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How To: Do an Arabian 180 backflip
Epic1 demonstrates how to perform an Arabian 180 back flip. Use a tucking motion when performing the Arabian. Use an up, turn and front flip motion when doing this stunt. The feet will pivot during the execution of the Arabian. Get your back flips down before performing the Arabian. A good trampoline and a foam pit will help you. Be careful of your distance and control because you're not going to see the spot where you're going to land before you land it. You will have to guess where your lan...
How To: Apply a mixed martial arts choke with Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock shows Yardbarker Dewey Hammond how to apply a choke. MMA fighter Frank Shamrock teaches the fundamentals of Mixed Martial Arts. If you want to learn how to dominate your opponent in the cage, this video tutorial on MMA chokes is a good place to start.
How To: Master 'Coach Pitch' for Baseball & Softball
Coach pitch is an important part of any child's progression up the baseball and softball ladder. After tee ball, the next step for most young players is participating in a league where the coach pitches to them. This video teaches youth baseball and softball coaches how to pitch to their young players properly to maximize their learning, improve their baseball skills, and foster their love of the game.
How To: Practice the "Gimme an A" cheerleading cheer
Are you a first time cheerleader? Then "Gimme an A" is a great cheer to start with. You can personalize this cheer by changing the letters to spell out the name of your favorite team. Follow along with this cheerleading how-to video to learn the "Gimme an A" cheer.
How To: Make Your Night Bike Glow in the Dark with Phosphorescent Paint
With gas prices constantly digging into your wallet, biking will always be a cheap and easy alternative for getting around—and it's a perfect way to get in a little exercise. But with the fall season about a week away, it is going to start getting dark a lot earlier and that ride home might be a little more dangerous. So to save yourself an unexpected trip to the ER, take a little time to make your bicycle impossible to overlook.
How To: Escape a bottom pin by using an arm post technique
If your opponent in a martial arts match has pinned you on the bottom, you can use a special technique to escape. Frank Mir, a champion of Brazilian jiu jitsu, demonstrates the way to use an arm post to get out of the pin. Move your opponent over your center line and use your elbows to escape.
How To: Practice beginner level ice skating
Learning to ice skate can be a little frightening. This how to video tutorial will help you learn the basics of ice skating. Watch and learn how to stand on ice, glide on two feet, and then move on to gliding on one foot. Once you've mastered those ice skating techniques you can start doing the following tricks:
How To: Do a Jiu Jitsu thumb lock
Learn to perform a Jiu Jitsu thumb lock from a hand shake position.
How To: Practice finishing a shot when the opponent sprawls
Cael Sanderson showing wrestling technique for Iowa state University Wrestling Camps. In this wrestling technique video Iowa State Head Coach Cael Sanderson Shows how to finish a shot when the opponent sprawls. You are trying to hook the ankle and increase your leverage.
How To: Stop lifting your head in golf
Learn how to avoid common mistakes on the golf course, such as lifting or moving the head. See how to break this pattern of mistakes.
How To: Apply a Joint Lock Like a Master
By Zech Browning Shihan of Gyodokan Martial Arts. Step 1: "Storm Within the Calm - Putting It All Together - Part 1"
How To: Shoot in water polo
Shooting in water polo is a basic skill for attackers. Water polo shot requires good height out of the water, arm position, shoulder rotation, and head stall. Shot strategy is important to building your water polo game. Concentrate on improving your rotation to follow through and speed up the shot. This is an attack focused water polo drill.
How To: Do the Pistol Pete ball handling drill in basketball
In this sports how-to video, Farmington HS boys basketball coach Shane Wyandt and team demonstrate the Pistol Pete ball handling drills. The Pistol Pete ball handling drills will help improve hand eye coordination in addition to ball handling technique. Follow along with this video and learn how to carry out the Pistol Pete exercise. Try at home.
How To: Get ready to do freestyle basketball tricks
Learn awesome freestyle basketball tricks, passes and shots from Professional basketball trickster, Q-Mack! In this video Q-Mack give his introduction and tells you what you need to warmup and get ready to play.
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: Do a Krav Maga Choke from behind with a wire defense
Krav Maga Sherman Oaks Human Weapon Jarret Waldman teaching a choke from behind with a thin wire or rope defense.
How To: Practice drive and dish basketball drills
Learn how to improve your basketball skills with the help of this drive and dish drill. Drive to the basket and dish the ball!
How To: Get the perfect shooting arc in basketball
In this video, we learn how to get the perfect shooting arc in basketball. When you are shooting, the arc is how you will get the ball into the hoop. You should first know the size of the basketball and basket in relation to how far away you are from the basket. Make sure the ball is going to reach the apex on its arc so it can reach the basket easiest. You will need to pay attention to the height of the basket so you know how angled your feet need to be when you are shooting. After you have ...
How To: Practice a quickness drill in wrestling
Check out these quickness drills from Barry Davis Wrestling. These are good drill for practicing stance, quickness and conditioning.
How To: Practice the Move It Down the Field cheerleading cheer
Coach Lauren teaches her squad a great cheer for any football game. "Move it Down the Field" will pump up your team and help them take it to the end zone! Follow along with this cheerleading how-to video to learn the steps to the "Move it Down the Field" cheer.
How To: Master basic and advanced Shaolin staff techniques
The art of Meihuaquan Kung Fu is a special form of Shaolin Kung Fu; learn basic and advanced staff and weapon combat techniques in this free Shaolin martial arts video series.
How To: Escape a head lock using the Jiu Jitsu sit and roll
Learn to escape a basic wrestler's headlock using the Jiu Jitsu sit and roll technique
How To: Compute skins in a golf game
In this Sports video tutorial you will learn how to compute skins in a golf game. Kevin in this video illustrates how to calculate skins in your golf game. Skins are determined by the winner of each hole. A clear winner gets a skin for that hole. If there is no clear winner, the skin is carried over to the next hole. And the next clear winner of any hole will also get the skins for the previous holes where there was no clear winner. In the video Kevin wins the 1st hole and he gets the skin fo...
How To: Practice the long toss in pitching with Nolan Ryan
Nolan's Express Tips: Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan gives pointers on the proper way to long toss. The long toss is important for warming up the shoulder and pitching arm. Practice the long toss in pitching with Nolan Ryan.
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: Make a bowling ballspinner
Make your own bowling ballspinner for resurfacing balls with a bowl and a blade sharpener.
How To: Improve figure skating spirals with a stretch routine
In this video, you will learn how to stretch your back to strengthen your spirals while figure skating. First, lay on your stomach. Next, lift your arm and opposite leg in the air. Hold this for a few seconds and then alternate. The next exercise involve bringing your back up in a vertical position while laying down. Next, stand up and stretch your arm over your head towards your side. Alternate the arms with this exercise. You can practice your balance by standing on one leg and holding the ...
How To: Keep an opponent pinned
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt Octavio Couto Jr. is a real pro when it comes to fighting. He is going to be teaching you how to properly keep an opponent pinned down to the ground for a substantial amount of time. In this seminar, Octavio demonstrates a unique side control position known as the 100 kilo and a few other great moves to use in order to help you gain complete control over the person you are fighting. If you don't know what the 100 kilo is or how to do it, just follow this video a...
How To: Use the pressure points of the face in self-defense
The face is generally considered the most effective place to punch someone if you want to put them on the ground. This video demonstrates how to use the face's many pressure points to hurt it more efficiently and end your fights more quickly.
How To: Play badminton for beginners
For anyone who's ever wondered why people are swatting an odd-looking object back and forth across a net, here's the lowdown. Watch this video to learn how to play badminton.
How To: Do nunchaku basics and drills
Nunchaku basics and demonstration of basic nunchaku techniques and drills.
How To: Practice the Be Aggressive football cheer
An all time football favorite, this cheer will have the crowds spelling out the words right along with you. From your family room to the football field you can lift everyone's spirits with this cheer! Follow along with this cheerleading how-to video to learn the "Be Aggressive" cheer for football games.
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: Do Randy Orton's RKO pro wrestling move
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to perform Randy Orton's RKO pro wrestling move, which is a variation of the ace cutter. In this video, the RKO is set up by throwing the opponent into the turnbuckle. The opponent has to face towards the turnbuckle and then slowly turn towards you. As they turn towards you, you will need to jump high with your right arm underneath their chin. Both hands should be holding the back of the opponent's head. This move is all about timing, and performing a...
How To: Practice your racket drop in a tennis serve
Welcome to a tennis lesson from FuzzyYellowBalls, the the best place to learn how to play tennis online. Our free video tennis lessons teach you how to play the game in a new way that combines technical analysis, visual learning, and step-by-step progressions.
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: Improve your water polo underwater grappling skill
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.
How To: Properly lace a 32-spoke rear bicycle wheel
You could go out and buy a bike, but what fun would that be? Make your own! One main step in making a bike is lacing your wheel. In this great two-part video you will learn how to lace the drive side and non drive side spokes on a rear 32 wheel with the right patterns. Mike goes into great detail on which holes to lace first and what patterns work the best.
How To: Improve softball pitching with a wrist snap drill
One of the key fundamentals to fast pitch softball for pitchers is the wrist snap. In this sports how-to video, Farmington (MN) HS assistant softball coach Melissa Langer demonstrates a wrist snap drill for pitchers. Follow along and learn how to improve your wrist snap with this simple drill.
How To: Illuminate Your Bike at Night with These Super Bright DIY Rim Lights
Riding your bicycle at night is dangerous on busy streets, especially if you've got no bike lights. In most states, it's illegal to ride your bike at night without any lights because drivers on the road won't be able to see you until it's too late. Plus, how is anybody going to notice your sweet ride without a little illumination?