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.