Magic Tricks

EXTREME CUTS WITH KEONE by Keone Valdez

Stretch your fingers and exercise your hands because this dvd will teach you all flashy moves on how to cut cards.

At first I was skeptical on buying this video because I didn't think it would be good. Then from a very bad forum, Keone contacted me and traded a vid of mine for his signed dvd. I was thrilled. The man himself giving me his own video.

Okay, all the hype it shows on the demo videos are not really what it looks like. The contents are good but not too complicated. They are all pure cuts, cuts and more cuts.

Here's my opinions on the individual contents of the video:

"KEO KUT - 3 packet cut with 180 degree mid air spin"
I was expecting more on this cut because his name was in it and I thought this cut should be good. Unfortunately, it is just another variation of the pivot cut with Keone's style. It looks cool though. ...and there is no "mid-air 180 spin"

"SHAKES - Half Sibling with finger flurry Shake finish"
Well, the start of this cut resembles the Sibling cut of Mr. Lee Asher but the middle to end sequence is no where close.
This is a super duper easy cut but you need to practice hard to make it look good. You need smootheness and flow in this cut, not speed. One of my top picks in the dvd.

"HALF TWISTED - Mirror image two handed cut, can be done false "
This cut is another variation of the Charlier Cut done in both hands. I'm sure you have seen this before and the move is not new. It looks good and is fairly easy to do once you know how to do a Charlier Pass. I like this cut but I'd stick to my own one hand cut creations.

"FA SHOW - A Charlier revolution cut, can be done false"
It's actually what it says, a cut with carliers and the one handed revolution of Brian Tudor. It is a simultaneous cut on both hands doing different things. I like this cut but doing it is illogical. You'll get me once you've seen how it is done.

"BREEZE - Cut, clip, pivot, and curl? That's a breeze. "
This is not your hyped up sybil with steroids. It is a basic 4 packet sybil that retains the entire order of the deck. This move is okay but not okay-okay.

"ROLLOUT - Cards roll out under and up the deck"
This is my favorite cut in the dvd. It is very simple but very flashy. It is a 3 packet cut with a twist-literally.

"REMIX - A wicked medley of some familiar card cuts "
I see Lee Asher, Brian Tudor, Buck Twins and a twist of Keone in this sybil resembling cut. This one you need to practice to be able to do. The cut looks good but the closing of the cut is not.

"JUMP SHOT - Cards are cut and shot into a one-handed fan"
There is no one handed fan taught in the video. It says it is an aerial move but a very simple aerial. Better learn T.G. Murphy's Deck Flip in the Imagication book.

"THUMB PIVOT - Cards pivot around each other, off the thumb"
Now this move in the dvd needs more teaching. The way Keone teaches this cut is too fast and doesn't go in proper detail. I don't like this cut because of the weird finger placements.

"BIG TOP - A cut display with a fan at the top"
This display cut I like. A combo of a one handed fan and cut display.

"K Display - Keone's personal 6-packet card display"
Like the Keo CUt, I didn't like this one that much. I was expecting more but I got less.

Overall, the dvd is great if you are starting to learn some fancy cuts with cards.

Keone performs them very smoothly. No speed in his moves but smoothness. That's what makes them beautiful.

I recommend it. A 7 out of 10.