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12 moves

Tokyo Twirl
Tokyo TwirlLV 5
Conor O'Kane
13/04/2026

"It started more as a combo, but i've added enough elements over time that it's become its own move at this point" -Dom Corrado

combofidgetspintwirltwo-handed+5
combofidgetspintwirltwo-handed
PTL
PTLLV 7
Azlan Valentine
19/01/2019
packet cuttwirltwo-handed+3
packet cuttwirltwo-handed
Windrunner
WindrunnerLV 6
Yang Nguyen
2017

Inspired by Excuse Me by Henrik Forberg. Yang was trying to pick up the move while incidentally created a new mechanic that still has the same spirit as Excuse Me. The name Windrunner is a direct reference to a character from Warcraft III.

displaysingle cardtwirltwo-handed+4
displaysingle cardtwirltwo-handed
Virus
VirusLV 7
Noel Heath
2015
displaytwirltwo-handed+3
displaytwirltwo-handed
Sick and Twisted Wings of the Mockingbird
Sick and Twisted Wings of the MockingbirdLV 6
Kevin Ho
2008

The title is a reference to 3 spin cuts: Sick and Twisted, Wings of the Butterfly, and Mockingbird. The move is inspired by Daren's Sora and was first published in 2008 (?).

corner spinsingle cardtwo-handedrotationtwirlspin+6
corner spinsingle cardtwo-handedrotationtwirlspin
Around the World
Around the WorldLV 1
Unattributed Cardistry

A simple one-card twirl, popularized by Jeff McBride in his The Art of Card Manipulation series.

single cardclassictwirlfidget+4
single cardclassictwirlfidget
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
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 twirling them down into the other hand.

displayflexibilityrunningspeedtwirl+5
displayflexibilityrunningspeedtwirl
Rev 2 Twirl Variation
Rev 2 Twirl VariationLV 5
Yang Nguyen
one-handedsingle cardspintwirl+4
one-handedsingle cardspintwirl
Card Roll
Card RollLV 4
Yang Nguyen
one-handedsingle cardtwirlcontinuous+4
one-handedsingle cardtwirlcontinuous
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
Bullet
BulletLV 2
Andrei Jikh

One of the first single-card twirls to be done on the non-dominant hand.

one-handedsingle cardtwirl+3
one-handedsingle cardtwirl