He used to be a lot better, not sure why he changed his style

maybe when he comes across other bboys in competitions and in between sessions with his crewmates, he wanted to set himself apart from others by adding more dynamic transitions and explosive style/power into his set. when you're young, you want to follow those who come before you. when you grow older, you want to do things your way. i'm not solely talking about signature moves but signature movement.

Taisuke already won BC one !?

@@deanmuller6752 : yeep twice if not 3 times.

Taisuke is a warrior do not fall. He is artist painting for background.

Ronie

Lil zoo

Imagine if Taisuke has Hong's stamina.

Dude…. Not mentioning Physicx?? Man you must be pretty new to the bboy scene I assume

You forgot cheerito

same with me, idk what is the purpose, but i think everybody know that taisuke want to be champion. and its hurt if your junior take it especially in homeland, so they take that moment.

محمدعدو

Both of them

Wth ! Are u seriouse !

Yeah he tries to do it fast and dynamic. He needs to change tempo and add some foundation/repetition in footwork concepts on top of his blow up style. Then he would be complete IMO

It's annoying because we know he can do that. Taisuke is one of the most energetic B-boys on the scene, but he barely brought it here. What happened? Idk, but it saddens me to think that one of the best might be losing his touch.

+HardkorVC Thankkk yoouu. finally someone says it. its his speed and execution. he just lights it up every round. i feel it was more even than what people think. besides the 3rd round lol. i feel that was all Taisuke

True. He doesn't need to do longer rounds

What? That's bullshit. Taisuke is dope and all, but speed and execution isn't jack shit. You need more variety of moves like hong 10 does, or at least have the capabilities to dish out that many levels. That's the problem with taisuke, his rounds are barely 10 seconds, and let's be honest, most of his moves are really similiar, being mostly in jackhammer positions, flare "animation cancels' and etc. "He doesn't need to do longer rounds". Clearly that isn't the case when he lost shit ton of battles because his rounds were too short.

he do criticals once in 2nd round

I don't think his problem is stamina, he is not even out of breath after all of the rounds. It's his style, and very impelling. All his rounds have a well-defined beginning, main part and the end and they are very clear, as any dance should be. Compare to Hong 10, you don't see this structure in his dance at all, I'm not saying Hong 10 is bad, he's great, but stylistically taisuke's dance, structure is just out of the league.

haha he was hyped

This was such a good world final

well the man was dead serious about winning his 3rd redbull bc one title so you can imagine he was hype as hell....not to mention he was dope as hell and on point all night. he and issei both deserved that damn title on the other hand....taisuke's been in line for all these years....maybe if he delivered properly in the battle with hong he could have taken it....

Absolutely agree, if Taisuke just made his rounds a tad bit longer, I feel like he would've won this battle.

I think it's not far fetched to think that the overall quality and cleanliness might diminish if he keeps going on for longer and longer.

I agree but hong 10 had more high level moves, complex footwork and better freezes

17teacmrocks which are unique?

Like....all his signature moves? no to mention how many people use then halo(hong10 frezze) these days. it's become quite a classic freeze. his flow and his moves are his own and nobody can mess with that for sure

Taisuke was very clean throughout all 3 rounds but they felt a lot shorter than normal for him, was expecting him to throw out his signatures like his criticals or germanmills/2000s when Hong 10 threw out his but nothing while Hong 10 just had so much more moves. Hong 10 had 2 major crashes, 1 in round 2 and 1 in round 3 though I wouldn't call it "long crashing sets". Either way both bboys are in my top 3 and was hoping for a grand final with both of them but brackets didn't agree. Taisuke's biggest enemy is still "stamina" =/

why hong crash ? because Tai's short set caused hong to crash quicker.

Lol Crazy Legs wasn't there

Koh Yamada he was backstage on the livestream, he gave taisuke a hug and told him he took that

Koh Yamada he was there back stage

Crown or not Taisuke is still by far the best Japanese bboy ever i still like Issei though

It's because hong10's moves are too difficult, including the 2 fingers freeze..

Ayy, which will you choose? Long set but with noticeable slips and crash or short but on point and clean? Def the short one. The judges made the wrong choice with this one.

@@FCnNEo I mean u can never say that judges made the wrong decision ever, They have there own eye, aka they might rate things difirent.

He wanted to give the younger generation a chance

wait he was THAT YOUNG?

Who knows.?Would have to ask him.

even he crash He will countinuosly to other moves. So it's little hard to describe if he crash. Only if you always see his moves then you know he's lttle crash :D

HAHAHAHA What???????????? the biggest robbery show in years, the crowd was awesome and some of the decisions were objective, but the robberies were so visible

Collins Ongaya those even weren't my favorite bboys, I'm just saying that some of the decisions were very messed up

It's not the deal about who's your favorite bboy, it's the deal about proper judging.

I'm not complaining, internet generation? Dude chill... I sit on everyday to learn some old facts from different people such as Crazy Legs,Rahiem, Afrika Islam and others, i have tons of things to say when it comes to hip hop in general,but since were talking about this event. Ok all the judges judge differently of course, but when its clearly obvious that the other opponent won it just has to be objective and fair....i'm not disrespecting their opinion or something, they are professionals that know their shit sticked together precisely accurate.

Sacredwalrus The one in Soul was dope

if he took this battle i think taisuke will take the belt too. he can use his arsenal like 2000 to against bruce, then use the criticals for beating issei.

He won R16 Solo 2011.

then it should be tie-suke haha.

YEAH RIGHT Tiessuuuuuuuukeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I keep going back & watching this & in my opinion he killed Hong 10 bay far!I wanted Taisuke to win it all!

the thing is Taisuke said in an interview that he just wants to enjoy the event and that he is fine with not winning. I think that's why he didn't go all out in this battle.

Taisuke is one of my favorite bboys, but he frustrates his fans with his short rounds. To compete in bcone you cannot only enjoy the event, its about enjoy and going to your opponent's throat, face hong 10 with those rounds is admit that you wanna lose.

Man I agree with you, I am mad and sad too, this is his last Red bull BC One, he should have showed everything he has to battle with someone like Hong10. Damn...

Yeah he is my fav bboy, but let this be a lesson for him until he dies. Never do short round

+Chia Feng Tsai opghoppuooipoootyyou

Da vontade de nem assistir a bc one por essas injustiças, não só com o taisuke mas com outros também, sério da raiva viu

He already organized his rounds through his training. Not sure he considers adding a bit of freestyling or adapting to his opponents in the moment, such as kleju or lilou. He seems too reserved to add extra moves to his pre-planned sets - I'm sure he knows his physical limits and mental stamina. The thing is, he's throwing out crazy power sets and blow ups, which undoubtedly drains his stamina. Towards the end of each round, he probably figures out that it's never a good idea to go all out in case he makes it to the finals or has to go through a tie breaker. I dunno, retiring means you're taking a break in your career since you're exhausted of practicing each and every day. It's his personal decision. Can't get mad at him for that.

i think it's matter of efficiency in the point of whole competition, nut just for this one match. he showed his stamina problem since 2014, so it seems that he is controlling his sets with short, but packed and fast delivery of hard moves.

he is doing that every red bull lol, do you guys know who are the commentators ?

i think he did better at 2014 rbbc1 and could have taken that year

Sure, Palezinho and Cico had long stop competing and still part of the team