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A bit long. And I beg your forgiveness in advanced. Magic is like martial arts. I have been thinking about this for quite some time, and wanted to find a different way to express my opinions on “magic” in general. I have been doing martial arts for near 21 years now, and when I look at...

You have the basic handling and technique down which is good. I do suggest that you still keep working on becoming a bit more comfortable with cards in general. You definitely have the basic handling down, but to be honest, your first shuffle, spread, and re-picking up of the spread looked a...

1: I thought you did a good job. I know how hard the book is and anyone else that does should be able to give you your due props for it. Good job! 2: People... remember that some people practice magic for various reasons. Practicing so that you can give a performance is one thing, but...

Blue and Red Bikes are the way to go. reasons: one - they are standard and will not be questioned if performed with two - they handle just as good if not better than any other card for all ranges of close up magic (yes.. including flourishing) three - gaff decks and packet tricks come...

What I meant by a designated link section on your sidebar: Most blogs have their sidebar (in your case, your right side) as a utility for their site. The content is stored in the main content box (your left side) and your utility functions in the side menu. Various utility functions are...

Well, see, again, you are wrong. Youtube is not why you got busted on a double lift. For one, you can do an ENTIRE ACR without a single DL if you wanted to. A version of my ACR is 6 stages long, and I only use a single DL, and at the very beginning when I am turning over their signed card (to...

A website and its design/layout completely depends on its purpose. Looking at your site, at first glance, I would assume that you are a magician who wants to keep an updated blog, and that is all. To be honest, if I was a prospective client, who was given your business card etc... and I went...

Thank you =), name is tokyoUW though, with a "U" teehee. UW stands for University of Washington btw... go HUSKIES! This is something that I have been wanting to write for a long time, and I am sure others have as well. Had some free time between classes, so thought I would post it... but...

Great advice Sinful. This, I beleive is a problem for a lot of magicians. Most magicians love what they do (well, all of them most likely), and we do it because we want to entertain. Maybe its because we like to see people happy, but of course we like the attention as well. It is hard to...

In addition, and in no way to demean your performances at all, since I did not whitness them. I do find however, it is a lot easier for lets say, a youtube browsing layman, to spot a trick, if it is done in the exact same way as presented on youtube. I was out and about in downtown tokyo the...

Honestly, if you are hoping to cheat at cards using sleight of hand, the only time you will be able to do it successfully is when you are plaing for practically nothing with a small group of friends. Poker has reached a new high with the introduction of live TV games such as the WPT and World...

His character won him FISM. In fact, his performance was so good that he was accused of cheating and using a gimmicked deck. He had to later re-perform the entire performance with a different deck, and then was allowed 1st place. (might have some facts slightly mistaken, but this is what I...

I like that you are wanting to publicize, so don't take my following comments the wrong way. I believe they are important for making your site better. First and foremost: Get someone to read over your content and have them edit your English. You have a lot of grammatical errors, to the...

1: Multiple Spectator , multiple card (4-5 cards each spectator), prediction (mnemonica). This hits extremely hard, and can be even harder hitting if you do a deck switch after multiple spectators shuffle. 2: ACR finish with signed card appearing in an empty beer bottle on the bar counter...

liquidsn didnt learn the double from any source. He just had the idea, started practicing it, and now can do it. I'm sure there are others out there who do a similar version. But I asked him the same question before, and his answer was simply, "no where, it's mine." teehee.

It is a really fun stack. The book Mnemonica comes with a lot of great advice for learning the stack. It claims that you should be able to learn it in about 3 hours. I however, spent quite a bit longer then that learning it, but the time really paid off. It is one of my favorite things...

your efforts spent on your pushoff double has paid off. Looks great. hehe

In my opinion, your ACR needs to be very versatile. If you are performing the ACR in a close-up show situation, where there is little personal interaction with individuals from the audience, then a set ACR is best. However, if you are performing the ACR in a walk-around / strolling /...

You saying that you don't want to use gimmicks is understandable, but then saying, "no palming, copping, or anything like that," makes it seem like you don't want to use sleight of hand either. So if you aren't using gimmicks, or sleight of hand.... you are using??? pixie dust? I am sorry...

this has been posted before, but this should inspire you to keep working on it. Best Pass in Japan =) Maybe anywhere. http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=GusduqfKcs8