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This cut debuted in the ArrowDynamix v3 trailer, "ANYWAY". It's a pretty simple and direct application of both Charlier and Thumb Cut mechanics to create a repeating, intertwined sequence. - Kevin Ho
This is one of my most recent creations. I have to give credit to the legend Yang Chan for this, who so graciously gave me the opener after I showed him an early version of the cut. - Kevin Ho
For this Ace Production, you'll need to know how to do my move Sick and Twisted Wings of the Mockingbird. - Kevin Ho
What if you could do The Werm... but faster? Instawerm is the answer to that. Practiced well, you can get in and out of it so fast that its effects will almost seem subliminal, causing your spectators to question whether they just saw you whip a large snake-like thing out in front of their faces. Um, perhaps I could've phrased that better... - Kevin Ho
First appearing in Liquid Paper in 2016, Snake Charmer was inspired by the opener of Kevin’s cut Satellite, Dan and Dave’s Molecule 3, and the closer of Tobias Levin’s Acridid. The right-hand cut is called Sputnik, a reference to the world’s first artificial satellite.
Some of you will remember this making its debut in Test Room over a decade ago. It's still one of my favorite Ace Productions to perform, and I hope you enjoy it too. - Kevin Ho
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
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.
This Ace Production was inspired by Ricky Jay's book "Cards as Weapons". The performer offers to demonstrate how a deck of cards can be like a gun by shooting a card in the air like a bullet, then reloads the card and proceeds to produce all 4 Aces, showing that he is indeed 'Fully Loaded'. - Kevin Ho
Here's another Ace Production from Smooth Operations. With a few simple maneuvers, the performer appears to use static electricity to make the four Aces appear in a line. - Kevin Ho
The title is a reference to 3 spin cuts: Sick and Twisted, Wings of the Butterfly, and Mockingbird. The move is inspired by Daren's Sora and was first published in 2008 (?).
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