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Week 1:

Overhand shuffle fundamentals

The run shuffle

The slip shuffle

The lift shuffle

The jog shuffle

The optical overhand false shuffle

2 effects with these tools.

Jog shuffle Ace production

Slip shuffle aces

Spectator cuts the Aces

False cuts

The running cut

The Jay Ose false cut

The Gary Oulette false cut and John Guastaferro spread variant

The Bobby Bernard false cut

The Frank Thompson false cut- table and in the hands versions

2 effects with these tools

Flash Ace opener- Frank Thompson

Matched Picture cards- Nick Trost

Card controls:

The drop cut control

The overhand shuffle control

The oops control!

The Vernon shuttle cut control

Double undercut top and bottom control.

Tabled Bluff control

Rosenthal bottom control

D’amico multiple shift control

Couture Swivel control

Thompson Bluff pass

Effects with controls

The slop shuffle

A stop trick

A card and a number using Rosenthal control

Two card Transpo with Thompson bluff pass

Week 2:

Forces:

The cross cut card force

Bannons Christ cross force

The cut deeper force

The riffle force

The dribble force

The self working dribble force!

Lift shuffle force

Stealth Force One!

Effects:

Crandall revelation

Do as I do using cross cut force

Key cards:

Basic bottom card key card

The open key card control

Vernon’s key card control

Effects with the key card:

The circus card trick

Classic 2 deck do as I do

Vernon’s Emotional Reaction

Week 3:

Double Lift

Basic get ready version

Hit double lift

Do’s and don’ts.

Effects:

Chad Long’s 19

Chicago Opener 

Rise and Switch Transpo

Daley Aces

Glimpses:

The all around square up glimpse

The table tap glimpse

The faro glimpse

The scissors glimpse

The riffle shuffle glimpse

Effects:

If we could turn back time-,using scissors glimpse

Francis Carlysle 2 card transposition

False counts:

The Elmsley count

The Biddle count

The Hamman count

Tricks with these counts

Twisting the Aces

The Biddle Trick

Kaleidoscope

Lesson 4:

Tools and utilities

Hindu shuffle force

Eddie Fechter force

Hindu key card placement

Split and spread control and force

Mike Gallo bluff control

Frank Thompson Bluff pass

Optical shuffle force.

Effects:

The ambitious card- a routine plus toolbox of various ambitious moves.

Simple sandwich- 3 card catch Rheinhard Mueller

Oil and Water Biddle version

Jackrobats!- Frank Garcia

Week 5:

The Hofzinser Cull

The technique

The finesse

The control

Hofzinser cull force:

Fred Robinson method

Carey method 1- hands Hof!

Carey method 2-finessed Hofzinser force

The Erdnase colour change- The technique, finesse and do’s and don’ts.

Effects:

Oil and water #2 slow motion version

Whispering joker using cull and colour change

Sub rising sandwich

The Top Palm:

Vernon’s topping the deck method

The one hand top Palm

The Joe Berg multiple top Palm

Two effects with palming.

The homing card

Classic 3 cards across

Week 6:

Intro:

A 3 trick routine using effects from earlier lessons.

1. Spectator cuts the Aces
2. Twisting the Aces
3. Daley’s Aces.

The Lecture

1. Interactive Aces. A powerful interactive production of the Aces.

2. Your cards are my cards. John’s favorite transposition effect. So simple, so strong.

3. Stealth Aces. Many have called this the strongest immediate ace assembly out there. You will love this!

4. Invisi Card. A beautiful small packet effect that you will use everywhere. Minimum work but maximum impact!

5. Think n Sync. An impossible mystery with a thought of card. This is a real fooler and you will laugh at the method.

6. Easy Open or Closed. Carey’s streamlined prediction effect that’s so direct. Any deck, anytime and anywhere!

7. Spectator Mindreader! Make your spectator the star as they read your mind and find your thought of card.

15 minute break

Second Half:

8. A sandwich Trilogy. A beautiful three phase sandwich effect with a knockout finale!

9. A little O and W! John’s full three phase oil and water effect is a beautiful effect. Watch how each phase builds to a beautiful finale.

10. Snapshot. An impossible looking translocation of three signed cards. Easy to do but looks amazing!

11. The Trick that will be explained! John’s work on a classic Dai Vernon mystery. Every nuance will be covered which makes this such a reputation maker. Did we say there’s no moves?!

12. The Trick that always works! John’s take on the classic magician in trouble plot is such a winner! A perfect way to make sure people remember your name.

13. Teleport Sandwich. A visual stunner in your spectators hands!

14. A Mystery in Time. We finish the lecture with a simply beautiful mystery card effect you will love watching, learning and using.