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81 moves

Rotation Isolation
Rotation IsolationLV 2
Jaspas
2010

Rotation Isolation was created as a complement to the Palm Shift Isolation. The move begins by gripping the center of the card with the thumb and middle finger, which serve as the pivot point. The ring finger is then placed against the card to rotate it in the opposite direction of the hand's movement, creating the illusion of a stationary card.

isolationone-handedrotationsingle cardspin+5
isolationone-handedrotationsingle cardspin
Palm Shift Isolation
Palm Shift IsolationLV 2
Jaspas
2010

Palm Shift Isolation is a simple, fundamental isolation flourish that marked the beginning of isolation-based flourishes. A single card is held by its long edge with the fingers while the thumb slides it across the palm. The wrist is then rotated, allowing the fingers to regrip the card along its long edge and return to the starting position, ready to repeat the motion.

one-handedsingle cardisolationclassicrotation+5
one-handedsingle cardisolationclassicrotation
Fling
FlingLV 1
Kenneth Aidan Foo
2016

Created by Kenneth Aidan Foo, Fling (also known as Zippo) is a beginner-friendly, single-card fidget move. It features a smooth, continuous loop where a card pivots around the middle finger using the thumb.

fidgetfundamentalone-handedrotationsingle card+5
fidgetfundamentalone-handedrotationsingle card
CLUSTERCUSS
CLUSTERCUSSLV 5
Lewis Caldwell
13/12/2017

Clustercuss is a twisting one handed cut by Lewis Caldwell! Very interesting threading action going on here, worth learning.

one-handedpacket cutrotationsingle cardspin+5
one-handedpacket cutrotationsingle cardspin
Magma
MagmaLV 3
Shiv
one-handedpacket cut+2
one-handedpacket cut
Spinny
SpinnyLV 5
Nguyen Hoang Duy

The right hand part of Mockinggod

one-handedspin+2
one-handedspin
Circle Twirl
Circle TwirlLV 3
Haider Ahmad

Cirlce Twirl is a flourish where once card is taken from the deck, and is spun in a circle.

continuousone-handedspeedspintwirl+5
continuousone-handedspeedspintwirl
V-Cuts
V-CutsLV 7
Tobias Levin

V-Cuts, is a highly advanced one handed cut that involves the stripping of packets from one packet, and then spinning them down into the other hand.

one-handedrunningdisplayflexibilityspeedspin+6
one-handedrunningdisplayflexibilityspeedspin
Flicker
FlickerLV 2
Huron Low, Kevin Ho
2009

Flicker is a move in which a singular card is spun around your fingers. This move can be useful in combos, and can be used in before perfomring the flicker shot.

one-handedsingle cardrotationspeedcontinuousfidgetcombo+7
one-handedsingle cardrotationspeedcontinuousfidgetcombo
Throwback
ThrowbackLV 3
Max Galarce
01/01/2018

Throwback is a flourish inspired by Kevin Ho's Backdrop grip. It opens with the same grip and positioning as Backdrop and then is spun by the middle finger.

comboone-handedsingle cardspin+4
comboone-handedsingle cardspin
Opteka
OptekaLV 3
Matt Fox

Opteka is a variant of the move Pincho by Oliver Sogard. It consists on the same start as pincho, after the first spin the hand grabs a separated packet and then places it behind the main one before closing and squaring up.

comboone-handedpacket cutspin+4
comboone-handedpacket cutspin
Infinite Revolution
Infinite RevolutionLV 5
jtra

Infinite Revolution is a modified version of Revolutoin cut, but the spinning never stops. It can simply go on forever or for "infinity" until the cardist wants to stop.

continuousfidgetflexibilityone-handedrotationspeedspin+7
continuousfidgetflexibilityone-handedrotationspeedspin
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