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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.

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classicdisplayfanfundamentalone-handed
Snap Dragon
Snap DragonLV 5
Weston Hamilton

This one handed move is a self working OH rhombus. Name given for the "snapping" motion that forms the rhombus.

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displayfaroone-handed
Carnahan Fan
Carnahan FanLV 4
Dan & Dave

Carnahan is an iconic fan where the cards display in a half-circle around your index finger.

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displayfanflexibilityone-handedspeedspinspread
Donut Fan
Donut FanLV 4
Nikita Yatsik

The Donut Fan is a highly visual display flourish based on a thumb fan. The fan is thrown into the air, allowing the falling cards to land on the hands and form a large donut-like shape. There are two main variations: A standard thumb fan transformed into a donut shape, where the cards are loosely spread apart. An interlaced thumb fan that is expanded into a larger donut, creating a much tighter and more structured formation.

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card bendingdisplayfanfarospreadtwo-handed
Vegan Donut
Vegan DonutLV 6
Azlan Valentine
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displaytwo-handed
Nat
NatLV 7
Azlan Valentine
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corner spindisplaytwo-handed
Grand Budapest Hotel
Grand Budapest HotelLV 7
Azlan Valentine
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displaypacket cuttwo-handed
One-Handed Triforce
One-Handed TriforceLV 10
Ryoma

One Handed Triforce is widely regarded as one of the most difficult moves in cardistry. It is a highly complex structure built from three interconnected triangles forming a stable formation. The construction process involves carefully separating additional packets and gradually sliding them into place under controlled tension. Origin Antoine Thomas tells the story of the trick: I did play legend of zelda myself and forming a one-handed triforce is an idea that has been tickling that fractal-friendly mind of mine ever since I did my first square struct. The complex nature of that particular structure obviously wouldn't allow me to do a quick and flashy formation, yet I wanted something pleasing to watch... The solution was to make the formation itself a crazy recasting sequence, made of structures like the pentagon, the square in pentagon, the house, and the triple triad, leading to that dream-come-true climax. References quote from the description of video from XCM Vlog by Antoine on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BmP9GS8vdo&list=PLB6795B5456D9D846

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one-handeddisplaypacket cutused deckmisc
Ikayaki
IkayakiLV 6
Azlan Valentine
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corner spindisplaytwo-handed
Motoko
MotokoLV 8
Zeusy
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displaytwo-handed
Charlier Triangle
Charlier TriangleLV 2
Unattributed Cardistry

Charlier Triangle, also known as the Triple Charlier, consists of creating a triangle in one hand. This can be done with the other hand at the same time to create a visually interesting pattern.

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classicdisplayone-handedpacket cutused deck
Mantra
MantraLV 7
Tobias Levin

Mantra is one of the greatest one handed cardistry of all time. The move itself involves cutting a deck into two halves, then holding the lower packet in the lower part of your hand. The upper packet is then split into two using your thumb, simultaneously dragging out a single card out and then later combining the middle and lower packet together, flaring out the single card.

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classicdisplayone-handedsingle cardused deck
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