Brian Tudor – Is a California based
magician.
<ref name=obit/> His expert sleight-of-hand technique, extensive knowledge,innovative style, and singular creativity have earned him the respect of his peers and the appreciation of audiences all over the world.When Tudor performs, he just kinda does it.
Like an Olympic athlete, he's performing a routine that's been practiced thousands of times leading up to the moment.
When he's on stage his mind goes to a place where individual moves become instinctual... he doesn't have to remember to do a Riffle Pass one moment and a Throw Change the next, any more than he has to remember to breathe or flex his heart muscle sixty times a minute.
Brian Tudor is also the Fastest Flourisher in the world and none of his footage has ever been speed up.
"Smooth=Slow" - Brian Tudor
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Brian Tudor was the first card manipulator to create a videotape strictly teaching flourishing.
The credit for the most famous, One Hand Revolution cut, goes to Brian Tudor.
He created a Sybil called What The Hell Happened To Sybil, and is executed so fast by Brian himself, that one can only aspire to be as fast as him.
This cut was the first multi-packet cut, that could be repeated again and again without having to start over.
He has created beautiful flourishes, and also, beautiful productions.
His Awesome Blossom card production happens in a split of a second.
Influence==
Brian Tudor's influence is considerable in the magic & Cardistry world
His unparalleled speed, dexterity, techniques, as well as his groundbreaking new-school style leave even the most skilled magicians awe struck..
Dan and Dave Buck, the twins and new entrants in magic instructional videos, are inspired by Brian Tudor.
Their first flourishing DVD, The System, is almost solely based on Brian Tudor's fundamentals and mechanics.
This fashion continued up to their second DVD, and in the Flourishing section, most of their flourishes have credits towards Brian Tudor.
==Biography
Due to his extraordinary skill at sleight of hand and unparalleled speed with manipulation , Brian Tudor is affectionately called
King Of Cards.
Tudor first fell in love with magic when he was 7 years old after his father took him to see a magic show.
The first real magic book he ever owned was an early edition of perhaps the most famous card book of them all,
The Expert at the Card Table, by
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Tudor is perhaps the most skillful Flourisher that has ever lived and, along
Dan and Dave Buck, possibly the most influential card Flourisher of the 20th century.
Among magicians and cardists, he is credited with inventing or improving many of Today's popular flourishes.
The "standard" One handed revolution remains one of the most popular One handed cuts in use to this day.
He also created the fundamentals on which most flourishes are based on.
Material
His material is widely sought after, although a fraction of magicians dislike his material, stating that it is poorly taught on his DVD's.
There is a simple reason behind it, that his material requires dedication and practice exponentially more than the normal stuff that is out in the commercial sector.People that dislike his Material are probably no where near skilled enough with cards, or devoted, or focused enough to appreciate it.
In order to execute his material you must literally practice at least 4 hours a day.
Works
Brian Tudor has compiled an excellent card cheat system, and a DVD to teach it called Card Sharp.
The Heckler DVD has an excellent card magic routine, for restaurants, clubs, and tables.He also released Generation eXtreme the first Instructional magic DVD were the magic routines are performed to Music.