Peru champion interview

[VRK]

i love that lady reporter 
and this guy is better than most of the RBSS judges... i do think the same way that hes not a champ or something but you can't say that hes not a freestyler.. whatever he does is good for LP's & stuff and hes overall a good entertainer to those dumb ass crowds who don't know a shit about what freestyle is.

[redsforlife]

There's something called showmanship that he has that many freestylers do not. Too many freestylers don't know the difference between a performance and just freestyling in their backyard or for a video. It must be a show. Entertaining the crowd is the most important aspect.

[L_I_S]

A show and a battle are different and most freestylers know that. Battles should be who does better, the most important should be difficulty, showmenship shouldn't factor into the equation unless it's a dead tie and there was no other criteria to fill out.

[redsforlife]

A show and a battle are different and most freestylers know that. Battles should be who does better, the most important should be difficulty, showmenship shouldn't factor into the equation unless it's a dead tie and there was no other criteria to fill out.

Battles are just a type of performance. Hardcore lowers videos are a type of performance. Showmanship always matters. It's considered in the judging in skateboarding, gymnastics, and pretty much any judged sport. Now, I do agree technical difficulty should weigh more in the judging, but showmanship shouldn't be ignored. For me, technical difficulty, execution, and variety should be the 3 most important things in judging criteria.