Card College Review (Books + Videos) by Roberto Giobbi. Best Way to Learn Card Magic?

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Buy the books:
Roberto Giobbi's website: www.robertogiobbi.com/site/pr...
Vanishing Inc: www.vanishingincmagic.com/car...
Buy the videos:
Vol 1 & 2:
www.robertogiobbi.com/site/pr...
Vol 3 & 4:
www.robertogiobbi.com/site/pr...
Roberto Giobbi's KZbin channel: @rgiobbi
Sean Devine's KZbin channel: @SeanDevine
Sean Devine's Card College Patreon: / thecarduniversity
Some videos of tricks from Card College (think of these as some examples of what you can learn from the Card College books. This is by no means a substitute for buying the books):
Spectator Cuts the Aces:
• The Spectators Cut to ...
Triple Coincidence:
• The Spectators Cut to ...
7th son of a 7th son:
• Magic in Their Hands G...
Cué Test/Design for Laughter:
• A FAVORITE│This Easy B...
Royal Acrobats:
• A BEAUTIFUL Piece of M...
Biddle Trick:
• Start 2024 With This B...
Miracle Aces + Master Grip:
• Edward Marlo’s Miracle...
Strasburg Waltz:
• Learn an AMAZING Card ...
Triumph:
• TRIUMPH by Dai Vernon ...
Hold the Mayo:
• The Most Spectacular A...
PLAYING CARDS
Bicycle (best for practicing and everyday use)
2 pack: amzn.to/3i0EY6B
12 pack; amzn.to/3WW2uQL
Tally-Ho (best for tabled work/my favorite cards)
2 pack: amzn.to/3WUmfZ4
Bee (best for gambling sleight of hand)
2 pack: amzn.to/3Gx8Z7c
12 pack: amzn.to/3hZmu6w
Monarchs (If you’re feeling fancy)
amzn.to/3vwoExj
BOOKS
The Classic Curriculum:
The Royal Road to Card Magic: amzn.to/3WBWzkk
Expert Card Technique: amzn.to/3Z54Ajm
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks: amzn.to/3VClG5g
Expert at the Card Table: amzn.to/3Gc7hHd
The Modern Curriculum:
Card College Vol 1: amzn.to/3Gc7hHd
Card College Vol 2: amzn.to/3Gc7hHd
Card College Vol 3: amzn.to/3X0wZF8
Card College Vol 4: amzn.to/3vwkmpS
Card College Vol 5: amzn.to/3vwkmpS
The Self-Working Curriculum:
Card College Light: amzn.to/3i43wvr
Card College Lighter: amzn.to/3YXQh01
Card College Lightest: amzn.to/3i8gmsy
Self-Working Card Tricks: amzn.to/3i6xqz3
More Self-Working Card Tricks: amzn.to/3vu65dd
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks: amzn.to/3Ccs8Ja
MISCELLANEOUS
Close up mat: amzn.to/3i6xAq9
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Today I'm reviewing the Card College books and video series by Roberto Giobbi. All you need to know is in the video. Enjoy!
00:00 Introduction
01:25 Overview of this video
03:23 About the author
04:50 Books background
05:35 Books overview
07:45 Volume 1, contents
12:34 Volume 2, contents
15:44 Volume 3, contents
18:53 Volume 4, contents
20:40 Volume 5, contents
23:13 Review of the books
25:16 Card College vs. the classics
26:47 Card College videos
30:32 Books vs. videos
32:46 Summary
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On this channel we are doing card sleights and card tricks. I’m kicking things off by going through the classic book “The Royal Road to Card Magic” by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braué, which is the ideal place to start your card magic journey. Please let me know in the comments what you'd like to see on the channel. I’m just starting out, which means you have a big say in the direction of the channel! See this as a community where you can contribute by sharing your ideas and thoughts!
You can buy The Royal Road to Card Magic here: amzn.to/3WBWzkk

[@RobertBallMagician]

Great review. Love these books.😊😊😊

[@4suits]

Thank you Robert! 😊🙏 Yeah, they're great!

[@nickodanb]

Such a good detailed explanation! Can't wait to see you cover these books more in detail

[@4suits]

Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it! 😀🙏

[@johnvaughn385]

Can’t wait to get these books, but I promised myself I’d get through Royal Road first. So easy not to finish things and get something else. These books will be the motivation I need to finish the book I’m going through at the moment.

[@4suits]

It's a good idea! I also have that rule, I finish one book before I start a new (at least in the same field, I might have one card book and one coin book in parallel, but never two in the same category, if that makes sense). Anyways, you can't go wrong with Royal Road, and that means that you can start reading CC with confidence and you'll progress fast through the first volume at least 😀👍

[@CardTricksForever]

Definitely some interesting facts l haven’t heard before, it’s nice to learn new stuff about magic, especially the famous ones.

[@4suits]

Glad you learned something new 🙂👍

[@e.s.andrews1702]

Fantastic information my friend. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us. I think volume 3 looks very good as well. Have a good day brother 👋🏻.

[@4suits]

Thank you so much brother! 🙏 Yeah, the third one is my favourite by far, although they're all good. Have a wonderful day 😀

[@nancyanderson5320]

The card college books introduced me to card magic because of its theory, routines and beautiful illustrations. I had the pleasure to meet Mr Giobbi and he is an amazing magician. The book RRM is also good.

[@4suits]

That's amazing! 😀 He really is! Where did you meet him?

[@rrw1rrw1]

I am enjoying Card College 1. Thanks for the pointer to Sean Devine's videos too. I have enjoyed the first few, which are free, and will eventually sign up with his Card University to see more.

[@4suits]

Let me know what you think about it! As I said, I haven't joined myself but I can only imagine that it's excellent 🙂👍

[@chrislister9225]

I can see why you didn't post last week my friend😄😄. Such a lot of hard work and research gone into this video. Thanks for your excellent review. In my opinion perhaps you could have done a separate video for each book. I was fascinated by the video but it was over half an hour. Others might lose a bit of interest. New subscribers and people new to magic might not benefit from this video. However as a video series ( done infrequently), its a brilliant idea in my humble opinion, As always thanks for your time and sharing your opinions on these awesome tomes.

[@4suits]

Thanks a lot! 😀 I see what you mean, and future book reviews will definitely be shorter! I wanted to make a video covering them all though. This one is for those who want to take their magic to the next level, and that takes practice, dedication and a longer attention span than some people are used to nowadays 😉

[@timbaldwinmagic]

I've never owned the Card College books, but I've always been interested in maybe checking them out. I appreciate the video 👍

[@4suits]

I really recommend them! Especially if you want to learn and expand your knowledge on sleight of hand 🙂

[@PracticingMagic]

Excellent review!!🙏🙏🙏

[@4suits]

Thank you!! 😀🙏😀🙏

[@Laurencetw]

excellent vid! I agree that CC #1 is a must have...though I have to admit that after hours of study, his chapter on culling left me hopelessly confused. I never progressed enough in card magic to move on to his further books, but I believe that his first book is enough to transform any serious enthusiast into a real magician. aside from the handling techniques taught, the magic tricks giobbi teaches will blow away everyone you know.

[@4suits]

Yes, the spread cull can definitely be a challenging technique to learn, and I will make a video on it in the future 👍 And I agree, the first book will take you a long way! 🙂

[@Craigsmagictable]

I love these books. Your review is so well thought out. Fantastic job👏👏👏👏😀

[@4suits]

Thank you so much Craig, it means a lot! 🙏😀

[@bighands675]

Your card handling definitely shows the hours of studying/practice

[@4suits]

Thanks man! 🙏 And a lot of it is thanks to these books 😀

[@Thecardhandler]

Hey great series that your reviewing! I have the first book. I was wondering what country you live in?

[@4suits]

Yeah, it's really good! I can recommend the rest as well. I'm from Sweden 😀

[@matteocassina6916]

👏👏👏

[@4suits]

🙏🙏🙏😊😊😊