This video describes the proper technique for carving while on skis. The video starts with a time lapse video of riding up a ski lift. The instructor demonstrates how to use the edges of your skis to dig them into the snow so your skis carve into turns. Leaning your knees into the turn will engage the edges with the snow. The instructors goes through several drills and demonstrates how to turn in both directions. By keeping your knees align and your inside ski slightly forward in the turn, yo...
This video shows the proper way to sharpen chef's knives. Chef Leigh Hudson prefers using synthetic Japanese water stones. He shows how to soak three stones; the first a 400-800 grit stone, the second stone is a 1000 grit stone and the third stone is a 3000 grit stone. The 3000 grit stone is the final process and is as smooth as glass. He explains the different angles needed for the various stones and what the knife could look and feel like at each stage of the process. He also demonstrates a...
A low tunnel is a kind of mini-greenhouse for your garden. Growing vegetables in a low tunnel requires proper ventilation. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to provide the right ventilation for your low tunnel, keeping your plants happy and healthy.
Learn how to care for your pet with help from VetVid. See how to brush your dog's teeth. Brushing your dog's teeth may actually prevent some serious canine health problems. In this video tutorial, learn the proper technique for brushing your dog's teeth, how often you should brush your dog's teeth, and what are some other home care options to keep your dog's teeth healthy.
Learn how to care for your pet with help from VetVid. See how to clean your dog's ears with this video tutorial.
Portion control? Who cares about that? Believe it or not, controlling your portion sizes can go further than any diet, helping you consume fewer food calories and lose stubborn pounds.
Team USA's Stefanie Nation on setting up properly in the stance. Pick up some bowling tips and tricks to improve your game, whether you are a beginner or a competitive bowler in a bowling league. Learn how to use the proper bowling stance with this bowling video.
Team USA's Lynda Barnes on importance of lane courtesy. Pick up some bowling tips and tricks to improve your game, whether you are a beginner or a competitive bowler in a bowling league. Learn how to practice proper lane courtesy with this bowling video.
Basics on proper way to pick up a bowling ball. Pick up some bowling tips and tricks to improve your game, whether you are a beginner or a competitive bowler in a bowling league. Learn how to properly pick up a bowling ball with this bowling video.
These rabbit tricks are from the Santa Barbara Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter Association. BUNSSB.org is training the bunnies to respond to a clicker using principles of Pavlov's dog. She shows his tricks and when you must click and give a treat to reinforce the trained behavior.
In this sports how-to video, Farmington (MN) HS head softball coach Heather Ballstadt demonstrates two parts of a drill to warmup for throwing. It is crucial to properly warm up the arms before any softball game. Proper warm up helps to relax the arm muscles and loosen the rotator cuffs. Watch these this two part video sequence to learn a quick arm warm up drill for throwing in softball.
The TSA has placed new laptop bag procedures, shown in this how-to video, into effect. As expected, there have been a few folks who thought they could just leave their laptops in any old bag with cables and gadgets galore. The TSA expected some confusion and just like any new procedure rolled out, hopes that the majority of folks will get the hang of it pretty quickly. This video travel tutorial demonstrates the proper procedure for scanning a laptop at the airport.
Changing your leg position can create a beautiful variation to an already existing cheer. Learn some cheerleading leg variations in this video tutorial.
Knowing how to properly set up your mounts for cheerleading will help you execute your stunts safer and better. Learn how to do some stunt mounts in this video tutorial.
The ukulele is a beautiful and unique stringed instrument that is perfect for the traveling musician because it is so portable and relatively inexpensive. The ukelele is a version of a small guitar that originated in Hawaii. In this tutorial you will learn the correct left hand fingering position when you're learning ukulele or for that matter and stringed instruments with frets. Once you get a hang of this technique you will be able to play some easy songs on the uke.
Surya namaskara is a very common sequence in any yoga class. Surya namaskara is better known as a sun salutation. This instructional yoga-how to video demonstrates a sun salutation sequence that you can practice at home with a Virabhadrasana II or warrior two movement. Watch and follow along with the inhale and exhales that correlate to the various sun salutation movements. Proper breathing is an essential part of any yoga routine.
These four quilting how to videos demonstrate the proper way to line up a panto. Watch and learn how easy it is. In addition to getting tips for lining up pantos, our host also gives you more tips for quilting.
This tutorial shows you how to download, install and use the free program Stop Motion Animator. See how to set up and configure your animation settings, how to set the proper compression and then use the camera on your computer to shoot the frames for a stop motion animation. When finished, just output directly from the Stop Motion Animator software and you'll have your stop motion film done. Stop Motion Animator makes creating films as easy as this three minute tutorial.
Build a train of shots that get progressively stronger. All this mixing and speed is sure to get you drunk fast. You will need Bacardi 151 rum, vodka, amaretto liqueur, wine, beer, and orange juice. Watch this video specialty drink-making tutorial and learn how to make a shot train of alcohol.
To avoid sports-related injuries, it is essential to warm-up before a race or a game or even before a training or practice session. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to warm up before running by doing side steps from Gilbert's Gazelle training program. This how-to video is a must watch for all track and field athletes.
Tim Carter demonstrates how to use hole saws. These tools drill perfectly round holes from one-half-inch diameter up to 2 and 1/4-inch diameter using your standard drill.
Learn how to make UVs in Blender and import the new UVs to Zbrush's High res model. This is important since Zbrush uses AUV's which are not recognizable by other packages or game engines. Once you have proper UV's, you will learn how to create the clothes (superhero costume) for a character.
This Scooby's Workshop video shows proper form of the incline dumbbell fly exercise for pecs. Fly type exercises have done far more for my pec development than the pushing type exercises. In doing flys, make sure that your arms do NOT go behind the plane of your body as this puts too much stress on the shoulder joint. If you don't have a incline bench, you can make one as I have done here by tying a 2x8 securely to a coffee table. This exercise is best done with a spotter for safety, if you m...
In this video series, professional filmmaker Kevin Lindenmuth gives you expert advice on how to use camera moves and camera angles to make a powerful, dynamic visual narrative.
Find all the prize bubbles on the Runaway Train level of Little Big Planet 2. You might need a friend to help you get a few of these. This walkthrough shows you where every prize bubble can be found on this level.
To make your own custom Combat Training game for Call of Duty: Black Ops in multiplayer mode, you will need to set the play mode on Search and Destroy, Hardcore with no respawn limit and unlimited lives and custom killstreaks.
Who wants a great tip for training a parrot to talk easier, more clearly, and on cue? Chet Womach shares a quick tip on how to use 'heightened state of emotion' responses in parrots to get them to talk faster and more intelligibly. Learn how to teach a pet parrot to talk on cue by watching and following along with this video tutorial.
Parrot Trainer Chet Wombach shows how to use 'positive imprinting' to get rid of negative feelings towards objects, people, or things. Exotic birds may not immediately adapt to a domestic situation and may find household life unnecessarily threatening or stressful. Watch this video training tutorial and learn how to use the technique of positive imprinting to better acclimate a pet parrot, cockatiel, Macaw, or any exotic bird into the household environment and to be a happier, healthier, and ...
Interested in learning why cockatiels bite? Expert parrot trainer, Chet Womach, shows why Cockatiels are so prone to nibble on their owners, and a quick technique to help you stop being bitten. Learn how to prevent a pet cockatiel from biting you by watching this video training tutorial.
Calmness does not come naturally to some breeds of dogs, but you can definitely reinforce calm behaviors in any breed of dog, no matter how hyper. This training video shows you how to lay down calmly when you want them to.
Strength training is the foundation of ripped abs, buxom biceps, and atheletes that don't throw in the towel just because a particular fight is too hard or strenuous. In order to make those big time events seem as easy as pie, you have to train hard on your own.
We usually categorize exercise into two categories: cardio and strength training. You'll hear fitness experts espousing that you have to combine both to effectively burn fat and build muscle. But there are several other abilities you should adapt if you want to be lean all over.
In this free video language lesson, you'll learn how to make use of handy train-related vocabulary in Japanese. With Japanese, as with any other language, a few key nouns and phrases (and knowing how to properly pronounce them) can go a long way. For more information, and to get started speaking Japanese yourself, watch this video tutorial.
In this tutorial, we learn how to buy Polish train tickets in polish. To say "I'd like 2 tickets for the intercity to Poznan", you would say "Poproze dwa bilety na InterCity do Poznania". To say "first or second class?", you will say "Pierwsza czy druga klasa". To say second you will say "druga" and to say smoking or non smoking you would ask "Dla palacych czy niepalacych". Knowing these can help you purchase train or bus tickets if you are traveling abroad. Although you will want to practice...
In this tutorial, we learn how to train your dog to close a door. To do this, you must first have a positive approach and a motivator that your dog enjoys. Instead of asking the dog to close the door right away, you will reward the dog with small steps along the way. Train your dog with first giving them a post it note and giving them a treat when they touch it with their nose and making a click noise. Keep doing this, and when the dog is by the door, have them shut this and they will underst...
Want to play "Hey Soul Sister" by Train? See how it's done with this free video guitar lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song and it chords. While this tutorial is geared toward those who already have some knowledge of the guitar, players of all skill level should be able to follow along given adequate time and effort. For more information, and to get started playing "Hey Soul Sister" on your own guitar, take a look!
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to train in judo. In a regular judo class, students begin with warm ups and exercises for 15-20 minutes. Then students begin learning a certain throw, pin and a submission. The will then practice for 10 minutes. Then students learn a second throwing, pinning and submission technique. The students will practice for 10 minutes once again. The teachers will walk around and help each student with their technique. For the last 10 minutes, there will be a f...
Football, soccer and baseball players, along with almost every sport can benefit from a little martial arts. Wait, what does martial arts have to do with playing a sport? Performance training usually makes people think of high-intensity drills, but what about Tae Kwon Do? Cross-training is actually a great way to keep youth players in shape and keep any young athlete in good playing condition. Watch this video for some warmup drills for Tae Kwon Do and some exercise and moves to keep your chi...
Adding resistence in the form of weights to your workout is the best way to increase the difficulty of the exercise. This forces your muslces to work harder and makes you burn more fat (which is always a good thing).
If you haven't discovered circuit training you haven't discovered how to lose weight and burn calories in half the time you'd usually take doing any exercise. By doing strength training exercises in circuits, or rounds of repititions, you keep your heart rate up and blood pumping to all of your muslces so they stay pliable and active.