Of course there are a whole bunch of great flourishes on the Wire, and most of them are for cheap or free. I'm confident that the big names have a lot of great material but I'm curious to get your takes.
What are your favorite flourishes on the Wire?
Funny thing, I have been scouring the Wire for a good part of the month for flourishes to use in a project. Funny thing is that there are almost 100 free flourishes on the Wire--meaning that if you review all of them, that's 1K Elite points right there.
Anyway, since I'm a rookie (and literally watching every flourish tutorial I can get my hands on), I'm looking for tutorials in which it can teach well--not just a move done in slow motion and a hope for the best.
Acrobatic by Ian Chandler - The flourish is really fun and, seriously, the only two handed move I can do (but not very well because of an injured left hand). Ian takes his time, explains every nuance, doesn't leave you behind. AND the tutorial for Acrobatic comes with a bonus flourish idea thats actually a really neat horizontal display.
French Manicure by Ekaterina. I love this move because it's a one-handed DISPLAY. Not a cut. Display. It's a nutcase flourish, in the sense that you're doing a one handed fan WITHOUT the thumb. AND you're making a triangle display at the end. It's taught very well, and even has a second flourish that has a versatile magic application. I know there's some controversy surrounding the second effect. But honestly, it's not out of the realm of possibility of two artists coming up with similar ideas. The whole thing costs a meer dollar, and its quite a move to have in ones arsenal. Especially if you can do dual 'Manicures.
Gravity Stack by Henri Laaksonen This is THE move that made me want to start two handed cardistry. It's a crazy hybrid of one handed cardistry being done differently in both hands before merging together in a two handed finisher. The tutorial is brilliant because it knocks the hard stuff out of the way first and makes sure you get that down. It then slowly picks up speed with the rest of the flourish. The helpful text and the speed of it never makes you feel like you're left behind. It's really well done. And the move is absolutely brilliant.
Meer by iV About a week ago, I had trouble finding a 'Flicker' effect that also utilized the deck. 'Transcend' was the only thing on the Wire that did it (but required you to hold the deck with the other hand), but 'Meer' is able to hold both the 'flicker' AND the deck in one hand. The tutorial is super short, but it's done really well. Even though it's considered advanced. It's super easy to pick up and use. But, as I'm finding out with 'Flicker' effects. The hard part is the arm and hand movements to make it look 'deceptive'--and not the actual move itself. But because you are holding the deck, you can immediately go right into another flourish. I think this is probably one of the best openers I have seen.
And anything on the Wire by Zach Mueller. His videos SHOULD be the benchmark for all cardistry videos. And he has A LOT of cardistry tutorials for FREE. And they are LOOOONG. He goes into EVERY detail, multiple angles. IF you haven't downloaded any of his videos; you should 'window shop' for one.
And if you want to know what makes a good cardistry tutorial, watch his stuff.
