Ricky jay cards as weapons promotional playing cards. Cards as weapons ricky jay 1977 magic illusion ninja. Even has a few pictures of a totally nude gal throwing cards. Cards as weapons ricky jay 1977 embed for hosted blogs and item tags. This is the book that made jon wedd famous for his appearance on mtvs unfiltered news show.
Custom pack of cards produced to promote jays cult classic book. Cards as weapons by ricky jay and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Cards as weapons by jay, ricky and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ricky jay slices a pencil with a playing card youtube. The author of the critically acclaimed learned pigs and fireproof w. Also present was a friend of mamet and moshers named christ nogulich, the director of food and beverage at the hotel. Shows alternative throwing methods such as the martin lewis method, the thurston grip, the jay grip, and the herrmann grip. Ricky jay promotes cards as weapons with joel siegel youtube. As before, the following passage list is quoted from ricky jay s cards as weapons this list describes different ways one can throw cards in selfdefense. A fascinating volume by ricky jay who also authored learned pigs and fireproof women. Ricky demonstrerade kortkastning och hans kast klockades. Cards as weapons, by ricky jay 1977 1st ed panoply books. After twenty minutes of disbeliefsuspending manipulations, jay spread.
Ricky jay, who is perhaps the most gifted sleightofhand artist alive, was performing magic with a deck of cards. But after flipping through it and seeing pictures on how to grip the cards, as well as chapters on how to practice and stay fit, i knew it was the real deal. Apr 17, 20 its been said that to properly understand a magician, you have to get right on stage and watch how the act is done. From the episode called exploding jawbreaker, season 1. Ricky jay throws cards on an episode of mythbusters.
Ricky jay is famous, but not so famous when i first saw this book 16 years ago. The final method which will be discussed is the jay. Magician ricky jay popularized throwing cards within the sleight of hand industry with the release of his 1977 book entitled cards as weapons, which was met with large sales and critical acclaim. Ricky jay born richard jay potash in 1946 was an american stage magician, actor, and writer. In 1977, magician ricky jay wrote the definitive book on card throwingcards as weaponswith such chapters as cards and the martial arts. His mastery of playing cards fascinated everyone from latenight hosts arsenio hall, david letterman, and conan o. Also, the corners and sides are labeled with the card being. The first four are classic longdistance methods listed in increasing difficulty, while the other 3 are only for use in specialized situatations. Ricky jay and his 52 assistants 1timmesversion av hans offbroadwayforestallning, hbo, 1996 arkiv x the amazing maleeni. Born to a jewishamerican family, jay is considered one of the most knowledgeable and skilled sleightofhand experts in the united states. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click accept below then you are consenting to this.
Hold the deck in dealing position in the left hand, which should be re1axed. The cookie settings on this website are set to allow cookies to give you the best browsing experience possible. In the following verbal discriptions of how to hold the card, it is assumed that the thrower is right handed. He is notable for his signature card tricks, card throwing, memory feats, and stage patter. Should you wish to practice your scaling, this offering comes with a 10 aluminum playing cards made from a sheet of metal. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It is performed both as part of stage magic shows and as a competitive physical feat among magicians, with official records existing for longest distance thrown, fastest speed, highest throw, greatest accuracy and greatest number of cards in one minute.
Jun 21, 2004 in 1977, magician ricky jay wrote the definitive book on card throwing cards as weapons with such chapters as cards and the martial arts and selfdefense. Ricky jay demonstrates his amazing card throwing ability. Ricky jay s book goes for silly amounts of money if you can find it. When you sense an enemy attack, extend your right hand in the familiar handshake mode and surreptitiously lower. Penn jillette leads tributes on death of genius magician and actor ricky jay. Its ricky jay this huge fat slob surrounded by chicks in bikinis.
Description the legendary, toungeincheek manual on self defense using only ordinary playing cards by ricky jay in pdf ebook form. Due to this, you must be 18, or older, to purchase this book. I took ricky jay s advice by putting a deck of cards in my pocket, and a feeling of confidence in my life. The following picture was scanned from ricky jays book cards as weapons. When i first found this book, i thought for sure it was a joke. Jul, 2019 i took ricky jay s advice by putting a deck of cards in my pocket, and a feeling of confidence in my life. The grip 2 basic throwing arm still and attempt to toss cards using just a flick of the cards as weapons, 1988 warner books. Does anyone here use card scalling from this book in their act.
As a selfstyled ninja, martial artist, amateur magician, professional gambler, and historian, i find many of the techniques mentioned in this book extremely useful. Unfortunately, this was before my time but many people in ithaca still remember him. Buy cards as weapons book online at low prices in india. Penn jillette leads tributes on death of genius magician. Ricky jays book goes for silly amounts of money if you can find it. I tried jay s grip and i flung a card extremely fast across my rooms. Hustlers, hoaxsters, pranksters, jokesters and ricky jay 1996 mythbusters avsnitt 20, exploding jawbreaker, static cannon, deadly playing cards. Cards as weapons book by ricky jay 3 available editions. In this effort jay covers the history of the technique, personal anecdotes and much more. Ricky jay, for some reason, will not allow the book to be reprinted. Together with an early jay promotional brochure, later postcard, and two clipped magazine articles about the magician. Buy cards as weapons book online at best prices in india on. Cards as weapons has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
Before throwing a card it is necessary to acquire the proper grip. Magician ricky jay wowed the world with his seamless closeup magic tricks. History a brief account of the origins of playing cards with some subtle speculation as to when they were first thrown cards and the martial arts a reflective look at the shuriken and other deadly throwing weapons of the venerable orientals. The book cards as weapons by ricky jay is believed to have propagated this myth even. Like flourishing, throwing cards are meant to be visibly impressive and does not include magic elements. Performer and author ricky jay ricky jay has been called a master in the art of deception, and one of the greatest sleight. Card throwing is the art of throwing standard playing cards with great accuracy andor force. Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook. I just got ricky jay s cards as weapons and i like it. Do you one of people who cant read satisfying if the sentence chained inside straightway, hold on guys this. A rogues gallery 2009 he also performed on the 2005 bbc radio adaptation of david mamets faustus.
Cards as weapons documents pdfs download pdf finder. Cards as weapons ricky jay 1977 free download as pdf file. Read or download cards as weapons book by ricky jay. Ricky jay, himself a graduate from cornell university, used to do magic for free at the bars where he worked. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
He also talks about his classic book cards as weapons. Nprs bob mondello had that chance once with card whiz ricky jay subject of. Ricky jay late night with conan obrien september 25. Ricky jay held the guinness world record for card throwing in 1976. Cards as weapons the author of the critically acclaimed learned pigs and fireproof women a nationally known sleight of hand expert movie actor and magician extraordinaire presents a stylish. Bookride, a blog about the collectable book trade, has a post about magicianmagician historianactor ricky jays long outofprint but highlysoughtafter book, cards as weapons. Jay isnt around anymore to put a stop to the thievery. Cards as weapons ricky jay 1977 magic illusion ninja scribd. Hello friend, your order is a digital download magic product,send via email. Sep 09, 2008 bookride, a blog about the collectable book trade, has a post about magicianmagician historianactor ricky jay s long outofprint but highlysoughtafter book, cards as weapons.