I learned this false shuffle when I was studying a series of different ones. I wanted to learn one
that was practical enough to use it with a memorized deck. The Unshuffling Shuffle is with no doubt
beautiful and elegant. But there are way more pracitcal and cleaner false shuffles on the market.
So, if you look for elegance, this one is for you. If you look for a less artful one and have no
problem with looking clumsy with cards, I would recommend a simpler one.
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After watching the video I got fired up for this false shuffle. I knew that this would take some
time to learn. The difficulty is not for beginning magicians... however if you have worked with
cards and can handle a deck fairly well then I would give this false shuffle a chance.
After a few hours (give or take) of practice I can say I'm about 60% of the way to really
getting this down smoothly. After actually nailing it a few dozen times I can say after showing it
to someone for the first time they had no clue...they seen me shuffle the cards and somehow they
were still in numerical order. Don't get me wrong, this is NOT the only way to use this...and
shouldn't be!
This is going to take some time to master before taking it into the real
world... you simply can't stall while getting ready to shuffle the cards. With that being said....
If you do buy this... know that you have to put a ton of time in to make it look believable
and smooth. You will not master this in a week or even a month.
Is it really worth .00....
YES! To me this is something you can add in to any card routine...but this false shuffle freaking
rocks!
Thank you Kiko for providing this for the magic community... I'm already seeing so
many applications for it in the near future.
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Kiko's version of Juan Tamariz's INCREDIBLE false shuffle. This works for magicians and lay people,
in extreme close-up situations, like TV or on a stage. In my opinion simply the best, yet not too
demanding to learn either.
I recommend this false shuffle whole heartedly!
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This is one of the best false shuffles ever honestly.
I knew Juan's version from his magic
from my heart DVDs but kiko has found a way to do it with no prior set up. He covers not one, but
several ways to get into it that all range from really hard to just practicing somethings you
already do only slightly different to get ready.
The only other really great false shuffle
I've been using for several years now has been the heinstein, that is one I also reccomend but this
one allows for an actual real cascade in the hands or allowing the spectators to push together the
two piles on the table. That to me takes this shuffle over the heinstein, but I'll still use that
from time to time.
You're going to need to practice this to transition from the set up
stage to the cascade stage smoothly, but as far as the spectator is concerned it should appear like
you are doing nothing but shuffling the deck.
The price is high for a move but the
multiple techniques kiko covers and the overall deceptive shuffle is worth it to me. I end my set
with a full suit production and a surprise for the spectator and this will now be the shuffle I add
during key moments of that routine mixed with others.
Thank you kiko, I'm going to try my
best to perfect this, I think its an amazing contribution to the craft.
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This was an okay product, but I felt like it was too pricey for what you are getting. I think that
this should have been a lot less money. It is a very sound method that is very interesting, but it
is also quite difficult. If you have a place in your show or act for a nice full shuffle and you are
a fairly advanced card magician then you could totally by this. because I didn't have a place for
this in my show I just kind of wanted a nice. And it is but as I said it is very challenging and it
will take me a while to get them and if I do get it down I'm not 100% sure I will do it. all in all
I would go ahead and buy this product if you really want a nice fall Stuffle and you are willing to
take a lot of time practice and effort to Learn This trIck.
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I already have several false shuffles I'm good at - I bought this one for the ability to let the
spectator push them together.
Yep, they can do that and it actually makes it easier on you.
It's a 3 step trick.
You already know step 1 but watch the whole video, there are
some gems in there.
The rest - I'll work on for a couple of months because if I'm caught
it'll suck but if I get it down I'll rule the universe.
It's simple enough to say you
should buy it.
The video is not for a beginner. It's not a step by step walkthrough. But if
you've been handling cards for a while and want a false shuffle in the hands... this is worth
learning.
In fact, in the video I learned of 2 false shuffles I hadn't heard of. I think
it's important to know all of the variations I can because we all handle cards differently.
You won't learn this in a day but it's easier than... I don't know if I can say the names - it's
easier than the other false in the hands shuffles I know.
What I want is to do the riffle
and let my participant push them together. I'll be doing that in about a month or two.
It is a great false shuffle and he demonstrates many variations. You need to spend some time to
pratice this. It might be frustrating at first, but the good news is that you do not have to do the
first phase perfectly in order to preceed to the next phase.
It's not awesome but it's OK that's why I gave it three stars.
But maybe it just doesn't suit
my style of shuffling and you would love it .
It is definitely not bad