20 ESSENTIAL CARD MOVES & ONE FABULOUS TRICK

20 ESSENTIAL CARD MOVES & ONE FABULOUS TRICK

My first list of essential card moves for any sleight of hand artist. Curated from around this collection... my fave bits that you may have missed.. Some awesome palms, a brilliant card switch and almost instant fold, a fabulous card control, perfect side steal, a little known false count, proper instruction for the Elmsley count and much more. Including one awesome card trick.

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20 ESSENTIAL CARD MOVES & ONE FABULOUS TRICK
  • ONE HAND TOP PALM

    Steve details his technique for learning this Mercedes Benz of magic moves.

    PLUS some ultra cool uses that you may not have thought about. If you learn one move in card magic, it has to be this one.

  • CLICK

    A brilliant signed card to cigarette case from way back.

    This trick, invented by Lee Noble, is a lesson in misdirection and how to use the above move.

    Plus Steve’s usual additions and a story about Dick Turpin.

  • THE PERFECT SIDE STEAL

    Back in the 80's, when I was a kid I was a member of the Southend Sorcerers Society and Walt Lees was not only a member but would lecture for us quite a lot. Walt was the editor of Pabular from 1978 to 1981 among many other things and the creator of some killer close up and moves.

    He was al...

  • BEAUTY - A MOVE

    Steve’s finally tipping his top secret, almost perfect, utility move.

    A steal, a palm, a color change or an Ambitious finale technique… so many uses.

    If you like cool sleights, you will dig this.

  • VALENTINE THUMB BUTT PALM

    You don't wanna know... or do you... a terrific palming technique just for you.

  • WHISPER... - A CARD SWITCH

    As promised, I've just added two original moves, you're gonna love this .

    WHISPER:
    I LOVE THIS MOVE! POSSIBLY THE EASIEST MOST NATURAL CARD SWITCH EVER!

    That's not me saying that, that's a lot of Magicians who've been secretly shown Whisper. This will be a download, but I'm giving it ...

  • GRIDLOCK - A CARD FOLD

    GRIDLOCK.
    Move over Mercury Fold!
    This is the natural follow up to Whisper, an almost automatic one hand card fold, that happens in 2 seconds. While working on my one hand card switch 'Whisper' in gridlock LA traffic, I discovered it organically lead into an almost perfect, almost automatic c...

  • OKITO CARD CONTROL GEM

  • 37 C2P ELMSLEY TO THE HAND

  • 39 C2P LEIPZIGS AWESOME BIT PLUS STEVE

  • PAUL CURRY DOUBLE LIFT

  • KOYNINI DOUBLE LIFT

    A snappy and snazzy way to pop that D.L.

  • 8 MY FAVORITE DOUBLE AND AN AWESOME FORCE

    Two essential moves. The Rink double lift, Steve style, and a fabulous handling of the slip cut force.

  • HAHNE DOUBLE LIFT

    Nelson Hahne's personal double lift is pretty awesome. Clean, easy and convincing. What more could you ask!

    There's also a little color change 'Easter Egg' in here for you :)

  • SLIP CUT FORCE CLARIFICATION

    a few peeps have asked for clarification on the slip cut force, Roy McBrayer asked if I could show footage of the right fingers as they take the top half, here it is!

    I've added it to the ESSENTIAL CARD MOVES playlist as well as the MAGIC CASTLE LECTURE DIVIDED EDITION. 

  • LAY PERSON'S DOUBLE LIFT

    A super easy and natural D.L. that someone else just MUST have already invented…

  • 2 CLOTH PT2 - VARIOUS HANKY CARD FORCES

    Sometimes you need to force a card, either in a CTH routine or for a different effect, so why not use the hanky to make the force easyyyyy, here's a few excellent methods that do the job perfectly.

  • THE JOG SHUFFLE

    FOR BEGINNERS TO CARD SLEIGHT OF HAND. Described in detail, a tool for your card sleight arsenal that is of utmost importance to learn.