Cardistry pioneers Dan and Dave Buck explain cardistry in 22 levels of difficulty. From a foundational Z-Grip to complicated cuts like the Leno, watch how these two card innovators demonstrate and break down everything that goes into the art of card handling.
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22 Levels of Cardistry: Easy to Complex | WIRED
Juan José Burrows
July 30, 2021 at 6:53 pm
You lost me at the finger exercise
Rickat Krido
July 30, 2021 at 6:53 pm
I remember following thevirts and learn cardistry long time ago
Prajwal Hande
July 30, 2021 at 7:17 pm
SHIVRAJ..PROUD OF U
Leau_thegold
July 30, 2021 at 7:25 pm
Lost me at the hand exercise
Willow Luo
July 30, 2021 at 7:31 pm
FINALLY IVE WAITED FOR THIS FOR SO LONG
Hans Lankamp
July 30, 2021 at 7:32 pm
So cool to see how all the previous levels get used and modified in the higher levels! A good comprehensive guide to get you started in cardistry
Regina Phalange
July 30, 2021 at 7:51 pm
Tbh, I thought this was kind of lame… until the end, when they were talking about improvisational cardistry. That changed everything! I’m an improvisational pianist. Steps 1 through 21 were the cardistry equivalent of learning how to read sheet music. But step 22 is being able to sit at a piano and play like a true artist. 🎵
Mihail Dumitrescu
July 30, 2021 at 8:02 pm
Level 16 Kryptonite: moves the cards around but doesn’t actually shuffle the pack.
Weird flex but ok.
Sorry, I can’t think of a name.
July 30, 2021 at 10:33 pm
Hahha I mean that’s intentional.
Emir
July 30, 2021 at 8:09 pm
I can do a perfect faro, 60% of the time works every time.
AndADabOfRanch
July 30, 2021 at 8:10 pm
I swear man these guys could be twins. They look so much a like
Julia Banana Fish
July 30, 2021 at 8:20 pm
I didn’t know about cardistry until now. Thought it was just some card tricks that card dealers and magicians use. Humans are amazing.
Sorry, I can’t think of a name.
July 30, 2021 at 10:34 pm
Yeah look up cardistry videos. When it’s done at speed it looks way better
Jon J
July 30, 2021 at 8:38 pm
Super cool guys. Really enjoyed watching this!
Brad Tash
July 30, 2021 at 8:56 pm
More cardistry videos please. Thank you, Wired!
ᴷⁱⁿᵈˡʸ ᴴᵉˡᵖ ᴹᵉ ᴿᵉᵃᶜʰ ¹ᴷˢᵘᵇˢ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᴺᵒ ⱽⁱᵈᵉᵒˢ ❤️
July 30, 2021 at 9:04 pm
This is no joke actually pretty cool
Spade JM
July 30, 2021 at 9:10 pm
About time they did this. ♠️
Lan Hikari
July 30, 2021 at 9:28 pm
Bruh, I can’t even do the basic stuff.
Mads Schatz-Jakobsen
July 30, 2021 at 9:46 pm
Cool magic
Moe
July 30, 2021 at 9:57 pm
Materials required:
1: Deck of playing cards
2: massive hands
Sam Bottum
July 30, 2021 at 11:03 pm
Level 23: Clone yourself and make a video about cardistry
Jason Chong
July 30, 2021 at 11:19 pm
Yes! This is great!
Stonks
July 30, 2021 at 11:29 pm
Yoo… Level of fastyhands shufllin cardycards, been a cardist for half a year, really excited for this lol
Yaskyn Emma
July 30, 2021 at 11:34 pm
Intensive cardistry course with Dan and Dave.
This levels are interesting, I remember that I began with Sybil and Charlier first, but here it also makes sense how they are organized
Vito Lebommil
July 30, 2021 at 11:56 pm
I have created this new thing called eggistry, I juggle and do all sorts of tricks with eggs. When is Wired inviting me to show the 10 levels of eggistry??
Sharon Hill
July 31, 2021 at 12:53 am
I’m far too clumsy for these.
Davinchyii :D
July 31, 2021 at 1:15 am
when you cant even get past level 1…..
PJ
July 31, 2021 at 5:05 pm
I don’t even own cards and I’m watching this
👑 CARE - NOTH - LIFESTYLE 🌎
July 31, 2021 at 5:21 pm
😡
Cheems
July 31, 2021 at 5:34 pm
The kriptonite is so difficult
December Boys
July 31, 2021 at 5:41 pm
You won’t find a better free online source to learn cardistry than this video. What a legendary duo!
Steph Kochis
July 31, 2021 at 5:42 pm
CARDISTRY HAS GONE
M A I N S T R E A M
Eddie Rivera
July 31, 2021 at 5:43 pm
these dudes are badass
SteveoMagician
July 31, 2021 at 5:43 pm
Level 21. Pandora.
Steph Kochis
July 31, 2021 at 5:44 pm
I’ve been a cardist for about 2 years now and I’m so very excited
Burn it Up
July 31, 2021 at 6:00 pm
D&D WOW THE LEGENDS IS BACK
alex robertson
July 31, 2021 at 6:31 pm
Its mad seeing cardistry show up on mainstream stuff, with the legends themselves no less.
MADRIV
July 31, 2021 at 6:35 pm
Always awesome to see Dan and Dave
highf1zch
July 31, 2021 at 7:10 pm
yess cardistry is finally going to the public!!!
polygon
July 31, 2021 at 7:28 pm
Never in my life did I imagine I would see the Buck twins on Wired doing Cardistry demonstrations
Levi Borodenko
July 31, 2021 at 8:21 pm
The clear and precise language is almost as fascinating as the tricks themselves. It’s academic!
L'Homme Goujon
July 31, 2021 at 8:33 pm
Thank ! You ! 😬😬
Apparatus 101
July 31, 2021 at 8:37 pm
They find the best ways to market there playing cards
Chè Frederick
July 31, 2021 at 9:19 pm
did we all actually try these or just stare at them really amazed ?
Karan Singh Attri
July 31, 2021 at 9:47 pm
level 22 here !!!!!!!!!!!
Jacob Lott
July 31, 2021 at 10:37 pm
Where do I find those cards
Art of Play
August 1, 2021 at 12:03 am
Details at
Franco Pascali
July 31, 2021 at 10:46 pm
So beast !
Lolofldi
August 1, 2021 at 12:37 am
Any magician?
Hawk Cl
August 1, 2021 at 12:51 am
with those hands movement they should roll the perfect joints
Mark Says
August 1, 2021 at 1:02 am
Michael cera knows how to play with cards
ArsenalTG
August 1, 2021 at 1:26 am
So proud to see cardistry getting more attention and with actual respect towards the OGs too
Boss V-Dragon
August 1, 2021 at 5:25 am
Lên ❤️🔥❤️🔥 legends of cardistry
Martin Osuna
August 1, 2021 at 5:33 am
God bless dan&dave 😍
Faiez Danial
August 1, 2021 at 5:46 am
How do you guys know that I’m getting started in cardistry? 🤣🤣🤣
Bong Kevin Buñag
August 1, 2021 at 6:09 am
Amazing skills..
The scissor cut alone would make me feared in Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournaments..
Iftekhar Alam Khan
August 1, 2021 at 6:25 am
The levels they taught in 23 minutes actually takes a year to master
Dont fool yourself that cardistry is that easy
Marcus Lim
August 1, 2021 at 6:44 am
I couldn’t even get pass the fingers exercise
Dev Rajyaguru
August 1, 2021 at 7:36 am
Loved it❤️🥰
KingGrio
August 1, 2021 at 7:45 am
Finger exercice is already level 15.
Naveen
August 1, 2021 at 7:58 am
This is so interesting yet I never knew this existed lol
KingGrio
August 1, 2021 at 8:07 am
Level 23: Snyder cut.
This is only for hardcore cardists because of how long it takes to perform.
Carlos Rosas
August 1, 2021 at 8:26 am
what a useless thing to do. still entertaining
Abel Thomas Mathew
August 1, 2021 at 9:36 am
Can’t wait to see 30s of forced ads before each vedio 😀
Kaiser Wang
August 1, 2021 at 1:04 pm
Faro shuffle took me a deck of dog eared cards and a week…… 😭 My beautiful killer bee deck….
Masterz Of Cards
August 1, 2021 at 2:29 pm
This is awesome and I completely agree with the levels! So awesome to see these guys presenting Cardistry to people who have never seen it! Start practicing guys, it’s amazing!
Derek Hoyle
August 1, 2021 at 2:40 pm
This was awesome
Boomer Scripps
August 1, 2021 at 2:44 pm
so sick to see cardistry gaining more mainstream appeal
ALXMTNC STUDIO
August 1, 2021 at 3:13 pm
Did they get younger?
Christian Francis Dayao
August 1, 2021 at 3:25 pm
cardistry content on 2021 yey!
Thái Mai
August 1, 2021 at 5:13 pm
finaly
dialup internet
August 1, 2021 at 5:25 pm
So I mainly agree with these, but, and maybe its just me, after the basics, the sybil and the five faces of sybil(17) was one of the first that I learned, but I still can’t do any aerials (catching them at least), fans (to any sort of satisfaction), or the faro. I can also do kryptonite, so I can only do 1, 2, 6, 7, 12, 16, and 17.
Jees
August 1, 2021 at 6:42 pm
Level 23 :As you see, now the deck has 53 cards instead of 52, yes, I have produced this card by matter manipulation.
C1
August 1, 2021 at 8:12 pm
#23 = Noel Heath’s weird stuff.
Dante Jose
August 1, 2021 at 8:42 pm
It feels so insane to see cardistry and the Buck twins getting huge covrage like this
Jose Rimba
August 1, 2021 at 8:42 pm
Give the editor a well deserved raise
Vanonym
August 1, 2021 at 11:39 pm
Wooow that would be so useful to start cardistry!
beef623
August 2, 2021 at 2:19 am
His pronunciation of Charlier is driving me nuts. Lol
Jan
August 2, 2021 at 6:22 am
is this useful outside of dealing cards ?
chocopie
August 2, 2021 at 10:49 am
Me: “watch the whole video but can’t even do the first one”.
Utkarsh Verma
August 2, 2021 at 10:56 am
Finally, Cardistry getting the recognition it deserves!
bayek6945 E
August 2, 2021 at 11:50 am
Painful to see them drop smoke cards
Ryan
August 2, 2021 at 6:04 pm
Where was this video at the beginning of quarantine?!
J. C.
August 2, 2021 at 6:26 pm
These two 23 year olds are the “pioneers of cardistry,” eh?
I don’t think so.
Made Evan P
August 2, 2021 at 8:03 pm
They do look 23 ngl
Shroomjak
August 2, 2021 at 7:21 pm
The guy on the left reminds me of james mcavoy
Petter
August 2, 2021 at 8:40 pm
Legends.
Ben Ngo
August 2, 2021 at 9:27 pm
Wow, I’ve successfully mastered level 1. I will come back with an update when I managed to complete level 2 by next year, same day.
Vladimir Mendoza
August 3, 2021 at 2:41 am
I’ve noticed that as the moves get harder and harder there’s less and less of a tutorial provided afterwards the move is shown.
Rob Henry
August 4, 2021 at 8:37 am
I imagine it starts getting so complicated that the video would end up being 3 hours if they could really get into everything 😂
Raphael
August 3, 2021 at 2:43 am
Damm. I give up after 2 segs
Michael Hunter
August 3, 2021 at 4:00 am
I messaged them a few years back how they’ve helped me grow with card magic and cardistry and they replied. I have not been playing with my cards for 3 years now because life happened, this video was a nostalgia trip down the memory lane for one of the best hobbies I’ve had.
Preet Patel
August 3, 2021 at 4:07 am
Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior ✝️❤️
Next Gen Magic
August 3, 2021 at 6:27 am
helped me a lot
anthony talledo
August 3, 2021 at 6:45 am
Level 100 : mantra
anthony talledo
August 3, 2021 at 6:53 am
ANYONE WORLDWIDE PLAYING CARDS
Li Yang Lim
August 3, 2021 at 8:51 am
My hands are too small for any of this
steven g
August 3, 2021 at 9:58 am
lol this page is so petty they deleted my comment because i said relatively “useless stuffs” like cardistry and yoyo always have butterfly grip xyz ultra n grip while real world professions surgeons, f1 driver, chef, musician just go on and do their things. triggered. loll
Daniel Chan
August 3, 2021 at 10:33 am
0:13 Introduction
0:23 The Definition of “Cardistry”
1:00 Level 0: Basic Cardistry Moves
(Dealer’s Grip, End Grip, Straddle Grip, All Around Square Up,
Reverse Square Up, Swing Cut, Swivel Cut & One Hand Fan)
1:18 Level 1: Z Grip
2:12 Level 2: Chariler Cut
2:56 Level 3: Card Shot
3:49 Level 4: Thumb Fan
4:44 Level 5: Pirouette
5:22 Level 6: Revolution Cut
6:31 Level 7: Kalush’s Cut
7:25 Level 7a: Sybil
7:37 Level 8: Faro
8:35 Level 9: Card Spring
9:51 Level 10: Genesis
11:13 Level 11: Mary Jane
12:26 Level 12: Running Scissor Cut
13:28 Level 13: Werm
14:26 Level 14: Carnahan Fan
15:12 Level 15: Molecule 2
16:14 Level 16: Kryptonite
17:18 Level 17: 5 Faces of Sybil
18:09 Level 18: One Hand Shuffle
19:09 Level 19: Madonna 2
19:57 Level 20: Leno
21:25 Level 21: Pandora
22:09 Level 22: Improvisational Cardistry
Nguyễn Hữu Anh Tú
August 3, 2021 at 11:03 am
welp, i still have the trilogy and the system dvd…
Miles Wong
August 3, 2021 at 5:39 pm
heritage is very easy beginner move fyi
Pixi 2k
August 3, 2021 at 7:43 pm
Can do some of the upper levels. Still can’t spin a card (#5) :'(
Angelo S
August 3, 2021 at 10:15 pm
Ha ragione Diego allegri a dire che i fratelli Buck fanno cacare come lo stesso cardistry di merda
Forest hoy
August 4, 2021 at 1:54 am
Time Stamps for all the flourishes.
Level 1 Z-Grip – 1:21
Level 2 Charlier Cut – 2:14
Level 3 Card Shot – 2:56
Level 4 Thumb Fan – 3:50
Level 5 Pirouette – 4:45
Level 6 Revolution Cut – 5:24
Level 7 Kalush’s Cut – 6:32
Level 7A Sybil Kalush’s Cut – 7:26
Level 8 Faro – 7:38
Level 9 Card Spring – 8:36
Level 10 Genesis – 9:53
Level 11 Mary Jane – 11:15
Level 12 Running Scissor Cut – 12:28
Level 13 WERM – 13:29
Level 14 Carnahan Fan – 14:28
Level 15 Molecule 2 – 15:14
Level 16 Kryptonite – 16:16
Level 17 Five Faces of Sybil – 17:19
Level 18 One Handed Shuffle – 18:11
Level 19 Madonna 2 – 19:10
Level 20 Leno – 19:58
Level 21 Pandora – 21:27
Level 22 Cardistry Imrpov – 22:10
nestornotabilis
August 4, 2021 at 3:52 am
WHAT!! They are insane.
Burn it Up
August 4, 2021 at 6:57 am
19:58
Rob Henry
August 4, 2021 at 8:42 am
I’ve been practicing for a bit less than a year now and this video 1) makes me pretty confident in the progress I’ve made so far 2) inspired the crop outta me. So much to learn, and im at a level where I feel I really understand everything here, I just have to practice. Such a dope video, I hope this turns some more people on to cardistry
Earl Legaspi
August 4, 2021 at 12:54 pm
I am between level 13 and 14 :-)))
Laurin
August 4, 2021 at 1:21 pm
Can you do “Levels of Ballisong/Butterfly Knife tricks” next? I really love these videos!
Sam Wilson
August 5, 2021 at 1:08 am
We all be gangsta until level one starts
OK
August 5, 2021 at 7:37 am
This is what you don’t get in buzzfeed’s low effort videos.
Wired people, please don’t change ❤️
Dame Anvil
August 5, 2021 at 11:43 am
”The Pioneers”, that is a lot of ego for what they have to sell.
EMMANUEL. JESUS IS KING. ✝️ (SHORTS)
August 5, 2021 at 12:35 pm
Hi
dalton grant
August 5, 2021 at 12:37 pm
#23 Explaining how to perform the tricks.
GAM3R5 N3V3R D13
August 5, 2021 at 3:24 pm
U don’t need any level to be a professional but u definitely need lvl 22 .creativity is gonna male u great in art
Bloo Oshandawg
August 5, 2021 at 7:06 pm
0:50 I see those finger exercises and that ring on your finger and can’t help but think that someone is very lucky lol
ATGG
August 5, 2021 at 8:53 pm
Pray for Me, who’s doing cardistry with UNO Cards…. -__-
Sayak Panja
August 6, 2021 at 3:59 am
Me trying this with my father’s 10 year old rotten cards : 😭
Sica Panjesis
August 6, 2021 at 3:59 am
Me trying this with my father’s 10 year old rotten cards : 😭
Jack Peters
August 6, 2021 at 5:39 pm
I’m so glad this video was made. I personally can’t do any cardistry myself, but I think it’s an amazing skill and talent that deserves more attention. Apple doesn’t even recognize it as a real word, which is disappointing.
Matt B.
August 7, 2021 at 1:47 am
Wait a second where the heck are these cards for sale?!
Andrei Jikh
August 8, 2021 at 4:35 am
So epic!!
Neelam Tyagi
August 8, 2021 at 5:34 am
Please get back to cardistry
Naman 🅥
August 9, 2021 at 10:22 am
You make cardistry tutorials
Senua
August 12, 2021 at 4:40 pm
please make another tutorial!! <3
Rastko Susnjar
August 12, 2021 at 11:38 pm
Funny I thought about you when I saw this in my recommended 🙂 Love your content!
ButWhyTho?
August 14, 2021 at 3:24 am
U r the REASON I look up cardisty now! Do a tutorial!
Anachronologist
August 9, 2021 at 7:27 am
These guys would be great at those tech-deck mini skateboards
Naman 🅥
August 9, 2021 at 9:55 am
Camera angle Changes making it hard to learn. Stupid channel
ANSLEY LOBO
August 9, 2021 at 10:16 am
5 faces of Sybil at level 17!!??? That was the first move I learnt, no wonder it was so hard then😂😂😂
Prince Cooper
August 9, 2021 at 5:50 pm
I’m out at level 1 duh…
efryo
August 9, 2021 at 6:07 pm
Absolute freaking legends
Vladimir Korovin
August 9, 2021 at 8:41 pm
Can we do levels of dunks with Jordan Kilganon?
Antonio Triviño
August 10, 2021 at 3:16 am
Why they talk at the same time Like a disney’s Twins girl. Lol
Felix Cardistry
August 10, 2021 at 10:23 pm
So good, let’s make this beautiful art go more viral!
celery
August 11, 2021 at 4:23 am
i can play uno
Andres Concepcion
August 11, 2021 at 10:55 am
I have never done cardistry, but I do know the one handed shuffle. I didn’t know it was a cardistry move. Pretty funny that it’s level 18 and I have no idea how to do any other trick.
jjperceval
August 11, 2021 at 1:44 pm
So Richard Hendricks got into cards after the fall of Pied Piper?
Anonymous Watcher
August 11, 2021 at 2:15 pm
Nice i’ve been doing this tricks since grade school I’m glad it’s getting famous
Bryan Kong
August 11, 2021 at 8:55 pm
Please tell me the Level 20: Leno (seen at 20:08) is named after Jay Leno because it makes it look like you have a huge chin. That would make me very happy.
MADRIV
August 11, 2021 at 9:56 pm
The master version of level 5 is the paddidle it took me over 5 years to finnaly click and keep on spinning
Ghost 19
August 12, 2021 at 3:04 am
“They start together, they separate, and they end together..”
I never thought cardistry could get this romantic. If only all relationships could be like this.
Jason Alexander
August 12, 2021 at 7:07 am
Superman can never get past level 16
ChoSai Subhakar Gudiwada
August 12, 2021 at 5:05 pm
I like this video ✨
Tyler Dunphy
August 12, 2021 at 6:14 pm
Love this series!
R Horrigan
August 13, 2021 at 1:42 am
Timestamps for people who want to go back and learn certain tricks:
1:00-basic grip positions
1:19-Z Grip
2:13-Charlier Cut
2:57-Card Shot
3:50-Thumb Fan
4:44-Pirouette
5:23-Revolution Cut
6:32-Kalush’s Cut
7:27-Sybil
7:38-Faro
8:35-Card Spring
9:52-Genesis
11:15-Mary Jane
12:28-Running Scissor Cut
13:30-Werm
14:28-Carnahan Fan
15:13-Molecule 2
16:16-Kryptonite
17:19-5 Faces of Sybil
18:10-One Hand Shuffle
19:10-Madonna 2
19:58-Leno
21:27-Pandora
Zach Ruetz
August 13, 2021 at 3:30 am
Drink every time they say packet
Naman Kushwaha
August 13, 2021 at 10:56 am
What makes me happier is that there is an Indian person Shivraj Morzaria in the top tier of cardists. Kudos to him.
Ketam_manual
August 15, 2021 at 10:50 am
khabby lame be like : …
Victor Kang
August 15, 2021 at 11:03 am
Lmao what a bunch of losers
Rand
August 18, 2021 at 12:55 am
lol says you ponce
KingO.K
August 15, 2021 at 12:02 pm
Dan and dave! Love their stuff
Umar Shaikh
August 16, 2021 at 2:42 am
Yes cardistry community roll out! We getting recognized
Eldevincey Macabata
August 16, 2021 at 5:42 pm
what did dan do at 3:51
SoGenuine
August 17, 2021 at 12:34 pm
judo flip
Ahmed Artist
August 17, 2021 at 1:14 am
I was watching Dan and Dave since 2009, it’s amazing how the art expanded
Syazwan Amiruddin
August 17, 2021 at 5:12 am
Already failed at exercise before starting
Chen Songyi
August 17, 2021 at 5:24 am
Well well well. I got to level 1.
Alexander Straub
August 17, 2021 at 2:12 pm
So dope seeing D&D again!
ManoSanta
August 17, 2021 at 4:18 pm
The OG’S themselves
Jespermagician
August 17, 2021 at 8:31 pm
I love videos which maek cardistry more popular.
Christopher Garrard
August 17, 2021 at 11:18 pm
Thank you!