The Allerton Control
/14 Comments/in Sleight of Hand, Card Control Intermediate /byDescription
Guest instructor Cristian Pestritu teaches a practical and simple method for controlling a spectators card in the action of cleanly placing it into the center of the deck. This method is efficient in motion and is reliable in execution.
Sources
Credits:
Bert AllertonSources:
“Card Magic” by Richard Kaufman
“Card College” vol. 4 by Roberto Giobbi
Bertram Color Change
/4 Comments/in Sleight of Hand, Color Change Intermediate /byBertram Color Change
Description
The Bertram Color Change is an excellent method for changing a card using the Tenkai Palm technique. It allows you to visually change the identity of the card at your fingertips. You will want to watch your angles on this one, but as long as you keep the card in Tenkai position parallel to the floor, the extra card won’t be seen!
Difficulty
Intermediate
Pre-Requisites
Credits/Sources
Ross Bertram
Deck Used
Tenkai Palm
/10 Comments/in Sleight of Hand, Palming Intermediate /byDescription
The Tenkai Palm is a devious card palming technique that allows you to secretly conceal a card in your hands while your fingers remain naturally open. It has a great deal of applications and is one of the most powerful palms a magician can learn.
Difficulty
Intermediate.
Pre-Requisites
None
Sources
First published by Tenkai Ishida in 1938 in “Palming One Card. Tankai’s Method”.
Deck Used
Bicycle
The Haunted Deck
/0 Comments/in Tricks/Effects, Gimmicked Intermediate /by AsadDescription
The Haunted Deck is one of the most powerful and visual ways you can find a selected Card.
Pre-Requisites
Sources
Not Available
Deck Used
Striking Vanish
/2 Comments/in Sleight of Hand, Non-Cards, Palming Intermediate /byDescription
The Striking Vanish is an insanely visual vanishing technique that can be done without any preparation. The method is practical and is great on angles. It is normally done with a coin, but the technique can be used on any small object to make it disappear.
Difficulty
Intermediate
Pre-Requisites
Finger Palm
Sources
Credits: David Williamson
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 11)
Williamson’s Wonders
The Magic of Michael Ammar
Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 16 No. 8)
Spread Cull Control
/1 Comment/in Sleight of Hand, Culling, Card Control Intermediate /by AsadDescription
Culling is one of the most effective methods for controlling cards. It is quick, clean, and invisible when done correctly.
Pre-Requisites
None
Sources
Not Available
Deck Used
Charity Water
The Giant Fan
/0 Comments/in Fanning, Flourishes Intermediate /by AsadDescription
The Giant Fan is a fancy way of displaying the cards. You will need to know how to do a faro shuffle, and a thumb fan before you can do this.
Difficulty
If you can already do a Faro Shuffle and a Thumb Fan, then this should be very easy.
Pre-Requisites
Sources
Not Available
Deck Used
Thumb Fan Injog Control
/0 Comments/in Sleight of Hand, Injogging, Card Control Intermediate /by AsadDescription
This move from Paul LePaul allows you to maintain control over a chosen card after it has been pushed into a card fan. It is relatively easy to do and works very well!
Pre-Requisites
Sources
Paul LePaul
Deck Used
Description
The Ambitious Card trick is a classic plot in magic. The selected card repeatedly jumps to the top of the deck under more and more impossible conditions.
Pre-Requisites
Double Lift, Hindu Shuffle Control, Double Undercut, Swing Cut
Sources
Not Available
Deck Used
Bicycle