Blood, Sweat and Tears: Mastering Card Magic

This comprehensive three-part course is designed to transform your hands into instruments of effortless magic with playing cards. Think of it as a boot camp for your fingers.

Blood, Sweat and Tears guides you through the essential techniques to master sleight of hand, beginning with a strong foundation and effective practice methods. The course culminates in five visually stunning effects that are practical for real-world performances.

Running Time: 3 Hours, 36 Minutes

Join Ben Earl for intense card magic sessions that challenge even the most dedicated enthusiasts. These sessions cater to those passionate about mastering advanced sleight of hand with playing cards.

Are you ready to achieve a world-class touch, flow, and technical skill? Learn secrets and techniques so advanced they will leave you in awe. For the first time, Ben unveils the true essence of his technical prowess. It’s accessible to anyone willing to invest their blood, sweat, and tears.

Some participants may shed tears, while others will celebrate as their sleight of hand reaches new heights, escaping the mediocrity of average card handling.

With no gimmicks or tricky angles, all techniques can be applied in real-world scenarios… for those brave enough to take the plunge!

BLOOD – Advanced Hand Intelligence – Gain a fresh perspective on card handling.

1-hour session followed by a 15-minute Q&A:

• Initial movement
• Follow-through movement
• Light touch & soft hands
• Relaxed edges
• Casual setups and execution
• Riding bevels
• Fluid get-readies
• One-handed squaring & repositioning
• Touch breaks
• Internal misdirection

TEARS – Scary Effects – Master five advanced effects and techniques that will astonish your audience.

1-hour session followed by a 15-minute Q&A:

• Overly Ambitious – A masterful handling of the Ambitious Card.
• Four The Hard Way – A spectator cleanly selects four cards from a shuffled deck, revealing four-of-a-kind.
• Trovac – A breathtaking visual display of sleight of hand using just one hand!
• You Decide – A selected card appears in one of the performer’s pockets, chosen by the spectator.
• Ridiculous – A clever showcase of pseudo skill to locate four-of-a-kind from a shuffled deck.

You will also learn techniques such as a Fan Steal, a One-handed Shift, an impossible card switch, creative false shuffles, and much more!

SWEAT – Elite Practice Drills – Elevate your technique to new levels of fluidity.

1-hour session followed by a 15-minute Q&A:

• Transition drills
• Natural handling drills
• Intuitive drills
• Touch drills
• Overload drills
• Break drills
• One-handed drills
• Flow drills