Magic Video - Paul Wilson Royal Road to Card Magic ( 5 Vols , ) (Digital Download)

Are you seriously interested in mastering card magic? There's no better starting point than 'The Royal Road to Card Magic with R. Paul Wilson,' a monumental 5-volume digital download series designed to transform aspiring magicians into skilled card handlers. Building upon the revered classic by Hugard and Braue, this course is meticulously crafted to provide a complete and modern education in the art of sleight of hand with playing cards. If you're ready to commit, this journey will lead you to becoming an excellent card magician.

Your Expert Guide: R. Paul Wilson

At the heart of this unparalleled course is world-renowned card expert R. Paul Wilson. Paul doesn't just teach; he guides you effortlessly along this 'Royal Road,' bringing the timeless material to life. His clear, concise instructions, coupled with multiple camera angles, ensure every nuance of each sleight and effect is perfectly understood. What sets this series apart is Paul's invaluable contribution of his own repertoire's touches and insights, updating the classic material with fresh perspectives and improved methods. He also performs most of the tricks for an informal audience, allowing you to witness the magic before you delve into its secrets, providing essential context and inspiration.

A Comprehensive Curriculum for Card Mastery

This isn't merely a collection of tricks; it's a structured journey through the fundamentals and intricacies of card magic. Each of the five volumes progressively explores essential sleights, from the foundational Overhand Shuffle and Riffle Shuffle to the elusive Pass and sophisticated Palming techniques. You'll master the Glide, Glimpse, Double Lift, various Forces, and intricate Color Changes. Beyond the techniques, you'll learn an extensive array of classic card effects, including 'The Ambitious Card,' 'Poker Player's Nightmare,' 'Jacks Wild,' and many more of the best card effects ever created. This course ensures a complete understanding, enabling you to build a robust repertoire and develop your own unique magical style.

Beyond the Cards: The Paul Wilson Legacy

R. Paul Wilson's credentials extend far beyond the magic table. A seasoned performer at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, an award-winning magician, and a respected lecturer, Paul has dedicated his life to the art. His expertise isn't just theoretical; he's also a celebrated author and producer with credits in film and television, including 'Shade' and the BBC's 'The Real Hustle.' Learning from Paul means learning from a master who understands both the technical execution and the powerful presentation of magic. By following this course diligently, you'll not only learn card magic but also gain invaluable insights from one of its finest exponents, setting you on your own path to mastery.

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A COMPLETE COURSE IN CARD MAGIC
If you are If you are seriously interested in learning card magic, there is no better place to start than The Royal Road to Card Magic with R. Paul Wilson.

Since its initial publication, The Royal Road to Card Magic by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue has been regarded as the most complete course in sleight of hand with playing cards ever written, teaching essential sleights from the Overhand Shuffle to the Pass and Palm.

Each chapter explores a new sleight followed by several tricks using what the student has already learned-tricks that, incidentally, include many of the best card effects ever created.

Many of today's finest magicians began with Hugard and Braue's classic book, including world-renowned card expert R. Paul Wilson. On these downloads, Paul guides you along this Royal Road, demonstrating the sleights and effects from the book along with many important touches from his own repertoire. Paul guides you effortlessly through each chapter, using clear and concise instructions combined with multiple camera angles. He also performs most of the tricks in the book for an informal audience, allowing the student to see each effect before learning it.

This download series is a complete course in card magic that expands and updates the material from The Royal Road to Card Magic with new effects, improved methods, and advice from many of today's finest exponents of card conjuring. If you follow this course from beginning to end, learning each sleight before moving to the next chapter, you will soon be on your way to becoming an excellent card magician.

R. Paul Wilson teaching the Royal Road is one of the very best ways to learn card magic. The production values are superb! This is the best download course on card magic available today! -Bill Malone

Paul Wilson has performed card magic since he was eight years old and hasn't left home without a deck of cards since! Now a world-renowned, award-winning magician, Paul is respected not only for his creative approach to magic but also for his remarkable skill with cards. He is a regular performer at the Magic Castle in Hollywood and has traveled the world performing and lecturing on sleight of hand. Paul has also authored fifteen booklets and manuscripts on his magic and has also produced five instructional videos of his work. Paul now works in film and television. His credits include technical advisor and second-unit director of the movie Shade, producer of A&E's Mondo Magic, co-producer and star of Court TV's The Takedown, producer and star of the BBC show The Real Hustle, and technical advisor on the movie Smokin' Aces.

VOLUME 1
Introduction
Overhand Shuffle Hand Position
Execution
Controlling the Top Card
Controlling the Bottom Card
Top Card to Next to Bottom and Back
The Run
Injog
Double Undercut
Control
Retaining Top Stock
Full Deck False Shuffle
Topsy-Turvy Cards
Poker Player's Nightmare
Pocket Discovery
Telepathy Plus
Thought Stealer
Pinkie Does It
A Card and a Number
Riffle Shuffle Intro
Refinement
Retaining the Top Card
Retaining the Bottom Card
In the Air
An Instinct for Cards
Ultra Card Divination
Flourishes Intro
Ruffle
Spread and Turnover
Springing the Cards
Waterfall Shuffle
The Fan
One Hand Fan
One Thumb Fan
Bonus Material

VOLUME 2
The Glide Intro
The Glide
Glide Refinement
Design for Laughter
Observation Test
Glimpse Intro & The Bottom Card Glimpse
The Top Card Glimpse #1
Gray's Spelling Trick
Key Card / Undercut / Card Under
Do As I Do
The Three Piles
The Twenty-Sixth Card
Meeting of the Minds
Non Poker Voice
Sliding Key Card
Bonus Material

VOLUME 3
Palm Intro
Top Palm 1
Holding Card / Holding Deck
Multiple Top Palm
Palm Glimpse
Replacing Top Card
Refinement
Card in Pocket
Now You See It
Gathering of the Clan
Spring Catch
Piano Trick
Back Slip Intro
Back Slip
Lightning Card
The Tantalizer
Under Your Hat
Overhand Shuffle 2 Intro
Overhand Break Control
Overhand Lift Shuffle
Lift Shuffle Force
Spread & Break
Holding a Break
Spread & Break Control
Refinement
Obliging Aces
Leapfrog
Spectator's Card
Poker Puzzle
False Shuffles and Cuts Intro
Optical Shuffle
Charlier Shuffle
False Cuts
Palm Cut
An Incomprehensible Divination
Circus Card Trick
Blackjack Detective
Bonus Material

VOLUME 4
Double Lift and Turnover
Refinement
Double Lift Glimpse
Reverse
Rapid Transit
Ambitious Card
Throughth and Consequences
Insidious Dr. Fu Lui Tu
The Pass Intro
Pass Technique
Refinement
Roy Walton's Pass at Red
Kangaroo Card
Righting a Wrong
Blindfold Pack
Double Speller
Color Change
The Changing Card
Self Cutting Deck
A Pretty Cut
Pop-Up Card
Charlier Cut
Acrobatic Aces
Reverses Intro
First Method
Second Method
Third Method
Fourth Method
Reversed Location
Tipsy Turvy
Double Reverse
Mentalivity
Mountebank Miracle
Bonus Material

VOLUME 5
Hindu Shuffle Control
Hindu Force
Hindu Glimpse
The Step
Natural Injog
All Change Here
Classic Force Intro
Now You See It
One Hand Force
Bottom Force
Two Card Force
Riffle Break Force
Sliding Key Force
Double Lift Force
Cut Force
Justice Card Trick
Fours of a Kind
Pulse Trick
Top & Bottom Changes Intro
Top Change
Refinement
The Changeling
Bottom Change
Arrangements
Jacks Wild
Think Stop
Reds & Blacks
Matching the Cards
Platform Intro
3 Cards Across
Ladies Looking Glass
Paul's Tips
Bonus Material