Ramsay's Cardistry Basics - Tutorial 

At 77 my fingers don’t move smoothly like yours, but I love watching you and I’ll continue practicing. Hopefully, with practic, I’ll do better. Thank Chris

-*tries first exercise* -Me: "Mmmmokay, okay..." -*tries second exercise* -52 pick-up: "Oh, hi."

Bro seriously I feel like my coolness meter just went up after learning this 3 basic cardistry moves thank you😂

A lot of these cardistry tricks seem like they would be an excellent fidget/stress reliever, forget stress balls and fidget spinners, ima learn me some cardistry!

Phenolphthalein!

“As easy as u breathe” people who struggle with asthma: well I’m fu**ed

Big TY. You have Addicted my Autistic son to cards. This was the first video he watched and for days now he has not put the cards down. Unreal how fast he can do these moves. With school being out due to coronavirus you will never understand how much you helped an autistic child.

My fingers can’t even.... I’mma say it.... *My hands aren’t big enough*

I thought Gordon Ramsay will be teaching us cardistry basics.

I need more cardistry tutorial for beginners

Im a guy that's been informally performing magic for years. I do it for the love and reactions. Ironically though, I've never focused on flourishes and cardistry. But lately I've been thinking that I should include some. Then I stumbled across this video. Perfect. Keep'em coming. Thanx, truly.

Every time I learn a move from somewhere else, I come back to Ramsay and realise the other tutorial missed out some crucial nuance that makes it work so much better. Thanks for being the best, bro

A great refresher even for "seasoned" cardists, even brought into sharper focus a few things I do but never really thought about why! Thank you!!

I'm new to cardistry but Chris Ramsay, you frame it in a way thats easy to grasp and you make it fun and are even encouraging to new people too, loving this series :)

Thank you! I'm 60 and was a chef so my hands obey what they are told with practice, practice, practice. But I had no idea where to start. Now with these three cuts I feel like a may have a small, fun future. Thanks again Chris

I appreciate these videos but the camera angles make it hard to relate to your hand and finger positions, maybe try doing a POV camera angle in the future

Quarantine time: i'm having so much fun learning cardistry !

I am really enjoying this series. With me just getting into card magic and cardistry...i need to know the basics and these videos have been very helpful. Thanks for doing this guys!

I discovered the art of cardistry a couple of days ago after looking up magic tricks to show my kids. Now I want to learn everything! Thanks for the great tutorial. Keep them coming!

I got so satysfied just by learning to do this, please keep these videos coming

Very good explained! Helped me a lot cause i watched some other "beginner" tutorials and they were sooooo difficult.

Starting with this and throwing cards. As a teacher myself I would just like to complement you on how well you explain things. Something that seemed almost out of reach just became so clear with your help. Thank you very much man. I appreciate the time, dedication, skill and absolute love needed behind this and your other videos.

I just started playing around with cards and this truly helped me to get some confidence and saw results in a timely manner to make me keep going. Thank you so much. Please continue to make those videos.

I've watched a ton of videos. This one somehow has been the most helpful in just basics and showing how they can be chained together. Bravo!!

I'm just about as beginner as you can get with cardistry -- in fact, I just learned that word with this video -- and this video is great: encouraging and focused on keeping it fun. I really enjoyed this. Thanks so much.

Thank you for these! It can be intimidating to try and learn this art when I see how great you and others are. But you are very encouraging and humble, and that makes me keep going and believing that I can learn some of this too! Having a blast!

Your detail description of each motion/action is right on. You made it super easy to follow.

Thank you!! I’m 37 and have been away from cards for over 20 years..LOVE the cardistry and flourishes. These are all new to me but it’s like riding a bike. Plus my hands are getting a great dexterity exercise. Please, more..more..more!!

I love to learn these moves..It's makes me feel so happy . Thank you Chris. Much love from Romania

Just got into cardistry 4 days ago and this channels great!

Chris Ramsay Thank You for showing these cuts and the other tutorials really appreciate it👍🏻👍🏻

Just very recently discovered the world of cardistry thank you for making something for the complete beginner to start. Ive found tutorials but so far this is the only one I found where someone straight up said start with these if your looking to get into it. Thanks from a newbie!

Hey Chris, greatly appreciate the knowledge you impart in your tutorials, i'm a novice and i'm doing it to steal some of my grandchildren's attention from their electronics - xboxes, iPads, etc. - keep it up, thanks!

Dude, i have been looking for a video like this for a long time. Thank you. You earned a subscription right there

I Love that you’re breaking these down in a crawl, walk, run style! Please keep the instructional videos coming!

Great video! Please DO NOT stop making these videos. These cuts are simple, super clean, look great, and have already improved my card magic. My creative imagination is going crazy!

1:51 I know you're not the best cardist but that was gorgeous.

Just wanted to say, thanks Chris for all of the videos and great tutorials! BOOM! You have given me a new and fascinating hobby. Lots to learn, hella creative, and just plain healthy fun. I hope to shake your hand one day. I am inspired by your artistry mixed with a mindful dose of humility. Truly great work my friend.

This. This is what I missed last time I tried to learn. I didn't realize how important these were until I tried them. Bruh, thank you so much. I've been struggling to do basic cardistry for YEARS and this is the first time it feels somewhat natural.

I've been struggling with the Swivel & Rotation cuts - your finger placement showed me the way. THANK YOU CHRIS!!!

this was extremely helpful and way way better than 90 % of other tutorial videos

Very helpful. Keep the beginner tutorials coming!

much appreciated, tried this on my own without any tutes and failed miserably. yours being the first I understood right away. it was the perfect help to get started.

Really well-explained. Never done anything fancier than a one-handed A-cut before. Loved the break down. I got 200% more confident with these after 30 mins!!

This was very helpful, im starting to do card tricks and cardistry so I really need more videos because they are awesome, and well, helpful

That last finishing move goes really well with the false swiwel cut

just lovely......exactly what i was looking for.... short, simple, flexible and innovative in the right hands... thaks Ramsay.....👏👏👏👏

Thanks for this so much! Also EVEN MORE SO now after seeing a number of your different videos I value every bit of your tips, tricks, and insight into your explanations/knowledge that you share with people in your videos & tutorials. Very much appreciated bro thanks !!!

thanks for this. i'm just starting out and this was pretty helpful.

Added this vid to my beginner magic/cardistry practice playlist

Dude, you rock! Finally I found a place to get started with basic cardistry. Two thumbs up.

i just decided I was going to learn cardisty to keep my hands busy and this was the first video i watched. very helpful! Thank you!

thanks I was having a bit of trouble but this helped a lot!

Extremely helpful!!!

i've been working on harder moves for a while and somehow missed all three of these. can learn in a night and impress your friends for a lifetime. great video.

This is the best cardistry tutorial for beginners on RU-vid period. No cap

i love this channel

!! YES !! Please P L E A S E MORE TUTORIALS, TIPS, & MOVES THAT ARE BEST [IN YOU'RE OPINION CHRIS RAMSAY] FOR AMATEURS & BEGINNERS IN CARDISTRY! I really appreciate what you do and have such great respect for the art of CARDISTRY & SOH Card Magic. I am very interested in your opinions of the best way to go about many many card tricks & SOH that you teach. Your videos are so dope and I really hope you are able to keep making tutorials like this one specifically for CARDISTRY !! Please make more videos of the basic *techniques to CARDISTRY and most of all PLEASE MORE VIDEOS OF WHAT BEGINNERS NEED TO LEARN TO DO BY CERTAIN CUTS, SWIVELS, etc.. That cardists need to know in order to master the basics of cardistry and I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY the maneuvers and training moves *that YOU personally feel like that are best for beginners *FOR MUSCLE MEMORY & STRENGTH BUILDING OF THE HANDS & FINGERS !-] Thank You so so extremely very much for sharing your knowledge, skills, (and for me most importantly) your opinions\thoughts and insight to your world of CARDISTRY & SOH CARD MAGIC ! ! !

Getting back into card magic after 20+ years. This video is perfect for me. Thanks!

That was a lot of help. I learned how to do the rotation cut in less than 2 minutes!

A concise and well produced video of exactly what I wanted: bare basics. Plus the push for creative experimentation was a nice bit of encouragement. Thanks dude.

Thnx this really helped with cardistry

Really enjoyed this tutorial. Once I’d got my head around the cut it all fell into place. Had a very enjoyable evening playing with some cards!

This was amazing! And so satisfying to try, even first try. This is literally only the second cardistry tutorial I’ve tried and I’m already addicted!

I love this vid thanks 😃

I'd really love to see you guys do a tutorial on the revolution cut. There's a lot out there, but none of them are that great.

This was awesome. I've never done anything like this and after just an hour of practice, I understand the basic moves and feel very confident. Thanks man

Complete beginner here. Your videos are some of the best, keep em coming!

I like this series

Thanks for the video, good to have those three cuts in one video, plus the little extra that makes the difference :) Keep'em coming!

If there was ever a Mentor in my life, I would definitely chose YOU. You amaze me and I envy your dexterity and teaching methods. Between you and 52Kards, I am in heaven. Thank you Chris,

Chris, I love your tutorials, they are easy to follow and your explanations are well spoken and direct. Thank you for your dedication to the craft. Keep posting awesome material!

you are the beast respect from albania 😉😉😉😉

THose cards are elegant AF.

Pure awesomeness. Just started cardistry and this video is the first thing I'll learn and master. Thank you. 🤘😎🤘

Love it man! love the flourishes and little fidget things that we can do between tricks.. sometimes the flourish amazes the audience as much as the actual trick! love your material thank you

I'm a little past the basics, but still super helpful.

For the next tutorial maybe you could a ring trick or routine. Thanks :)

Chris your a legend up till now I've had a real problem learning flourishing. So cheers han brolo

this is so helpful with training my fingers for more difficult sleight of hand magic also. I just got into cardistry and love doing this when playing hearts.

He's so advanced that he has no idea how insanely difficult these are.

Fantastic

this is perfect for me. no joke, been practicing for 2 days still not fluid an smooth. but can feel an see the progress. makes me happy to find something simple for the complete stranger. FANX!

This is honestly the best tutorial I've seen for these so far

Hey man!I am a new subscriber and have subscribed to both your channels!Can you make a road to professional cardio try series so that noobies like me can get better through each video and know in what order to practice? Thanks!

tks for the tutorial!

What a sensation way to introduce me to cardistry. Super excited to get into this. Thank you for explaining it so well!

Thanks for this tutorial! I'm no cardist by any stretch of the imagination but I enjoy learning new, cool things and this is definitely a dope way of getting into cardistry and the like.

Finally, i can do the swing cut under i think30 min and the other 2 undwr few minutes like 5.or so

Hey dude I really like your videos! But would be more easy to learn if you record in first person (like how you see your hands) thanks! Greetings from Mexico

Really love it. In the past few months I've came a long way. Thanks guys.

I’ve been loving your channel! I’ve already learned two tricks. My 8 year old is freaking out! These cuts will definitely add to the performance. Thank you! Also, been loving you puzzle solving. That’s actually what brought me to the channel. So, thank you! Your awesome!

Thanks for breaking it down all nice like

thank you

Thanks Chris. Always have great tips. I'm thinking of going more into the cardistry side of things. I still love doing my reviews, but flourishes, even the most basic ones, are so cool and fun to do. And, you teach them well. Thanks again!

Amazing! I'm obsessed with CR cardistry and card trick videos! Bought a couple fancy decks, fooled my family with several of your tricks, learned how to spring cards and catch them after playing 52 pickup 500 times....started watching your channel because of the puzzle boxes but now because of your great teaching abilities I've picked up a new love for cards

Nice thanks for that!

This is great but as someone who has just started to learn cardistry, I would find it easier to follow if there were more camera angles. I find it hard with the front angle only to understand where to place my fingers and which way to move the cards.

This was fantastic! Thank you. I’m just beginning, and it’s everything I can do not to drop half the deck when shuffling, etc. This was very detailed and I like the note about new decks being more difficult to handle (now I know it’s not just me). With a little practice I was able to execute these without dropping the cards. Still needs a lot of practice and cleaning, but I feel more inspired by this video. Again, THANKS!

Just bought a deck! First 15 minutes playing around, these are so satisfying! Thanks!