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R16 Korea 2011: 1v1 World Locking Battle Finals

Here is my Top 16 and Top 8 battle against Maru (Majestic 5, Japan) and Kenzo (Shuffle, Japan) at R16 Korea World finals. Very fun exchanges with these guys during the battles. (Much respect to both of you my new friends!). Found 2 angles of my battle with Kenzo. It was a great experience! All…

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R-16 USA 2011 Locking Battle

I was originally asked to DJ the battles for this event, but I decided to compete instead for a chance to battle in the world finals in Korea. Haven’t done a 1on1 Locking Battle in awhile (because I always had to DJ haha) so I felt this would be a good event to get motivated…

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Juste Debout USA 2011

Footage from our prelims and rounds for Juste Debout USA’s 2on2 Locking. Shy Guy and I made it to semi finals against Fire & Hurrikane. It’s always fun battling with my boy Shy Guy. I’m glad we were able to come out for this. The event was so awesome! Good music, vibe, people, and trip…

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Soulidify 2on2 All Styles Battle 2010

Teamed up with Bionic to represent the Wiki Dojo as MuthaFunkers at this year’s Soulidify 2on2 battle. The vibe of the whole event was dope. Energy from the crowd was the best. Tie breakers resulted in themes thrown at the competitors. Having to use props such as hula hoops, balls, towels, and there was even…

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Pt. 1 Judges Showcase @ Soul Select All Styles Battle 2009

1st Round Judges showcase performance at the Soul Select All Styles Battle in Mt. View July of 2009 Myself & Bboy Precise in this clip

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Locked & Loaded 1on1 All Styles Battle 2009

Battle footage from Locked & Loaded 2009. I decided to enter last minute (there were like 50-60 entries!!! (took forever). During my round in the top 16, I thought the judges voted for JFunk (it looked like a tie at first, but the emcee announced it was JFunk. The judge came back to us later…

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Mighty 4 SF 2008 – Locking 2on2’s

2 on 2 Locking that Shy Guy and I entered back in 2008. We entered as The Iron Fist. Such a great time getting down with all the talented dancers there. First time meeting Caboose and Flo Master as well! Yoichi and Hiroto stayed at our place after the Jam, awesome dancers and so humble….

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5five’s “Homecoming” 1on1 Locking

First time entering a 1on1 Locking jam. Was super nervous. I felt like I kept repeating moves and still rushed through the dancing. I also wasn’t used to dancing to slow funk just yet. I learned a lot that night. It’s crazy looking back at this and seeing how much everyone has improved today. Had…

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