Cardistry: Beginner One Handed Cuts (Playing Card Shuffling)

1. 1. Intro and Trailer: Hey guys and welcome to cart is Shri one-handed cuts. In this Skillshare course, we're going to be looking at five basic one-handed cuts intended for beginners, entry level people in the world of cards Sheets. My name is base. I've been acquired as for the past 13 years. And I have been practicing this beautiful art form probably every day of my life with some breaks here and then, and I really want to pass you this beautiful, beautiful art form so you can play with it. It's a very meditative thing. Can do it anywhere. And at any time it clears out all of your thoughts as you're focusing just on the playing cards. So I really would like to pass this on to you. So you can have something to play around with any deck of cards is good as long as you have a deck of poker playing cards so that they fit in the hands just like in mind, if you have smaller hands, you can use bridge sized. So guys, welcome to Current History, one-handed cuts. Let's begin. 2. 2. Charlier Cut: The first thing that we're going to learn is called the shore yea cut. This has been around for more than 200 years and has made its way from the magicians realm to the cart is well, to start, we're going to be using something that is called the dealer's grip. We're going to have the pinky at the bottom of the deck, then this is going to help the card stay in place and not slipped down to the floor. So really do keep that thinking over there as it's really going to be very helpful. Always pay attention to the pinky. Because the two fingers on the right ring finger and middle finger and the index finger on top. And the index finger is going to be the one that's going to do a lot of the job over here. And I'll show you over here what's happening. We're just lifting half of the deck with our thumb from the left side, just like this. And we're doing this at the tip of the thumb. So it's not actually happening down here nor is it happening, you know, over here. So you're not going underneath the packet. You're actually just putting the tip of your thumb over there on the side of the packet. And this point on, you are going to go with your index finger and I'm going to move here. So you can actually see from this point of view what is happening. You're gonna go with the index finger and push the packet upwards. Notice that when I push the packet upwards, what some of you might actually be doing is in this position where this packet feels like it's completely being pushed up by this one. So if you would leave your thumb, the packet would just fly out. Normally that happens in two cases. One, you have smaller fingers or to the grip on the deck is not a correct one. So notice how my fingers over here, this is a bad position. What I want is I want the tip of my fingers to contact that much. So I'm over here. Liftoff half, which is the tip of Maine ring and middle fingers contacting the packet. This is actually helping me lift this first packet up in the air so much that I can just push this bottom packet casually up and down scene. So this is one thing that I've always seen happen with my students, is when I'm teaching live face-to-face is that they're not actually accustomed to bringing a package to their fingertips. So do bring the packet to your fingertips so you can push that bottom packet. Now, once you push the bottom packet up with your index finger, notice that I'm not doing it from this corner. I'm doing it by making it come underneath and then pushing it from the middle. I will tilt my risk of bit towards the left. So it makes it easier to let go of the packet. And this one should fall down. And in this position I can just hit the packet, so it falls down as well here and then leave it down. Or we can end it by clicking this packet over there, which is a nice little subtlety from Aviva, who is a very well note card is in the current issue community of moral, you should definitely check his stuff out. So this would be the basics for the Charlene cut. The five fingers are in position. We lift up half of the deck at our tips. If we want to create more space, we lower our fingers by bending them and then lifting the packet up. This is something that you won't have to do as you keep on going. We push the packet with our index finger until the point where we can leave this ones with false. It has fallen usually on our index finger. So you can just keep on crawling the index finger until it's safe for us to extend it. Because if we extend it earlier, sometimes it will spread the chorus just like this C, it will spread the cards. Other times it might knock it out completely. So what I advise you to do, you see a kid and then I started bending my index finger down until the packet 4's, I am safe to go in 19, close it. And that leaves and gems is the Charlene. And once you can get it to this spin, then you can actually think about teaching yourself how to do it in the other hand. And then he can try and combine the two as such for great dynamic practice. And also for allowing your mind to be able to split between two tasks which simultaneously happen. And then you'll go into other stuff which we'll discuss much later on. But this is it guys, the short cut. Congratulations, you've made your first step towards acquiring a new base of hand skills, which is called carpentry. And this is the first cut that we have learned that shiny cut, a one-handed cut that you'll find repeating itself through many, many videos and also moves. Congratulations. Now let's move on. 3. 3. Scissor Cut: The following cada we're going to be learning is called the scissor cut. And it looks because the packet opens up just like a scissor would. Or at least that's what people thought when they created the cut. I feel it's a natural segue from the shoreline cut as what you're actually doing is just using the thumb to grip a packet together with your index finger and move it towards the left and then bring it underneath the deck. It has a very easy cut and there's not a lot of complicated things that are going on. So let's move on to the silicon. We're going to grip the deck into opposition like this, similar to the dealer's grip. But we're actually gripping the entire tank is known as how my index finger and ring fingers, pinkie, over here, are actually gripping the deck so that I can actually hold it between the fingers. And from this position, I am bringing my thumb down to the bottom of the packet at the inner left corner. And then I am contacting half of the deck. And just like in the Surely it got, we're picking up half of the deck and then we're grouping it together with the index finger and the thumb. And we can move it towards the left side. Once you have grip the packet, you will notice that there is pressure. Now here, here and here, all of these three fingers are actually holding those two packets together and such. We're going to be bringing the thumb as far as we can until we can't anymore. And from here on the fingers that are just casually sitting over there minding their own business. We're actually going to help us tilt this packet so that now when we come back with our thumbs, we can actually put the packet underneath down. So it comes over here. We're tilting and then we're going down. Notice how my fingers are actually at the side of the deck. So they're not over here. They can be in the middle. Really helps for them to be at the side of the deck. So you are at the site, you're gripping this with your thumb. You can move your index finger and the middle. No problem. You're gripping it. You're moving it as far as you can. And then your ring and middle finger are pulling down on this until it completely escapes this grip. And then we can just come back with our thumb and drop the packet over there. And when you do it faster, it will look like that. Notice how my fingers over their comfort split-second. That's a completely different flourish. Come for a split second just to tilt that package from underneath towards the right side. And this is why everything, the Surely cut and the scissor cut a really tall cuts. There are very similar in mechanics, whereas one of the fingers does most of the job. Where here we have the thumb that is doing the pulling and pushing. Here we have the index finger that is doing most of the job. So I really want it to be this the second cut they were doing. So to practice these 21 after the other. So you become more accustomed to each one of their mechanics, but also that your fingers are going to get tired from just doing one thing and becomes kind of boring. So that's why I advise you to switch from one to the other and then do not forget to teach your other hand how to do the same cut as it's a completely new experience. The fact that you are teaching your other hand something evolves you both as a person and as acquired this, because you're going to be able to use your right hand later on when you're doing two-handed cuts, you know, and you want to use your right hand to do completely different stuff. You really want to evolve those muscles from the fingers. And by executing one-handed cuts is the best way to do this. There are court lists are there in the world quite plenty that do not know how to execute the same cuts with both hands, so don't worry about it. If it's not something that you don't want to do, don't do it. But I advise you to do it because it gets really fun. When you can split the deck and you can actually perform the same cut in both hands. And you can do different shapes. And it becomes this sort of very beautiful synchronicity. The fact that you can do the same thing with both hands at the same time. It feels like we've got a friend over there joining you. So this is a guide for the scissor cut. Though we watch them. If you feel like you've missed any of the points that I've talked about. And let's move on to the circuit. 4. 4. Index Cut: The next got there we're going to be looking at is a great cut when you'd like to chain the Charlie a with something, notice high-end taking the packet from underneath and I'm moving it back. It's also a false cuts or definitely learning a lot more right now. But it's very similar to the scissor cut over here. Mainly they are moving one packet. And I actually think this one is a bit easier than the pseudocode because there's not this extensive thumb that was going over there and you have to tilt. It feels like there's a lot more going on. Whereas over here, you're just going to be moving that packet from underneath to the top. And this is a sequence that is used in many displays when you want to display both packets at the same time. But it's also used when you would like to perform a one-handed shuffled just like this. So it is a card that will serve you into the future when you would like to do different and more evolved things. This is why learning just the basics of it is going to be very useful in the future. So let's get going, buckle up, and let's get those fingers rolling. We're going to have though, we haven't got to have the index finger over here in a grip. Very similar to the scissor cut. Notice how the deck is lifted up from the hands. I can actually fit an entire hand over here underneath the packet. This is how much space there is there. Because we want the space is going to really help us. And my index finger moves from its regular position and down to the right side. And it's going to split the deck in half. After we split the deck, you're going to start moving your thumb towards the left side, and you're also going to move your index finger together with it. Notice how I have gripped the packet. It made it look like I'm not really putting any effort, but that packet is really, really held in there between these two fingers. I mean, it's not going to roll away, is not going to do anything. So I am really firmly gripping it. Gripped the packet. I am moving now the packet towards the left side, but two things are actually happening at the same time. This top packet is actually sliding down on the nail of my finger. It's very useful because of how all of these fingers are positioned. The packet is held very nicely in the left-hand one sliding underneath. This feels like a nice slay in Christmas over here. And we can just slowly take this packet towards the left side and bring it above over here. Notice, I think most of you could already start executing this. As there is not much going on. We're grouping it, pulling it down. And then grouping that packet, you are allowing that slide on your nail. You're coming with your thumb towards the left side over here. And you might actually ask yourself here, but it's not going down and I feel like I'm blocked here. What, what do I need to do? And then you move forwards that the packet can actually come down towards ourselves. And then we can keep on bending our fingers. And this is not something that you always have to do. It's something that becomes much more natural as you keep on practicing. At the beginning, you have to pay attention to what every muscle is doing so that you're basically teaching your muscles what to do and in what way to move. Whereas now when I'm performing it, I'm not even thinking about what I'm doing because it becomes muscle memory. So this is what we're training right now. We're actually trying to create a new memory in our finger muscles. So together, just keep on doing this command. New gripping down, gripping the packet, moving towards the left. And then you are coming forward events so the packet can evade and then you bring it down. You can even put it into this role. Yeah. A position, not leave it fall like this, but putting it into a position, then you can know surely a cut over there was beautiful about this cut there. You can actually keep doing the same thing. And this is a cut that I've actually taught in a past course of mind with three packet guts. Because you are having three packets over here and you're moving that down. So this is definitely a move then you can do in different ways and evolve like many of the one-handed cuts are. So this is why I wanted to teach you guys this one. As I feel it's something that you can do early on and it's something that you can play with further. So I hope you guys liked the index cut. And we can move onto the fourth cut. 5. 5. Let There Be Play: Current history and its pure state is just play. It is an art form, but if you take a look at it, we're just playing with a deck of cards. So I highly advise you to play trying, experiment, even if you're at the beginning, make it a habit to have fun. Even if you can't do all the cuts, try doing something that's impossible, doing it in both hands at the same time. You really pushing yourself. If you don't feel like pushing yourself, that's completely fine as well. But do remember to have fun while you're doing it to all of us have different points of view over what entertaining ourselves means. But I really have found that if people try to hide to be very good at the beginning, they're really making it harder on themselves to enjoy what they're doing. As such, to really be too harsh on yourself because, you know, have actually been a beginning for one year. And the beginning, we're just trying to do the same things on and on, but it gets easier with time. So there's no point in being harsh on yourself. Just have fun and you're actually going to forget about the entire learning process while you're having fun and make it a beautiful experience for yourself. And you're going to discover at the end of that experience that Hey, you actually do these 500 cuts, five one-handed cuts. Men can imagine having five hands and performing cuts. Wall. 6. 6. Thumb Cut: This is as old as the Charlene cut, and it has been passed down by the magicians onto the modern era of history and is called the thumb cut. As you can see, I'm actually gripping the packet from above with my thumb over here and I'm pulling the packet towards my left side. And then I'm tilting this packet with my pinky ring finger over here and then I'm dropping the packet underneath. Yes, this is a cut that will really put a strain on your thumb if you keep on doing it like I am doing it right now in front of you to demonstrate. And it is a cut that most people think they came out to do. Because they say they have small, they have small hands and as such, they cannot do it. And there is a solution for this. And the solution is to not really hold the deck into opposition where your thumb can actually, can't actually go all the way there, but you rather move it down at the fingertips. And as such, notice just how much it can actually move with my thumb now. So I can grip the packet over there and then tilt it from there and move it back, grab it from over there, and then tilt the packet. I know I'm actually not explaining first how to do it, but I do want to eliminate any sort of doubt there may be in some of your minds. So let's see how the mechanics are, even though they're pretty straightforward. I do have a dealer's grip going on. We're here with a bit of space underneath. Now, I'm going to eliminate that space by just letting the deck drop into my hand. And then I'm going to come with my thumb from above and grip the packet. That's all. I'm just gripping the packet. And there is really pressure going on over here. I mean, I am, I'm really gripping that packet and some is not absorbed to be gripping it is gripping, gripping the packet. And from this position, this is the hardest part. You're actually going to be tilting this packet over here with your pinky. Notice how my pinky is really bending all the way here. And this is a move that is a bit more difficult at the beginning because you don't really trust your fingers yet. See, I can actually just fill that and know that the packet won't fall because I already trust my fingers. But this is something that we're going to be building on slowly. So don't really rush and make sure that you're performing on a bed. Summer, we can actually pick the chords up very fast. So or one of those hammer pants, you know. So we can actually do this without any sort of fear. Now, we do this by bending our pinky down and helping with our ring finger, then this packet. So both of these fingers are doing it. But you're also rocking your hand forward as such so that you're helping the packet tilt. See, I M pushing the packet either with my wrist by going over here to the right, or I'm using my index finger to push this back. It's slowly. See, I am just extending my index finger a bit. Let me show you. I'm extending my index finger or just a bit so that this packet can lift up. And then from this position, I can just pull down with my pinky and ring finger. So then I can drop the packet and push it back on top. Over here, I push up a bit with my index finger, drop the packet and then he's back on top. And then we have the thumb cut. And this is I can really feel pressure on my wrist over here. So don't really practice this a long time as you're going to put stress on your wrist. Practice until you feel comfortable and then move into other cuts. Notice how a lot of these costs can actually segue into other cuts. They can already have this one over here. Or I can start from here and go into a shore yea, and then go into a thumb cut. And assuredly at the end, I almost dropped the cars over there. But the songs, but there's definitely many other cards they can do with it. So this is why I wanted to pass this on to you at the beginning, even though it is a bit more difficult. But I really think you guys are going to be able to do it given that you are here on Skillshare, I think you have the patients to actually go through this cut. And I believe that you can do it because you're already on the fourth cut. And by this time, with the help of the Charlene, with the help of the index card, and with the help of the scissor cut, you can actually start doing something that requires a view, a bit more strain on the muscles, not technically speaking, is not that difficult, but it does record some strain on the muscles. So saying everything that I just said, we can now move on to the next cut. 7. 7. Revolution Cut: This one is thought of as one of the building blocks of car industry. Together with the Surely cut, this is probably the most learned, but that is one handed. And it's called The Revolution cut. And it was created by Brian Tudor and Sean for the first time, I believe in 1999 in his show off Volume 1. Uh, Bryan today has definitely really more one-handed cuts, but this is the one that really put him out there and is probably the one that she will do that most honestly, this revolution cut also because it looks so nice. They, you're spinning that packet over there. You're starting very similar Tushar LEA cut, but then you are rotating that packet with a help your fingers, something that we are now able to do knowing that you have gone through the pre cuts that we've learned until now. So I think the next one is the revolution guard for sure. So you level up the packet, just like in the Charlene cut over here. And now we're going to be changing our grips. So we're going to move our index finger over here on the right side. And then we're going to move all of our fingers. See, packet is actually being held by my thumb and index finger. The bottom packet is hold by my index finger, and this packet is held over there by my thumb and index finger. So these three fingers are actually going to be gripping the packets. See, pinky finger doesn't actually do something yet, but he is going to be helping. Saw the packets don't fall or here see. So let me show him. We're going with our index finger over here, and then we're moving our three fingers. As such. Middle finger goes on the bottom, ring finger goes over here on the left side and we're grouping the packet. And from this position, the packet is actually gripped between the index and ring finger. And this finger is over here just to help it so it stays loose in the course. Don't actually fall down. And we're bringing all of this motion is actually done by the ring finger. So we're over here and we're bringing with our ring finger down. And naturally, just like in there surely occurred since the index finger is over here, I can push this fact that up and let that fact that fall down. Notice how I can spin over here. And then I can just complete their rotation by pushing the packet and then LN letting it fall down over here and then falls down. So just take it step-by-step, lift, move finger out the fingertips. Because if we're not at the fingertips, then we're going to have less space to actually maneuver. Everything is going to feel a bit more rigid. So at the fingertips over here, we start by orange twisting the packet of BID before we actually move our fingers, notice how I am twisting with the help of my thumb over here. Just going down a bit length is going down with them so that I can actually come up my ring finger at this side and then complete the rotation over here, start start twisting over here. Grip. I pass the grip over there. I move my thumb over here and then I continue the rotation. Internet can actually complete the cut over here. And then we're done. Grip, start twisting. Grip again. Continue their rotation with the help of our ring finger going down and the index finger coming up in order to push this back in. And then we, it's very hard to do it in slow motion because I have to show you just everything that is happening. So that's why I'm ripping the bank over here. So I'm pushing the packet and letting it drop. And then this one drops there as well. And there you have guys the revolution current, once you learn it, really going to start wanting to do in each hand completely. And I really advise you to learn both the Surely a and the revolution in both hands as you can really play with them. And it looks very beautiful. And once you know the revolution, you can actually mix it with so many other cuts. Just because you know, it's mechanics. And one of them that are really like is from Dimitri or Larry, where he pumps one card over here. He lets it down and then he twists it, see. And that car is now supposed fall, but we do drop cards from now in them as well. See you twisted ladder go there and then he falls down. So there's plenty of room to actually play once you learn on one handed cut. So this is why I really advise you to put in the time and just make it fun, make it fun for yourself. Try and play with it. That's why I say play on a mat so that if you drop cards can actually just pick them up and continue going. There is no rule in car industry or in any art form that forces you to take it slowly, not actually try to play and experiment. And who knows you might actually be a product yourself waiting to discovery. So do allow yourself to play and don't just do the same thing on and on. Trying to other things. Try and split the packet. Once you over here, try putting it down. Then you can even help yourself with the right hand and then go with one and then be careful so it doesn't draft. And then, you know, you've gone over here and anything. Maybe I let it fall down and then it goes in this hand and UWP. And that's where Carter shares actually begin. Self-expression is the ultimate form of any art form. And it's actually should be like the norm, but it is so early doing advise you to express yourself through the cards. 8. 8. Last Words: I'm very happy that you've been with me until the end of this Skillshare course. This video over here is actually part of a longer series that I'm doing on Skillshare called car industry wide triangle through each one of the things that are part of current issues such as one-handed cuts to 100 cards, three packet cuts for packets, displays and so on. That all of these genres or these types of moves that belonged to color SRI, and I'm trying to present them to you guys. So make sure to check out my other Skillshare courses and see what I got prepared for you. I think you're gonna really like them. My name is base and it's been a complete pleasure to be here with you. I will be have an amazing day and I'll see you next time.