While training with Lil Lep and Fever1 in the Bronx, Lil Lep put Alien Ness to the test by making him break within the lines of the concrete squares on the sidewalk. Lil Lep stressed the importance of control while breaking. He explained that "if you have no control, you really don't know what you’re doing,” and he proceeded to describe how this lesson came about. In the earlier days a venue might have had a venue with a capacity of 150 people, yet promoters would ignore the capacity in order to make as much money as they could. Needless to say it was because of these tight crowds that your average cypher was very small – just imagine what would happen in the old school days if you were to step on someone’s sneakers.

As time went by, Alien Ness started to notice how many contest would be hosted in spaces anywhere from 10 to 50 feet arenas. However, most breakers, primarily the ones who chose to excel in air moves (power moves) had no control of their moves. Regardless how big the arena was, these breakers would inevitably crash in to the crowd that made up the perimeter of the arena.

The thought of being able to control any and all moves in breaking consumed Alien Ness, and the concept of the Octogon was born.

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