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Need good sources for card flourishing paper

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skapuppet

Jan 12, 2011
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Hey, I'm working a research paper on card flourishing for college. I plan to focus my paper what is the card flourishing and who are some important artists in the flourishing scene and how have they contributed to the art. For example, I will discuss notable artists and how they contributed such as D&D, Jerry Cestowski, Andrei, Garry A., and others.

I need help acquiring good sources on my topic though. I'll probably have alot of video sources in my paper, but I need other sources as well like books and interviews. So any suggestions?

Some sources I already have are plenty of videos of flourishing, which I plan to use to discuss, the encyclopedia of playing card flourishes, and some internet sources.
 
You should use Totally Out of Control by Chris Kenner because that is what started the Bucks off and started this flourish community.
 
Dan and Dave just put a book on their site called "A Cut Above" about one handed flourishes. Don't forget Brian Tudor and De'vo. And yes Kenner's "Totally out of Control" is where the Sybil cut came from which is the cut D&D site as the multi packet cut that really contributed to their style and creativity.
 
Thanks for the reccomendations. Yeah, I was also planning on using Chris Kenner's "Totally Out of Control" because of the sybil and I was going to discuss De'vo in my paper. I almost forgot about Brian Tudor, who basically popularized the sybil. Anyone have any good sources on Tudor?

Something that just came to mind: anyone know where I can find a video or any info on Houdini's famous "impossible double armspread"? I saw the video of Houdini performing an armspread move, but not him doing the double armspread. It'd be really interesting to see that also.

The charlier cut is also an important thing I want to talk about in my paper, because it probably is one of very first flourishes ever invented. Anyone have info about when the charlier started appearing and have sources on it please?

I am very grateful for help guys.
 
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