Cardistry Basics: „Revolution Cut“

Today, we’re going to talk about the „Revolution Cut“. It’s a basic one-handed cut, which is also included in some flourishes. This cut was invented by Brian Tudor and released on a VHS tape called „Show Off“. After this short introduction, now the tutorial about the „Revolution Cut“.

You start of in „Straddle Grip“ (your thumb contacts the long side, your middle and ring finger the opposite one, whilst your index and your pinkie are across from each other on the two short sides).
Use your thumb to break of about half of the deck, so you have two packets.
Now place your index on the long side across from the thumb. Your middle finger contacts the lower short side, whilst your ring finger touches the long side across from your index.
Now remove your thumb, so it can move freely. With your thumb you push on the left upper corner of the lower packet until it stands perpendicular in between your thumb and your index finger.
Curl in your index finger and let the upper packet drop in your hand (on your curled index) and the lower packet can be pushed above the other packet.

I hope you understood everything and you’ve now done a revolution cut. After some more tries you’ll see some progress! Good luck and thank you for reading my article!

Cardistry Basics: „Scissors cut“

So, you’re enjoying the art of card flourishing? Perfect, today it’s another basic move, called „Scissors Cut“. My articles shall help and motivate cardists, especially the beginners. So to learn the scissors cut, just grab your cards and scroll down.

You start in „Straddle Grip“(your thumb contacts the long side, your middle and ring finger the opposite side, whilst your index finger and pinkie are across from each other on the two short sides).
Your thumb now moves to the lower left corner. There the thumb splits up about half of the deck.
Move your thumb to the left as much as you can, whilst the other fingers are going slightly to the right. Your index finger is the rotation point.
As soon as your fingers are completely extended, you can rotate the packet in between your thumb and index back to the right, but under the other packet. Now you just square up both packets.

Congratulations, you’ve now done a „Scissors Cut“. For me it was incredibly hard to learn this move, because in the beginning my fingers hurt due to the strain. But if you practice troughtout the day you will definitely master it.

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Cardistry Basics: „Charlier Cut“

So, you want to get started in cardistry, but don’t know where to start. About a month ago, I found myself in the same situation. With my articles I want to reach out to people, motivate them and teach them cardistry, especially if they’re beginners. Today it’s going to be a tutorial about the first one-handed cut I ever learned. So without further ado, here’s my knowledge about one of the most important moves and how to learn it:

You start in „Straddle Grip“ (your thumb contacts the long side, your middle and ring finger the opposite one, whilst your index and your pinkie are across from each other on the two short sides).
Use your thumb to break of about half of the deck, so you have two packets:

One, which is the lower one, lying in your palm
One, which is being held by your thumb and your other four fingers up above the other one

Now you remove your index finger, so it can move freely. The index is now contacting the lower packet and pushing upwards until you got something like a 90 degree angle. Your thumb can now contact the lower packet. Again let go of with your index and let the upper packet slide under the lower one and push down with your thumb so you’ve changed the position of the two halves.

Congratulations, you’ve now done a Charlier cut. I hope you understood everything. I know, it’s hard to do it in the beginning, but if you stay focused and do some of them every day it’ll be in your muscle memory and you will never ever forget this cut again.

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