BreakBase
Understand breaking.
BreakBase is a guide to breaking: the history, the culture, the figures, and the moves that make battles worth watching.
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Standing movement
Toprock
View→The part before a breaker goes to the floor. It shows rhythm, confidence, and style.
Held positions
Freezes
View→A sudden stop in a strong pose, usually used to hit the music or finish a sequence.
Spins and rotations
Power
View→Big rotational moves like windmills, flares, and airflares. These are explosive, difficult, and visually impressive.
Breaking explained
Understand the movement.
BreakBase is a guide to breaking: the history, the culture, the figures, and the moves that make battles worth watching.
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How breaking works
The main parts of a round.
Breaking is not just random tricks. A round is usually built from standing movement, floor movement, held positions, and explosive spins.
Standing movement
Toprock
The part before a breaker goes to the floor. It shows rhythm, confidence, style, and how they enter the round.
Floor movement
Footwork
Steps and patterns done with the hands and feet on the ground. This shows control, flow, direction changes, and creativity.
Held positions
Freezes
A sudden stop in a strong position. Freezes are used to hit accents in the music or finish a sequence with impact.
Spins and rotations
Power
Big rotational moves like windmills, flares, and airflares. These are explosive, difficult, and visually impressive.
Move library
Browse moves by style, category, and difficulty.
01
Indian Step
Beginner · 2/10A classic foundational toprock step where the feet cross and open while the upper body keeps rhythm.
02
Baby Freeze
Beginner · 3/10A beginner freeze where the body balances on the hands, head, and elbow support.
03
Windmill
Intermediate · 6/10A spinning power move where the breaker rotates across the shoulders and upper back with legs open.
04
Airflare
Elite · 9/10An elite power move where the breaker rotates through the air while transferring from hand to hand.
Not just tricks.
Breaking is judged through movement, musicality, originality, execution, vocabulary, confidence, and response.
The goal of this site is to help people understand what they are seeing — not just whether a move looks difficult, but why it matters in a round.