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The forehand volley is one of the most important shots in tennis, allowing you to get to the net and move the ball, far away from your opponent. Watch this video to learn the basic technique of forehand volleying and some more advanced pointers.

Learn how to take someone's blood pressure and pulse with help from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. In this video, you'll learn the proper way to measure a patient's blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer and stethoscope. Then learn about taking a pulse using your hand and clock.

The ground and pound is one of the most controversial aspects of MMA fighting, and is a great chance for you to do a lot of damage to your opponent. In this video UFC fighter Joe Lauzon will show you how to use an elbow technique from guard to defend yourself and get a solid elbow shot in at the same time, using Joanne from MMA Girls as his target.

Want to perform an unplugged version of the Bullets and Octane's "Pirates"? See how it's done with this free video guitar lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song and its 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 "Pirates" on your own acoustic guitar, take a look!

Want to perform an unplugged version of Blink 182's "Easy Target"? See how it's done with this free video guitar lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song and its 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 "Easy Target" on your own acoustic guitar, take a look!

Want to perform an unplugged version of Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Follow You into the Dark"? See how it's done with this free video guitar lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song and its 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 "I Will Follow You into the Dark" on your own acoustic...

Want to perform an unplugged version of Paramore's "My Heart"? See how it's done with this free video guitar lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song and its 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 "My Heart" on your own acoustic guitar, take a look!

Want to perform an unplugged version of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream"? See how it's done with this free video guitar lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song and its 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 "Teenage Dream" on your own acoustic guitar, take a look!

Want to perform an unplugged version of the View's "Same Jeans"? See how it's done with this free video guitar lesson, which presents a complete breakdown of the song and its 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 "Same Jeans" on your own acoustic guitar, take a look!

If you've done enough Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to know what a flower sweep is, then you've probably had the problem where you can't bring your foot around for the sweep properly. Watch this video to learn how to maneuver from the failed sweep into an armbar and end the fight.

If you're on the receiving end of a ground and pound in a MMA fight and up against the cage, you are in trouble. There are ways to escape from even that difficult situation though, and in this video UFC star Kenny Florian is going to teach you how to stand up from being trapped against the cage in a ground and pound.

Kenny Florian is one of the stars of UFC, and your fighting could definitely improve from his teachings. Watch this video to learn how to do a variation on the guillotine choke with a rear naked choke grip submission with UFC superstar Kenny Florian and Joanne of MMA Girls.

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If you have a still image from Photoshop that you want to use in After Effects, how do you get the file to work properly? This video covers this question, showing you the preparations involved with taking a print design and preparing it for use in Adobe After Effects. Importing as footage and compositions is also covered.

Men's clothing sizes often incorporate series of numbers to describe just how big the clothing is. If you're having trouble figuring out what size you need, watch this video to learn how to measure your men's shirt size with a tape measurer.

Even though the film has been out for 4 years now, and Antoinette for over 200, there's no reason why you should dress up like Marie Antoinette for Halloween, just like Kirsten Dunst from the movie. If you're interesting, this two-part tutorial will show you how to apply the makeup and style your hair for your upcoming Halloween bash.

The Canon 5D is a wonderful camera for shooting HD video footage, but one thing it isn't great at— sound. In order to get great quality audio, you're going to have to use an external sound recorder. If you want professional grade sound, you have to use professional equipment. You need to make sure your sound recorder has a sampling rate of 96 KHz at 16 bit resolution or better.

Plexiglass is the pleather of glass, and it has disadvantages vs. it's natural cousin. For one, it's much harder to cut because it melts and chips easily. Watch this video to learn how to cut plexiglass safely and accurately.

No one likes having mildew on their belongings, and having it on the wall of your house is even worse it threatens the structure rigidity of the sheetrock. Watch this video to learn how to remove mildew from sheetrock walls.

Low angle shots are a great way to evoke a sense of panic in movies, but if you're trying to get good quality shots from ground level with just your hands, then it's not going to work. The video footage will be all shaky, unless that's another look you're wanting to achieve in your film. If you want steady, fast-tracking low angle footage, then Ritwika has a great trick on taking those ground level moving camera shots. You'll need a monopod, water bottle (with water), 2 rubber bands and your...

The handle on your toilet is the most common way you interact with the device, and if it breaks your toilet is much harder to flush. Watch this video to learn how to remove the broken handle and install a new one.

Copper is one of the many material that looks it's best after it's aged for a while. If you don't want to wait five years for your copper to develop that perfect patina, watch this video to learn how you can use ammonium chloride to age copper at home.

Murder mystery dinner theater events and parties are perennial favorites. If you don't want to go through the elaborate setup required to make dinner theater happen for the guests at your next party, try playing Mafia with them. This requires only a deck of cards, and you will learn how to play in this video.

If you use vegetable oil a lot in your cooking, you probably know the frustration of having it leap out of the frying pan and onto your shirt, staining it. Watch this video to learn how to get any vegetable oil stain out of clothes.

Most curtain rod are adjustable in length to make sure that they can be used for many different windows. Determining what size you need is still important though, and this video will show you where and what to measure to ensure that you know what size rod to buy.

In this home-science tutorial from WonderHowTo favorite Nurdrage, you'll learn how to create hydrochloric acid using 140 grams of sodium bisulfate, a pH lowering compound available in most pool stores, and 60 grams of sodium chloride salt and an external heat source. Watch for a full demonstration of the process and complete, step-by-step instructions.

It doesn't matter if you're a chocolate lover or just a casual chocolate eater, these chocolate brownie trifles are extremely addictive! If you whip up a batch of these trifles, you're sure to be the king (or queen) of the potluck or dinner party. No doubt about it. Everyone can enjoy a sweet chocolaty dessert.

I think it would be hilarious to have one of the crew go to a church and smoke, then burst into flames when they start singing. I assume, then, run out of the door making creepy demon noises.

I've noticed we've got a few new members in this World. Why don't you tell us a bit about yourselves?

Get rock-hard abs with a very basic and well-known abs exercise— bicycle crunches. This bicycle crunches workout is a really great way to exercise those abdominal muscles. Watch the video to see the step-by-step instructions for performing bicycle crunches for toning and strengthening your abs.

If you just happen to own a Yamaha PortaSound PSS-80 keyboard (1989), why not try something a little out of the ordinary— like circuit bending? Circuit bending can help you create a new musical sound via your keyboard, and this video tutorial will show you 10 different ways to circuit bend.

Goodbye, BabyBjörn; hello, cherry-red mechanical exoskeleton! Now that 400-pound steel-clawed battle suits are available in Children's Small, what kid could possibly content him or herself with getting around by stroller?

Forget fumbling around in Microsoft Office for help. When you really need to solve a problem, you can never find any answers, even when it comes to performing menial tasks, such as adding hyperlinks. Seems easy, right? With Leo it is. This video demo will show you how to add hyperlinks in PowerPoint using the Leo help application from Kryon Systems. Learn. Evolve. Operate. That's what Leo stands for, and in PowerPoint, getting things done is no longer a chore. Leo can do it for you! It's a new...

Learn. Evolve. Operate. That's the basis of Leo from Kryon Systems. It's a new application that runs on top of any program you have open (web and desktop applications), providing you with instant help. Leo can actually perform your duties for you! Like in Microsoft Word 2007. In this video demo, you'll learn how you can use Leo to help you insert a picture into Word 2007, making Office a whole lot easier. See it in action!

Imagine you wanted to make LEGO art, and you chose to make a spooky, abandoned house, like something out of economically depressed Detroit.

Sort of got it from watching death at a funeral.  They should fake one of their deaths and make it real like have a car all smashed up and have their parents, for example, Bam's parents come view the car and stuff.  Then they should have the funeral the next day and have him in the coffin.  All of the Jackass crew would be in on it and they would attend too.  Or even better the Jackass crew would think he was actually dead along with Bam's family.  Then at the end Bam would jump out of the...

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In this video tutorial, we learn how to create a brand new torrent using the µTorrent BitTorrent client. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started creating your own torrents, watch this how-to from the folks at Tinkernut.

Greek gods are said to have glowed all regal-like atop their thrones on Mt. Olympus. As such, if you're planning to dress up as a greek goddess for Halloween it's just about imperative that you put on some golden makeup and golden garb.