EASY TO DO / EASY TO LEARN
If you are a beginner or new to magic, this playlist will get you started! A collection of magic that is easy to do, self working or requires basic sleights to get you on the road to magical success.
HOWEVER this title is a bit of a misnomer, the title should be “EASY?’ Because the method is only a small part of being a magician. Don’t forget, just because a trick is physically easy to do, you still have to work hard on HOW you will present it. THAT is the real secret to magic.
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EVERYWHERE & NOWHERE - (in my Jammies)
This is my super fast and ultra casual method for performing this classic of magic.
The audience constantly shuffles the cards and yet you speed through this multiple hit routine with zero set up or get ready, and not a top or bottom change in sight!
The handling is so chill you could serious...
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LAZY MAGICIANS CARD ACT + BONUS LAZY ACES
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No sleight of hand required!
This is a fabulous three trick card act that you can perform with any deck anywhere. NO skill needed. This is my go to routine when I need to do something totally 'hands off'...
or when it's so late at night I'm feeling a bit lazy... :)
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6 - INDIAN RICE JAR SUSPENSION
This PERFORMANCE PIECE is one of the main reasons for the whole series on suspensions.
Long considered by many to be impossible to do, the Indian Rice Suspension has been legendarily fraught with danger.
Once a staple of my cabaret show, I will teach you the true secrets, reveal my personal t...
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1 INTRO TO BILLY O'CONNOR + LIMIT FOUR ACES
Welcome to the Genius of Billy O'Connor. A performer from the golden age of magic who used to tour the world and perform for thousands with just a deck of cards.
Billy published very little, but one of his greatest was a quick paragraph in The Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, so quick it has bee...
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HOW TO VANISH A COIN
A deeper discussion and demonstration of MANY methods of making coin vanish, not just the moves but the various thoughts behind them.
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THE HYPNOTIZED COIN
You will love this stunt where you seem to control a coin to do as you will. Super easy, entertaining and with an impact way greater than the simple method.
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Movie + 1 extraCLOCK IT
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The classic clock trick gets the Ken Brooke treatment. a wonderful and entertaining close up self working card trick that also gives you a SECOND trick to do with the special deck used in SHOW ME YOURS,,,
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2 itemsALL TIED UP - CHRIS PHILPOTT
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In Chris Philpott's brilliant book INTIMATE MYSTERIES (available from his site magicaonline.com ) Chris details many brilliant ways to apply psychology to your magic in a way that creates a visceral emotional experience for your audience. One routine that stood out to me was 'ALL TIED UP', a pr...
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Movie + 2 extrasAUTOMATIC THRUST
Movie + 2 extras
Taking ideas from Annemann and LuBremt and adding a Valentine kicker to create a fun -hands off- routine. If you can't do a one handed CHARLIER cut (I'll be posting explanations for that soon) don't worry, I also describe a no sleight version by LuBrent that will also work with the kicker. You ...
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20 ESSENTIAL CARD MOVES & ONE FABULOUS TRICK
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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...
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MovieCARD IN FLIGHT
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An insanely clean card to card box. A chosen card card vanishes from the pack and appears in the box on the table. Seemingly moveless…
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Movie + 1 extraTHE TUNED DECK - FOR WHEN YOU NEED TO ABSOLUTELY KILL...
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When the going gets tough, the tough get TUNED DECK.
What would you do if the audience constantly wanted to shuffle the deck themselves, right after you'd performed your most perfect pass and control? Or change their perfectly forced card over and over? Or refuse to take their eyes off your ha...
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5 itemsIMPOSSIBLE CARD LOCATIONS
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There’s a saying in my world, ‘you can never have enough impossible card locations’… ok, I made that up, HOWEVER having various methods of locating cards chosen under clean and impossible conditions is a must for any magician. You never know when you’ll be thrust into a challenging situation whe...
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GENIUS - THE BRILLIANCE OF BILLY O'CONNOR
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Although he died way before I was born, Billy was my idol. A man who entertained huge crowds with nothing but a deck of cards, in a time without amplification or video cameras. Yeah... he's my hero.
O'Connor has become an obsession with me, I have searched high and low to find his methods and a...
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MY 1ST PACKET TRICK
If you're new to magic then this is for you.
Four Jacks flip over magically, one at a time, then the backs change color, then they change AGAIN to a rainbow of different back designs.
Simple, packs flat, resets... what more do you want?
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VALENTINE'S DEAL
Possibly the fastest, easiest and greatest poker deal of all time :)
We all love the romance of a good poker deal. The idea of ‘exposing’ card shark techniques while demonstrating extreme skill.
Some Poker deal routines are incredibly difficult.
Others. Like this one. Are easy as pie :)...
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Sonny Day's JUMBO CARDS TO POCKET
Thanks to R. Paul Wilson who first brought my attention to this fabulous comical stand up routine created by Scottish magician Sonny Day. The ending is wonderful, funny and it's sooo easy to do!
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6 itemsTHE SIGNED CARD PREDICTION
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This playlist explores a terrific effect that was very popular in the 30's and 40's. I will be adding more and more methods over the months.
I love it because it's simple, direct, and there's a ton of clever versions available, perfect if you ever have to repeat the trick.
The classic eff...
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MovieHANKYRISE
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Hanky Rise the easiest rising card you’ll ever do, perfect for kids or adults
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DOUBLE UNDERCUT AND RIDING THE TENS
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Learn the simple but useful DOUBLE UNDERCUT move and also this fabulous effect that I believe was by the great Joe Riding of England. Lose the four Tens or any poker hand into the deck and then deal five hands of poker and make the Tens appear at any hand chosen. Smacks of real skill, super easy.
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MovieJOGGED TENS
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Learn the simple but useful DOUBLE UNDERCUT move and also this fabulous effect that I believe was by the great Joe Riding of England. Lose the four Tens or any poker hand into the deck and then deal five hands of poker and make the Tens appear at any hand chosen. Smacks of real skill, super easy.
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4 itemsFOUR NIGHTMARES
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It's time to focus on FOUR NIGHTMARES.
A brilliant series of effects based on Annemann's NIGHTMARE gimmick.
Especially, check out DOUBLE NIGHTMARE for one of the cleanest, easiest to do double card to card box effects ever created.
With a mix of Annemann, Fetch, and Valentine, I have collec...
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6 itemsBETS YOU CAN'T LOSE
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The first batch of betchas include three match bets, a challenge with a hanky and one brilliant challenge with a simple piece of paper. Do them anywhere with no preparation. SUPER EASY TO DO
USE AT OWN RISK, NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUN IT WILL CREATE OR ANGER IT MAY CAUSE
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SUPER STAB - THE PAPER BAG CARD STAB - A PRO TEACH-IN
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SUPER STAB.
Ok this is a biggie. One of my trade mark in-depth investigations.
You will find within this playlist 19 variations and ideas for a little miracle called SUPER STAB. That’s 19 - YEP, COUNT THEM - NINETEEN different videos exploring the classic commercial plot many say was created ...
