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Richard Ross: The Linking Rings

Considered to be one of best linking rings ever. It is simple, beautiful and direct. Ross focus on the basic effect of linking and unlinking the rings. It is done so slow that is looks like real magic. Richard Ross masterpiece from 1973 gave him his second grand Prix of magic in a row.

Linking Rings

A cool 3-rings rutine by LAWRENS GODON. Notice in the middle of his routine the drop-down penetration. His routine is very smooth - an update of Richard Ross version.

Fred Kaps: Homing Cards

Here is a small video-clip from 1964, where Fred Kaps performs at the Ed Sullivan show with a classic card trick:”Homing Card”.

A little historical detail: Fred Kaps performed on the Ed Sullivan Show, right before the Beatles had their first performance in American TV, on the very same show! - A huge event. Therefore were there some disquiet and Ed Sullivan asks the girls to quiet down.

How do you talk while doing magic

What To Say When Performing Magic?

This often causes problems for people. Well, there is a very easy answer to that, you just tell a lie. You come up with a believable lie and the words come by themselves.

Use your imagination and have fun. Find your lie. You’ve got it when it is chuckling in your stomach and you

look forward to telling it.It has to be a believable lie and you have to have fun with it. The lie has to make you chuckle. You can make people believe in anything. Do it with a twinkle in your eye or be deadly serious.

the most annoying thing is sometimes, when people start performing, they think they must speak with a theatre-voice. Your way of speaking should not sound like you were reading something out loud. You are not a parrot. Speak with your natural voice. Speak like you always speak, -the way you talk to your friends. Remember spectators are your friends. So Talk with your own voice

Remember you don’t have to learn a whole speech word by word. It is always a good idea to write everything down. But when you perform, it is much better to use your speech as a set-off and then improvise.

Don’t be scared of the word improvise. It is just like in everyday life. When talking to your friends or relatives you improvise new words and sentences all the time. If you didn’t you would be a robot. The difference between speaking to friends and an audience is not that big.

3 Reasons Why You Should Do Street Magic

Before you’ll fill your pockets with magic stuff I want you to understand WHY it is so important to perform magic in the streets and for your friends.

I think it is the fastest way of becoming an awesome magician. Because it is so easy to find an audience. There are literally millions of places you can do magic. Go to a park, a café or take a night ride on the metro. Use your imagination

You have an endless list of unique opportunities to perform your tricks again and again.You’ll have a lot of fun, but you are doing it for 3 reasons

Reason # 1
Learn to Perform anywhere under any condition

This is by far the best way to learn magic tricks at high speed and it
builds up your self-confidence. Just perform your street tricks and
perform them often.

Reason # 2
Learning about people

You are learning about people. Start performing for all kinds of people. Learn how to talk to strangers. Just do it. Ask them something. Make contact with people you never ever would have been talking to, if you weren’t doing magic for them.

We usually only mix with people who remind us of ourselves. So start enjoying mingling around.

Reason #3
Study the inside of you

You are studying what is happening inside of you. Learn how to be ready and trustful on the spot. You only learn this by being calm and trustful yourself. And by trying. And never giving up.

It starts from the inside of you. If you want your spectator to get a feeling, then feel it yourself. There is no shortcut here. If you have any problems, then fake it until you make it. Look calm on the outside - even if your inside is shaking.

And a last piece of advice…..

You’ll know you’ve got it, when people you meet start asking “Can you come to my party and perform?”