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They are used because they are of good quality but also cheap enough so you don’t feel worried about writing on them or ripping one up for a trick. You’ll also find that most gimmicks and gaffed decks come in Red or Blue Bicycle card design.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003eThey are available from every magic shop and you can often find them in ‘bricks’ of 12 from Costco. You should never need to pay more than £3-4 per deck, sometimes you might even find them as cheap as £2 a deck.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003e99% of magicians will use ‘Poker sized’ playing cards. If you are a younger member with smaller hands, you may find these slightly too big to use. In which case, you can use ‘bridge size’ playing cards. However, we would encourage you to continue trying to use Poker sized as this will help you in the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eCard Magic\u0026nbsp;Video Tutorials\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003eVanishing Inc and Art of Magic have an amazing, free resource of the basics of card magic. Right from how to hold the deck up to fanning the cards and performing a little flourish to help display expertise.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/card-magic-basics\u0022\u003ehttps://www.vanishingincmagic.com/card-magic-basics\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooks\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCard Magic -\u0026nbsp;Royal Road to Card Magic\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGeneral Magic -\u0026nbsp;The Magic Book by Harry Lorayne\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGeneral Magic - Mark Wilson’s Complete Course in Magic by Mark Wilson\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCoin Magic -\u0026nbsp;Bobo’s Coin magic\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHistory of Magic -\u0026nbsp;Hocus Pocus by Paul Keive\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHistory of Magic - Finding the Elephant by Jim Steinmeyer\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eNews\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003eMagicWeek is a weekly news source by Duncan Trillo that has been running for over 20 years for the latest news in UK Magic. It is published every Saturday morning and is the best place to learn about new shows, lectures and news articles about magic.\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\u0022http://www.magicweek.co.uk/\u0022\u003ewww.MagicWeek.co.uk\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eMagic Shops\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003eHere are some reliable UK-based magic shops\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlakazam \u003c/strong\u003e-\u0026nbsp;Ashford, Kent.\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\u0022https://alakazam.co.uk\u0022\u003ehttps://alakazam.co.uk\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagicBox\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e-\u0026nbsp;Newcastle.\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\u0022https://www.magicbox.uk.com\u0022\u003ehttps://www.magicbox.uk.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVanishing Inc\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e-\u0026nbsp;Online UK \u0026 US.\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\u0022https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/\u0022\u003ehttps://www.vanishingincmagic.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK Playing Card Company \u003c/strong\u003e(Good value playing cards)\u0026nbsp;Online -\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\u0022https://www.ukplayingcardcompany.co.uk/\u0022\u003ehttps://www.ukplayingcardcompany.co.uk/\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eConventions\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Session\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBlackpool\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eLondon Magic Convention\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eYMC\u0026nbsp;Junior\u0026nbsp;Day!\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eAdvice\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYouTube Magic - \u003c/strong\u003eWhilst Youtube may be a great free resource, there is of course no governing of quality and anyone, of any ability and experience is able to upload a video. We feel you should keep this in mind when it comes to learning from YouTube. You can very easily pick up bad habits and an incorrect understanding of the fundamentals of magic, hindering your future development. Therefore we would highly advise learning from professionals and products released/supplied by professional magicians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlow is smooth \u0026 smooth is fast \u003c/strong\u003e- Slow down. Both your speech and your movements. The slower you speak, the more relaxed you sound and the more confident you seem, which will then allow your audience to relax too and enjoy your magic. The slower you perform the ‘sleight of hand’ the less likely they are to see it. Fast movements attract the eye and people will feel something happened. So relax and enjoy yourself when performing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerform as much as possible\u003c/strong\u003e - Magic is one of the rare art forms that only exists when it has an audience. Without an audience, you’re just practicing alone. By performing, you learn about the effect and get the joy of seeing others light up from your magic. Every time you perform, you’ll become a better magician, even if you don’t realise it!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNetwork\u003c/strong\u003e -\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003eIf you are a singer, it’s unlikely that you’ll have easy access to the biggest names in music like Beyonce and Ed Sheeran and bump into them a few times a year at conventions. Well luckily for you, it’s very likely to happen if you are a magician!* The magic world is an amazingly small community which allows you access to some of the biggest names in magic. Don’t be nervous to go up to them and say hello, ask for a photo or, even better, some advice. Just be kind and respectful.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003e*Not with Beyonce and Ed Sheeran. I’ve not seen them at the Blackpool magic convention. 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