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- Yo, what's going on, guys, welcome back.
Oh my God, you guys came through, holy crap.
Like, first playing cards, crowd funding,
pre-order started yesterday, 24 hours ago pretty much.
And we've well beyond funded
this project, which is amazing.
I'm gonna update you guys as this goes along
and see if we can add anything more to this deck
and yeah, I'm not gonna throw in numbers right yet
because I want to wait until all the orders are in,
and then I will let you know how many we are printing.
So, I want to say thank you to everybody who supported,
and this deck will not disappoint.
Thank you all as well for being patient.
I know you're not gonna receive the decks right away
cause they are not manufactured yet, as I mentioned.
For you guys to pre-order them knowing
that these have to get manufactured, they have to
get packaged, they have to get shipped out to you.
I mean, it means the world to me that you guys
are that supportive and trusting in me and in these cards
that you're willing to wait for these,
and that means a lot to me.
So, thank you for all your support,
and I'm really hyped about these.
But enough about that, today we're not
talking about that, no we're not.
We're actually gonna get into a tutorial
of the little trailer that you guys just saw.
And before I do that, though, a quick word.
Obviously, I woke up, as many of you did this morning,
to the terrible news that happened in Las Vegas last night,
which was...
I don't even know,
I don't even want to say anything.
It was disgusting, and it really sucks,
and I hope that everybody watching
who has friends or family or lives in Las Vegas,
I hope you guys stay safe and stay strong
and this is really terrible, and I'm sorry
that this is happening to you.
You know, hang in there, there's help on the way.
I was just looking at social media, Twitter and all that,
and people were sharing places that you could call
or you could stay or blood drives, that type of thing.
So, definitely, if you're in and around
that Las Vegas community, definitely check out,
see what you could do to help the friends or families
of the people affected by this.
But without further ado, today we're here to spread
some positivity, and we get to learn something really cool.
This is a very cool aerial sort of flourish,
little card flick, you can use it as a reveal,
you can use it just as a flourish,
or to look cool, whatever.
And I'm gonna teach you how to practice it
so that eventually you could actually do it
behind your back and sort of look like a boss.
But with a lot of practice, it'll be more and more
consistent, you'll get better at it.
It's not that hard, it's pretty easy.
It's not as hard as Cyclone or Airbender,
two other aerial card flourishes taught on this channel.
They're actually pretty easy and without further ado,
let's get into the explanation of this little card flick.
Alright guys, today, you know what,
let's get into it right now.
Ooh, let's get loose first, loosen up.
You know, loosen up, loosen those limbs up.
You know what I'm sayin?
Alright, you good?
Get a deck of cards, let's go.
I'm gonna be using block playing cards.
I really like these cards, they feel great.
They're from my buddy Frank, Frank the Tank,
who does all the dump stuff.
I don't know how to do dumps, obviously.
I need to learn.
We're gonna learn a little cool aerial,
which looks like this.
Just a cool way of sort of producing a card,
looks effortless, it pretty much is effortless,
and you can actually throw it from down here,
which is cool, kind of like nonchalant.
Just, here you go.
This can also be used as a production,
a flourish and all sorts.
So, as a production, you might have the four of hearts
we'll leave somewhere in the middle of the deck.
And we're gonna try to find your four of hearts here
by just...
Just like that, the four of hearts.
But you can also use this to produce one
behind your back, kind of like that.
Obviously a better view on the trailer for this,
but just kind of a cool thing when you say to the spectator,
"I'm gonna lose your card in the deck,
"and I'm gonna find it behind my back
"one-handed, here I go."
And then, boom, you do this, toss it out
that's pretty impressive.
That's a definite feat of dexterity and skill,
and let's get into how to do this.
Pretty easy, pretty simple, I'm gonna break it down for you
in a fairly easy step, so here we go.
Super easy, you're going to hold it
in dealer's grip, like so.
Now, if you've seen, I put up a tutorial recently
on a move by Oliver Sogard, which was the Prince Charming,
which was this sort of one handed flirt, there it goes.
One-handed flirt, and it's a really cool move,
so check that out if you want to learn that.
But we're basically gonna use the same
principle here to throw a card.
So, just like in Prince Charming, you push off a card
and then as you come here to the corner,
you shift it around, but instead we're gonna push it off.
So, just one card being pushed off
and we're gonna go down a bit to give us a little bit
of that runway where we're gonna launch this card off.
So, just as if you were to deal a card down a table,
that's exactly how you're going to push this one aside,
except you're gonna go down, and now the thumb
is gonna do this, as the wrist does this.
If I just did it with the thumb,
that's kind of what it would look like.
You can't really...
It's quite hard, so launch it up into the air.
That's what you really want,
is that little bit of wrist action.
Just enough for the card to fly out.
What's fun about this too is that
you can do this waist level.
So, you can be here, snap your fingers,
and pop the card out, which is kind of cool.
Or, like I said, you can do it behind the back,
whatever you want.
But again, you're here, and as the wrist goes up,
your thumb is just doing this, it's super simple.
So, practice that, don't even worry about the wrist.
Just hold your hand out on your desk
or wherever you're practicing right now,
and just kind of get that muscle buildup going,
just a little bit, you know?
And the more you do it, the more you can add spin to it,
and the more you can add a bit of flair to it.
And then you can actually control the direction of it.
So, you can go over here a little bit more,
or you can have it straight up.
So, you can control that over time, which is kind of cool.
And then eventually, we're going to be able
to throw it behind the back.
Now, here's what's gonna happen behind the back.
It's a little bit different.
Obviously, it happens back here, alright?
And I'm gonna do it behind my back so you guys can see.
But basically, I'm also going to lean this way
so it has less...
It's not gonna hit anything.
So, if I lean this way, it might hit my back.
So, if I lean over here, I can kind of throw it
and it kind of comes up over here, okay?
So, here we go, let me back up over here
maybe you guys can see it better.
So, all you're doing...
I'm actually looking at the monitor right now,
which is why I'm not catching them, okay?
I'll look at the cards instead.
So, if you throw it just right
and if you lean just the right amount
as you throw it, it'll land roughly here.
I'm just having a...
There we go.
Now, catching them is a whole different monster.
That's just something that's gonna have to come with time.
It's just gonna take some practice
for you guys to get that down.
Don't worry about making a mess.
Grab a deck of cards that you don't care about,
maybe your little poop deck in your drawer or something
and just do it over and over and over,
pick up all the cards, do it again.
I've got so many cards on the ground right now.
You know what, I'm thinking of patenting
an upside down umbrella that you can just wear, right?
So, you're just flourishing, and your cards drop into it,
and then you can just scoop them up.
What do you guys think?
Should that be a...
Should probably...
Definitely don't wear that in public though.
As far as a routine is concerned,
all you need to do is control it to the top of the deck.
Once you do that, boom, you can produce it.
It's a quick little thing.
If you have three selections, you know,
one selection might be found over here, right?
One selection might be found over here,
and the last one over here, boom, one, two, three.
So, I don't know, string them together,
play around with them, but it's just a fun thing to do.
Little fun, little fidget move.
So yeah, hope you guys enjoyed that.
I wanted to...
That's the cool thing, people do that with cards.
You're like, "Yo, whoosh."
Whatever, I tried.
Alright guys, well that was it for today.
Thank you so much for joining me,
and thank you for sticking around, supporting this channel.
You guys always come through.
Definitely hit the Like button if you did enjoy this,
if this helped you out in any way,
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And stay tuned for the next couple weeks,
they're gonna be intense.
That's where we're gonna be finishing this project,
it's gonna get funded, and I will keep you up to date
on the manufacturing, the dates, the times,
when it will be delivered and everything.
I'm hoping, I'm really hoping to get this sent out
before Christmas, but because it's manufacturing,
because it's everything else,
you never know what could happen.
But rest assured, I will try my best
and I will work my hardest for that to happen,
and I will keep you guys in the loop as we proceed.
I'm actually looking into right now,
to taking a trip down to the factory
where these will get manufactured
so we can actually take a little tour,
I can show you guys the cards before we even get them,
which is gonna be awesome,
and we'll be unveiling these cards together pretty much.
I'm gonna stop talking about this, I'm gonna jinx it.
I'm gonna eventually end up jinxing it,
but thanks again for your support and your trust in me
and these cards, I appreciate that,
and we'll see you guys on the next video, peace.
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