Gorilla Tactics
At the end of the night, Portland’s own Moon Patrol Crew goes home as the champions from the second bboy jam in Portland, OR, hosted by Hardwood Heroes own, Rob Moore aka Robocop. As the second official jam in Portland, OR, it was quite amazing at the turn out. There were 27 crews that entered that night and judging these 27 crews were Fumi from Battle Reflex, Fish Boogie from 17.42, Impulse from Moon Patrol Crew, and Rybonix from Misguided Steps/20th Century Boyz. With these 27 crews, they had to face to face in showcase battles in order to proceed and try to get into the top 16. After seeing all the bboys, everybody was thoroughly impressed by some of the talent that had been shown that night. One of the most notable talents was that of Bboy Rocket of Morning of Owl crew from South, Korea. His spectacular power moves and intricate footwork and freezes sent the audience into a trance as he moved flawlessly from one corner of the floor to the other. Rocket was surely testing what the Portland Bboy Scene had to offer that night.
As far as my crew did, we made it to the top 8 and lost against Crisis Crew. During the showcase battle, my crew and I had to go up against Solo Axe, a rival crew made up of our friends. Although, just a showcase battle, we all went hard when we hit the floor. There was no holding back in order to make it through. Surely enough, both our crews advanced to top 16. The judging of the battles were pretty on point, not very many conflicts between dancer and judge. Our second battle of the night was pitted against Misguided Pho Bangers (video above). Although, there was a female on the opposing side, we did not take them lightly as we went to war against the other crew. In a heart pounding moment after the battle ended, we were the victors once again as we exchanged handshakes and words of encouragement with the other side. And as stated earlier, we were eliminated by Crisis Crew in an intense battle for advancement into the semi finals. Word up to all the Portland bboys and see you soon at the next jam!
Written By Christopher Moua
