what are the basic trainings for breakdancing?

i heard it's very hard too. can i know how old are you guys when you start to learn breakdancing? Will age influence anything? I'm 21, will that be too old to start to learn? I heard from one friend(not a close friend) who breakdance and he said the first training is to stand on your hand for a few hours to train your arm muscle first. Is this correct?

thanks for all the info
all this is making me feel more interested in learning. I find some 6 step clip and start to practice.
where do you guys normally practice?
btw Kelv, why you want to retire?

Are u sure about the sites? they are more about melbourne shuffle then breakdancing
anyway youtube is far easier to use. i just search for six steps breakdance and i found what i want.
after i master the six steps i will go for the toprock

Even if you are working you can still dance, right?
Actually there is a studio here in Genting Kelang, KL. Cant remember the name. But quite a number of people there. But i want to learn the basic first then only start to join them. Where do you guys live?

Found this on the H & F forum.
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=343035&h
maybe the mod should move the topic here and merge it.

I try some toprock and downrock(six steps) i'm starting to get it but still yet to master it.
Maybe after i master a few basic steps then I can start to learn form you guys.

ya.. still working on that.. my hands are still kidda stiff... no movement
only the leg is moving...

i'm 21(still 21 coz my birthday is not yet here ) and i only started to break a few weeks ago... now still on six steps and toprockin'.
PTU is pump it up izzit? i never tried it before only tried DDR.

btw, what motion should the hand do so that it won't look so stiff when doing the toprock?

Ya, I found that more and more people are learing to shuffle then breaking too. Izzit because most shuffler are in the club but most of the bboys/bgirls are in dancing studio?

Currently learning on how to knee drop but still find it kind of hard because still I cant find a the right way to drop without droping on my knee.

But now i can do the 6 step, 1 step and 3 steps but still not perfect, yet