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How to Buy Parkour Equipment

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Parkour stands out among sports for its lack of required gear and equipment and the absence of sports companies shilling for the parkour dollar. Despite this, there are some things that parkour enthusiasts, or traceurs, consider indispensable. ... more »

How to Buy Water Skiing Equipment

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Purchasing proper equipment for any sport is critical for performance and safety. When you shop for water skiing equipment, assess your skill level and skiing style before you get out your credit card. Water skiing equipment can run from $50 for ... more »

How to Caber Toss

By Jonathan F.

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A traditional Scottish athletic event, caber tosses are staples of Scottish festivals from Glasgow to the American South. In the caber toss, men toss large wooden poles, called cabers, that resemble telephone poles or even full logs. Competing in ... more »

How to change a bike tire

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First of all you will need the correct size spanners for the wheel bolts and tyre lever... more »

How to Choose Aggressive Skates

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Aggressive skates come in dozens of different styles, shapes and configurations, each built for a slightly different purpose. If you're going to spend the money on a new pair of aggressive skates it's important to follow a few steps in order to ... more »

How to Choose the Best Barefoot Suit

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You can learn to barefoot ski without falling, but you will need a great barefoot suit. You deserve the best barefoot suit at the best price, guaranteed to make you barefoot better or it is free... more »

How to Climb the Andes

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The Andes are the longest mountain range in South America. Extending over seven countries, the Andes encompass many different geological features and natural environments. The challenge of climbing the Andes mountains is great but the rewards of ... more »

How to Compete in a Battlebot's Event

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You have a newly-constructed freshly-painted BattleBot. It is time to get it dirty by entering it into a match. Show off your ingenuity by entering a BattleBot match and show off your fighting machine. Find out how to compete in a BattleBot event... more »

How to Compete in The Gravity Games

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Watching the Gravity Games on television is an amazing thing. Seeing it in person is totally different; but to get the whole experience, you'll have to compete. If you've ever considered it, here's a list of things you'll need to know in order to ... more »

How to Connect the Harness to the Paraglider

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When doing any extreme sport, the most important factor to consider is safety. Making sure your equipment is fully functional and properly secure is something that should always be checked first. Before you go out and jump off a random high place ... more »

How to Do a 180 on a Mountain Board

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If you're an adventurer that began on a snowboard, you probably get frustrated when summer comes. That is, unless you've adopted mountain boarding as a sport. The mountain board has large all-terrain wheels that allow you to practice tricks and ... more »

How to Do a 360 on Heelys

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If you have a pair of Heelys then you know how much fun "heeling" can be. Once you get the hang of going forward you can try a few tricks. This maneuver, a 360, is a good one to do because it's one of the few tricks that lets you keep both feet ... more »

How to Do a 50-50 Backwards Grind on a Fingerboard

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Fingerboard enthusiast want to learn all the new stunts, and there are so many you can do on a Tech Deck that it's tough to choose a favorite. One fingerboard trick that looks really neat is the 50-50 backward grind... more »

How to Do a Front Finger Truckstand on a Tech Deck

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Add more tricks and get your kicks. The Tech Deck can supply hours of fun perfecting new ones that amaze your friends. Once you get past the beginner tricks, you want to move on to some that other people may not know about. A front finger ... more »

How to Do a Great Grizzly on a Scooter

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Small scooters, like the Razor, give kids and adults alike a great way to stay active and have fun. Because they're lightweight and maneuverable, they're also good for doing tricks. Although working with the handlebars takes some getting used to, ... more »

How to Do a Half Kickwhip Tailspin on a Kick Scooter

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The half kickwhip tailspin is an advanced trick you can perform on your kick scooter. Inline scooters like the Razor work best for the trick because they're light, maneuverable and have a rear brake that's easy to work. Although it's a somewhat ... more »

How to do a headspin

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A headspin is very fun and is a great way to stay in shape and defy gravity!.. more »

How to Do a Heelflip on a Skateboard

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Heelflips are actually much harder than kickflips. The reason is that it's harder to use your heel to spin the board rather than your toes. This trick is a challenging one to master but it's all so sweet when you do... more »

How to Do a Kickswitch on Heelys

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Heelys are shoes that have wheels built in to the bottom of them. Just like roller blades, skateboards and roller skates, you can perform tricks in Heelys. Learn to do a trick called the "kickswitch" in your Heelys and gain speed as you roll... more »

How to do a Kong Vault

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This article will run through the steps of how to do a Kong Vault and how to practice it before trying the real thing... more »

How to Do a Nerve Pinch

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Pinching a nerve on another person can either be irritating or deadly. So unless you are willing to take the chance of turning a bothersome squeeze into a fatal attack, be careful how you approach this subject. Learn how to do a nerve pinch to ... more »

How to Do a Parkour Kong Vault

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Practitioners of parkour use the Kong Vault to clear obstacles like tables and benches that are low to the ground. It's one of the fundamental movements in parkour and free-running and should definitely be in every traceur's bag of tricks. ... more »

How to Do a Parkour Lazy Vault

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Parkour's lazy vault is a refined version of the single, planted-hand jump seen in the chase scenes of dozens of action movies. The vault gets you over an obstacle quickly and efficiently and uses the extra push from your unplanted hand to buy ... more »

How to Do a Parkour Monkey Walk

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Parkour calls all of your body's muscles and joints into action to launch you off of building sides and land you on hard surfaces with the finesse of a cat. The monkey walk is parkour's version of a warm up since it warms and stretches all the ... more »

How to Do a Running Cat Leap in Parkour

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Developed in France, parkour is both a mental and a physical exercise. When you practice parkour, you learn to develop confidence within yourself, which then allows you to do things that may have previously looked impossible—such as leaping over ... more »

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