Breakdance, or breaking is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement in Manhattan and the South Bronx of New York City during the early 1970s. In this breakdancing tutorial, you will learn how to do the "Kip-up" move. This move takes a lot of upper arm strength, so you have to practice these a lot. Watch this how to video and you will be breaking a "kip-up" in no time.
The doubles team of Mike and Bob Bryan discuss doubles strategy with tennis pro Brad Gilbert. Movement, communication and proper positioning are key. Tips are given throughout the video in the form of popups. Easy to understand.
In this video, we learn how to improve the quality of movement in a tango dance. Focus on the connection with the other person, the music, and connecting with the body as you are dancing with the other person. Be very strong and heavy into the ground as you are dancing and very light as you are moving around. Do a strong walk and make sure you are in touch with the rhythm but also make sure your body moves lightly around the dance floor, like it's effortless. Keep your body in contact with th...
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 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...
Most won't know what the acronym HEENT stand for, but if you're a medical student, doctor or nurse, you know that it stand for head, ears, eyes, nose and throat. To perform a HEENT examination properly, you must know all the steps and techniques to diagnose your patient. This video lesson will outline the examination procedure, from start to finish, and shows you general palpation techniques and examining the temporomandibular joint, superficial lymph nodes, thyroid gland, eyes, ears, nose, m...
The key to being a good doctor is great patient care and thoroughness, and those are exactly the skills you will learn in this video lesson, as you learn to perform a cardiovascular examination on your patient. This is a great, step-by-step resource for the proper examination procedure. Every medical student should know these techniques, and nursing students could benefit from this knowledge, too. Every cardiovascular exam should include inspection of the pulse, blood pressure, carotid pulsat...
Dan Larsen from Elevate Polymeric shows us how to complete a polymeric drill. By practicing this drill frequently you can increase your ability to run faster, jump higher and improve your agility. Great for runners or any athlete! If you've never heard of polymeric exercises before they are exercises designed to produce fast and powerful movements. These fast and powerful movements can in turn improve the functions of your body's nervous system. After doing polymeric drills a few times you wi...
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.
For preschoolers a rhyming song with hand movements. Singing songs with your child is wonderful for many reasons. The most important reason is that singing is it is fun and children love to sing. Songs are great for increasing vocabulary and pronunciation. Using hand and body movements with songs and rhymes helps preschoolers learn to control their bodies. There is even research that has shown that children who are actively involved in music do better in reading and math when they start schoo...
New to the Powertec Workbench Multisystem? Then let Team Powertec athlete Ian Lauer show you some basic moves for athletic development. He also discusses the importance of sports training and how regular training can help improve your game. There are a lot of exercises out there, but you need to use the right exercises with the right amount of weight and proper movements in order to be fully functional on the field.
Bring your Adobe Photoshop images to life with this wonderful effect, the page curl. Create a sense of movement and tell a story by adding the page curl, also known as page peel, effect. This is a simple procedure that you can master once you've watched this video.
This tutorial gives you a variation on the basic backbend for yoga. Always make sure you are breathing properly when practicing this movement. Also make sure to keep your hips square and relatively motionless while moving your legs in this pose.
Footwork, both standing up and on the ground, is the bread and butter of your breakdancing routine. And you can always tell the difference between a breakdancing pro and a beginner/sloppy breakdancer by how smoothly he transitions between movements.
The trick to this tutorial is how you can make a big white room and fill with objects that use shadows and unlimited movement in the room. You're shown a basic step by step on how to pull off this look in Cinema 4D.
In this Final Cut Studio user's guide, you'll learn how to synchronize particle movement to the beat of an audio track within Apple Motion 4. Whether you're new to Apple's popular motion graphics and compositing software or a seasoned video professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and its various features and filters, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video gu...
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.
This Blender user's tutorial covers camera movement from camera view, the render panel, and the ambient occlusion panel. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look.
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).
The "Aunt Jackie" is a new street dance that originated in Harlem, NYC. In this video, learn how to perform these funky, trendy moves from the boys up above 125th street and join the "Aunt Jackie" movement.
Nowadays, people are more aware of what's going in with the world today and are trying to change the way they eat, dispose of trash, etc. This "green" movement is being practiced from people all over the planet and it;s a great way to save on money and be friendlier to planet Earth. In this tutorial, you'll find out how to make a solar powered water heater from scratch. Good luck and enjoy!
Teaching young children the basics of hitting a softball is tough. This video covers some basic softball hitting training techniques, including how to hold off on pitches to time you swing properly, and practice proper foot positioning and movement to improve balance and power.
Get that body toned and conditioned for a balanced life with the help of Pilates! In this Pilates tutorial conducted by expert, Ann Arnoult, learn how to use a Pilate Reformer. The Pilates Reformer builds on the idea of mat exercises, adding new levels of resistance with weight-bearing exercises. Improve the quality of movement, posture, flexibility and range of motion with help from a Pilates specialist in this free video.
Need to brush up on your Jerk dance moves? Need a basic Jerking tutorial stat!? This tutorial takes you through a variety of moves including the reJect, basic Jerking, hand movements to apply to foot moves, and an invented dance move called the "Toon Step" or "Spongebob". They also go over how to do the bun burning knee-drop, so listen closely! There's a lot packed into this one!
Bboy blast and Bboy Bruce Lee show you how to windmill like a classic BBOY. This foreign video is subtitled to explain all of the bodies movements when doing the windmill break move.
This is a basic drumstick twirl trick. It goes through proper hand placement and finger movement. It's really easy and pretty cool.
Liquid dance is a gestural, interpretive dance form that involves fluid like movements. Usually the hands and arms are the primary focus of liquid dance. Liquid dance is commonly associated with rave culture. Watch this dance tutorial to learn how to do the liquid dance move: the handflow breakdown.
Liquid dance is a gestural, interpretive dance form that involves fluid like movements. Usually the hands and arms are the primary focus of liquid dance. Liquid dance is commonly associated with rave culture. Watch this dance tutorial to learn how to do the liquid dance move: the Folds Breakdown.
Liquid dance is a gestural, interpretive dance form that involves fluid like movements. Usually the hands and arms are the primary focus of liquid dance. Liquid dance is commonly associated with rave culture. Watch this dance tutorial to learn how to do the liquid dance move: the Primer Theory Breakdown.
Liquid dance is a gestural, interpretive dance form that involves fluid like movements. Usually the hands and arms are the primary focus of liquid dance. Liquid dance is commonly associated with rave culture. Watch this dance tutorial to learn how to do the liquid dance move: the Contours Breakdown.
Liquid dance is a gestural, interpretive dance form that involves fluid like movements. Usually the hands and arms are the primary focus of liquid dance. Liquid dance is commonly associated with rave culture. Watch this dance tutorial to learn how to do the liquid dance move: the Splits Breakdown.
Liquid dance is a gestural, interpretive dance form that involves fluid like movements. Usually the hands and arms are the primary focus of liquid dance. Liquid dance is commonly associated with rave culture. Watch this dance tutorial to learn how to do the liquid dance move: Rails.
Here is a video of basic glowchuck movements. This is a liquid dance prop dance instructional. Using glowsticks in liquid dance is integral especially for electronic parties and rave nights. It adds a textural element to dancing in crowds.
Learn how to do advanced tutting. Dance tut with different hand moves. You must practice step by step. Make sure you make a 90 degree angle with the correct hand movement. Now ain't dat hot.. you are tutting.
This video editing software tutorial shows you how to create a lens flare using Boris Continuum Complete plug-in with motion tracking in Final Cut Pro. Learn how to track the camera movement and composite the flare so it looks like it was shot in camera. If you have the Boris Continuum Complete plug-in for Final Cut Pro, watch and learn how to work with the lens flare filter in this podcast.
Pregnancy is a beautiful thing but it can strain the body. Exercise can help prenatal women release stress and increase overall health. Learn how to do prenatal aerobics in this exercise tutorial. When doing prenatal aerobics you should do a basic side-step, keep arms at chest level, keep movements soft, and stretch before & after prenatal workout. With this how to video you can do prenatal aerobics safely and effectively.
With good form and vigorous movement, a cardio kickboxing knee strike will get the heart rate up and strengthen the whole body. Learn how to perform a cardio kickboxing knee strike in this fitness tutorial. When performing a cardio kickboxing knee strike you should assume lunge stance, raise hands forward & up, lower hands and keep knee up. With this how to video you can incorporate the cardio kickboxing knee strike into your kickboxing routine.
Stretch before a workout is very important. Learn how to stretch before cardio in this exercise tutorial. When stretching before cardio exercise you should stretch while moving, use flowing, smooth movements, hug knees and then stretch after workout
Watch this instructional power lifting video to work on arm positions for the dead lift and heavy weight lifting. Practice the movement with the shoulders in front of the arms, and scapula over bar. This is a key position for heavy weight exercises.
This instructional dating video demonstrates how to improve your French kissing skills. Pay attention to these tips to formulate the perfect kiss. Keep your eyes closed, watch your hand movements, and pick a side of the face to aim for. Make sure to do a little lip locking and kiss that lovely person's face before moving in for a serious French kiss.
