The Circus Card Trick

Gary

I'm a huge fan of taking a proper look at beginner moves and tricks so I just had to see what Mr Kopf had to say about this old favourite. It really is as good as everyone says it is.
You know the trick going in and you probably have some thoughts of your own about improving it, especially as you go further along that Royal Road and learn more and more. Mr Kopf gives you some great stuff to think about and there was plenty that had never occurred to me.
In conclusion, I really enjoyed this little 20 minute download. It was a good discussion of a fun trick and will get you thinking again about other beginner tricks that you might have put away.

Robert

This is a fun trick to do. I love it.

David

"The Circus Card Trick," presented by Jared Kopf, uses a classic principle in card magic that is so easy a 3rd-grade student can follow the tutorial and learn to do this. For seasoned card handlers, this should not be dismissed because of the easiness of the trick.

Often, the less complicated card principles deliver a more robust response from your audience than those techniques which tend to become far too discombobulated, attempting to impress with fancy moves and intellectually stimulating patter.

If you want an easy, impromptu card trick that needs no setup and you can instantly perform with your audience's deck of cards, then "The Circus Card Trick" is for you.

Bernardo

Timothy

I love this dearly. GT says he who is the best story wins I think he is right this is real magic.

Doug

This is a very simple trick (from a "difficulty to execute" perspective). In fact, it's likely to have been one of the first you ever learned. And you probably don't perform it. Why? Because it's a beginner's trick, too simple for a serious professional.

That's why you need to get this: it's a perfect example of how an actual professional makes something astonishing out of something very simple, through presentational approaches and performing subtleties (including one that will fool most of the magicians you know). It's of extra interest for those who teach magic, as no difficult manipulation is desired, and it's a killer trick. Classics are classics for good reason. Definitely recommended.