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31 moves

Judo-Flip
Judo-FlipLV 3
Franco Pascali
25/04/2015

Tutorial released in 2015 in collaboration with Fontaine.

classiccombocorner spinfidgetone-handedspin+6
classiccombocorner spinfidgetone-handedspin
Genesis
GenesisLV 2
Dan & Dave
2004

One of the first moves that Dan and Dave have created

classictwo-handed+2
classictwo-handed
Bad Habit
Bad HabitLV 3
Brian Tudor
1997
classicpacket cuttwo-handed+3
classicpacket cuttwo-handed
Revolution Cut
Revolution CutLV 2
Brian Tudor
1997

The Revolution Cut is a one-handed cut in which a packet is lifted, rotated around the lower packet, and closed back into the hand, creating a clean revolving motion.

one-handedfundamentalclassicrotation+4
one-handedfundamentalclassicrotation
Five Faces of Sybil
Five Faces of SybilLV 3
Chris Kenner
1992

The famous Sybil cut in cardistry was created by the magician and author Chris Kenner. It was first published in his 1992 book, Totally Out of Control, under the specific name the "Five Faces of Sybil".

classicdisplaypacket cuttwo-handed+4
classicdisplaypacket cuttwo-handed
Thumb Fan
Thumb FanLV 2
Unattributed Cardistry

A thumb fan is a classic card flourish and magic technique used to spread a deck of playing cards into an even, beautiful semi-circle. It is used by magicians to let spectators select a card, and by cardists as a visual display of skill.

classicdisplayfanfundamentalone-handed+5
classicdisplayfanfundamentalone-handed
Revolution 2
Revolution 2LV 2
Brian Tudor

This move was created by Brian Tudor.

classicfundamentalone-handedrotation+4
classicfundamentalone-handedrotation
Corner Spin
Corner SpinLV 2
Unattributed Cardistry

A move where a card or packet spins around one of its corners using finger pressure.

classiccorner spinone-handedspin+4
classiccorner spinone-handedspin
Anaconda
AnacondaLV 7
Bone Ho

Anaconda, known as The World’s Longest Dribble is a classic aerial flourish. It creates a long, snake-like column of cards in the air, which then is controlled as it falls into the other hand. In general, the larger the “snake”, the stronger the visual impact.

two-handedclassicaerialdribble+4
two-handedclassicaerialdribble
Ribbon Spread
Ribbon SpreadLV 2
Unattributed Cardistry

A ribbon spread (sometimes called a table spread) is a popular cardistry flourish and magic technique where a deck of cards is smoothly laid out in a long, overlapping line or wave across a flat surface.

classicdisplayfundamentalone-handedspreadtable+6
classicdisplayfundamentalone-handedspreadtable
Tornado Cut
Tornado CutLV 3
Unattributed Cardistry

A classic move in which you spin a packet of cards between your two hands. It was first featured in "Hit the road" by Paul Wilson and Lee Asher. One source stated that the author of the move is Ashford Knietel.

classiccorner spinspintwo-handed+4
classiccorner spinspintwo-handed
One-Handed Fan | Smear Fan
One-Handed Fan | Smear FanLV 1
Unattributed Cardistry

A beautiful one-handed fan. Can also be done with both hands.

fandisplayclassic+3
fandisplayclassic
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