Moves that feature a card or packet being thrown/tossed into the air at some point.
49 moves in the archive
Cyclone is a card toss created by Chris Ramsay
One of A Cut Above's moves of the month (September 2026) Combining two moves doesn't usually get much credit as its own idea. But that's how a lot of art works, taking what already exists and making it yours. In Full Party, Duc takes two of the year's classics and fuses them into one clean catch. Destiny, the left hand move, launches high, which buys just enough time for the Confetti single card to pop up and fall back onto the deck. Both get caught at almost the same instant, which makes it so satisfying to watch as he snatches them both with a sweeping hand motion. It's also nice to see a move with no fluff, just a couple quick flips that play off each other perfectly. - SQUAREUP
Similarly to dropout, the move allows the cardist to retain one card from a packet and drop the other cards
Waterfall is a aerial flourish which consists on applying pressure onto the deck and releasing it in a similar motion to spring to make each card fall individually, which resembles a waterfall with water flowing downwards.
Angel Dust is a single card flourish in which you angel a card and then blow onto it.
Packet Muscle Pass is a striking aerial cardistry move where a 10-15 card packet is shot horizontally between hands using pure built-up tension. By heavily bending the cards and instantly releasing the pinky finger, the packet dynamically flips 180 degrees mid-air with minimal hand movement.
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
Biddle Flip is a quick and easy packet aerial that uses the biddle grip.
Rainbow Spring is a variation of the Spring, which springs cards in a rainbow-like arc. The move was first officially presented in his YouTube video THROUGH SILK (WKC 2013/2014).
You might think it's a painful aerial. But according to Birger himself, this move is **not **supposed to hurt! A variation of Matt Fox's KPOP.
Fuck Physics is a move in which a packet of cards is tossed upward and returns to the hand at an unnatural angle. It consists of a simple cut that prepares a separated packet for the throw. The packet is then tossed in a specific way, causing it to return diagonally instead of following the expected perpendicular downward trajectory. A paid tutorial was announced for release on the NDO website in 2016, but the announcement was later cancelled as an April Fools' joke.
The Cobrush Cut is a combination of Cobra Cut by De'Vo Vom Schattenreich and Brush by Jerry Cestkowski. It has the same cobra-like striking motion, but with the packet also being spun midiar.
The King Cobra Cut is a variation of the Cobra Cut, but performed instead with two packets being caught instead of one. This move is named after the King Cobra, as it mimics the striking motion of a cobra.
ZM's One Card Twirl is a One-handed flashy twirl highly inspired by The Virts Flicker but with a special twist at the end: a throw.
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
