Card College, Volume 1: A Complete Course in Sleight of Hand Card Magic

by Roberto Giobbi

The first volume in this landmark course sets the groundwork for the rest of the series, beginning with lessons on the proper ways to hold, deal and shuffle the cards, then progressing through many basic sleights and techniques, including perhaps the most thorough and revealing discussion of the classic force ever offered. Along with the classics of card magic, Mr. Giobbi includes original ideas and refinements from his own repertoire, guaranteeing every reader, no matter how experienced, fresh techniques and insights into the performance of professional caliber card magic! Some of the topics covered in Volume One The Tools of Card Magic, Fundamental Techniques, The Overhand Shuffle, The Riffle Shuffle, False Cuts, Transfer Cuts, Card Controls, Card Forces, The Glide, The Double Lift, The Hindu Shuffle, Flourishes, The Spread Cull, The Top Change, The Key Card, Auxiliary Sleights

Genres: Magic, Nonfiction, Reference

244 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Roberto Giobbi is a full-time professional magician and one of Europe's finest and most successful exponents of sleight-of-hand with cards. In 1988 and 1991 he was recognized by his peers with awards for excellence in card magic from the prestigious FISM World Congress of Magicians, and in 1990 he received from the Swiss International Congress of Magicians their highest award, the Grand Prix. He also is one of the thirty members of the exclusive Escuela Magica de Madrid, and the author of numerous works on magic in German. In 1988 he was named Author of the Year by the Magischer Zirkel von Deutschland.

Reviews

[Barack Liu · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Barack
2021/04/13

" Card college ", first edition in 1992. It mainly discusses the methods of holding, dealing, and shuffling cards. It provides an in-depth analysis of the theories and techniques of card magic.

Roberto Giobbi was born in Basel, Switzerland in 1959. He is a professional magician, known for teaching card magic skills. Representative works: " Card College " and so on.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Fundamental Techniques
Chapter 2: Overhand Shuffle Techniques, Part 1
Chapter 3: False Cut Techniques, Part 1
Chapter 4: Card Controls
Chapter 5: Force Techniques, Part 1
Chapter 6: Transfer Cuts
Chapter 7: Riffle Shuffle Techniques
Chapter 8: The Glide
Chapter 9: The Double Lift, Part 1
Chapter 10: The Key Card

“ I wrote this course for fun. I truly enjoy analyzing, understanding, and describing complex physical, psychological, and dramatic sequences as precisely as possible. ”

Most people are more interested in magic, but they may not really be willing to take the time to pay attention to it and study it. The important difference between a magician and an ordinary audience is that the magician always maintains a strong interest, is attracted by the magical phenomena in magic, and is willing to understand and think about the complicated and even boring logic behind it. The biggest difference between experts and amateurs lies in this, whether they are willing, and whether they can invest a lot of time and energy to study the principles behind them.

" T believe that a general understanding of the history and symbolism of playing cards is also
important, and the section “A Brief History of Playing Cards” will provide you with an
overview of this topic. ”

No matter what discipline you are in, if you want to understand the discipline in-depth, you often start with understanding history. If you don’t understand history, it’s like water without roots and a source without roots, and the development potential is limited. Even if we learn superficial techniques, it may be difficult to understand the deeper spiritual connotations.

" In other words, the purely mechanical aspect of the technique
can be understood in a few seconds. But as each technique is an example of physical
precision, and the latter is deeply influenced by psychology. ”

A perfect magic show relies on more than just smooth magic techniques. Magicians must also be able to deeply grasp human nature and use some psychological skills. This kind of abstract ability, perhaps more than more difficult may have dexterity and skill. I think that an excellent magician probably also needs to be a person who is good at perceiving people's hearts and observing his words.

" Playing cards are the instrument of the card conjurer. The more you know about your
instrument, the more sensitively you will handle it, and the more expressively you will
master it, making it an extension of your personality. ”

We theory and principles to understand the more of a feat of understanding it more deeply. Magic Ye Hao, something else is no exception, it is true.

" The expertise of artisans and the ingenuity of the human spirit are wedded in the mysterious
deck of cards, making it not merely a mathematical labyrinth and chaos of symbols,
but—in the skillful hands of a card magician—a proper stage on which fifty-two actors
can be brought to life to represent the entire human condition. ”

Board games the most attractive thing is that it uses finite element simulated the situation is likely to be ever-changing. Like life, the possibilities seem to be nearly endless.

" The four suits symbolize the four seasons, the thirteen
cards in each suit represent the thirteen lunar cycles each year, the twelve court cards correspond
to the twelve months of the Gregorian calendar (1582), the fifty-two cards are the fifty-two weeks in the year, the sum of all the pips equals 365 (364 plus one for the Joker'),
the number of days in the year. ”

It's hard to know, is it the designer who has deliberated to this degree at the beginning of the design? Also, descendants of laws will Farfetched? We have no way of knowing. Anyway, I got a lot of fun from this phenomenon.

" In fourteenth-century Spain, the four suits represented the four dominant principles of the
prevailing society. Diamonds ( or = gold, money) stood for capital, Hearts ( Copas = cups,
goblets) for the church, Spades ( spades = swords) for nobility, and Clubs (baster = clubs)
for political power. ”

Card of 4 different symbols, also represents 4 Zhong different elements. These elements were probably what people thought at the time as important, just like the status of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth in Chinese classical philosophy, right?

" Card tricks unite the principles of nature
(natural material), of art (creativity, interpretations, self-expression, talent), of science
(psychological and mathematical principles), and of spirituality (symbolism, personal
growth, and therapy). ”

Solitaire Magic is probably the most common variety of modern magic props, magic is done by means of cards kind may reach the hundreds or even thousands, right? But the core model is probably limited. Generations of magicians have invested a lot of time and energy in it, and only then have they imagined how many wonderful magic tricks they can do.

" With the cards as your instrument, your hands are the tools that actually determine the
success of the card trick being performed. In principle, your hands are your most important tool. ”

The simpler the props and the more complicated the skills required to perform amazing magic tricks. Achieve not simple achievements through simple tools, which embody one's own skill.

" In
In the worst case, you can console yourself with the knowledge that every technique may be
replaced by another technique, or a principle, or subtlety or ruse. ”

The significance of learning magic theory is that it gives us the ability to modify magic by ourselves. If one technique does not work, we can change to another technique without failing. The biggest problem with knowing it but not knowing its reason is that once the situation changes slightly, there is no way to deal with it.

[Seth · Rating 5 out of 5]

As with any skill fundamentals are paramount, Giobbi does it the best in his Card College series. This book goes over ALL of the basics ranging from spreading the cards in hands, basic shuffles, to even smaller things you think you may know how to do such as simply holding the deck properly. The book has a beautiful legend or "map" (I believe he calls it) which names the sides and ends of the deck, and he also gives names to your hand which are easy to follow as he explains sleights and tricks. This book has a lot of common and necessary things, and also some obscure and interesting moves you don't see often in magic any more. Don't think everything in this book is easy though, even a seasoned magician could refine and go over sleights they've learned. As you get towards the end you'll read about the Key Card and a little more difficult techniques to perform such as the Top Change or Classic Force.
5 Stars

[Michiel Tummers · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best introductions to sleight of hand card magic. The book is easy to read, with many handdrawn illustrations to show the sleight in full detail. Although i would never use any of the effects (with the exception of some) in this work i think Card college is vastly superior to Hugard's "the Royal Road to Card Magic" . Giobbi is a master not only in sleight of hand but also in teaching.

[Yaylord · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want to learn card magic this is THE best way to go. It's far more than a compendium of techniques, Roberto Giobbi takes you from the very fundamentals of this art and teaches you everything you need to know about techniques and theory to make you effectively became an amazing cardician.

[Inou Bensafi · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Cameron Copper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great introduction to the theory and manipulation required to being working with cards. If you are considering this book vs. the classic, Royal Road to Card Magic, I would encourage you to determine whether you are interested in learning commonly employed moves or if you are truly interested in learning sleight of hand with playing cards. RRTCM would be the superior choice (as it is considerably cheaper to purchase) if you are only interested in becoming aware of the movements. Card College is definitely geared towards someone who is interested in the study of sleight of hand.

Keep in mind, there are plenty of references within this Volume 1 to sub sequential volumes of this series. If you are going to be purchasing a subset of the books, it may do you well to go ahead and purchase Volume 1 and 2 at the same time.

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are interested in learning card magic, or are a novice looking to improve your technique. Look no further than Giobbi's Card College books. Volume 1 contains all the basics, from gripping the deck, dealing, shuffling, and some easy, but very important, sleights and techniques. Everything is explained with careful precision, and there are tons of detailed illustrations to help you see what Giobbi is describing. Definitely worth it.

[Brad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Essential reading for anyone interested in card magic. Volume 1 might seem like a re-hash of skill sets that most magicians already have, such as how to hold the deck, but learning these fundamentals correctly will save time and heart ache later on.

[Patryk Pawełek]

good

[Owen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will be revisiting this book for years to come. It is an amazing and through introduction to sleight of hand card magic.

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