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Any tutorials on how to bend / flourish single cards?
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Hello g8! I am a big fan of 52Kards, who posts great tutorials and performances of card magic and sleight of hand. I think he does the bending of the card by keeping his left thumb on the card as he pushes it over. Then when he reaches over to pick up the card (with left thumb still resting on it), it causes pressure and the card bends a little. I have tried it a little myself, and sometimes it makes a satisfying snap when you do the move. I do not know much about the ambitious card, so I cannot help you out there. Hopefully I helped you!
-Luke
The classic way to do it face up is to use a classic color change. You can learn it for free here on Theory11.
https://store.theory11.com/products/classic-color-change-jonathan-bayme
I'm not familiar with ambitious card either, but I'm hoping this can help.
- If you can get a card to the bottom of the deck, you can do a flourish called 'Erdnase Go Round'. And reveal the card that way. Little tip, you'll have to do a 1 1/2 spin on the bottom packet to make it work. Or you can do 1/2 a spin, but 1 1/2 looks
More impressive
- a simpler move would be doing a 'Deck Flip'. Again, card has to be at the bottom, 1 1/2 spins, or just half a spin.
- if your card is at the very top, you could use 'Meer' a one card flourish that uses only the top of the deck while you're holding the deck. But at one point, you do end up flipping the card over. You do end up returning it face down, but this sort of set-up can allow for another go at Ambitious Card.
- another one of the card is at the top is a new one called 'Rakurai'. Again, you're holding the deck, and you can throw the top card up and catch it with your mouth.
There's a myriad of false shuffles and 'displays' in which the top card of the deck will be easily accessible.
I hope this helps in some capacity
- If you can get a card to the bottom of the deck, you can do a flourish called 'Erdnase Go Round'. And reveal the card that way. Little tip, you'll have to do a 1 1/2 spin on the bottom packet to make it work. Or you can do 1/2 a spin, but 1 1/2 looks
More impressive
- a simpler move would be doing a 'Deck Flip'. Again, card has to be at the bottom, 1 1/2 spins, or just half a spin.
- if your card is at the very top, you could use 'Meer' a one card flourish that uses only the top of the deck while you're holding the deck. But at one point, you do end up flipping the card over. You do end up returning it face down, but this sort of set-up can allow for another go at Ambitious Card.
- another one of the card is at the top is a new one called 'Rakurai'. Again, you're holding the deck, and you can throw the top card up and catch it with your mouth.
There's a myriad of false shuffles and 'displays' in which the top card of the deck will be easily accessible.
I hope this helps in some capacity
The One Card EP by Kevin Ho is quite nice. It's available on Dan and Dave. It teaches various moves with, hence the name, one card. Here is the link: http://shop.dananddave.com/the-one-card-ep-kevin-ho.html