I started with Cardistry as I had a broken leg. Since I could do anything then, I watched a lot of Films and after "Smokin Aces" I decided to try it out myself. Since then I'm just playing around with cards all the time. (That was about 8-10 Months ago)
What fascinates me about it is first of all, that you can take something as simple as a deck of cards and perform miracles.
It is just crazy, just think about it, what a beauty hides in 52 cards. You can fan, spring, throw, cut, juggle, .... and there are literally no boundaries.
If you have learned two moves, you can combine them, you can add some other little thing and it looks completely different.
I often wonder, how many moves there are to defy the laws of physics. This art is still so young and there is so much left to be discovered. And even after only ten years, there is a vast number of moves and a lot of styles. No performer looks like any other.
The Problem is that it is, especially in the beginning very hard and often very frustrating to learn a new move. And I at the moment have to devide my time between school and cardistry/magic, wich means I can't be good on either
With cardistry its like with juggling: Many people stop at the doorstep. A lot of people can do a basic 3 ball cascade, but very few go beyond that. In cardistry, many of my friends can do a basic version of the fan, but thats it. They have not been bitten by the bug like me
But that makes me the cool guy on the other hand
I stopped with cardistry after about 2 months after I began, because my leg was healed and I just wanted to be outside, doing sports and stuff and I didn't have the ambition to invest several hours every day to learn new moves.
Then, about a months ago, I played poker with a few friends and it just hit me again.
I just did some moves and it felt very good. As I came home I dug out my cards and here I am. Back in the scene, doing some moves, learning some new, refreshing the basics, getting further.
The only problem I'm facing is my final exames in 2 months. Just not that much time besides school at the moment.....
just some thoughts from me, feel free to tear it to pieces
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