Hugard, J: Expert Card Technique : Hugard, Jean by Jean Hugard


Hugard, J: Expert Card Technique : Hugard, Jean
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If you have ever tried to do a card trick and failed you know what it is to be embarrassed You may try to cover up by doing adifficult trick and fail again The way out of this dilemma however is not immediate but it is reliable a surer mastery of techniue This means the proper instruction book and practiceIn this definitive work on card techniue step by step instructions teach you the correct methods for the basic manipulations and theadvanced flourishes and only then allow you to learn tricks Offering the most foolproof methods available Jean Hugard and Fredrick Braue explain such basic manipulations as the palm the shuffle the lift the side slip the pass the glimpse the jog and the reverse They detail various false deals crimps and changes and theadvanced execution needed for forces fans and the use of the prearranged deck Also presented is a wide variety of tricks including discoveries self working tricks one handed tricks stranger cards and such individually famous tricks as the four aces the rising cards and the Zingone spread In addition the authors include a complete compendium of shakedown sleights to warn the card player and aid the entertainer and a performer's guide to misdirection and patterMany of the methods explained were revealed here for the first time while many previously known tricks are presented in improved versions In every case the aim is simplicity of techniue for the purpose of mystifying an audience not techniue for the sake of techniue An unsurpassed collection of methods and manipulations this classic work will help any aspiring magician to achieve expert card techniue

Hugard, J: Expert Card Technique : Hugard, Jean Reviews

  • jman jr

    I just started out with a dabble with cardistry and some tricksThis book requires work and will not be looked at, other than at a glance for now.Basically, the moves i'm currently practicing scissor cut, double lift etc etcI am better served by watching a youtube tutorials.This book has 318 illustrations but spread over 400 pages that is not overly helpful the book reads stodgy other than one step at time which it should for one step at a time is the way we learn.For that reason this book, for where i'm at is a 3/5Still this an acknowledged classic and I do belive that is true!!Not all the best tricks etc are on YT and viva to this!!!To a person who has at least mastered the basics this will be a goldmine.For those folks this must be a 5/5I know this an odd review, for it's really a none review Everything in this area comes down to practice, lot's of practice.So if your a dabbler book not essential imo.If you've got the time and patience, you get the picture Thank you.

  • Steve McGeary

    This book is filled with useful knowledge and techniques, giving you a history behind the sleights it's showing you as well as demonstrating the technicalities behind each move. NOTE: It's quite heavy going and in depth this isn't the type of book you can digest in one sitting, it's very intensive and requires full attention. The way I'm working through it is reading and perfecting one section then moving onto the next when I feel comfortable enough to perform the previous move with ease, however this is really good material just to pick up, select a page you've worked on before and have a refresher at any time. I'm only about a quarter of the way through but I'm really looking forward to persevering.The book itself is a good size and will fit in most bags, not too heavy to carry around.

  • Joe Mac

    A relatively advanced look at card moves, which assumes the reader has a good knowledge of basic sleights and handling. This assumption will sink the book for folks who feel that knowing sleights is the same as understanding sleights. It is prose heavy, and may take several reads of each technique to figure out what exactly is being said, but it is well written, so understanding comes sooner rather than later. If your copies of Royal Road and Erdnase are missing in action, but so well known you're not worried, if your nearest and dearest now *never* ask to see 'a trick', if you've taken to carrying cards with you literally anywhere you travel; then this book is very much for you.

  • ŞDog

    For any up & coming card mechanics, witches & magicians, this book is the dogs bollocks & is needed in your library.. Contains useful knowledge, manoeuvres & a few tricks.. This book helped me understand a few bits that I wasn’t quite getting with certain manoeuvres.. Fair enough maybe it’s a lil outdated, but the level of detail explained is the key factor.

  • nick87c

    Okay guys, this is THE next step after the royal road to card magic. Please remember though that ECT was written BEFORE RR. The royal road was written because it was felt that ECD was too complex for the beginner. That said, it is still hard. The reader should read through the book with caution and with good time. It is also important to remember that this book is from the 1940s and some of the ideas are outdated. Unlike the RR, this is not so much a book written in logical order. For example, the book has 17 different methods to palm a card which no one would realistically learn. People will palm cards using one method normally and then use those which pleased them from the book but certainly not 17 different methods. Presentation is so much important than skill and this book risks transforming the heavy reader into a card nerd focused on the mechanics than presentation skills. To cut to the chase, read through all of the sleights, find which method for each sleigh works for you and LEARN and Practice it. Do not try to learn and perfect everything, it just won't happen.The tricks in the book are great as is the adivce on presentation