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(Chicago, Illinois: 13th October 1947 - )
Inspired around age 9 seeing a full-evening show. USO shows 1964. Math lecturer at University of Nevada at Las Vegas 1971-present. Proprietor of computer store. Semi-pro close-up and card magic. One of the top card mechanics alive.
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Las Vegas KardmaAllan Ackerman Allan Ackerman is considered one of the top cardmen in the world. He has an incredibly broad repertoire with cards. In Las Vegas Kardma you'll find over 50 choice Ackerman masterpieces, ranging from completely self working to the knucklebusters that cardmen love to study. Allan's routines are designed with one main goal, totally devastate an audience. Table of Contents
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Advanced Card Control Volume 2: False DealsAllan Ackerman False Deals. Allan Ackerman teaches the Second Deal, Bottom Deal and Center Deal, plus a number of variations and methods including effects with these moves. The Side Glide developed by Dai Vernon is a piece of beauty - minimal movement - maximum impact. Allan Ackerman is one of the world's foremost experts at sleight-of-hand magic with playing cards. Allan is one of those humble down to earth guys with incredible chops. He executes the moves flawlessly and teaches them in a straight forward easy to grasp manner. On this incredible multi-volume series of DVDs, you will be treated to an instructional... | ★★★★★ $29 to wish listMP4 (video) | |||
Advanced Card Control Volume 3: ControlsAllan Ackerman Controls. Breaks, peeks, glimpses, crimps, jogs, passes, shifts, twists, reversals, replacements, shuffle controls, hofzinser control, convincing control...all the good stuff you need to know to have full control of your deck of cards. Sleights & Moves:
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Advanced Card Control Volume 4: Flourishes, Lifts & ChangesAllan Ackerman Sleights & Moves:
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Advanced Card Control Volume 5: Shuffle WorkAllan Ackerman Sleights & Moves:
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Advanced Card Control Volume 6: Faro ShuffleAllan Ackerman Sleights & Moves:
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Advanced Card Control Volume 7: False CountsAllan Ackerman Sleights & Moves:
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Advanced Card Control Volume 8: Utility MovesAllan Ackerman Sleights & Moves:
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Advanced Card Control Volume 1: PalmingAllan Ackerman Palming. Allan Ackerman takes you through a staggering list of palming techniques including Tenkai Palm, Gambler's Cop, Vernon Top Palm, Slydini Fan Steal, Marlo Bottom Palm, Side Steal to Palm, Bluff Control, and many more. Allan Ackerman is one of the world's foremost experts at sleight-of-hand magic with playing cards. Allan is one of those humble down to earth guys with incredible chops. He executes the moves flawlessly and teaches them in a straight forward easy to grasp manner. On this incredible multi-volume series of DVDs, you will be treated to an instructional course encompassing... | ★★★★★ $29 to wish listMP4 (video) | |||
Advanced Card Control Series (8 Volumes)Allan Ackerman This is the set of 8 download DVDs at a special low bundle price. It is an encyclopedia of card moves, taught and demonstrated by one of the best card handlers alive - Allan Ackerman. On top of it Ackerman also teaches many wonderful card routines where he applies the moves just taught. This is not a set of download DVDs you will sit down and watch from start to finish. It is a body of work you will refer to piece by piece. For example, you might be in the process to study an effect that uses a move unfamiliar to you. Then you will turn to this encyclopedia, find the move and learn it from... | ★★★★★ $199 to wish listMP4 (video) | |||
Types of PalmsAllan Ackerman Allan Ackerman discusses five types of palms: magician's palm, gambler's flat palm, Tenkai palm, clip steal, gambler's cop. He addresses bad habits, mistakes, and use philosophy. runtime: 6min 6s | $4 to wish listMP4 (video) | |||
Palm TransfersAllan Ackerman Learn how to move from one palm to another, for example, how does one go from a magician's palm to a gambler's flat palm.
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Vernon Top PalmAllan Ackerman This is a technique, developed by the Professor, how to move the top card into a magician's palm while maintaining a high arch in your palming hand.
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Multiple Top PalmAllan Ackerman If you need to palm several cards at once, this is an effective method. Originally this move appeared in The Royal Road to Card Magic.
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Multiple Top Palm with BreakAllan Ackerman This is another technique to palm several cards at once from the top of the deck. Here a special little finger break enables the move.
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Berg PalmAllan Ackerman This is Larry Jennings' version of Joe Berg's palm, originally published in Classic Magic of Larry Jennings. It is a multiple-top palm.
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One Handed Top PalmAllan Ackerman This is a move that comes originally from gambling. It is hard to do well, but Allan gives you a number of valuable tips.
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Master Move Shuffle PalmAllan Ackerman This is a move Ackerman developed himself. While riffle shuffling you palm the bottom card into a gambler's flat palm using a Kelly-type movement.
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Covering Palming AnglesAllan Ackerman Top palming a card with the right hand is typically exposed on the left side. Allan shares a tip that makes a top palm essentially invisible from 360 degree. runtime: 22s | ★★★★★ $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |||
Slydini Fan StealAllan Ackerman Tony Slydini used this move for his famous helicopter card trick. A card is stolen into a Tenkai palm while it is inserted into a fan.
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Cornelius Fan StealAllan Ackerman This is an idea by John Cornelius where a card is pushed into a fan and during closing the fan the card is stolen into a Tenkai palm.
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Gambler's Cop From ShuffleAllan Ackerman Learn how to go from an overhand shuffle directly into the gambler's cop.
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Gambler's Cop: Holding & ReplacingAllan Ackerman Learn how to hold out a gambler's cop and how to perform the add-on to get the cards back to the deck.
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Gambler's Cop From TiltAllan Ackerman This is a very efficient and deceptive move by Steve Draun. A card that is inserted into the deck automatically ends up in the gambler's cop. Chris Wasshuber independently developed this move in 1993 during his stay in Japan including an important visual convincer. If you want to learn this improved variation email him. He might be talked into releasing it. If you can't get Chris to talk then check out the Huot/Duperre control from Magic Menu volume 10. It is very similar to what Chris is doing.
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Gambler's Cop: StandardAllan Ackerman Allan teaches the basics of the gambler's cop.
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Gen PalmAllan Ackerman This is a palm from Gen Magazine where the top card from a pressure fan ends up in the gambler's cop after the fan has been closed.
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Marlo Bottom PalmAllan Ackerman Developed by Ed Marlo, it is a well-covered method to palm one or several cards from the bottom into a left-hand magician's palm.
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Altman's Cut Bottom PalmAllan Ackerman While you perform a double cut you palm off the bottom cards. This move was developed by Art Altman.
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Spread Bottom PalmAllan Ackerman This move was developed by Allan Ackerman. You start out with a convincing type of control. By angling the card correctly you can have it automatically end up in a left-hand magician's palm.
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AB Bottom PalmAllan Ackerman AB stands for Ackerman-Barnhard. It is a way to palm the bottom cards from an overhand shuffle.
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Swing Cut Bottom PalmAllan Ackerman Palm the bottom cards during a swing cut. This move was developed by Allan Ackerman.
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