- Today we take jump rope to the extreme.
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- Let's talk about that.
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- Limits, I will say, of
our jump roping skills.
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- And then maybe get injured,
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- Make sure you get those seats, people.
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- Okay, we ready to push some
jump roping to the extreme?
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- It's time for Jumpman,
Jumpman, Jumpman, Them
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Tricks Really Somethin'
Uh Uh Uh, I Think I Need
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Some Rope Discussin'.
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- Okay, so Stevie is going
to describe jump rope moves.
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- Which are a thing apparently.
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- That we are not privy to and
then we're gonna each attempt
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them based on the steps she has given us.
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Then we're gonna come back
to the desk and we're gonna
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analyze each of our
jump rope performances.
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- And give each other a score.
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- After a few rounds we will
determine the jump rope king
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- To the Jump Rope Zone.
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The Jump Rope Zone comes
with its own wardrobe.
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Okay, now listen, before we
start the first round, can we
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just do some jump roping as a baseline?
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Because literally yesterday
was the first day that I ever
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jumped a rope successfully.
- What?
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How did you avoid this?
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- Well, I tried it and I
wasn't good at it, so then
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I avoided it.
- Okay, warm up a little bit.
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- I'm telling you I'm bad at
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jump rope.
- It doesn't sound
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Alright, I'm killin' it.
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(rope whooshing)
(crew laughs)
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- What's that noise?
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- That was when you go
around twice in one jump.
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- [Link] Are you kidding me?
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- [Stevie] Okay guys, this
first one's called Heel to Toe
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and here we go.
- Heel to Toe.
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- [Stevie] Start by jumping
lightly without your rope.
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As you land, lift your toes
on your left foot up so your
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heel hits the floor.
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The next time you jump place
your left foot flat on the
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ground as you lift the
toes of your right foot
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Get comfortable with the movement.
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and continue the movement
jumping with the rope.
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- [Stevie] Once you think that
you've got it let me know.
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- (laughs) I'm already as
close as I'm gonna get.
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- [Stevie] Alright, Rhett?
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- I'm listening to your
rhythm, it's not gonna help me.
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- Sounds good over there.
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- Alright, I think that was it.
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- [Rhett] Alright, let's
go check out the results.
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Off to a stellar start.
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Maybe we should look at yours first.
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- (laughs) Yeah let's take a
- Okay.
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- Look at what you did.
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- Dang, Rhett.
- Yeah, heel toe,
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heel toe!
- Heel toe.
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I'm rather intimidated.
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- Okay, let's see what you got.
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Your shorts look great.
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- [Link] I look so wide.
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- Yeah, I don't see any heel
toe action but let's look at
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the real thing.
- I was trying.
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First of all his outfit sucks.
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- [Rhett] He's doing a little
skip-a-rooney that I'm missing
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but actually what I'm doing is
harder than what he's doing.
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- [Link] (laughing) Yeah.
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- What I will give you though
is that there's a one little
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kick in there that lines
up with what he does.
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- Yes.
- But you're not actually
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ever hitting the heel, you're
just doing a little kick.
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I'm gonna give you two points
for the kick and one point
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I'm giving you three points.
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- (laughs) Alright, I'll take it.
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And you know what, I'm really
impressed with what you did.
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The things that are different
between you and that guy, I
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think yours were better.
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I'm giving you a solid eight.
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Alright, let's keep going.
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Not everybody has it.
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I'm about to have it.
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- [Stevie] Okay, are you ready?
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This is called Wounded Duck.
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- I did that last time.
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- [Stevie] Start with
your feet in parallel.
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Begin jumping normally.
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On your next jump, turn you
knees and toes in towards each
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other, keeping your
heels apart as you land.
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On your next jump, turn your
knees and toes away from each
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other, bringing your heels
towards each other as you land.
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- I tell you, if it wasn't
for the rope part I'd be
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- [Stevie] Keep alternating
back and forth between these two
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moves as you continue jumping.
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- Okay, that was mine.
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- Oh, you already got it?
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- Yeah, I wounded that duck real fast.
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- Alright, here we go.
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- It always sounds like a horse.
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- Or a wounded horse maybe?
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- Alright, I think that was it.
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I'm really getting into the rhythm now.
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- Alright, let's check mine out.
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- [Link] A little herky jerky there.
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- [Rhett] In and out.
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- Okay, that's pretty much what I did.
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Let's see what you did.
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- [Link] A lot more in and a lot more out.
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- [Rhett] Yeah but you're
kinda missing the point
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You get the point of the
toes a couple of times.
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You look a lot happier than me.
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- Let's see what the standard is here.
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- [Rhett] Okay, pretty much what I did.
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- [Link] Look at that ponytail.
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Well, neither one of us
have that working for us.
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Now, I'm just gonna say, you
know what, you're pretty much
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doing what she's doing.
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Your rhythm is a little
off if I'm gonna be picky.
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I'll give you a seven.
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It's still a decent effort.
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I think you put a lot of effort into it.
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It's a little bit of
an unnecessary crouch.
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- [Link] I just didn't want the rope
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to hit me on the head.
- There's an extra bounce
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in there but I think you make
up the difference with the
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wideness of your stance.
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You're more wounded.
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- [Rhett] So, I'm gonna
give you a seven as well.
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- Alright, we'll tie up.
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- All you needed was a
little practice, Link.
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- I'm getting there.
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It's happening right before your eyes.
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- [Stevie] How 'bout this next one?
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It's called The Wrap.
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Begin by jumping normally.
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As the rope is coming over
your head, extend your right
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Keep your left arm across your
body and close to your chest.
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Use your left arm to guide the
rope so that it wraps around
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- [Stevie] Move both arms
across your body to the left.
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- [Stevie] Swing them to unravel the rope.
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As soon as the rope has
cleared your arm, begin
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jumping again normally.
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I think I got the first part.
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- I know what I'm supposed to do.
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I don't know what happened over there.
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- Oh, it's 'cause I'm going backwards.
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- Arm goes out, this arm
comes in, comes around
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- Here we go, here we go, yo.
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- So what's my jump rope, yo.
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And for my dismount.
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(crew applauds)
- Alright, let's go see.
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- I'm pretty sure I did
not do that one correctly.
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- Well, let's take a look.
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- [Rhett] I mean that's not
even jump at that point.
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- [Link] Well, you are still
jumping and I will say that I
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think you and I were thinking
the exact same thing.
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- I mean it looks cool.
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I'd be cool on the playground.
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Okay, let's see what you got.
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That's basically what I had.
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Except my head's bobbing more.
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- [Rhett] Basically we did...
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Oh, then you went to the other side.
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- [Link] Oh, I'mma make it look sexy.
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Look at that jump rope.
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- But we basically did
the exact same thing.
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Oh, and you grabbed your hat.
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- Yeah, I lassoed my hat.
- How did you grab your hat?
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Okay, you get an extra point for that.
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- [Link] That's cowboy moves, man.
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- [Rhett] Let's see what she did.
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- [Link] She did it a lot quicker.
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I don't think she's doing it right.
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- [Rhett] I think ours
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is significantly better.
- I think we were both
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- I think I'm gonna give you
a seven but I'm gonna give you
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an extra point for grabbing the hat.
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- [Link] I'll just give you
a seven 'cause your hat never
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You're proving to be
a formidable opponent.
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- [Stevie] Okay, guys.
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For this round I'm just gonna
give you the title of the move
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but I'm not gonna give you the
steps in order to complete it
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because you have to decide
what the move looks like.
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- That'll be helpful.
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- But we're still comparing
it to an actual thing.
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- [Stevie] True, yes.
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- Think that doesn't give
me a distinct advantage.
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- [Stevie] This move is called The Kruger.
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- I've never watched a Freddy
Kruger movie, Rhett's just
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told me about them.
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- He had sort of a motion that
he would do on the posters.
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But I don't understand how
you would incorporate that
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- Freddy made it scary
so he went backwards.
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- [Rhett] Can I hold that?
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- Oh, I'm better at this.
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Those are my claws.
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Sounds like you're doing the
same thing as me, brother.
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I'm getting some style points in there.
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I'll give you a little side
action so you can see the arch
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- It's anybody's game at this point.
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- I'm very curious.
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Let's see what you did.
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Your face looks very Kruger-ish.
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- [Rhett] I'm doing a little crouch.
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- [Link] Oh, I see that
you've got the claws
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comin' out.
- Yeah, I'm holding on.
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That's what I remember about Freddy.
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- See what you think about me.
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- [Rhett] Okay, going backwards.
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- [Link] Going backwards
'cause you know Freddy.
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- Oh, and you did that.
(crew laughs)
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Okay, you did that after.
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I don't know how to count that.
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- Well you know once Freddy
jumps out of the ground to kill
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somebody then he's like ah.
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- Okay.
- He doesn't need a
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rope at that point.
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- Let's see what she does.
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She's going forwards.
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Okay, it's all in the legs.
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- [Link] Good gracious.
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- [Rhett] Oh, does Kruger do that?
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- [Link] Freddy got
nothin' to do with this.
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Freddy about to jump out and kill her?
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- I mean we both lifted our knees.
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We both had instinct to lift
our knees but I gotta point out
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she is jump roping forwards.
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- Well she went the easy route.
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That's her problem.
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- [Rhett] I'm gonna give you a
full extra two points for the
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post Kruger thing because
I think that that was
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For a total of five.
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- [Link] Well, in order to
win I would have to only give
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you one point but I don't want
you to beat me by too much so
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I'mma give you two points.
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- That's all I need to be Lord of the Ju--
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(laughing) Lord of the Jungle.
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- The jump rope jungle.
- Lord of the Jump Rope
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Jungle or King of the Playground.
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- Alright, we will see you on Wednesday.
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