B-boy breakers Ishwar Tiwari and Ramesh Yadav reveal that B-boying is special to them
B-boy breakers Ishwar Tiwari and Ramesh Yadav reveal that B-boying is special to them
As B-boys Wildchild (Ishwar Tiwari) and Tornado (Ramesh Anand Yadav) arrive on stage, the group of participants – all the dancers from the dancing studio in Sainikpuri-Secunderabad – are left speechless.
Both were in Hyderabad as Red Bull BC One Cypher India Tour to conduct the workshop.
Participants are looking forward to tips to improve their b-boying skills. Ishwar was equally excited to share his knowledge. He tells them: ‘The more you practice, the better you will get.’ Then he gives a jacket, which is tied into a ball, and asks a couple to fight it and show their moves. The dancers perform their choreographic moves like basketball players.
b-boy tornado
The atmosphere lights up as they fight each other in a ‘passing parcel’ style. They also feel the need to practice as reminded by God. After a good 40-minute fight, Ishwar enters the battle and performs his stunts on his hands, showing off his crazy and fast footwork and ‘wild’ tricks by spinning the head.
The two later sit down to talk about their journey and why they enjoy b-boying so much.
B-Boy Tornado (Ramesh), Red Bull BC One Cypher India 2019 Champion, started his breaking journey at the age of 14. A member of the Flying Machine crew, he spends his time fighting in competitions across the country and conducting workshops. To explain why he is called a tornado, he shows me the mountain of the moon on his palm. It was called with a fresh wound. “It doesn’t hurt anymore. I walk around on top of the moon and it’s an amazing feeling that makes everyone wonder how I do it,” he says.
On how he got started, Ramesh says that the idea of B-boying came to him as a child, when he was on his way home from school. At the age of 14 he could not take his mind off the fight he had witnessed for some time. “At the time, I had no idea what the group of boys were doing, but it appealed to me and I decided to track them down to ask if they would teach me those ‘tricks.
B-Boy Wildchild Swirls Like Tornado Looks
When Ramesh finally found them, the boys chased him away saying he was too young. However, he learned it was called B-boying. Determined to learn it somehow, he began watching them as they practiced from across the street and began imitating them. “After a few months, they agreed to teach me. And since then I haven’t stopped, even though I’ve broken my bones several times.”
God agrees, “No pain, no gain. We only stop when an injury occurs because our bodies need to recover before we can get back on track. For me winning and performing is the best form of reward.” When I am breaking down all my stress goes away. It makes me feel free. My father is very supportive and whenever I win titles, I share happiness with him and try not to let him down. Don’t do it
B-boy Wildchild and Tornado with workshop participants
For now, Ishwar is on a brief break to recover from a shoulder injury and misses his practice session. “I want to spin my own, practice as much as I want and get even better.”