Card Manipulations No. 2
Jean Hugard
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No. 7. The Back Arm Catch

You stand facing the audience, the left forearm bent horizontally in front of the body. Spring the cards along the forearm from the tips of the fingers to the elbow.

Place your right hand to the rear of the last card near the elbow, inserting the first joints of the fingers under that card, the palm of the hand being to the front.

With the left arm make a short upward swing, then drop it sharply to your side, at the same moment sweep the right hand quickly outwards in a circular direction from left to right, and catch the cards in the action.


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