Basic Magic Technique

The Hindu Shuffle is legitimate shuffle that mixes the cards in a deck as well as a move that lends itself to sleight of hand to maintain the order of part of the deck or force a card.

A classic plot in card magic, you ask a spectator to select a card. You lose the card in the deck and then later find it. We teach a basic technique for locating a spectator’s card.

Some card tricks rely on a technique that makes a spectator think that he has a free choice of selecting any card in the deck, but actually has a choice of only a single card. Magicians call this "forcing a card." This technique makes use of a count and a clever switch of the positions of the cards.

Some card tricks rely on a technique that makes a spectator think that he has a free choice of selecting any card in the deck, but actually has a choice of only a single card. This technique makes use of a count and a clever switch of the positions of the cards.

Here's another flashy way to cut a deck that’s harder than the pivot cut. The upper half of the deck turns 180-degrees as it separates from the deck.

Here's an impressive way to cut a deck of cards. While it’s not as flashy as the one-handed cut, it's a nice flourish that shows that you know how to handle cards.

This basic magic technique allows you to make a coin seemingly disappear. It’s a basic sleight-of-hand move that is well known among magicians.

Controlling a playing card is the process of manipulating a card’s position in a deck, usually to the top-most, or bottom-most position. This easy magic technique for beginners will allow you to have a card freely selected and then left on the top of the deck. Once a card is on top of the deck, you will be ready to reveal or use the card as you...

If you're performing card magic tricks, you'll want to know how to perform a basic shuffle. Learn this shuffle and follow it with the bridge, and you'll have a flashy move that will enhance your card magic. And you'll also look good next time you're playing poker or any other card game.