Literally hundreds if not thousands of card moves have been developed over time. You won't need to learn all of them, but any card man of name has in each basic move category (palm, control, false shuffle, false cut, false deal, glimpse, flourish, force, ...) one or two strong moves ready to use.
Once you have a solid grounding in the basic moves pretty much any card trick is accessible to you.
Practicing moves can have a zen like quality to it. Some achieve a naturalness similar to a musician, dancer or juggler. It looks effortless, but it can take thousands of hours of practice.
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Fake Center DealAllan Ackerman![]() Use the Minus One Bottom Deal as a fake center deal. (You will need the description of the Minus One Bottom Deal to perform this move.) runtime: 32s | $1 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Fan GlimpseAllan Ackerman![]() Once you have mastered the Maintain Break With Fan technique you can use this idea to rather glimpse a card than keep the break. runtime: 44s | $1 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Little Noise for Double LiftAllan Ackerman | ★★★★★ $1.50 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Vernon Top PalmAllan Ackerman | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
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. runtime 54s | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Berg PalmAllan Ackerman | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Covering Palming AnglesAllan Ackerman | ★★★★★ $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. runtime: 56s | ★★★★★ $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Gambler's Cop: Holding & ReplacingAllan Ackerman | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Gambler's Cop From TiltAllan Ackerman![]() This is a very efficient and deceptive move by Steve Draun. A card which 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. runtime: 33s | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Gambler's Cop: StandardAllan Ackerman | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
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. runtime: 26s | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Bluff ControlAllan Ackerman | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Side Steal To BottomAllan Ackerman | ★★★★★ $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Side Steal To TenkaiAllan Ackerman | ★★★★★ $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Turnover Palm ReplacementAllan Ackerman | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Marlo's Tenkai ReplacementAllan Ackerman | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Tenkai Fan ReplacementAllan Ackerman | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Scoop ReplacementAllan Ackerman | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Vernon Tenkai ReplacementAllan Ackerman | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Push Off Second Deal VariationAllan Ackerman | ★★★★★ $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Push Off Second As ChangeAllan Ackerman | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Second Deal CountAllan Ackerman | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Movie Second DealAllan Ackerman | ★★★★★ $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Bottom Deal ChangeAllan Ackerman![]() Use the same action as with the Push Off One-Handed Bottom Deal to produce the illusion of a changing card. runtime: 37s | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Bottom Deal Snap ChangeAllan Ackerman![]() This is essentially a Heirophant Change but using a bottom deal instead of a second deal. runtime: 59s | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Bottom Deal CountAllan Ackerman | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
Open Double DealAllan Ackerman | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) | |
One-Handed Open Double DealAllan Ackerman | $2 to wish listMP4 (video) |