How To: Perform an easy elbow stand in gymnastics (for kids)
You've heard of the handstand, but what about an elbow stand? Elbow stands are actually easier than handstands, so anybody can do these. Katrina and Sloane teach you how to perform these elbow stands for gymnastics, dance and more. There are many fun variations to try out! Make sure you practice these elbow stands on a soft surface!
How To: Properly lace ice hockey skates
Dan Perceval, founder of the sport of Xtreme Ice Skating explains us in the video of how to properly lace ice hockey skates. It starts with the wax laces. There are different forms but he suggests heavy wax since it lasts long. These wax laces are used to grip the boots. We normally we use 120 inch if there is no wrapping around and it should be in excess if you wrap around. Now we start with lacing. You can start outwards or inwards in hole one. He prefers outward so he inserts the lace outw...
How To: Hit a golf ball 300 yards
There are three components of hitting a 300 yard drive in golf. 1st component is make sure that the top edge of the club should be below the top of the golf ball. The second component is making a complete turn in the back swing. The shoulder here should turn more than 90 degrees. The third component is to swing with tempo so as to maintain the rhythm and balance of your body. This step of the tee consumes more than 80 % of the potential energy of your body. So using these 3 steps you automati...
How To: Do a proper cartwheel
Cartwheels are so much fun! Who doesn't love to twirl around? If you don't know how to do one of these fun moves, check out this video! Step by step, this tutorial will teach you how to relive your childhood or release your inner gymnast.
How To: Do a somersault
If your a kid or adult it's never too late to learn how to do a somersault, although it might be a little more difficult for the latter. Somersaults are one of the first and easiest things you can learn in gymnastics. If your ready to turn your world upside down, then get somersaulting.
How To: Defend Yourself Against an Attacker Choking You from the Front
Would you want to be able to defend yourself and your loved ones if someone were to physically attack you? This video will show you how to defend yourself against an attacker choking you from the front. It' the best MMA for self-defense, especially for a teenager.
How To: Recover your bike seat by sewing your own drawstring seat cover
If your bike seat is wearing out, or you want to protect your bike from the elements, you can make your own drawstring bike cover. This tutorial shows you how to get the pattern and then sew the drawstring cover to slip over your bike seat.
How To: Use the pressure points of the arms in self defense
The arms are the part of the body most used by Westerners in fighting. As a result, targeting and disabling an opponents arms is a great way to end a fight quickly without the risk involved in hitting an opponent's head. This three-part video details pressure points all over the arms and various ways of striking them in order to hurt and disable your opponent, ending your engagement with limited damage to both yourself and them.
How To: Pass A Soccer Ball With The Inside Of Your Foot
Passng Technique: The instep pass is the most common way and the most efficient to pass a ball in soccer. It requires the use of your inside foot. Passing a ball is similar to shooting. It requires you to have your plant foot a foot away from the ball. Bend your standing leg, and follow through the ball with the inside of your foot making sure you lean forward and with a locked ankle. In this article I will guide you to help improve your passing by talking about the different things you need ...
How To: Perform a corkscrew freerun trick
A very detailed description of how to perform a cork 360, by Chase Armitage. This trick is fairly advanced and should probably be attempted by fairly advanced free runners and gymnasts. A cork 360 is a parkour trick in which the person jumps in the air, the body spins 360 degrees, barrel rolls 360 degrees, and in the middle achieves a parallel position to the ground. It is important in the trick to use the entire body to generate the spin. The trick is used in parkour, a discipline involving ...
How To: Practice a good swing and hit a golf ball 250 yards
Andy Steinle breaks down the basics of a golf swing. The grip, posture, the swing itself, and keeping the head down are the four keys to a great swing. Watch this video golf tutorial and learn how to keep good form while swinging a golf club and how to hit a golf ball 250 yards.
How To: Remove the rear wheel from your bike
Don't know how to take that rear wheel off of your bike? Is the chain making things difficult? Check out this instructional cycling video that demonstrates how to remove your rear wheel if you have to change your bike tire or fix a flat. This is a VERY BASIC and non-technical tutorial for the absolute beginner who has never taken their rear-wheel off before. It will just make life easier. Sure, you can muddle through it your first time and curse the chain as to why it's being belligerent into...
How To: Kick-up into a Handstand in Gymnastics
In this how-to video you will learn how to do a Gymnastics kick-up. The kick-up is a must-learn skill for hand balancing. Learn the Bob Jones' method of kicking-up into a handstand. This kick-up is the most important part of the handstand, and cannot be achieved without it.
How To: Do the superman punch
In this tutorial, we learn how to do the superman punch. This is nothing more than a jump and a punch and is used for form fighting. First, get into stance, then bring your knee up to the front of your body. When it is at the highest point, push the leg behind you, then bring it back. Do this quickly in one fluid movement and do a small jump at the end. The whole upper body should be focused on going forward with the arm while it is punching. The trick is to have the opponent looking at your ...
How To: Do a gymnastic cartwheel to side flip
This is a tutorial on how to do a gymnastic cartwheel to sideflip.
How To: Do medicine ball exercises for boxing
Boxing workouts to do with a medicine ball. Learn about training to be a better boxer with these medicine ball exercises in this free video series.
How To: Defend against an overhead attack with an edged weapon
Move away from the line of attack. Get to the outside of your attacker with a parry and deliver a hard strike. Learn how to defend against an overhead attack with an edged weapon in this free martial arts video.
How To: Use turnover when running cross country
Learn about stride rapidity (turnovers), quick movement of the arms which cause legs to cycle. Doing this properly will make you more efficient when running cross country.
How To: Play the basketball game 21
Often used to settle scores, 21 is a continuous, fast-paced version of basketball with few rules and little room for error.
How To: Make a Super-Simple Smartphone Mount for Your Bike or Motorcycle Using Plastic Clamps
There are plenty of ways to make a camera mount for your car, but what if you don't have a car? If you use a bicycle or motorcycle to get around, you can still take smooth videos with this awesome DIY mount for your iPhone (or any other smartphone) by antoinebugleboy.
How To: Do the sleeper hold without damaging the throat
This video will teach you how to properly use the sleeper hold in order to subdue an attacker, but not damage their larynx. This is a real way to protect others and yourself. It is meant to help Police Officers from choking people and avoid law suits from performing the wrong maneuver.
How To: Do Aikido moves for beginners
Ronald Gotlin holds five black belts, including a 6th degree black belt in Tomiki Ryu Aikido, and is Past President and Founding Member of the International Aikido Alliance. This series of videos shows beginner moves in aikido.
How To: Do a backflip into a pool
This how-to video shows how to do a backflip into a pool off a diving board. Backflips can still be dangerous into water so make sure to be safe and have a friend watch you try and do a backflip.
How To: Do basic arnis moves with bastons
This videos shows you how to do basic Arnis (stick fighting) moves with a baston (rattan stick). Arnis is a Filipino based martial arts.
How To: Do a trampoline misty 540 trick
Trampolines are just for backyard fun… there's skill involved, so let Trampoline Tricks 1080 show you some cool trampoline tricks.
How To: Perform a hip throw in judo
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to do a hip throw. If right-handed, keep the right foot forward and vice-versa for the left side. Have a strong grip on the opponent's right elbow and start in a hug grip. Then pull the opponent towards you and place your right hand on the opponent's back. Pull with your right hand and step back. Pivot your hip upwards and exert force as you throw. The key is to throw the opponent off balance. This video will benefit those viewers who are interested i...
How To: Perform a standing elbow "break" and take down in Japanese Jujutsu
If you're interested in learning a little bit of Japanese Jujutsu, check out the next video tutorial. In it you'll learn how to perform a standing elbow break and take down move. This is perfect for anyone who is touched by a possible assailant in the shirt. It's a quick and easy move that can put the attacker in a position they don't want to be. When practicing this, though, make sure you are very careful and that you don't overextend your partner's elbow. This can lead to serious injury, so...
How To: Practice cricket batting drills
Watch these cricket batting drills that improve your game are important but equally as important are to use the right batting drills. Here are is just one of the Cricket Batting Drills to develop cricket batting techniques and batting skills.
How To: Do an aerial turn from a cartwheel
In this clip, learn how to go from a cartwheel to an aerial easily. If you are starting out with gymnastics, cheerleading, tumbling or dance, you are bound to learn this move. Follow along and get the basics so that you will be prepared when you learn it in your own class. Have fun!
How To: Improve cricket batting skills
Cricket batting skills by The Cricket School and cricket coaching online. Teaching you cricket batting and the skills needed to implement good batting against spinners.
How To: Master blocking in gymnastics
Blocking in gymnastics is about turning horizontal momentum into vertical momentum for better and higher flips. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to apply gymnastics blocking principles to defy gravity and improve your flips.
How To: Subdue your enemy in 4 seconds using tai chi technique
This how-to video proves tai chi isn't just for old people in the park. You can learn how to subdue your enemy in four seconds from a tai chi master. There is a pressure point on the neck that you can press that will render your enemy unconscious. Watch this instructional martial arts video and learn how to subdue an enemy with tai chi skills.
How To: Do Softball Hitting Drills Without a Partner
Practicing softball by yourself can be a challenge, since the interplay between pitcher and hitter is the very heart of the game. This video demonstrates some softball hitting drills that can be performed without a partner. All you need is a tee and the motivation to go out and get the balls after you hit them.
How To: Do the Awesome cheer for cheerleading
A-W-E-S-O-M-E, this cheer has certainly earned its name! Coach Lauren will break down the steps for this pep rally cheer, so you and your friends can get the party started! Follow along in this cheerleading how-to video to learn how to do the Awesome cheer.
How To: Run an obstacle course for soccer practice
Learn how to run an obstacle course to improve ball handling and dribbling speed in soccer.
How To: Do a judo throw
The Judo throw became one of the most famous judo moves for a reason. Done right, it is a devastating (and very cool looking) maneuver. In this tutorial, Judo Black Belt and BJJ Brown Belt Mark Massey teaches us the Kuzure Osoto Gari (and the more traditional) Osoto Maki Komi throw.
How To: Successfully learn the Elastico trick
Learn the Elastico trick with this how-to video! 1. Decide which direction you want to fake with a soccer ball. 2. While leaning to the right, slide foot over the soccer ball (faking right). 3. Slide foot, blocking ball, causing it to bounce the other direction. 4. Make sure you keep your foot as close to the ball as possible to increase effectiveness of the fake. 5. Practice makes perfect. Skilled soccer kids show you how to perfect the elite soccer move, The Elastic.
How To: Kick a soccer ball the right way
There is a reason the rest of the world calls 'soccer' 'football' - it's all about your feet! In this tutorial, from Zappos, learn how to kick a soccer ball the right way and win the game every time!
How To: Take a batting stance in cricket
Learn how to take a batting stance. Cricket players benefit from having a good batting stance - this video details how to take a batting stance.
How To: Identify vintage bicycles styles
Old bicycles are a great collectible for cyclist lovers everywhere. Learn how to identify vintage bicycles by tires, frames, accessories and more in this free video series from an experienced vintage bike dealer.
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