I'm not an experienced magician, and for me, while being very nice effects, they are all too difficult for me to do, so I'm obviously somewhat disappointed. A lot of what's necessary to do them was, in my opinion, covered very minimally, and also quite difficult to understand.

I bought his lecture to see Juan Tamariz in actual performance. While I have read a lot of what he has written, I had never before seen him perform. It was worth the $40 fee to see this Spanish Card Master as work. He did not disappoint.

The value of this lecture for me was in how Tamariz takes some tricks using a memorized deck and turns them into a performance that entertains a crowd composed of magicians and laymen. His joy is palpable and his delivery the result of a lifetime of performing.

The tricks in this lecture can all be found in his books (including the three coincidences trick that was not taught). Honestly, these are not even close to his best material. They are decent, but there are much better ones in Tamariz' arsenal. Even the bonus tricks were not the best (or easiest) tricks for close up card magic. That being said, from a layperson's perspective, these tricks are about as impossible as they come.

For those who are already familiar with memorized deck work, this lecture will provide some valuable insights regarding timing, performance, humor, body posture, motivation, and audience management. And Tamariz always has some intelligent twists on classic concepts.

For those who are newer to magic, this lecture will probably be fairly frustrating. The one star deduction serves as a warning for the beginner. There are a lot of complicated concepts that are not explained in much detail, if at all. In this lecture Tamariz mentions faro shuffles (in faros and out faros), double lifts, controlled glimpses, and the Tamariz Perpendicular Control without much explanation. For a beginner unfamiliar with these concepts, this can be very discouraging and disappointing. Tamariz is talking as a professional magician to professional magicians.

Also, this lecture is not for those wanting to learn a memorized deck. It is for those who want to learn tricks with a memorized stack. Tamariz does not teach his stack. If you want to learn Mnemonica, buy the book. (By the way, in his book Mnemonica Tamariz does teach everything in detail which he leaves out in this lecture.)

Excellent lecture as usually...For me it is the first time that Juan explains his false shuffle by putting a deck with up-joged cards in the box. It is a gem for those who enjoy memorized deck work. I have some regret that he did not explain his longest routine of coincidence but those who are familiar with the Smith myth principle would be able to reconstruct it. It is always a pleasure to see such an energetic and skillful magician

It's nice to see him perform a whole act. he has become a little calmer but his magic is still great. i realy recommend this lecture.

I loved this lecture. I found a lot I could take away. It was worth the investment. The only reason I did not give it 5 starts was the video quality was not as clear and crisp as most of the live lectures are. Still it was good enough to see and understand what was happening. I recommend this video lecture.

Juan Tamariz is a true master. Owners of his book "The Magic Rainbow" and his latest DVD collection will especially benefit from this lecture. I would definitely recommend this download.