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Backdrop is a simple flourish in which a single card is launched horizontally through the air from one hand to the other. The card is held under tension created by the index, middle, and ring fingers, secured by the thumb and little finger, then released with the little finger. The move is often combined with ATM as a clean and visually striking finisher. Created when Kevin was exploring the idea of shooting a card from the back-palm position in 2008. It was first introduced it his 2012 One-Card EP and was later added as the closer for Revolver.
Many of you probably already do Backdrop, but in case you don't: you're in luck! Granted, I've taught this before in the One-Card EP and it's also been divulged by various other sources (with fluctuating accuracy). So to give this tutorial some added value, I've included instructions for Ricochet, a neat add-on that you can combine with Backdrop to create a blink-and-you'll-miss-it flourish that goes back and forth in a split second. - Kevin Ho
A Sybil variant with an aerial twist that I came up with in the mid-2000s. Some of you will recognize this from Liquid Paper, where it was combined with a Hot Shot Cut to create a two-person stunt. This one's a little knacky for sure, but a lot of fun to do once you get it down. - Kevin Ho
Can you believe that this move is 20 years old?? It first debuted in my solo video HFFH on CheatersCheater.com, and since then it's also been featured in the Virtuoso video RISE, where it acts as a segue from Satellite to Daren performing Andrew Avila's Piano Cuts. - Kevin Ho
Revolver has had many iterations and variations throughout the years, but the version you've seen in Portable Playground 2 and Liquid Paper is its definitive form. - Kevin Ho
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