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"Steve Reynolds is one of the most creative and knowledgeable Cardician's I know." - Bill Malone
In his first Alakazam Academy the amazing Steve Reynolds shares select secrets that have helped him firmly establish himself as one of the worlds premier sleight of hand entertainers. Steve has managed to integrate the psychology of the
audience into the methodology of his magic. Moreover, Steve believes that
a lot of magicians treat technique as the effect. In Steve’s opinion, the
technique is there to service the effect.
Steve realized early that he wasn’t going to be able to
learn everything. Bro John Hamman became a mentor to him as a young person and
Steve feels strongly that he wants to continue what his predecessors
originated. He wants to share that material with as many people as
possible.
This promises to be an amazing academy from one of the leading leading forces in the world of magic today.
Playing Heavy
The magician demonstrates a way
of cheating by adding extra cards to his poker hand. The five cards are spread
widely to show only FIVE cards as the magician adds, "But, doesn’t that look
like five?” This is called "Playing Heavy.” A five-card poker hand changes to a
Full House, then Five Aces, and finally a Royal Flush.
Intermediate and Advanced Skills
Push-Through Poker
A Topsy-Turvy Poker deal is
demonstrated with a few magic moments along the way. This is a no-sleight of
hand version of a classic effect. Both the performer and spectator deal cards
for a fast-paced and fun cheating demonstration. Quick reset.
Beginner and Intermediate Skills
Daylight Visitor
A selected card jumps back and
forth between two pairs of Kings. This version of Larry Jennings’ Visitor uses
no deck and is a master class in subtlety.
Beginner Skills
Technicolor Find
A card from a blue deck is
selected and cut into the deck. A pair of red-backed cards are inserted into
two separate parts of the deck and magically move to trap the selected card.
This is startling magic that is done with two borrowed decks.
Intermediate Skills
Bluff Ambidextrous Travelers
Steve teaches the importance of
practicing the basics. The four Aces are signed and lost in the deck. The deck
is manipulated in different ways to find each Ace. They are set aside until all
four are found. The Aces are then placed back into the deck. This time, with
the most natural set of actions and no apparent sleight of hand, both hands are
shown empty. The four signed Aces are removed from four separate pockets.
Beginner and Intermediate
Skills
Mini Matching Miracle
A full deck matching routine. The
spectator finds the only matching pair in the deck. This pair is used to
magically match the entire deck with a few surprises along the way.
Beginner Skills.
Monkey In the Box
A signed card appears in the card
box. A simple effect with a devious method.
Beginner Skills
Keys to the Riffle Shuffle
Steve shares the fundamentals of
card technique through examples from Ed Marlo's work and his own Beyond the Z
book.
You’ll also get tips on spotting
the weak spots in technique and how to fix them.
No Skills Required
