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How To: Perform the original "triumph" card trick

Aspiring card shark? Sink your pearly whites into this easy, impressive illusion. In this free video magic lesson from YouTube user experthowto, you'll learn how to perform the "triumph" card trick using simple sleight of hand. For more information, including a step-by-step breakdown of the trick, watch this prestidigitator's guide.

How To: Perform the Jumping Gemini magic card trick

Check out this amazing magic card trick tutorial video to learn how to perform the Jumping Gemini card trick. Improve your magic skills and amaze your friends with this simple and easy card trick instructional video. The Jumping Gemini is a great trick for beginners to perform. You too can become an expert magician with a little bit of practice.

How to Do card tricks: "Four Cards" trick

In this video, we learn how to do card tricks: "Four Cards" trick. First grab a regular deck of card and double stick tape. Take any of the aces and place an inch of the double stick tape on the back of it. Put this on the top of the deck and the other aces on top of this one. Start off where the person pulls out the deck, then you mix it up keeping the four aces on top. Next, have them pick a card and when they are showing it to everyone, take the card and have them put it on top of the aces...

How To: Perform the ribbon spread card flourishes

These are some tips on the art of ribbon spreading. As with any flourishes, practice is key. Repetition will fine tune your skills for ribbon spreading. Hopefully this video will help get you started with flourishing. Im no expert by any means, so this video shows what works for me. Deck condition is important. They look better the newer the deck.

How To: Perform the magic card trick "the switch"

The goal of this video tutorial is to teach you how to perform the magic card trick "the switch". This instructional is to help anyone wanting to be a magician, helping you understand technique and presentation of simple but effective illusions. These card tricks are pretty easy, but with time, practice and patience you will be able to amaze your friends and your family. Learn the switch magic card trick, just like David Blaine!

How To: Perform a mind control card trick

There are good magic tricks, and there are bad magic tricks. The host of this video tutorial might not be the most skilled magician around, but he's a pretty good judge of card tricks. Check out how to perform a mind control card trick. With just a little mind control and a little magic, your spectators will be astonished. See the reveal and explanation.

How To: Perform a companion fan card flourish

Card flourishes are more of an art form, not really necessary for your magic card tricks and illusions, but really cool to impress your friends. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to perform a companion fan card flourish, where you fan two decks of cards at the same time in the same hand. This companion fan card flourish is an impressive card trick, no magic involved.

How To: Perform the "oil and water" card trick

In this short, fun and informative tutorial, Andy Field demonstrates the Oil and Water trick using four black cards and four red cards. Four cards are placed on one side of the table and the four red cards are placed on the opposite side of the table. He then mixes the cards, pulling one card from each side to make a new pile of cards with alternating colors. One red, one black, one red and so on and so forth with each of the eight cards. After letting the cards sit for just a few seconds he ...

How To: Make a card levitate

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a card levitate. To start, you will need a regular card with a piece of plastic stuck to the front of it where it cannot be seen. Cut the plastic to the exact length of the card, then use magician's wax to stick it onto the card in the middle. Now, use your thumb on the hand you hold the card on to squeeze the plastic on the card up. This will make it look like the card is levitating into thin air, when really you are just slyly pushing the plastic on th...

How To: Do the Hindu Shuffle & Hindu Control

Here's a video tutorial that will surely teach you how to do Hindu Shuffle and Hindu Control. Shuffle the cards to your audience and let a person pick a card. Retain the bottom card not by overhand shuffle since it's obvious that the bottom card is retained. Hindu Shuffle does the same thing as overhand shuffle except that it's done in a different angle and way of handling. Force the bottom card by holding the deck with your right hand's thumb, ring and middle fingers. Take off half of the de...

How To: Use Svengali magic cards for basic tricks

Our popular Expert Village card trick professional Malik Haddadi tells you all you need to know about the Svengali deck in this series of magic videos. He begins with prepping the cards and quickly jumps to tricks sure to impress your audience. Pick a card, any card from one pile, even two or three piles and Malik will always go right to the card, or rather one of twenty six cards the same as the one you picked out.

How To: Perform the 'ambitious card trick' with ease

This excellent version of "Ambitious Card" uses a clever slight-of-hand move that looks hard to learn, but it really isn't. Give it a try. The spectator will see his card placed smack in the center of the deck, and suddenly pops up to the top. The method is shown very carefully and slowly, but note that there are some audio problems (which doesn't affect the explanation.)

How To: Perform the "cull maneuver" card trick

Aspiring card shark? Sink your pearly whites into this easy, impressive illusion. In this free video magic lesson from YouTube user experthowto, you'll learn how to perform the "cull maneuver" card trick using simple sleight of hand. For more information, including a step-by-step breakdown of the trick, watch this prestidigitator's guide.

How To: Perform the one-handed Charlier cut card trick

What to be a magician, but only when it comes to card tricks? Just Flourish will help you improve your magic skills with that deck of cards. This video specifically covers how to perform the one-handed Charlier cut card trick. This basic "magic revealed" tutorial into the land of card tricks will show you just how to do the Charlier cut.

How To: Perform the Biddle Trick card trick

How to Disturb Reality is here to teach you some magic card tricks that you can learn directly at home. This video will hopefully inspire you to become a great magician, so if you're here to just learn card tricks and not perform them, you're here for the wrong reason!

How To: Perform the "prediction" magic card trick

Learn how to do a card trick! Yes, learn some magic you can do with all of those playing card decks lying around your house. This young girl will show you in this video tutorial, how to perform the "prediction" magic card trick. It isn't just an illusion, it's deception, it's sleight of hand, it's confidence. Grab your best deck of cards and learn how to do the prediction card trick... see the reveal.

How To: Perform the swing cut card trick

What to be a magician, but only when it comes to card tricks? Just Flourish will help you improve your magic skills with that deck of cards. This video specifically covers how to perform the two-handed swing cut card trick. This basic "magic revealed" tutorial into the land of card tricks will show you just how to do the swing cut.

How To: Amaze your friends with a great wallet card trick

Andy Field shows us a trick that has little set up and carries a high reaction. This trick is called the wrong prediction trick. You will need a deck of playing cards a wallet and a black magic marker. Take out the queen of hearts and write "9 of clubs" on the back of it. Stick the card in the wallet face side up this will be called the "force card". Find the 9 of clubs in the deck and slightly bend it to give a slight concave effect. Do the same to the queen of hearts. Fan out the deck face ...

How To: Pull the Smack that Card magic trick

Magic tricks are a good way to amaze your friends. This magic tutorial covers the Smack that Card magic trick. Pay close attention to learn the sleight of hand. Magic takes practice, don't expect to be an expert magician right off the bat. Whether you are simply interested in impressing people at a party, or you want to be a bonafide magician, this magic tutorial is a good place to start.

How To: Perform the "flipback cut" flourish card trick

If you know how to do a few card tricks, maybe it's time you learn a bit more. Work on your XCM (extreme card manipulation), watch this video tutorial to learn how to perform the "flipback cut" flourish card trick. Some basic skills required to perform this aerial flipback cut are the flip back and the 360 close. Remember, to be a magician, you need to practice.

How To: Do a simple but impressive card trick

To set yourself up for this trick you must first take a plain deck of cards and slit it anywhere. Then flip the top card on the bottom half from the bottom half of the deck. Memorize the card and put it back into the deck. Keep cutting the deck several more times. Once you are ready, with the deck face down, pick a number between one and ten. Then draw that many cards and then flip your spectator's card.

How To: Perform the pivot cut card trick

What to be a magician, but only when it comes to card tricks? Just Flourish will help you improve your magic skills with that deck of cards. This video specifically covers how to perform the one-handed pivot cut card trick. This basic "magic revealed" tutorial into the land of card tricks will show you just how to do the pivot cut.

How To: Perform the Snap Change card trick

How to Disturb Reality is here to teach you some magic card tricks that you can learn directly at home. This video will hopefully inspire you to become a great magician, so if you're here to just learn card tricks and not perform them, you're here for the wrong reason!