Card Flourish Tutorials - Virtuoso: 5 Tips on the Tornado Cut

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Here's a tutorial from us on 5 essential tips to perform the Tornado.

This is not a tutorial on how to do the move itself, but rather the little details that maximize the visual quality of the card flourish.

This card flourish tutorial is for the guys who already know the Tornado, and want to delve deeper into the finer details of this modern classic.

Enjoy!

The Virts



Credits

Tornado Cut created by Ashford Kneitel based on Float Pass by Guy Hollingworth

Tornado Cut performed and taught by Daren Yeow

Filmed by Huron Low

Edited by Daren Yeow

Music "Stress Rap" by Cannibal Ox







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[southemerald]

For Practice Tip 3A:
1. Practice with a deck with good corners to help the spin.
2. Practice first without the bottom and top packets and just with the middle packet aka the packet spinning.
3. Do the previous tip with the hand coordination tip of the video

[DarenYeow]

NO! Now the REAL secret to my Tornado Cut is revealed. Damn!

-Daren

[ineski]

You guys are really taking flourishing to a next level with all those nuances and attention to detail. Great job! Amazing tips!

[thevirts]

Standard, air-cushioned cards would probably be your best bet, as it is not just the weight but the friction (or lack thereof) between the cards that affects your flourishing efficiency.

In the case of this video Daren is using Aladdin 1001s, which are actually plastic coated. In the case of a cut this is usually fine, though if you're gunning for more spread-wise flourish such as fans you're better off with a Tally-Ho deck or something similar.

-Kev, The Virts

[thevirts]

It used to be taught in Ashford Kneitel's Tornado Cut DVD, but unfortunately that's been sold out for a while.

-Kev, The Virts

[anphelps]

Had the same problem when I first learned this. Just keep practicing and you will get used to it and it will come natural. Also a tip that helped me was to try and minimize the movement of one hand. That helped me so maybe it will help you.

[xxxxxxxmemaimoxxxxxx]

thank you thank youthank you man! for a long time i have been looking for a decent tornado vid.

[anphelps]

Great tutorial. Thank you. Although you make it look a lot easier than it is for me right now. But the one lesson i have learned in my attempt to be a cardist is that every move is so hard until you practice it a bit, then it suddenly becomes easier and easier until you wonder why you had a hard time with it in the first place.

[mig]

dude your tutorials aren't great but they're just FREAKING AWESOME

[thevirts]

Because the move is by Ashford Kneitel. What we're offering in this video is just our advice on how to make your handling of it better :)

-Kev, The Virts

[JoeCrr]

Don't get me wrong, I am personally going to use this method, which is far superior, however in something as smooth and slow as pandora, (eg. as seen in spring jam 07) the speed (and illusion ;D) of this flourish would look out of place.

But this will be replacing my current tornado, and i cannot thank you enough for helping rekindle my love of such a beautiful move. Cheers,

Joe

[thevirts]

Try holding the 4-6 card packet with a lighter grip; that way, it makes it easier for the cards to spin once your ring finger initiates the movement.

-Kev, The Virts

[thevirts]

That's a blue non air-cushioned Aladdin 1001, which Daren copped from me.

If you aren't able to cop a deck from me, though, I would suggest Dan and Dave Buck's site—they stock the non AC Aladdins for pretty reasonable prices.

-Kev, The Virts

[thevirts]

You probably want to position the corner of the packet so that it's directly in the most fleshy area of the pinky, but not with a grip that's so hard that the packet has no looseness to spin with. It's a bit of a knack, but once you get used to it it'll be just like riding a bicycle. Especially if you *are * using Bicycles.

-Kev, The Virts

[PaulTheillusionist]

Thanks a buch! Smooth crystal clear footage and editing! Bravo!

[thevirts]

As mentioned in the description, "This is not a tutorial on how to do the move itself, but rather the little details that maximize the visual quality of the card flourish."

If you were looking for a slow-motion explanation of the flourish, then we're sorry to say that this is not it. However, if you were looking for a collection of tips to improve your technique and handling of it, then you've definitely come to the right place :D

-Kev, The Virts

[thevirts]

Instead of a green screen, you can just get a large black background to film against. That way, there is no need to key anything out, and you don't have to worry about lighting the background either :)

-Kev, The Virts

[thevirts]

Actually, you can use this method of the tornado cut within any cut that utilizes it. Not just only when performing the tornado cut on its own.

We won't want to be limiting ourselves now would we? ;)

-Daren, The Virts

[thevirts]

@MrPanichou Those are blue, non air-cushioned Aladdin 1001s.

-Kev, The Virts

[ztaini]

Hey thanks guys. Awesome tutorial with some real quality tips.

-Stein