How To: Warm up using tonfa
This tutorial goes over warm up and conditioning exercises for beginning practice with tonfa.
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How To: Wrap hands for Muay Thai boxing practice
Step by step instruction on the correct way to wrap your hands before Muay Thai kickboxing training or competition.
How To: Wheelie
Don't go jumping on your motorcycle right away if you want to learn how to wheelie, instead grab your bicycle and practice first! In this tutorial from MCN you will learn step by step how to do a wheelie.
How To: Pop up on a surfboard for beginners
Richard Schmidt shows you how to practice popping up on your surfboard. Being able to pop up is an essential skill for any beginning surfer
How To: Practice the finger gym
The finger gym exercise (also known as the slurs exercise) is an exercise for technical development on the guitar. It works every possible finger combination and if you do this exercise regularly you will notice that your hand strength will increase at an amazing rate, making everything easier to play
How To: Play Knockin' on Heavens Door, Hey Joe & Wild Thing
So you've just started learning guitar and you know you need to practice your scales and your chords but you really want to try playing some songs. Well, in this video, Justin gives you some simple versions of Wild Thing, Knockin' on Heavens Door and Hey Joe.
How To: Play "Tears in the Rain"
Justin has put together another song tutorial and this time he's showing you how to play "Tears in the Rain" by Joe Satriani. This is great practice for getting chord stretches and proper fingering.
How To: Do the putting ladder drill
To be a great putter you need excellent alignment and great distance control. You can practice both by using this simple ladder drill. All you need to do is lay down a row of golf clubs. Give it a try.
How To: Practice kinesthetic muscle memory for breast stroke
Another excellent breakdown of swimming the breast stroke. Memorize the leg and arm positions. It is important to glide and stretch to achieve ultimate streamline. Dr Rein Haljand explains each movement in detail.
How To: Know the difference between a ritual and a ceremony
Guruka Singh shares his thoughts on the difference between doing something as a ritual and a ceremony. Also taking about the power Guruka Singh shares his thoughts on the difference between doing something as a ritual and a ceremony. Also taking about the power and science behind many of the Sikh related practices
How To: Win face offs
Hockey coach Tom Martin discusses and shows drills on how to win faceoffs in both the offensive and defensive zones along with faceoff strategies. Sidebars are shown summarizing each set of drills, and tips are shown in the form of pop ups throughout the video. Practice is of course the key!
How To: Learn about an organic fire ant control method
Lars discusses an organic fire ant control method developed at Texas A&M university. Lars stresses on the safety and environmentally friendly factors these products practice.
How To: Choose juggling balls
Learn how to find the right type of balls for your juggling practice. Watch as Jim the juggler gives a brief overview of how you should start your new hobby.
How To: Meditation for beginners
Looking to know more about meditating? Take a seat and watch one person's interpretation of meditation. Learn how to practice and what the fuss is all about.
How To: Do a swivel cut card flourish
Fanning is not for the curious. It can be difficult to learn and will take diligence and practice. Follow along and learn a serious of moves which allow you to progress a little more in your knowledge of simple things. As a treat, Dan does a "simple move advanced combo" at the end to show what a little imagination can do. Watch and learn how to do the swivel cut flourish.
How To: Talk like a pirate
Impress your friends and neighbors by learning how to speak with an authentic pirate accent. Also included are pirate grammar and vocabulary. Practice hard enough and you should be ready for September 19th (International Talk Like a Pirate Day)!
How To: Do a cow face pose
In this tutorial, we learn how to do a cow face yoga pose with Dina Prioste. This pose is great for hip and shoulder stretch. You will need a strap, belt , or next tie handy. First, cross your right leg over your left and put your feet by your hips. Now take your left arm up and put your right elbow behind you. If your hands can reach, grab your hands, or use your strap to help. Now, lean forward while you keep breathing and lean as far forward as you can. Do this on both sides so you stretch...
How To: 3 Apps to Help You Learn Chinese from Your Phone
Learning Chinese is hard, but it can be a lot easier with the help of a few great apps. As a native English speaker who's currently living in China, this is a process I've recently gone through. After playing the field, here are the three apps I personally think will help you the most with your Chinese learning adventure.
How To: Apply False Eyelashes
Are you always afraid to apply lashes by yourself, or that you never get it right? Do you find that your false lashes fall off in the middle of the day? Watch to find out how to apply fake eyelashes or falsies! This is a live step by step tutorial, perfect for beginners!
How To: Add Rainbow Effects to Your Photos Using a Cheap Prism
Want to add cool, colorful effects to your photos without paying for filters or using Photoshop? A cheap glass prism (and some practice) is all you need to bend the light to capture images like the ones below taken by wedding photographer Sam Hurd. Sam uses a six inch triangular prism to catch the light and reflect images in front of his lens. The shape allows you to "twist the prism into creating a curve and bend-like distortion of your surroundings," which can create rainbow effects and mir...
Apple AR: Learn to Dance at Home Using AR App 'Dance Reality'
Two salsa dancers who also happen to be programmers are soon releasing an app called Dance Reality, made with Apple's ARKit. Through this app, you will be able to practice your dancing with augmented reality as your teacher right from your iPhone.
How To: Make a punch bag
This video demonstrates how to make a punch bag. You will need a large duffle bag and a foam yoga mat. First, take your yoga mat and roll it up tightly. Place it upright inside your duffle bag and let expand, forming a lining inside. Next, fill your duffle bag with rags, clothes or any other soft material that you can use as a filler. Make sure that you fill your duffle bag up to the very top, when you've completed this make sure to pull the drawstring tightly and tie it off so nothing falls ...
How To: Use yoga meditation against food and taste addiction
To work with out emotions in Rasa Sadhana, we must be aware of the relationship between our emotions and the food we eat. There is the direct effect of the taste, the second effect during digestion and the third after digestion. Taste addiction and food addiction can be solved through Rasa Sadhana, the Tantric practice of emotional fasting.
How To: Turn a plain thumbtack into a spinning top
This trick will take a bit of practice to get down, and will work best with balanced pins (so make sure yours aren't bent or chipped). With the proper flick of the wrist, you can turn a plain thumbtack into a spinning top.
How To: Play the Christmas carol "The Little Drummer Boy" on guitar
'Tis the season to get out the guitar and start practicing some Christmas classics! For this holiday, make it a goal to master some great carols for the holiday. Watch this video to learn how to play "The Little Drummer Boy" on your guitar.
How To: Draw clean and sharp pencil lines when you sketch
This tutorial goes over a few tips and techniques which will help you draw clean and sharp pencil lines. The most important thing is to hold your pencil correctly, and then you're taught a few drills to practice to improve your drawing.
How To: Put together chic and comfortable outfits for back to school
Dressing for school entails two components: Your outfits must be chic and cute, but also comfortable enough that you can wear them from Econ class to after school band practice without ripping a seam or chafing.
How To: Gleek and spit on someone without getting caught
'Gleeking' is a funny trick with your mouth where you can secretly spray someone with saliva. This comedy staple can be achieved using just a few pieces of tart or sour candy hidden on your tongue and a practiced technique.
How To: Play a simple four-bar rock'n'roll-style guitar solo
Learn how to play a rock guitar solo. This short lesson covers 4 bars. Regardless of your preferred style of music, if you want to be great, you'll need your head and hands on the same page. And there's no better way to get your head and hands on the same page than to practice. Happily, the Internet is awash in video tutorials like this one.
How To: Play a slow pentatonic blues lick in E on the guitar
Learn how to play a slow blues lick in the key of E, using the pentatonic scale. Regardless of your preferred style of music, if you want to be great, you'll need your head and hands on the same page. And there's no better way to get your head and hands on the same page than to practice. Happily, the Internet is awash in video tutorials like this one.
How To: Play a jazz fusion-style lick over an E7 chord
In this free video guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a simple jazz-fusion style riff over a 7th chord. Regardless of your preferred style of music, if you want to be great, you'll need your head and hands on the same page. And there's no better way to get your head and hands on the same page than to practice. Happily, the Internet is awash in video tutorials like this one.
How To: Perform an amazing 'color changing four' card trick
This one's good for all ages, and is pretty simple to execute, once you know the "tricks" to the trick. Watch this to see how the 'color changing four' card trick is performed. There's not a lot of practice involved and is perfect for a magic beginner, intermediate magicians and even the experts. Check it out. Try it. Love it.
How To: Play an ascending chromatic country riff on guitar
Learn how to play a country guitar lick with this guitar lesson video - a chromatic moving lick that sounds pretty cool, going from E to A. Regardless of your preferred style of music, if you want to be great, you'll need your head and hands on the same page. And there's no better way to get your head and hands on the same page than to practice. Happily, the Internet is awash in video tutorials like this one.
How To: Pack your saddlebag effectively for a triathlon
Whether you ride horses, motorcycles, or bicycles in a triathlon, packing your saddlebag properly is crucial. This video focuses on the latter, offering tips for what to bring with you in your saddlebag during the biking stage of a triathlon. The upshot: bring a flat tire repair kit and practice using it before the race. You won't regret it.
How To: Get a good night's sleep and stay asleep
Are you having trouble sleeping? Do you toss and turn every night? Are you waking up cranky every morning? Dr. Rizan Hajal has some great common sense tips for helping you get control of your sleeping habits. Once you put these tips into practice, you'll be fast asleep in no time!
How To: Grip a football properly with Peyton Manning
Petyon Manning is the greatest pure passer of the football playing quarterback in the world today. In this short video, Peyton offers some tips for aspiring quarterbacks on how to grip a football correctly, how to handle a snap, and how to throw a tight spiral. You may not do these things as consistently as Peyton after watching this video, but if you practice enough, who knows?
How To: Do a manual on a snowboard
The manual is one of the most basic, ancient tricks in all of extreme sports. It is basically a wheelie on a board. This video offers tips for how to perform a manual successfully on a snowboard, and describes how practicing and improving your manual skills will lead to improvements in all sorts of other tricks as well, like ollies and tailslides, both of which use the same position.
How To: Perform left handed two hand suture ties on an animal
If you are a veterinary student and need to learn how to do hand ties, these videos will help you. These educational videos were created by Lara Rasmussen, DVM and Eva Jaeger, RVT in 2003 and in this clip learn how to perform left handed two hand suture ties on most animals. Practice makes perfect and soon you will be ready to save the day.
How To: Stretch and warm up prior to playing golf
It is important to stretch and get loose before any sport, and golf is no exception. Just because golf is a slower sport, doesn't mean you don't need to be limber. Take just a few minutes to stretch your arms, shoulders and leg muscles prior to warming up with any rotational forces such as practice swings Your instructor for this clip is Laird Small. So, start stretching and get ready to swing!
How To: Improve driving distance in golf
Once you start playing golf and have mastered the basics, you will need to improve your driving distance. Driving a golf ball for distance means having sound fundamentals, good swing mechanics and a great deal of personal core strength. Find out how to turn the shoulders 90 or more degrees to hit a long shot in golf in this helpful clip. As your game keeps improving with practice, you will be finding the hard shots easier and easier.