Ken Swift's exposure to breaking first began in Manhattan where he encountered dancers participating in a then-popular street dance known as Uprocking.
In this sophisticated and rhythmic form of Rock-paper-scissors, one would have to dance thoughtfully as to not step forward and inadvertently get one's head "sledge hammered".
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An example of such a song is the uprock classic "It's Just Begun" by noted jazz musician Jimmy Castor.
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Similar to gang idiosyncracy, this was considered a particularly severe humiliation, thus, it was considered one of the highest stakes in a battle.
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