Michael Ammar Cups And Balls

[@falstaff63]

Michael Ammar is one of the finest magicians all over the world.

[@jasonspades5628]

He seriously is though.

[@KaushikBiswasMagic]

Not only Cups & Balls, whatever magic he does, he does it slow and smooth with an artistic touch yet he still fools me every single time I see his performance.

[@MagicMan982]

In my opinion he is the best close-up magician. I love his version of The Cups & Balls, I think he preforms it the BEST & has such a smooth and natural presentation

[@carycomic1954]

Check out the video clip from Mark Wilson's "Magic Circus" where it was performed by the deservedly famous _originator_ Dai Vernon!

[@RingJando]

David Roth. RIP -Poetry in motion is the best description of this magician. Tony Slydini. aka Quintino Marucci, RIP Helicopter & much more

[@agetromag2273]

I love the Magic of Michael Ammar, I love how he is able to do the things very slow and elegant, and with this security in everything he does. God bless you!

[@RingJando]

God? Jesus? better think that one over (2 Corinthians 11:13-15)

[@martinzuniga6605]

I love this routine. Hands down best cups and balls. I remember watching this as a little kid in VHS. Michael Ammar is the reason I got into magic.

[@MagicMattHawkins]

Immaculate performance. So beautiful

[@kingrobert1st]

I performed Cups and Balls 3 times tonight. After the show someone asked me who my favourite magician is. Michael Ammar I replied...and here he is!

[@kingrobert1st]

Riveting! 3000 years of magic condensed into 3 minutes. A true master of his craft.

[@EnlightenmentExponent]

Possibly the best cups and balls routine I've seen.

[@88Doug]

Michael Ammar really is one of the best, his patter with his routines and sleights are soooo clean! 💯

[@p00pkrap]

i love michael's persona of his performance, he has a very pleasant nature

[@miamimagicians]

He's a super nice guy, very friendly and inquisitive.

[@24magiccarrot]

Even though I know how he does this it's still amazing how smooth and natural everything he does looks.

[@SalsaShoeProductions]

He is just BRILLIANT... A great mind in magic... i FIGURED IT ALL OUT AFTER THE 10 TIME..... He has really good sleight of hand

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

I had Michael teach me this trick personally...it’s a masterpiece in construction, pacing, magic and comedy!

[@ITSROBHERE]

amazing, one of the best classical routines I've seen.

[@vampirequeenjojo22]

I just met this guy last night, at his lecture in Longview Texas. He has some awesome tricks that he can do right in front of you without you seeing a thing. I never saw the wine bottle until he threw up his silk cloth.

[@lackadaisicale492]

Very good routine, loved it!

[@Keithphotorama]

I took the time to watch a KZbin C&B routine and it was boring. Then I see Michael Ammar perform his signature routine here on KZbin and wow it was REAL magic.

[@nikosvasileiadis9595]

The master at work!

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

It's all on Ammar cups and balls dvds volume 2. Quite involved though and the wand spin vanish takes ages to learn.

[@kingrobert1st]

Yes I'm still struggling with it.

[@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511]

it's pretty obv how a lot of this is done, at least it is now after i've lived in the world for decades. also at 0:50 you can see him put the ball on the cup as he misdirects with the wand. not to criticize, it's great stuff, i love table magic and his sleight of hand is of course very smooth

[@MagicMan982]

@RoC1909 haha, I have some old VHS tapes of him too....One of them is I believe a beginners guide to close-up magic, can't really remember.

[@rikupajari]

@Jaredismee Its not a "fail" if you are watching this live. You youtube nerds just watch the video over and over again and miss the point. Magic is supposed to be seen live, not in videos.

[@blackbeltkyle]

It's funny because I know how he does his stuff, and yet I still catch myself being just as surprised as the audience sometimes :)

[@RingJando]

You see? That is a real Magician - no kiddy nonsense -

[@godofallpenguins001]

this video is HILARIOUS with the captions.

[@johnthom1369]

Insane... i love magic. Wish i could learn it though.

[@MagicHobbyist]

Michael Ammar just seems like a really nice guy. Oh yeah, and this trick was great.

[@yoiink]

17 years later, they don't make'm like they used to !

[@juanjosefloresfenieux7130]

Maestro!

[@MagicMan982]

@RoC1909 Yeah, the one I have is about card tricks too. I also need to transfer it to DVD...There is a product called VHS to DVD by Roxio that looks pretty good. I gotta get on that & buy it ASAP.

[@DETERMINOLOGY]

The point is to enjoy..Everyone that comes on here wants to expose magic and tip off everything right in open..The point of magic is entertaining not try to catch every move someone does and plot the magician out..True magicians dont do that

[@eugenelayton5231]

I think you are wrong. You say that everyone who comes in here is trying to expose how a trick is done. PROVE IT! Also there is nothing wrong with following a magicians moves as he's perfoming. It's a natural instinct. A magician is trying to fool the spectators, therefore spectators may want to figure out how he does the trick. If the magician has his chops perfected AND his patter is good most people will go along with him and enjoy the performance. Sometimes the patter is too unbelievable or the magician doesn't know his chops or maybe a group of people DON'T want to see magic then the magician will fail. Not everyone wants to see "magic", no matter how good the magician is.

[@DETERMINOLOGY]

@@eugenelayton5231 seven people don't think I'm wrong so

[@eugenelayton5231]

So? You haven't proven your point. But why get upset because someone doesn't think like you do? I thought we live in a country where we are free to express one's opinion. You said that EVERYONE who comes in here is trying to expose magic secrets. Once again, PROVE IT!

[@modernillusionist5017]

Hey guys, I want to know who your top five Magicians are. Here are mine... #1. Michael Ammar #2. Jeff McBride #3. Tommy Wonder #4. Dean Dill #5. I hate being cliche, but David Copperfield.

[@RoC1909]

@MagicMan982 The one's I have are about his card tricks. I like the way his vids are laid out. First it has the performance, then comes the step by step to how it's done. The only thing I need to do is transfer them to DVD so that they don't go "bad" :)

[@burnleyize]

I think anyone who watches magic purely just to catch "the method" is missing a lot. Ammar is a consumate artist, one of a small group of pros who can make miracles happen right in front of you! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the visuals. ALLOW the magic to happen! JM2 centsW

[@krmarlo]

@johnthom1369 Never too late or too hard to learn. Tons of great stuff out there, even for hobby. You can do it...go for it! :)

[@RoC1909]

@MagicMan982 I completely agree with you and have multiple videos of him (VHS I might add) that I have learned a ton from. One of, if not THE best close-up magician.

[@lackadaisicale492]

The one I really want to see explained is Rene Lavand's cup and ball routine, particularly the ending.

[@edynarthur-worsop8114]

Buy a cups and balls DVD one of them will have it

[@modernillusionist5017]

If you need someone to give you hand with Rene Lavand's cups and balls routine, you won't be able to perform it.

[@modernillusionist5017]

*give you a hand

[@modernillusionist5017]

*give you a hand

[@hellin07]

@Jaredismee It's not a fail; magicians call this strategy. While he's operating high with the wand everyone is looking there to see if they can see the ball appear giving him an open freeway downlow. Strategy worked on you.

[@randysager3523]

Yes they were the ones that the late Mike Rogers made.

[@gunperry]

Where can I learn that? Has Michael published a dvd?

[@RoC1909]

@MagicMan982 Thanks for the info. I'll check it out.

[@lldmlaog]

jajaja Lo mejor es que tambien hace Reir!! muuy buen Video!!

[@ketzal17]

Impresionante este video. Muy bueno

[@kunkushun1]

yeh on video u can find anything, in real life u cant rewind shit, in person ud be fooled hell i been doin magik ocd for awhile and this guys mis direction is fuckin phenomenal

[@JaviGamerSL]

Anyone knows where is he performing?

[@godofallpenguins001]

Does anyone know if the balls he uses are the little baseballs Mike Rogers makes? If so, just goes to show how close the magic community is. Bravo!

[@Navigatorbythestars]

Yes they are a set of Mike Rogers.in one of his cups and balls DVD’s he states that he uses Mike Roger baseballs because the stitches on the balls help them from rolling to far on the table.

[@SongbirdSerenade]

Any tutorial for the wand tricks

[@godofallpenguins001]

2:07 with captions "my name is slezak. No balls cheney."

[@magicianmskamalroyal2264]

My cup and ball magic

[@soysaucex23]

@Jaredismee yea.... after you watch it for the 2nd time....

[@thenegusayo]

This is also andyfieldmagic's routine. But his pun at the end was different.

[@ECmagick]

@Jaredismee well done you.you watched this video lots of times to see that. well done you. the first time you didnt see it though, did you?

[@BenziTrain]

OMG! IT'S TRUE! I'm dying here!

[@Minipolce]

Getting ball number 3 is an excellent use of misdirection.

[@jasonspades5628]

Micheal Ammar IS Dai Vernon.

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

Personally trained by the Professor

[@kunkushun1]

someone at 53 points at his sleight of hand mis direction shit lol, BUT AMAZING TRICK ALL TOGETHER NONE THE LESS

[@MrBigLee77]

@JJM596 no shit Sherlock!

[@kunkushun1]

@kieku87 Well said man. i tell these chumps this all the time, lol.

[@erikmartins6440]

Vim pelo mágico jeffy

[@perplexkxd]

Thumbs up if u saw him put the third ball down on the cup:)

[@aghaanantyab]

thumb up if you replay 0:48

[@JJM596]

at 0:46 he places the ball on the cup when nobody's looking

[@Rannex99]

WTF?