Hot Magic & Parlor Tricks How-Tos

How To: Perform the "Best Card Trick in the World"

Hello ladies and gentlemen, Greg Solomon is here today in this video tutorial to teach you how to perform the "Best Card Trick in the World". He will show for you, and perform for you what many have referred to as the best card trick there is. See the performance of this illusion! Greg will reveal to you, and explain to you how the color change card illusion is performed.

How To: Perform the "Best Coin Trick in the World"

Hello ladies and gentlemen, Greg Solomon is here today in this video tutorial to teach you how to perform the "Best Coin Trick in the World". He will show for you, and perform for you what many have referred to as the best coin trick there is. Immediately following the performance of this illusion, Greg will reveal to you, and explain to you how the coin illusion is performed.

How To: Do a start kick up trick when juggling

Juggling is one of the great performance arts out there, so learn to improve your stage skills, watch this video tutorial to learn how to do a start kick up trick when juggling three balls. In order to perform this start kick up trick, you will need to already be able to perform kick ups, which is using your foot. You also need to be able to do a 360 spin, too.

How To: Do the Squeeze a Square Display card flourish

Improve your extreme card manipulation (XCM) with this video tutorial! Watch and learn how to do the Squeeze a Square Display card flourish. This is a perfect card flourish for your magic routine, or to just impress people. It's flashy and elegant. There' s no card trick involved here, just a great performance. Learn the Squeeze a Square Display!

How To: Do the Front to Back Sun trick on a diabolo

Tired of the yo-yo? Try your hands at the diabolo (which most jugglers erroneously misspell as the diablo). This is a step above the yo-yo... it's the Chinese yo-yo... it's the devil on two sticks. Watch this video tutorial on how to do the Front to Back Sun (or the Back to Front Sun) trick on a diabolo Chinese yo-yo.

How To: Do the Infinite Suicide trick on a diabolo

Tired of the yo-yo? Try your hands at the diabolo (which most jugglers erroneously misspell as the diablo). This is a step above the yo-yo... it's the Chinese yo-yo... it's the devil on two sticks. Watch this video tutorial on how to do the Infinite Suicide trick on a diabolo Chinese yo-yo.

How To: Perform a "one face up" false cut card flourish

Watch this video tutorial to learn how to perform a "one face up" false cut card flourish. A card flourish is something a magician uses, a technique for handling playing cards, mostly during magic card tricks. Is it magic though? No, just a little sleight of hand a fancy showmanship. See how to do the OFU (one face up) false cut.

How To: Perform the disappearing card trick

See how you can make a playing card disappear, vanish into thin air. Just watch this video tutorial to see how to perform the disappearing card trick. This trick is the card trick every magician needs to know! With just a little finger work and a back palm, you too can impress your friends by making a card vanish!

How To: Make a playing card vanish with magic

Learn how to make a playing card vanish with magic. Well, actually it's not magic, just a little sleight of hand, but as a magician, your spectators won't know the difference. It's really easy to make a playing card vanish from your hand, into thin air. It's just a little trick of the fingers, with a back palm. This will easily impress all of the girls out there.

How To: Perform the Pentagon Display card flourish

Show off your card trick skills with a little XCM (extreme card manipulation). This video tutorial will show you how to perform the Lang-Pentagon Display card flourish. There's no magic involved here, just some card manipulation for a great show. The card flourish is a technique for card handling that magicians use, perfect for making card tricks more impressive. See how to do the Pentagon Display.

How To: Perform the False Cut Combo card flourish

Show off your card trick skills with a little XCM (extreme card manipulation). This video tutorial will show you how to perform the Lang-False Cut Combo card flourish. There's no magic involved here, just some card manipulation for a great show. The card flourish is a technique for card handling that magicians use, perfect for making card tricks more impressive. See how to do the False Cut Combo.

How To: Perform the Surprise Display card flourish

Show off your card trick skills with a little XCM (extreme card manipulation). This video tutorial will show you how to perform the Lang-Surprise Display card flourish. There's no magic involved here, just some card manipulation for a great show. The card flourish is a technique for card handling that magicians use, perfect for making card tricks more impressive. See how to do the Surprise Display.

How To: Perform a blue moon fan card flourish

Card flourishes are more of an art form, not really necessary for your magic card tricks and illusions, but really cool to impress your friends. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to perform a blue moon fan card flourish, where you fan two decks of cards at the same time in the shape of a moon. This blue moon fan card flourish is an impressive card trick, no magic involved.

How To: Perform a companion fan card flourish

Card flourishes are more of an art form, not really necessary for your magic card tricks and illusions, but really cool to impress your friends. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to perform a companion fan card flourish, where you fan two decks of cards at the same time in the same hand. This companion fan card flourish is an impressive card trick, no magic involved.

How To: Perform a riffle fan card flourish

Card flourishes are more of an art form, not really necessary for your magic card tricks and illusions, but really cool to impress your friends. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to perform a riffle fan card flourish, which you can use to either fan your cards out, or as a riffle by itself. This riffle fan card flourish is an impressive card trick, no magic involved.

How To: Perform a fan spin card flourish

Card flourishes are more of an art form, not really necessary for your magic card tricks and illusions, but really cool to impress your friends. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to perform a fan spin card flourish, which shows you how to fan a deck of playing cards and have them spin in place. This fan spin card flourish is an impressive card trick, no magic involved.

How To: Perform an amazing mind reading trick

Impress all of your friends with some magic, or as others like to say, illusions. You don't need to be a magician to learn the illusion of magic. See for yourself how easy it is to learn... watch this video tutorial to see how to perform an amazing mind reading trick, where you ask someone to think of number between 50 and 100, where both numbers have to be even numbers, and neither number can be the same. This mind reading trick leaves only six numbers left, essentially turning it into picki...

How To: Perform the card out of thin air card trick

Impress all of your friends with some card magic, or as others like to say, card manipulation or card trick. You don't need to be a magician to learn the illusion of magic with a deck of playing cards. See for yourself how easy it is to learn... watch this video tutorial to see how to perform the card out of thin air card trick, where you magically pull a card out of somebody's head, out of thin air, when you are really just hiding the card.

How To: Perform the erase the face card trick

Impress all of your friends with some card magic, or as others like to say, card manipulation or card trick. You don't need to be a magician to learn the illusion of magic with a deck of playing cards. See for yourself how easy it is to learn... watch this video tutorial to see how to perform the erase the face card trick, where one card erases the faces of four or five playing cards, magically. You will need a special deck for this erase the face trick.

How To: Perform the what's up card trick

Impress all of your friends with some card magic, or as others like to say, card manipulation or card trick. You don't need to be a magician to learn the illusion of magic with a deck of playing cards. See for yourself how easy it is to learn... watch this video tutorial to see how to perform the what's up card trick, where a little of scotch tape comes in handy for when you throw the deck up in the air onto the ceiling, revealing the spectator's card, taped to the ceiling. What's up!

How To: Perform the holy spit card trick

Impress all of your friends with some card magic, or as others like to say, card manipulation or card trick. You don't need to be a magician to learn the illusion of magic with a deck of playing cards. See for yourself how easy it is to learn... watch this video tutorial to see how to perform the holy spit card trick, where you lick your fingers and wet the bottom card of the deck to reveal the spectators card in any trick.

How To: Perform an easy sleight of hand tap card trick

Learn how to perform an easy sleight of hand card trick . First, see the demonstration performance of this easy and simple card trick, then see how the magic illusion is done, showing you the whole truth of how it's done. This is a great magic trick for your friends, not to mention a fun card trick to try out. With just a little tap... and it's magic!

How To: Perform a card vanish magic card trick

If you're into card tricks, this is a must. the vanish is the trick every magician should know, so watch this video tutorial to see how to perform a card vanish magic card trick. Making a card vanish is just a little sleight of hand, and a little showmanship. Once you get this trick down, move on to harder card illusions and flourishes.

How To: Juggle three balls in chops

Juggle three balls in columns Welcome to the chops juggling video tutorial. If you thought you could never juggle, then you were wrong. These instructions make it easy to learn. Before trying this chops juggling trick out, you should first know the 3 ball cascade juggling trick, along with the underarm throw.

How To: Escape from a set of professional handcuffs

See how to escape from a set of professional handcuffs. If you ever get arrested, see how you can get out of those handcuffs with just a bobby pin. It's a pretty easy trick, you just need to modify the bobby pin a bit and you're almost there. The police will never be able to hold you down, but this is actually more for a magic show, like magicians perform.