This is how to do the KB24 pull-up jumper. Kobe Bryant shows off the Signature Move from Nike's series. This is a great finishing move by NBA's MVP. Pull-up jumper is a four step process: get to triple threat position, jab step, drive by and pull-up the jumpshot!
Jason Kidd shows you how to do the fake and finish! Use the in and out move to pick up the second defender to drive for the layup or pass it out. This is a Nike Signature Moves video.
Kobe shows how to do his outside jumper. This is from the Nike Signature Moves series. Start with a v cut, create space, square up, read the court, look behind your man to see where you can go next. Kobe jabs to create space, whether it's for a drive or to just pull the jumper.
Instructional video showing how to do head isolation dance moves. These are a bit difficult, but are a really cool effect once you can do them well. Just takes some practice time (use a mirror).
If you know how to do a few card tricks, maybe it's time you learn a bit more. Work on your XCM (extreme card manipulation), watch this video tutorial to learn how to perform the "flipback cut" flourish card trick. Some basic skills required to perform this aerial flipback cut are the flip back and the 360 close. Remember, to be a magician, you need to practice.
Learn how to score with Free Kicks in Fifa 09 (PS3/Xbox 360). Mastering all of the different techniques takes practice but it's well worth it! Learn methods to spin, curl, adjust power and distance.
Are you in medical school an planning to be a surgeon? Then here is a how-to video with various different surgical knot tips. The UT Huston Student Surgical Association (SSA) has put together this surgical knot tying online tutorial. Watch as Dr. John R. Potts, MD. demonstrates the two handed square knot. Practice the two handed square knot surgical suture before going into your surgical rotation.
This Reason 3.0 tutorial explains use of the Import Midi function and some of ways to use it for practice or remixing a popular song. Also, get tips on spicing up flat MIDI files while learning MIDI remixing and EQing in Reason 3.0
If you can rotate a hula hoop around your knees, with a little practice and balance, you can spin it around one leg. Safire, expert hula hoop dancer, walks through the simple steps of doing this stunt, breaking down each movement to exact body positions and also thoroughly explaining any of the hula hoop choreography terminology she uses. Watch this video hula hoop tutorial and learn how to perform a one-legged hula hoop move.
This instructional photography video with Jim Talkington explores various studio photography tricks. Whether shooting products or people, the whole reason for studio lighting is to be able to define the things you want to define and to minimize the things you don't want to see in the photograph. Practice these tips and improve your photography skills.
Watch this quick instructional photography video and discover how to do extreme macro photography without having any real specialized macro photo equipment. Use a couple of your existing lenses to create a super macro lens. Practice these tips and improve your photography skills.
This instructional photography video with Jim Talkington explores tabletop studio photography done with mirrors. Use just one light and several mirrors to light your subject. You can also use silver poster board or white poster board to reflect the light from the strobe. Mirrors are the best way to reflect most of the light in your shoot. Practice these tips and improve your photography skills.
Beautify your surroundings and offset global carbon emissions by planting a tree. Oregonian writers Kym Pokorny and Anne Jaeger demonstrate best practices for tree planting as they plant a dogwood in this brief tutorial.
In this how-to video shows just how to do a back hand spring. This is a scary experience for any new person to doing a back hand spring. A back handspring is very hard and takes a lot of practice, so enjoy, and be safe.
This how-to video shows how to do a simple somersault and turn that into more advanced moves. This is the basics of gymnastics and could greatly improve you ability to do amazing gymnastics moves. Go practice, and be safe.
This video explains how to vanish the deck and reappear it again. Easy to perform, but it takes some set up and practice.
You will always remember your first kiss, so try making it a good one. This how-to dating advice video will show how to prepare for that first kiss you have been waiting for. To practice kissing you will need a partner, a suave technique and a mirror. Choose some one who will is willing to kiss you and be courages when going in for your first kiss.
This is the same knot used for lassos. You can go wrangle some cattle or horses now, or if you not on a farm you can practice on your dog or cat, or better yet - you're neighbor's dog or cat.
Violin Lesson #27 -- String Crossing. Todd Ehle talks about string crossing, while he uses some certain techniques to practice with.
This is great for coaches or players who want to improve their knowledge and understanding of your individual defense in basketball. Coach Kirby Schepp makes it easy for even beginners who are just learning this great sport. He explains it, his players demonstrate it, and a drill is shown so you can practice it on your own.
This is great for coaches or players who want to improve their knowledge and understanding of rebounding in basketball. Coach Kirby Schepp makes it easy for even beginners who are just learning this great sport. He explains it, his players demonstrate it, and a drill is shown so you can practice it on your own.
This is great for coaches or players who want to improve their knowledge and understanding of lay ups in basketball. Coach Kirby Schepp makes it easy for even beginners who are just learning this great sport. He explains it, his players demonstrate it, and a drill is shown so you can practice it on your own.
Practice these questions and answers out to have a basic conversation in Spanish. Listen, repeat, and rewind as needed.
Learn how to front flip for parkour. First make sure you practice in a gym, or at least somewhere safer than the streets.
This video shows basic kendo footwork (ashi-sabaki). In this video, very basic ashi-sabaki are introduced such as suri-ashi (gliding/sliding) and okuri-ashi (very basic footwork). There are also some basic training methods of ashi-sabaki.
Sadie Nardini teaches you how to improve your yoga fan pose stretch for release in the legs, hips, and lower back.
Sadie Nardini teaches you a multi-variation yoga handstand for stengthening your core.
Learn how to improve your speed, muscle stretch and agility for football with the help of these box jumps.
Circular breathing will enable you to play your didgeridoo continuously. In this movie we'll show you how easy it is by breaking the process down in to small simple steps.
This is another "Hottie Workout" that gives you some excellent tips on stripping. This concentrates on popping up using strategies from yoga, stretching and dance to achieve the sexiest moves!
In this guitar lesson, Justin gives some tips on practicing and exploring the pentatonic scale. He gives some steps on how to add variation so it doesn't always sound like a scale.
In this video, we learn how to do the Tango close to open, promenade and 1 alteration. Remember the basic rules of staying in the line of dance and going with the music. Twist your hips and go from closed to open, practicing this often so you get better at it. You and your partner should feel the music as you are both dancing. Keep the bodies in proper position so each of you can change from open to close as you would like. Use different alterations that you are comfortable with to get a diff...
In this video we learn how to say "I love you" in Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese. To say "I love you" in Mandarin, you would say "Wo ai ni". To say this in Cantonese, you would say "ngo ngoi ney". Say each part of these words slowly and practice them to make them sound perfect. There are different dialects you need for each of the types of Chinese, so take your time when researching and practicing. Once you get these down, you will be able to learn more basic phrases and be on the way to lear...
In this video, we learn how to pronounce simple phrases in German. To say "hello again!" in German, you will say "hallo nochmal!" in German. To say "I am" you will say "Ich bin" in German. "Ich bin Amerikaner" means "I am American" in English. "Ich bin Brite" means "I am a Briton" and "Ich bin Franzose" means "I am a Frenchman". Practice saying these and make sure you have the pronunciation right for all the different vowels and letters that are in the word. German has a very accent for the w...
In this video, we learn how to do a breakdance "scoo bot" lock. First, start with the feet only and once you master that, add in the arms. Place your heel up and your toes facing up. When you practice, use counts in your head to help keep you on beat. When you lock, you don't want to stay stiff, you want the dimensions changing all the time. Keep your movements low to stay with the beat. If you feel more comfortable going left first, then do this, or vice versa. Continue to practice this and ...
In this tutorial, we learn how to teach your dog to walk next to you on a loose leash. If you train you dog to back up while on the leash, he will avoid touching the end of the leash after this. First, take a treat and put it under your dogs chin, then push them backwards. Use a wall to practice this at first. You can also practice with the dog in front of you. Do this over and over until the dog understands, then try it without a treat. Next, try doing this while standing next to the dog. No...
In this video, we learn how to perform a beginner turn combo. Start with a channey then turn on relevea, then turn right and left into a preparation. Do one pirouette to the right, then up and relevea. Plea, then go into another pirouette while changing your arms up above your head. Practice these moves by themselves, then when you have them individually down try doing them together. You may want to practice this in front of a large mirror to see if you have the correct body movements down. W...
In this video, we learn how to spot as a beginner. Spotting is used for when you are doing turns quickly. You want to keep your eye on the same exact spot in the room so you turn in the same exact way each time, and you don't lose your focus. To practice this, stand in front of a large mirror and practice doing turns slowly, without losing your focus from the spot you're looking at. After you have mastered this, start to do turns quicker, then with using your arms to help you turn. Eventually...
Consider this video Cake Decorating 101. No matter what you do in the future with cake decorating, knowing how to apply fondant smoothly to a cake's surface is one of the most important and most often used skills in a pastry chef's career.
In this tutorial, we learn how to throw a crazy gyroball in wiffle ball. You will first stand still with the ball in your hand grasping it lightly, when you go to throw the ball, throw with force and spin your body around. This should make the ball go straight into the target almost every time you throw it. Keep practicing this until you have the hand placement correct. Try moving your hand in different positions around the ball so that the grasp makes the ball move in the right direction. Af...
