The best friend you can have while learning street magic, as Sean Connery would say, is "Confidence, confidence, confidence." Of course, he was talking about how to be successful with women, but whatever. It applies just the same to Street Magic.
Why? Because you're going to be scared of screwing up a trick, and sometimes you will. You're going to be scared that someone will spot what you're doing, and sometimes they will.
But if you want to learn street magic, you shouldn't be scared. You should be having fun. Of course you're going to be nervous, but it's that same nervousness that makes the reaction when you do the trick right absolutely delicious!
If you can have the confidence to go out there, do the tricks for people, and build up your experience, you're only going to get better. You'll become a better performer and a better trickster. If you keep at it, you'll become one of the greats.
But you've got to have the confidence to pull of the tricks when you're just starting. It's ok to be nervous, just don't let it stop you. Please.
Remember, if you need an easy trick to get you started, why not check out "Double Prediction"? It's free, and just a link away.
Saturday 23 February 2008
Thursday 21 February 2008
"Double Prediction" On Squidoo!
Hey everyone.
If anyone wants to learn a free and very simple prediction trick, go ahead and visit my Squidoo lens.
The trick is called "Double Prediction" and it's a very cool trick!
You can learn it at the following link:
Learn "Double Prediction" Now!
Happy learning everyone and have fun tricking!
If anyone wants to learn a free and very simple prediction trick, go ahead and visit my Squidoo lens.
The trick is called "Double Prediction" and it's a very cool trick!
You can learn it at the following link:
Learn "Double Prediction" Now!
Happy learning everyone and have fun tricking!
Sunday 17 February 2008
Free Street Magic - Good Habits For Learning Sleight Of Hand
Okay, so you want to be a Magician. But you've got work 8 hours a day. You've got 5 kids to look after. You're an avid fan of "House". You need to play golf with your buddies every weekend.
You're a busy character. How on earth can you learn these sleights, that no doubt take time?
You can practice sleights any time your hands are free. Watching TV? Time to practice some sleights. On the treadmill? Hands are free. Having an argument with your spouse? Those hands have to stay busy!
This is how I learned sleight of hand. I never simply sat down and stared at my hands while practicing. It gets boring. However, if you keep yourself occupied, you won't even notice you're doing it after a while.
This is what you want! If you can get to the point where your sleight of hand is simply muscle reactions, you're all set. It's much easier to perform street magic when you don't even have to think about what you're doing.
If you want to learn sleight of hand, you should check out "Master Mentalism". You can be reading this e-book 5 minutes from now, and it comes with a free bonus that teaches you over 500 card tricks! Not only that, but it includes all the sleights you'll be required to use.
If you're just starting out in magic, this product is all you need.
You're a busy character. How on earth can you learn these sleights, that no doubt take time?
You can practice sleights any time your hands are free. Watching TV? Time to practice some sleights. On the treadmill? Hands are free. Having an argument with your spouse? Those hands have to stay busy!
This is how I learned sleight of hand. I never simply sat down and stared at my hands while practicing. It gets boring. However, if you keep yourself occupied, you won't even notice you're doing it after a while.
This is what you want! If you can get to the point where your sleight of hand is simply muscle reactions, you're all set. It's much easier to perform street magic when you don't even have to think about what you're doing.
If you want to learn sleight of hand, you should check out "Master Mentalism". You can be reading this e-book 5 minutes from now, and it comes with a free bonus that teaches you over 500 card tricks! Not only that, but it includes all the sleights you'll be required to use.
If you're just starting out in magic, this product is all you need.
Friday 15 February 2008
What Makes A Good Magic Trick? - Why Presentation Is So Important
There are always two parts to a magic trick; the 'skill' part, aka the sleight of hand, and the presentation part. The presentation is your patter, your completely bull story, the distraction for the audience so that you can pull off the sleight of hand unnoticed.
The most important, by far and what I find to be the most DIFFICULT is most certainly the presentation. The sleight of hand is easy! You can practice sleight of hand while you watching TV, listening to music, or whenever you have your hands free.
Presentation, on the other hand, requires a lot of skills; good memory, creativity, charisma and charm. If you have your audience glued to what you're about to do, glued to your story as you tell them, you can work your hands unnoticed.
Not only that, but you can actually make the trick 10 times better just by what you say and how you say it alone. Let me give an example:
One of my favorite tricks to perform on friends is called 'Chance Zero'. Basically, you take a pile of cards, shuffle them, and then lay down the deck. You tell the victim to start putting cards down, into one pile or another; if they think it's a red card, put it in pile one. If they think it's a black card, put it in pile two. Of course, they'll be doing this with the deck face down.
Incredibly, they get every single card in the right pile.
I did this trick on a female friend the other day. If I had just told her "Hey, take this pile and if you think it's red put it here, if black put it here. BET YOU GET THEM ALL RIGHT!" with a stupid grin on my face, she'd have probably been amazed, but would also have been suspicious. She'd suspect the deck was set up, or that the deck was fake. She might just give a small smile and said "Nice trick."
Instead, I told her: "Okay, this trick is a little weird... it's not really a trick, it's more a measure of someone's clairvoyance... you might not be able to do this, but there's something about you that tells me you can pull this off...take your time, do it really slowly and just visualize each card. Let a picture or color form in your mind and place the card according to the picture you get."
As you can see, I was talking utter trash. But the point is, I HAD FUN WITH IT. I got her engrossed in a little story, and by the time I had finished, she was dying to try it. She took her time, she really sat there concentrating, and took it incredibly seriously. It was really cute.
Anyway, after she had (finally) set all the cards down, I started to turn over the first card to see how she did. You should have seen her face; staring, her eyes intent on the card, aching to know if she "has the power". Oh, one right. She bites her lip. Another, and another...by the time we had finished, she had giggled, screamed, and attempted to punch me. She couldn't believe it. She didn't know if it was a trick or if she was simply psychic.
A few days later, I caught her trying it again, by herself. The trick had such an impression on her not because of the trick, but because of the performance! Because of the story I gave her.
So remember, skill doesn't make a Magician good. The presentation does. When you practice a trick, run your patter through every time so that you have it memorized, and put character into it. You'll be surprised at how well your reactions will improve.
The most important, by far and what I find to be the most DIFFICULT is most certainly the presentation. The sleight of hand is easy! You can practice sleight of hand while you watching TV, listening to music, or whenever you have your hands free.
Presentation, on the other hand, requires a lot of skills; good memory, creativity, charisma and charm. If you have your audience glued to what you're about to do, glued to your story as you tell them, you can work your hands unnoticed.
Not only that, but you can actually make the trick 10 times better just by what you say and how you say it alone. Let me give an example:
One of my favorite tricks to perform on friends is called 'Chance Zero'. Basically, you take a pile of cards, shuffle them, and then lay down the deck. You tell the victim to start putting cards down, into one pile or another; if they think it's a red card, put it in pile one. If they think it's a black card, put it in pile two. Of course, they'll be doing this with the deck face down.
Incredibly, they get every single card in the right pile.
I did this trick on a female friend the other day. If I had just told her "Hey, take this pile and if you think it's red put it here, if black put it here. BET YOU GET THEM ALL RIGHT!" with a stupid grin on my face, she'd have probably been amazed, but would also have been suspicious. She'd suspect the deck was set up, or that the deck was fake. She might just give a small smile and said "Nice trick."
Instead, I told her: "Okay, this trick is a little weird... it's not really a trick, it's more a measure of someone's clairvoyance... you might not be able to do this, but there's something about you that tells me you can pull this off...take your time, do it really slowly and just visualize each card. Let a picture or color form in your mind and place the card according to the picture you get."
As you can see, I was talking utter trash. But the point is, I HAD FUN WITH IT. I got her engrossed in a little story, and by the time I had finished, she was dying to try it. She took her time, she really sat there concentrating, and took it incredibly seriously. It was really cute.
Anyway, after she had (finally) set all the cards down, I started to turn over the first card to see how she did. You should have seen her face; staring, her eyes intent on the card, aching to know if she "has the power". Oh, one right. She bites her lip. Another, and another...by the time we had finished, she had giggled, screamed, and attempted to punch me. She couldn't believe it. She didn't know if it was a trick or if she was simply psychic.
A few days later, I caught her trying it again, by herself. The trick had such an impression on her not because of the trick, but because of the performance! Because of the story I gave her.
So remember, skill doesn't make a Magician good. The presentation does. When you practice a trick, run your patter through every time so that you have it memorized, and put character into it. You'll be surprised at how well your reactions will improve.
Thursday 14 February 2008
Welcome To 'Free Street Magic'!
Hi everyone, and welcome to my new blog - Free Street Magic.
It's exactly what it says on the tin. This blog will teach you how you can learn street magic, for absolutely free!
If you want a trick e-mailed to you every week, be sure to sign up for my mailing list to the right of this post. You won't be the target of spam, I promise. Every Friday you will be e-mailed a new street magic trick that you can start learning immediately. This will be starting from the 22nd of February.
Sign up now so that you don't miss a single trick!
The actual blog will be discussing how to do the sleights used in the tricks, what you will need as a magician, and other magic-related discussions. If you're just starting out in the unbelievable world of magic, you can't miss "Master Mentalism".
This e-book will leave people stunned after having pulled a series of sick tricks on them. These are the kinds of tricks you've seen David Blaine perform in his TV series, and they're very easy to pick up! After a few hours you'll be able to go out, enter a bar and leave with everyone's jaws on the floor. All the ladies' attention will be on you. Unless I come into the bar too, of course. ;)
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone - be sure to make the ladies squeal with your magic! (Or the gents squeal, if you're a woman.)
It's exactly what it says on the tin. This blog will teach you how you can learn street magic, for absolutely free!
If you want a trick e-mailed to you every week, be sure to sign up for my mailing list to the right of this post. You won't be the target of spam, I promise. Every Friday you will be e-mailed a new street magic trick that you can start learning immediately. This will be starting from the 22nd of February.
Sign up now so that you don't miss a single trick!
The actual blog will be discussing how to do the sleights used in the tricks, what you will need as a magician, and other magic-related discussions. If you're just starting out in the unbelievable world of magic, you can't miss "Master Mentalism".
This e-book will leave people stunned after having pulled a series of sick tricks on them. These are the kinds of tricks you've seen David Blaine perform in his TV series, and they're very easy to pick up! After a few hours you'll be able to go out, enter a bar and leave with everyone's jaws on the floor. All the ladies' attention will be on you. Unless I come into the bar too, of course. ;)
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone - be sure to make the ladies squeal with your magic! (Or the gents squeal, if you're a woman.)
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