Contents:
INDEX
Prologue by Ricardo FANTASIO 13
Introduction 15
A guide to reading this book 17
Basic steps to be a good magician 18
CHAPTER ONE: Basic movements 21
General vision 22
Identification of deck 22
Basic movements 22
Position of the deck in the hands 23
Basic position in the left hand 23
Spreading the cards in the hands 23
Basic position in the right hand 24
The Mat 25
Decks 26
Flourishes 27
The ribbon spread 27
The waterfall 29
Spreading the cards 30
The fan 31
CHAPTER TWO: Games part one 33
Family meeting 34
Great prediction 36
Guess 5 different cards 40
The twenty one classic cards 43
Crazy world 46
The wise man 48
CHAPTER THREE: Authentic shuffles 51
Authentic shuffles 52
The riffle shuffle 52
The Hindu Shuffle 54
Shuffle by cuts 55
A. from the hand to the table 55
B. simple cut 55
C. Hindu cut 56
D. cut in the hands 56
Overhand shuffle 57
The table Shuffle 59
CHAPTER FOUR: Games: Part two 61
Opportune mistake 62
Card’s weight 64
The Aces fly 66
Guide card 70
Great bet 71
Magic with numbers 73
Crazy prediction 75
Double prediction 77
Triple guess, double applause! 81
CHAPTER FIVE: Controls and False shuffles 85
Controls and False shuffles 86
Controls by false overhand shuffle 86
A. Control from the top to the bottom 86
B. Control from the bottom to the top 87
C. Control a packet on the top 87
Control by the riffle shuffle 89
A. Control of a card on the top 89
B. Control of a card on the bottom 89
C. Control of a packet on the top 90
D. Control of a packet on the bottom 90
False shuffle by cuts 91
A. From the hand to the table 91
B. False cut with the right index 92
CHAPTER SIX: Games: Part three 93
Everything is under control 94
Glide Card and it’s the first 96
Fast change 99
Reds and Blacks 100
Just half the card 103
big 5 of clubs 105
big 2 of spades 107
big 3 of spades 109
big 3 ½ of clubs 111
About the author 113
Sponsors: 114
Exotic Motorcars 114
G. Santos “Realtor” 114
JCD Productions 114
Restaurant La Cabaña Antioqueña 115
Mortgage Columbia Funding 115
Grocery El Primo 115 |
