BOTY 2015: 15 questions to Kujo, Crazy, Mounir, Katsu 1 and Menno – Official judges at BOTY International 2015!
給BOTY 2015國際賽官方裁判Kujo, Crazy, Mounir, Katsu 1 and Menno的15個問題
We are holding Battle of the Year International in the year 2015! Therefore we are presenting you our "15 questions to..." interview special. Enjoy and be excited for the next questions...
2015年的BOTY國際賽即將展開,因此我們帶來一個包含15個問題的專訪
1. Your inspiration?
Kujo: There are many, but it's first and foremost because I've always wanted to fly!
Crazy: Everything and nothing...
Mounir: My inspiration is all around me. My trips, the people I meet, my crew, my coach...
Katsu 1: Appreciation from the people surrounding me.
Menno: My inspiration can be found in many things as in young and old Bboys/Bgirls, fast or slow music and different moods. The Bboys that I saw first inspired me the most like Skill Methods and Havikoro. Short after that I saw Lego and that was the biggest change what me wanted to make my flow a strong part in my dance. After I did my research and I fell in love with the oldskool touch by watching Maurizio Swiftrock, Karim Barouch. Also Rabbani, Ata Xisco, Gass had a big influence in my dance, being around them when I developed my style.
1. 你的啟發來源?
Kuro: 啟發來源有很多,但首要且最重要的是我喜歡到各國旅行!
Crazy: 所有的東西都可以是啟發。
Mounir: 我的啟發來自於身邊的一切,包含我的旅行、我所遇見的人、我的團員、我的教練等…。
Katsu 1: 我的啟發來自於對身邊所有人的感激。
Menno: 我的啟發可以從很多地方找到,包含年輕及資深的BBOY及BGIRL、快節奏或慢節奏的音樂以及不同的心境等。我最剛開始遇見的BBOY像是Skill Methods和Havikoro給我的啟發最深;遇見Lego之後對我的改變最大,使我開始想要強調舞蹈的流動性(flow);當我開始研究Maurizio Swiftrock, Karim Barouch之後,我愛上了oldskool touch。另外Rabbani, Ata Xisco, Gass對我的影響也很大,幫助我發展出自己的風格。
2. Your 1st breaking VHS?
Kujo: Easy Roc's personal footage of his trip to Europe, where he shot training footage of Battle Squad, Actuel Force, and many more.
Crazy: I don't remember, probably a tape of a jam of the early 90's...
Mounir: I think it was Freestyle Session 3 or Radiotron 95.
Katsu 1: BBOY JO from Spartanic Rockers.
Menno: My first breaking VHS was Freestyle Session 6.
2. 你的第一支Breaking錄影帶?
Kujo: Easy Roc自行拍攝的歐洲行影片,裡面拍到了Battle Squad, Actuel Force等等的訓練情形。
Crazy: 我不記得了,可能是某一場90年代早期活動的影片
Mounir: 應該是Freestyle Session 3 或 Radiotron 95。
Katsu 1: Spartanic Rockers 舞團裡面的BBOY JO。
Menno: Freestyle Session 6
3. Your 1st BOTY event?
Kujo: One of the European qualifying BOTY events in 2001 - either Germany or Switzerland. Of course, I also judged the international BOTY in 2001 as well.
Crazy: BOTY 1990, at that time called "The European Breakdance Cup".
Mounir: I always said to myself that I will never go to BOTY until I compete there! My first experience is in 2006 when I won my two first world titles with my crew Vagabonds, the Battle and Best show!
Katsu 1: 1999! Suicidal Lifestyle won it.
Menno: My first BOTY event was in 2001.
3. 你的第一場BOTY賽事?
Kujo: 2001年在德國或瑞士的BOTY歐洲資格賽,後來我也在該年的BOTY國際賽事中擔任了評審。
Crazy: 1990年的BOTY,當時不叫作BOTY而是叫作”The European Breakdance Cup”。
Mounir: 我一直告訴我自己除非是取得參賽資格否則我不會參加BOTY!我第一次參加BOTY是在2006,當年我和我的Vagabonds團員第一次取得了兩個世界性比賽的獎項,包含最佳Battle以及最佳演出。
Katsu 1: 1999年,當年Suicidal Lifestyle贏得比賽。
Menno: 第一次參加BOTY是在2001年。
4. When did you start Breaking?
Kujo: May 27, 1992.
Crazy: 1983.
Mounir: I started breaking in October 1997, this Battle of the Year 2015 celebrates my 18th year!
Katsu 1: When I tried to do WINDMILL first time, it was when I was 14 years old. In 1999 I started breaking seriously.
Menno: I started breaking in 2000.
4. 甚麼時候開始跳Breaking?
Kujo: 1992年5月27日開始的。
Crazy: 1983年開始的。
Mounir: 1997年10開始的,在2015年的BOTY剛好邁入第18年
Katsu 1: 在14歲第一次想要做風車的時候開始的,但是在1991年的時候開始認真練習
Menno: 在2000年的時候開始的。
5. How old are you now?
Kujo: 39 years old。
Crazy: 50 years old。
Mounir: 31 year old。
Katsu 1: 34 years old。
Menno: 26 years old。
5. 你們現在的年紀多大
Kujo: 39歲。
Crazy: 50歲。
Mounir: 31歲。
Katsu 1: 34歲。
Menno: 26歲。
6. Any Bboy idol?
Kujo: So many! Both older and younger.
Crazy: There were and are a lot of great dancers around the globe. But to be an idol to me it takes more than being able to execute some moves...
Mounir: No, but there are many Bboys of all generations I like to watch! The number one remains Remind, he inspired me the most and I had the chance to meet him and take two workshops with him back in 2002 and 2003, great moments.
Katsu 1: My Crew members (ALL AREA/MZK/FRESH SOX/7$/THE LAST SAMURAI).
Menno: I mentioned all my idols in the first question.
6. 有哪一位B-BOY是你的偶像嗎?
Kujo: 有很多位,包含年輕與資深的。
Crazy: 世界上偉大的舞者有很多,但對我而言並不是舞跳得好就能夠成為我心目中的偶像。
Mounir: 沒有,但是有很多來自不同世代的BBOY是我很欣賞的,其中我最欣賞的第一名是Remind,他帶給我很多激發且我在2002及2003年都有跟他一同舉辦workshop,是很棒的回憶。
Katsu 1: 我的團員們(ALL AREA/MZK/FRESH SOX/7$/THE LAST SAMURAI)
Menno: 我所有的偶像都在我回答的第一個問題當中。
7. How are your knees?
Kujo: Great! My wrists, though...
Crazy: Better than the ones of a lot of others
Mounir: My knees are fine al hamdulilah (Thank God). I never use kneepads so it's maybe why I almost never use my knees during my footworks. I saved them for now!
Katsu 1: My knees are really bad from the lots of knee moves I do...Actually I need to take knee pads. But I don't take it. Because it looks a bit cheesy...haha.
Menno: My knees are not the best. I have a runner's knee on my right and double W movements are scary for my knees.
7. 你們的膝蓋情況如何?
Kujo: 很好,但是手腕就…
Crazy: 比很多人都好。
Mounir: 我的膝蓋很好,可能是因為我從不戴護膝所以我也幾乎不會用到膝蓋,所以我的膝蓋至今都保護得很好
Katsu 1: 因為我有很多用到膝蓋的舞步所以我的膝蓋很不好,我其實應該要戴護膝,但我覺得不戴護膝看起來比較帥,哈哈。
Menno: 我的膝蓋不是太好, 我的右膝有跑步膝(一種膝蓋的運動傷害)而且做Double W movements這種動作的時候對我的膝蓋傷和很大。
8. Dopest battle in Breaking history?
Kujo: I'm biased, but I have to say Flying Tortillas vs. Soul Control at Freestyle Session 3 in 1998.
Crazy: To many to define one as the dopest...
Mounir: This is hard to say, so many great battles like Rockforce/Vagabonds in 2002, Rockforce/Family in 1998, Freestyle Session 8 in 2004 was great as well, I probably forget a lot, there are so many!
Katsu 1: It's a really difficult question for me...1.BEAT STREET (Rock Steady Crew vs. NYC Breakers), 2. Freestyle Session 6.
Menno: Haha! The Beat Street battle.
8. Breaking史上最精采的BATTLE是哪一場?
Kujo: 我必須很偏心的說是1998年Freestyle Session 3比賽中Flying Tortillas對上Soul Control的那一次。
Crazy: 太多了,沒辦法只選一場。
Mounir: 太多了,像是2002年Rockforce對上Vagabonds、1998年以及2004年的Freestyle Session 8 比賽中Rockforce對上Family等,還有很多但我已經忘了…。
Katsu 1: 這是個很難的問題…一個是BEAT STREET比賽中Rock Steady Crew 對上NYC Breakers,另一個是Freestyle Session 6。
Menno: 哈哈,是The Beat Street battle。
9. Someone you still want to battle?
Kujo: Haha, NO!
Crazy: Myself....To do what is necessary to go on as long as possible is a challenge every day...
Mounir: I'm still looking forward to battle myself, I'm not feeling 100% of my capacities yet and I still have a lot to learn and discover. I'm training to get better everyday. I'm the one I want to beat!
Katsu 1: Anyone who is in the circle.
Menno: Haha, who knows?
9. 你還會想要BATTLE的對象是誰?
Kujo: 哈哈,別了吧
Crazy: 我自己,每一天都要盡可能地去增進自己。
Mounir: 我希望可以跟自己BATTLE,我感覺我還沒有發揮100%的潛能,還有很多東西要學。我每一天都在鍛鍊自己,最大的對手就是我自己。
Katsu 1: 這圈子的任何一人。
Menno: 哈哈,誰知道。
10. Airflare or 1990?
Kujo: Air flares all day!
Crazy: Toprock, downrock, footwork, airflare, ninety, airflare, freeze....
Mounir: I love everything in breaking, 1990's are so impressive but we have created so much with airfare! Both are incredible and I can do both so, lol.
Katsu 1: I can't do Airflare...I used to do Elbow Airflare. My maximum spin of the 1990 was about 4-5.
Menno: 1990.
10. 你偏愛拋(Airflare,又名大回環)還是1990(又名單手手轉)?
Kujo: 拋 !
Crazy: Toprock, downrock, footwork, airflare, ninety, airflare, freeze...(各類動作名稱)
Mounir: 我喜歡Breaking的全部,1990的招式很厲害,但我們創造了很多跟拋有關的東西,兩者都很好而且我兩者都會做(笑)。
Katsu 1: 我不會做拋,我以往只會做肘拋,我做1990最多可以轉4到5圈
Menno: 1990。
11. Routines in a Battle?
Kujo: Just a few, please - routines every round gives me a headache.
Crazy: Yep, that's the difference between a crew (my definition of a crew) and a team (of egos that don't want to spend their time with working on commandos or routines with the rest of the crew).
Mounir: I'm the captain of the most titled crew in the world and Vagabonds developed crew routines before anybody else! I still remember a time when I wasn't even in the crew and everybody was talking bad against the crew because of that but then the same people started to do many routines and now every single crew is doing it. But most of them don't know how to do it. We love routines because it involves each of us, this is a crew job but if people look closely 90% of the time we don't start routines we just respond. We are fine to not do routines in a battle! In life people start by making laugh about something then they fight against it and at the end everybody accepts it and then you've won!
Katsu 1: It is needed in the crew battle. But to be honest, I don't like it...
Menno: I get bored sometimes by too many routines. I hate the fact that routines take over the whole battle, it takes away so much spontaneous things everything becomes planned out.
11. Battle需要做排舞(小組)嗎?
Kujo: 一點點就好,每一輪都要排舞我會受不了。
Crazy: 需要,這是團隊(crew)與團體(team)的差別,前者是照我自己的標準所定義的團隊,後者則是一群不想花時間跟其他團員作排舞的個人集合。
Mounir: 我是世界最知名團隊的隊長,而且Vagabonds是最早發明團體排舞的發明者。我記得在我還沒加入時,大家都不認同他們做團體排舞,但是到後來不認同的同一批人卻也開始做團體排舞了,直到現在大家都在做了,只是多數人不知道做團體排舞的訣竅。我們之所以喜歡團體排舞是因為它是一件所有團員合力完成的事,但是當團員之間有九成時間都靠得非常近的時候,我們只做回應而不做排舞,在BATTLE的時候不做排舞其實也是OK的。人生中有時候人們因為某一件事而嘲笑並開始反對你,但到最後若所有人都能接受這件事,你就贏了。
Katsu 1: 在團體BATTLE裡面排舞是必要的,但誠實地說,我並不喜歡…。
Menno: 有時候太多的排舞會讓我覺得很無聊,排舞佔去太多時間就無法看到即興的東西了,所有的東西都變成是事前安排好的。
12. Your favorite Mixtape?
Kujo: DJ Woodo's creepy mixtape from 2004, I think.
Crazy: Tapes of DJ Thaid one, back in the 90's.
Mounir: I don't collect music I'm just listening. We have so many great DJs in France and in the whole scene like Nobunaga, Lean Rock, Martin and many more!
Katsu 1: DJ Mar's SANDONOMESHIYORI BREAKIN MIX, DJ Element Mix, around 2000-2005. DJ Skeme Richard, Circle Prince Japan Mix.
Menno: Wow, can't call one right now. Always enjoy the mixtapes by Scream and Timber.
12. 你最喜歡的Mixtape?
Kujo: 我想應該是DJ Woodo's creepy mixtape from 2004
Crazy: 90年代的DJ Thaid one
Mounir: 我只會聽音樂而不會收集音樂,法國當下就有很多厲害的DJ,如Nobunaga,、Lean Rock、Martin等等。
Katsu 1: 大約2000到2005年之間的DJ Mar's SANDONOMESHIYORI BREAKIN MIX、DJ Element Mix‧另外還有DJ Skeme Richard、Circle Prince Japan Mix。
Menno: 沒辦法選出最喜歡的,但我一直都很喜歡聽Scream and Timber的Mixtape。
13. Your 1st breaking-shoes?
Kujo: Adidas Shell Toes, with double fat laces, of course.
Crazy: Unbranded shoes (no money for big names...).
Mounir: That was an Adidas running shoe.
Katsu 1: Pro-keds Up Tornor ,Puma Suede.
Menno: Nike Cortez.
13. 你的第一雙Breaking舞鞋?
Kujo: Adidas Shell Toes, 搭配雙倍厚度的鞋帶。
Crazy: 沒有牌子的鞋(沒錢買有牌子的)。
Mounir: 一雙愛迪達的跑步鞋。
Katsu 1: Pro-keds Up Tornor ,Puma Suede
Menno: Nike Cortez
14. Your all-time favorite BOTY show?
Kujo: Vagabonds at the 2001 BOTY qualifier in France.
Crazy: There is no all-time favorite BOTY show to me...
Mounir: Vagabonds 2002, 2006, 2011 and 2012. 4 times in BOTY, 4 times best show, I'm proud of this great record! I also do remember Gambler 2005, Jinjo 2010 for example!
Katsu 1: 1999 Spartanic Rockers, 2000 Waseda Breakers, 2005 Ichigeki, 2009 All Area.
Menno: I loved the Battle Squad one!
14. 你最喜歡的BOTY表演
Kujo: 2001年BOTY法國資格賽Vagabonds的表演。
Crazy: 沒有最喜歡的…。
Mounir: Vagabonds在2002、2006、2011以及2012年的表演,我對這紀錄感到驕傲,另外也包含Gambler 2005和 Jinjo 2010。
Katsu 1: 1999 年的Spartanic Rockers、2000年的 Waseda Breakers、2005年的 Ichigeki、2009年的All Area。
Menno: 我喜歡Battle Squad one
15. Most important for a good breaking show is...
Kujo: Cohesion and execution!
Crazy: Wide repertoire of skills danced with perfect relation to the music.
Mounir: 8 choreographers, 1 who decides!
Katsu 1: Definitely "CONCEPT"!
Menno: Good Bboys lol.
15. 一個好的BREAKING表演最需要的東西是甚麼?
Kujo: 團體的向心力以及執行力。
Crazy: 具備豐富技巧並能與音樂完美地結合。
Mounir:有8個編舞者但將決定權交給其中一人。
Katsu 1:一定是”觀念”。
Menno:好的BBOY(笑)。
Interview: Bernd Schöneberg
採訪者:Bernd Schöneberg
翻譯:陳志豪
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