As a start, you should learn the one-handed cut, as well as pivot and swivel cuts that I teach here on the site. These cuts will form the foundation of your card flourishes.
My favorite resources for card flourishes are as follows:
Xtreme Beginnerz is a two-DVD set that offers instruction by De'vo, Jerry Cestkowski and other pros and teaches a wide variety of card flourishes for beginners and intermediate performers. It's a virtual encyclopedia on flashy card moves.
Another excellent resource is Rich Ferguson and his DVDs: The Official Poker Shuffles & Cuts DVD-Volume 1 and Official Poker Flourishes DVD-Vol 1.
On the advanced side, I'm a big fan of The Buck Twins. Trilogy, their three-disc set, offers some six hours of flourishes, moves and fast card tricks. If you want lots of good, hard moves to master over a long time, this is the DVD set to purchase.
For those who prefer books, The Buck Twins teach 14 moves, many from "Trilogy," in a well-illustrated book called "Sleightly Magicial," which I also recommend.
I have also been impressed with the work and skills of Brian Tudor. However, if you are offended by bad language, his instructional materials are not for you.
Flourishes are somewhat controversial. Some magicians feel that they detract from card magic because they display manipulative feats that indicate that a magician is skilled with cards and can cheat with cards.
But like many magicians, I like to perform some card flourishes to show spectators that my magic is a result of practice and skill, and not a trick deck. And I think that the flourishes that I perform enhance my ability to entertain with playing cards.
Thank you Dan for taking the time to write.
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