Getting started at flourishing

[Monkey]

hey im thinking about flourishing but i dont know were to start can some one help me?

 

[MagicLemonBird]

Get the system first, then triology or motions, then advance into the Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes.

 

[Monkey]

ok im going to sound like a MEGA noob but is the firs one a book?

 

[CaseyC]

I'd go with XB1 and then get Motion when you're comfortable with the stuff. Then you could go with Trilogy or System (very difficult stuff).

 

[MagicLemonBird]

ok im going to sound like a MEGA noob but is the firs one a book?

It's by dan and dave, a dvd available on their site. One of their first dvd's.

 

[Monkey]

i have Xtream beginners 2
is the stuff on that easy or hard?

 

[MagicLemonBird]

Also, it depends what you want to pursue

If you want to be involved in cardistry/flourishing go with The System, Trilogy, Mystique, etc.

If you want to be involved in xcm go with XB1 XB2, etc

For both, your going to have to get the Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes sooner or later.

 

[CaseyC]

i have a torrent of Xtream beginners 2
is the stuff on that easy or hard?

Just so you know, downloading magic illegally is looked down upon greatly in the magic community. It's extremely disrespectful towards the artists.

 

[MagicLemonBird]

i have a torrent of Xtream beginners 2
is the stuff on that easy or hard?

What's a torrent?

 

[Monkey]

ooo srry i compleatly forgot my friend is big on that

ya im just going to learn how to do the stuff on XB2 and get the Encyclopedia of card flourishes

 

[MagicLemonBird]

Just so you know, downloading magic illegally is looked down upon greatly in the magic community. It's extremely disrespectful towards the artists.

Oh, that's what it is, yeah don't illegaly copy things, especially if you did it, it was worse since you told us. Copying thing IS looked down by the cardistry/flourishing/xcm/magic community.

 

[CaseyC]

What's a torrent?

It's a file that is commonly used to store video files such as DVD's which are then distributed all over the internet. It's called piracy.

 

[MagicLemonBird]

ooo srry i compleatly forgot my friend is big on that

ya im just going to learn how to do the stuff on XB2 and get the Encyclopedia of card flourishes

Note:
Know that this stuff requires effort. Don't think that it's easy, it takes practice and determination. Otherwise, best of luck to you.

 

[CaseyC]

ooo srry i compleatly forgot my friend is big on that

ya im just going to learn how to do the stuff on XB2

So you're just going to go ahead and let everyone know you're illegally downloading the DVD? ...

 

[Monkey]

ya i know it is hard

 

[CaseyC]

ya i know it is hard

no i deleted the bad part of that post

Just because you edited it doesn't mean we don't know. It's also still in our quotes.

What ever, do what you want. You'll learn to appreciate the art soon enough.

 

[MagicLemonBird]

Just because you edited it doesn't mean we don't know. It's also still in our quotes.

What ever, do what you want. You'll learn to appreciate the art soon enough.

That brings us to an important point. Thanks CardClip for bringing the point up. Like Magic, Cardistry is an art and you should appreciate it.

 

[Elyk]

if you dont have the money to spend on flourishing DVD's, then i would suggest going to youtube to learn some basic cuts and moves. there are lot of people that take the time to create free instructional videos and post them on youtube.

im pretty sure that kevin ho has alot of free tutorial on flourishing that you could watch. occasionally alot of the members here will post tutorials of their creations that you can search for.

then if you really get into it and still dont want to spend too much money, there are plenty of one on one's here and on dan and daves site that you can buy for real cheap price.

 

[Monkey]

i got that file about 4 months ago sorry...
i deleting it today...
it took about 5 weeks to down load so i forgot about it...
well thanks for all your help and tips

and card clip i DO appreciate the art or else i wouldn't be here because i would be getting the torrents for free!!!!!!!!!

 

[MagicLemonBird]

if you dont have the money to spend on flourishing DVD's, then i would suggest going to youtube to learn some basic cuts and moves. there are lot of people that take the time to create free instructional videos and post them on youtube.

im pretty sure that kevin ho has alot of free tutorial on flourishing that you could watch. occasionally alot of the members here will post tutorials of their creations that you can search for.

then if you really get into it and still dont want to spend too much money, there are plenty of one on one's here and on dan and daves site that you can buy for real cheap price.

Yeah, Kevin Ho has tutorials for you and so does Bone as well.