Learn how to spread the cards between your hands like a pro! Use the Card Spread to offer a selection or turn the deck face up to show that they are all different.

An iconic card flourish or cardistry technique seen in countless films and television programs whenever an expert magician or card cheat must demonstrate their skill.

Although this one-handed pass was originally devised as a secret shift, the Charlier Pass has become better known as the Charlier Cut, thus making its purpose a display of skill rather then a hidden maneuver.

Devised by T.G. Murphy, the Deck Flip flourish has become a classic in cardistry with several unique applications making its way into card magic. Learn to instantly flip the deck 360 degrees around your hand while maintaining complete control over the cards.

Okay, so you’ve never picked up a deck of cards… in your life! That’s okay, even skaters have to learn to ride before attempting all the cool tricks. This tutorial will show you how to properly hold a deck of cards. Dealers Grip, or Mechanics Grip as it’s sometimes referred to, will be your starting point for…

Pleasing to the eye and ear, the dribble is an elegant flourish with a soft sound. It is useful for both a casual display of dexterity as well as having cards selected and returned.

If you need to set the deck down (on the table), pick the deck up (from the table), or hand the deck out for examination then nine times out of ten this will be the grip to use.

Perhaps the second most common way to shuffle a deck of cards, the Overhand Shuffle being the first. This simple shuffle takes on mechanical characteristics as the cards are shuffled in a back-and-forth movement. Often times, this shuffle is used as an alternate means to having a card selected. Additionally, the shuffle can be used to…

The forerunner of all the modern sybil-esque flourishes. Kalush’s Cut, published in Apocalypse magazine by Bill Kalush inspired such creations as Sybil by Chris Kenner.

An easy method for fanning the cards with one-hand. Do it with both hands simultaneously for 1,000 awesome points!

Knowing how to properly achieve this elementary method for shuffling cards can turn ordinary into extraordinary. Flipping through the pages of Erdnase you will discover how to control the top and bottom stock, stack playing cards into winning poker hands, achieve a false shuffle that looks real and so much more.

Like spinning a basketball, but with a single playing card. A Pirouette is an eye-catching flourish. Done well, it can even seem as though the card is suspended between your fingers for a magical effect.