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Card Magic
Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:18 AM

Basically,

Card magic is just a branch from many types of magic

that would include
card manipulation
sleight of hand Manipulation

card flourishes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8rlLG4lkBA

Dove Acts
watch
etc.

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However,
the only thing i learnt sooo far, is card magic.

(I'm a beginner. REMEMBER?)

So Basic Card Magic.

It is classified into 2 main categories.

Gimmicked And Non-Gimmicked

Allow Me To Touch On Gimmicked Card Tricks.

Basically, gimmicked card tricks do not involve just a deck of normal playing cards.
instead, it also includes the use of things like say; a double sided card, scotched tape, rough-backed cards, etc.

Some Even Involve a whole deck being gimmicked.
Yes, the svengali deck (now you know about the picture books a magicians would go to your school and amaze you) are gimmicked too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick_deck

Gimmicked cards/decks, in my opinion do not require much sleight of hand( hand practice) compared to non-gimmicked cards.

Non- Gimmicked tricks just involves a deck of playing cards maybe a copy of one card or two. And your off.
All That Matters Are Set-ups, Sleight Of Hand And Lil-bit of practice.
A good card magic teacher would be mismag822/cardtrickteacher on youtube.com
Non- Gimmicked tricks could also mean mathematical tricks (relies on the principle of math rather than sleight of hand)
to perform certain tricks.
Here are some links to card tricks (varying from difficulty)
1. Easy [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PTvtt6Rw_Q ]
2. Medium [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U42z8qFboQ]
3. Difficult [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE9u2GzgEx4]


Top Magicians In THe World.

Here are some of the top magicians in the world!

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2701887/best_magician_in_the_world/


Watch The Top's Magicians's Video There.































NAH THAT WAS A JOKE. haha!
Ok. Here are the top magicians!

In My Opinion, they are Jeff McBride, Simon Lovell and Harry Lorayne. Jeff McBride has a great stage presence and pulls off the Cardini productions with skill and presence! Simon Lovell has a knack for handling cards that only a skilled conman/gambler/magician could. His sleights, even in slow motion are foolers. Finally, Harry Lorayne employs fairly simple card sleights and techniques yet makes miracles occur with the cards on the table right in front of you.

Jeff McBride!
[http://www.mcbridemagic.com/]

A foremost innovator and among magic's most exciting performers, Jeff McBride combines mask, martial arts, kabuki theatre, world class sleight of hand, myths & stories from around the world - and more - to create electrifying performances that thrill a wide range of audiences. Click the 'play' arrow below for a fast introduction!

Jeff has recently completed a three month run of both his show Magic at the Edge, and his new magical club experience McBride's Wonderground at the Palace Station casino in Las Vegas, where both events won rave reviews.

A recent appearance on The World Magic Awards ("Best Classical Magician), several featured spots on Masters of Illusion and McBride's participation as a judge on VH-1's Celebracadabra are just the latest in a string of television appearances covering every major network. His unique theatrical style of magic combines pantomime, martial arts, Kabuki theater and a dozen varied performing disciplines with world class sleight of hand to create magic that is not simply mystifying, but dramatic and deeply moving.

Founder of the McBride Magic & Mystery School, McBride is an accomplished creative consultant, teacher and lecturer, in addition to his amazing capabilities as a performer. He continues to travel the world performing and teaching, building an extensive network of contacts in the magic, performing arts and academic worlds who share his enthusiasm for all things magical.

This site is designed to serve our clients, and make the process of booking Jeff McBride's services as simple for you as possible. Follow the links above for various theatrical and corporate offerings, or visit one of our other sites to learn more about the man behind the magic or the Magic & Mystery School. If you don't find what you need here, feel free to contact us at any time. We'll be delighted to hear from you!


Simon Lovell is a world-renowned close up entertainer incredibly gifted in the art of sleight-of-hand. His level of skill is second only to his ability to entertain and create laughter. His talents are especially popular at private parties and corporate functions where he can seamlessly entertain from group to group, amazing everybody along the way!

Simon's live engagements have received wide acclaim. Simon's performed all over the world, from the famous Magic Castle in Hollywood to the London Palladium, through the middle and far east to Australia, and South America. Whatever the group, he has never failed to please them!

One of Simon's specalities is catering his work to corporate clients. Whatever the size of the group he can use his magical talents to give them an experience they will never forget. He has integrated his clients products into his performance designing specialized magic into each show.

Simon is a highly experienced performer with over 350 television credits to his name. Additionally, Simon has produced 16 videos, published 21 books, and written hundreds of magazine articles, short stories and scripts. In recent years he has been professionally engaged advising others performers in live and film situations, lecturing world wide to casinos and also to specialist groups of magicians.

Over the years Simon has appeared in every kind of venue. His unique style and audience involvement make him one of the most popular magical entertainers around. Reviewers have described his trademark straitjacket routine as one of the funniest tricks in the world!

http://www.simonlovell.com/home.html

Harry Lorayne (born 1926) is a memory-training specialist and magician who has been called "The Yoda of Memory Training" by Time magazine. He is well known for his mnemonic demonstrations and has appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. [1] His book The Memory Book was a New York Times bestseller.

Lorayne is a notable figure in the card magic world and has published several books and videos on the topic. He is a writer of technical literature for magicians and has a clear and informal writing style.Magic magazine May 1999 included him in a list of the 100 most influential magicians of the 20th century.

For twenty years, Lorayne wrote and published the magazine Apocalypse. His latest book for magicians is Lorayne: The Classic Collection, an updated collection of his first four magic books of the 1960s.

Mr. Lorayne is generally considered in magic circles to be a living legend. His card magic, especially his innovations in card sleights, are still widely used by professional magicians to this day.

Lorayne has also coauthored The Memory Book with basketball star Jerry Lucas.

To demonstrate his memory, Harry Lorayne would stand beside the president of the club he was visiting and be introduced to each member. The number of members of a club could reach up to 1,500. After an hour and a half, Lorayne would speak about memory for about 20 minutes and then ask if anyone had a question. He promised that he would pay any questioner whose name he could not remember a thousand dollars. He always remembered the names of every member of the audience.[citation needed] Lorayne also made news by memorizing and recalling information from several phone books with no errors.

In 1961, Lorayne published a book called Secrets of Mind Power. The book tells readers how to improve their thinking skills for success. The book gained many avid readers, including a few celebrities.[citation needed] In Chronicles, Volume 1, Bob Dylan writes that he read Lorayne's book shortly before breaking through as a music star after finding it in the book collection of a friend.

In 2007, Lorayne published Ageless Memory, which he called his legacy book.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Lorayne