Superman and the X-Men all had really cool superpowers that were the basis for their superhero status. Batman, on the other hand, had no superpowers other than a genius intellect and a prizefighter's physique. When he wanted to fly, he had to use a grappling gun he made himself. Livid. This video will show you how to make a prop version of the iconic Batman grappling hook gun for you next film using $30 worth of parts and a little bit of gumption.
No Batman Halloween costume is complete without a grappling gun and hook. Parker put together this video to teach how to make this easy prop. You will need a fake plastic gun, two mini DVDs, cardboard, scissors, miscellaneous hardware, two checkers, duct tape, spray paint, and a hot glue gun. Watch this video prop-making tutorial and learn how to build a Batman-style grappling gun prop.
Water polo is a tough contact sport that entails good grappling techniques. Watch this video tutorial to improve your underwater combat grappling skills that will definitely help you become a better water polo player.
Learn to perform a Jiu Jitsu Banana Split leg submission. This is a submission for grappling not self defense. It attacks the groin by pulling the muscles apart.
If you have played the demo for Just Cause 2, then you might want to try out this next little trick or glitch. In the video, you'll find out how to perform the grapple barrier glitch. It requires that you go to a certain area and use your grappling hook to get through the game's barrier. Check out the tutorial above to find out how to do it. Good luck and enjoy!
Learn some grappling takedowns and strategies to use when starting from a knee or kneeled position.
What's an LED Throwie? Watch this video and find out how to light up your neighborhood using colorful LED's and magnets! Yet another great idea for creating neighborhood art from Graffiti Research Lab.
One of the great things about Just Cause 2 on the Xbox 360, is the main character is a butt-kicking, shoot first, ask questions later kinda guy. Not only does he have a parachute that he can just use at any given time, but he has an awesome grappling hook. A grappling hook! It can attach to moving vehicles and give you a free ride, if you shoot an enemy, you can then shoot another point and send him flying. It's awesome! So in this tutorial, you'll find out from the guys at Achievement Hunter...
You don't have to be a super hero to learn how to unlock the 'There Goes the Neighborhood' achievement for the Xbox 360 in Captain America: Super Solider. You just have to take a look at this Achievement Hunter video. Take a look!
Check out this martial arts tutorial video that demonstrates how to throw your opponent. Throws are an integral part of jujitsu and all martial arts. Get expert tips and advice on grappling in this instructional Jiu-Jitsu video. There are a lot of ways to get your opponent off balance. Learn how with this video and practice your Jiu-Jitsu sills and techniques.
Want to be king of your Terraria jungle? Watch this video to learn how to make an ivy whip. This Terraria guide will show you what items you need to combine to craft an ivy whip, an upgraded version of a grappling hook.
Watch this video to learn which materials to use to craft an ivy whip at an anvil in Terraria. The ivy whip is similar to a grappling hook but provides its own advantages. This Terraria guide will show you how to get your own ivy whip.
There are 63 prize bubbles on this level of LittleBigPlanet 2. Most of them you can get to yourself, but you'll need a friend to help you get the last few. This walkthrough shows you how to find 100% of the bubbles.
Frank Mire is one of the most prominent figures in MMA as a fighter and instructor. In this video, he demonstrates the popular MMA grapple the Omoplata on Joanne of MMA Girls, a female MMA group. This move is a great addition to any fighter's ground game.
Brazilian jiu jitsu is a martial art stemming from Japanese jujitsu, judo, with a focus on on floor grappling and chokeholds. This how-to video will help you to improve your technique or work on new skills, depending on your level. Watch this video jiu-jitsu tutorial and learn how to do a jiu jitsu arm trap triangle.
Brazilian jiu jitsu is a martial art stemming from Japanese jujitsu, judo, with a focus on on floor grappling and chokeholds. This how-to video will help you to improve your technique or work on new skills, depending on your level. Watch this video jiu-jitsu tutorial and learn how to do a jiu jitsu gator choke roll.
In this video tutorial, Greg Fraser demonstrates a few tactical pressure points that might be useful in competitive water polo. This video is a must-watch for all water polo players who want to improve their grappling skills and overall defense.
The Arduino Ethernet Shield is a wonderful device for DIY electronics projects, and this project is really creative and awesome. In this video you will learn how to use an Arduino, a promixity sensor, and some LED lights to make a proximity-sensing, LED-lit, evil Jack-o'-Lantern that will terrorize your neighborhood and probably get stolen if you don't watch it like a hawk.
In this tutorial, learn how to turn an ordinary sunny day into a snowy scene in using Blender. You will get a step by step on adding white snow to your photo or drawing, as well as other realistic aspects like tire tracks and footprints. Follow along and get started. Even if you live in the middle of the dessert, you will be able to see what your neighborhood would look like under a blanket of winter.
You'll be the most popular parent in the neighborhood if you start mixing up these edible play dough recipes at home. This video from Mom Spark shows you two great ways to make it. The first recipe calls for peanut butter, so the second one is made especially to avoid allergens.
In this Ovation TV original special, acclaimed photographer Gregory Crewdson shares with us his insight into his photographic techniques. Like a film, he uses a lot of production, a lot of lighting, a lot of set design. He is an American photographer best known for elaborately staged, surreal scenes of American homes and neighborhoods. Learn how to take pictures like this master artist.
Check out this martial arts tutorial video that demonstrates how to do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu arm bars. An arm bar is a type of submission in jujitsu. Get expert tips and advice on martial arts and grappling in this video. There are many variations of this, but this video provides instruction on a simple one from the guard position. Practice your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills and techniques and improve your arm bars with this tutorial video.
Check out this martial arts tutorial video that demonstrates how to do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu chokeholds. Choke holds are a Jiu Jitsu technique you can use to control your opponent. Get expert tips and advice on martial arts and grappling in this video. There are hundreds of variations of chokes, but this video provides instruction on a simple choke from the back. Practice your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills and techniques with this tutorial video.
If you're lucky enough to have snow outside your front door right now, then you know how beautiful it can be to just take a walk around the neighborhood, watching as the soft snow glistens quietly. Mimic that same surreal magic by creating a makeup look inspired by snow.
When rap sensation Soulja Boy came out with his namesake hit "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" in 2007 you could walk past a single neighborhood block without witnesses at least one kid out in his driveway practicing the arm swishes and leg pops.
Losing weight can be simple if you follow one rule: Cut calories! In this Ask Amy tutorial, your neighborhood nutritionist shows you how to cut back on the calories and lose the weight easily without feeling like you are sacrificing your favorites. Follow Amy's advice and you will be fitting into your jeans easier sooner than you think!
Is there something strange in your neighborhood? Don't bother with a phone call, just watch this video and learn how to build your own EM pump. An EM pump improves EVps and attract paranormal entities. If you are going ghost hunting, you need an EM pump.
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a neighborhood using an imaginary box. First, draw a straight line and then the boxes should go around it. Continue to draw additional boxes around the line, then fill them in with the outline and further details. Draw in the roof, walls, windows, and doors. When you finish with the details, start to shade them in and then add in the street details. Make sure to give the ground some rough edges and also add in lights on the street. Add as many details as...
Watch this video to learn how to make an urban neighborhood drawing. Start by sketching the road splitting into two direction. Remember that as things are farther a way they are smaller in appearance. Put in some vegetation where you are not going to put building. Next sketch in the buildings. At first just put the outline of the buildings. Then add detail on the building such as windows and doors. Think at what point in the sky the sun is at and add shadows on the sides of the buildings acco...
You can create a kleptomaniac sim in Sims 3, and use him to run amok in your neighborhood and burgle all the neighbor's houses! From creating the sim to pulling off your first heist, this video shows you how to accomplish theft in Sims 3.
Just starting out with your Jerk dancing? In this JusJerk video, some ladies from the neighborhood who go by the name "L7" teach a beginning Jerk dancer the basic Jerk step, as well as the Pin Drop and Reject.
Live in a shady neighborhood? Learn how you can keep your car from getting ripped off? Protect your vehicle by parking it in smart areas like well lit streets or in front of an angry dog. Also, don't drive the nicest car on the street. It's too flashy and will incite interest.
Get the neighborhood association off your back—or just do yourself proud with this how to video, where you learn to mow your lawn like a professional.
This week, in celebration of Tim Burtons new movie Sweeney Todd, Thread Heads hangs out with the Oscar award winning costume designer, Colleen Atwood, in this instructional video. Plus we turn some neighborhood thrift store finds into some Sweeney Todd inspired Victorian trash outfits. This is one how-to video you won't want to miss.
Have your ever wanted to build a bird feeder? Do you want to know what types of birds live in your neighborhood? If the answer to one of these questions is yes, then this video is for you. Bre Pettis will teach you how to make two different types of bird feeders and then how to attach a webcam to the feeders so you can watch the birds.
In this video series, expert MMA wrestler Charles Bishop will show you a variety of takedowns, throws, and stances. He leads you through setting up a double leg takedown and two different ways of finishing the move and transitioning into a submission. You will learn the same for a single leg takedown, with various ways to finish and move into a submission. Charles also teaches you many throws: under hook, arm throws, shoulder throws, upper body, and more.
Needing to trip the feral cat population in your neighborhood. Well, it's time to make a trap, fill it with cats, and shut your trap. This good how to shows a trap you can build yourself, and the necessary tequinique to catch those cats.
This SUPER cool video shows how to make some fantastic percussion instruments out of items you can easily find around your house, or for cheap around your neighborhood. From plastic pails, PVC pipes, tin cans, buckets, 45 gallon drums and more. This video is short, but very inspiring when you see what cool things you can build on your own. Musical instruments can cost thousands of dollars, but with this video you can make dozens of instruments from items around your home!
Pesto sauce is a staple of Italian cooking and makes any type of pasta taste fantastic. But instead of going to your neighborhood Olive Garden, make it yourself at home! Just make sure you have a food processor lying around! In this video, chef Jason Hill shows you how to make a traditional pesto sauce from the Cinque Terre region. He will show you how to harvest and toast the pine nuts and shows you how he uses his food processor to create the sauce. Bon Appetite!
Doctors and nutritionists recommend we eat whole wheat and sprouted grains rather than white or enriched bread because it's healthier for us, but we know you probably don't follow that rule when you're starving and run into a convenience store for a quick snack (Ho hos, anyone?).
