Quality Tutorials on Animation and Rigging Setups in Blender

Below is the link to the "ManCandy FAQ" set of videos. Mancandy is a fully (thoroughly) rigged character that has been made available as a learning tool. Though the rig itself may be more advanced that what a beginner animator would normally need, there is MUCH TO LEARN from the setup.

To make things even better, the creator of the rig created an extensive training DVD called the 'ManCandy FAQ'. This is available for purchase, but also available for free via YouTube HD (hurray for the open-source spirit). The video playlist of the 38 exceptional video tutorials is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEiJJ1nMI4k&feature=PlayList&p=5643529BBE9522A1&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=1

The full model (and rig) is available for download here:  http://freefac.org/mancandy/mancandy_2.48.blend

If you are at all interested in character animation I HIGHLY suggest that you download the rig, explore its setup and watch the accompanying tutorial videos. Good luck and have fun!