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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

one-handeddisplaypacket cutused deckmisc+5
one-handeddisplaypacket cutused deckmisc
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.

classicdisplayone-handedpacket cutused deck+5
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.

classicdisplayone-handedsingle cardused deck+5
classicdisplayone-handedsingle cardused deck
Waves
WavesLV 3
Tobias Levin

Waves is a move that splits the deck into two packets, with the second packet being held in the lower part of the hand. Then, the index and thumb fingers strip off cards from the upper packet to fall into the lower packet. Waves is often considered a prerequisite for the move Mantra.

one-handedrunningused deckspeed+4
one-handedrunningused deckspeed
Flop
FlopLV 4
Daniel Lin

Flop is a twirl flourish that involves one card rolling around a finger and returning into a charlier position. Its tutorial was posted as part of the Cardistry Bootcamp tutorial series from the channel Lotus In Hand.

combofidgetone-handedrotationsingle cardspeedtwirl+7
combofidgetone-handedrotationsingle cardspeedtwirl
Snake Cascade
Snake CascadeLV 7
Yang Nguyen

Snake Cascade is a move where the cards smoothly drop into the palm in a snake-like motion. It has incredible flow when performed correctly.

cascadeone-handed+2
cascadeone-handed
2
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
1
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.

combocorner spinone-handedpacket cutspin+5
combocorner spinone-handedpacket cutspin
One-Handed Table Shuffle
One-Handed Table ShuffleLV 6
Unattributed Cardistry

One-Handed Table Shuffle is a technique that combines elements of both riffle and faro shuffling. Two aligned halves of the deck are placed close together at an angle. The index finger is then positioned at the point where the corners meet, lifting the packets upward while the remaining fingers press them together from the sides, allowing the cards to interlace.

faronew deckone-handedshuffletable+5
faronew deckone-handedshuffletable
Dynamite
DynamiteLV 5
Daren Yeow
aerialdeck flipone-handed+3
aerialdeck flipone-handed
Revolution 2
Revolution 2LV 2
Brian Tudor

This move was created by Brian Tudor.

classicfundamentalone-handedrotation+4
classicfundamentalone-handedrotation
Rev 2 Twirl Variation
Rev 2 Twirl VariationLV 5
Yang Nguyen
one-handedsingle cardspintwirl+4
one-handedsingle cardspintwirl
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