hey guys..i have been frustrated on which trick to learn..
Impossible Matrix or the Matrix(the 1 David Blaine perform with 4 cards and 4 coins)

Sorry if this is posted in the wrong section, the trick invovles coins and cards,so i suppose it is under coin tricks...

can anybody give me some advice on both tricks? i want to know which is better..

You been fustrating?

Pick up dvds.

P.s What the hell is u been fustrating Jonathan :P

Depends if you like gaffs.

there are many versions for the matrix, maybe bernard can recommend some sources for the matrix.

i heard there's one good book on matrixes alone, but forgot the name. any1 knows?

I think Dean Dill has a good version of coin matrix

Its call "Matrix God's way by John Born".
The originator of Matrix is Al Schnieder. It can be found in one of his dvd.

My advice is not to by a single effect for this. Most decent coin books will have this effect in it.

I'm not really a fan of Matrix, I prefer bare handed coin assembly.

ic, i also prefer barehanded coin assemblies as its less cumbersome. then again, i only know a very simple one.

any sources on those?

There's a recent dvd by Daniel Garcia call Sh4de. Cool no extra coin with backfire and instant assembly.

Other than that, Roth's Chink-a-chink is a good and simple one. Finish it off with Bob Kohler's Knich-a-knich, a backfire.

Totally agree with Magicdow... Chink-a-Chink is a great coin transpoz effect :) Clean, simple, effective magic. Worth a check out ;)

cool, i find the backfire effect highly intriguing (considering i only have basic idea of it). :)

I can teach lah. You want the copy version or the original? ;)
Copy = $25 (just following the trend)
Original = US$15

Er...

those who do not know magicdow's brand of humor, fyi, he's only joking about both the teaching & pirated copies.

:ph43r: :ph43r: :ph43r:

well, considering his strong stance against piracy...

if it was some1 else who said it, and if it seemed real enough, i might take drastic measures...

Ok.

Btw, Did david blaine did any matrix ?

[/QUOTE]Btw, Did david blaine did any matrix ?

He did nothing but only TV.... ha ha :lol:
BTW, there are quite a lot nice tricks which may use combine coins
and cards.
But... the most important point (in my opinion) in select the trick.,
would be select the right trick for your level., don't push to far beyond
you can handle.
e.g. Matrix, start in learn "What is a basic Matrix effect" ? Do the basic
good and magical., then made research in those LINK with it.
Develop from the basic and made it grow.
My first "Matrix" was only use 4 cards, one st*** move and one pick up
move. Then, I found 2 cards with 4 coins, no card with 4 coins. Then,
additional coins.... then...... graff..... then.... t***** with coins (YES, t***** :) )and now there are somthing belong to myself.
Something like "Shadow Coins" aka barehand coins assembly, there are different versions, with or without graff etc.
There are more info from David Roth's and others.

Seng Hoe...why u reveal my name? Anyway,is there any dvds which teaches you all kinds of matrix effects?Now that u all say so much about it,i think i wanna make a routine with this trick...

Never heard about a dvd that contain only Matrix effects. The closest would probably be Extreme Dean a 2 dvd set. The effects are mainly bare handed assembly. Dean Dill does it beautifully.

ok..thanks..but where can i get it?

Any dealers. I can get it if you want. Send me a PM.

[QUOTE mrmagichk Posted on Apr 24 2005, 04:50 PM ]
Btw, Did david blaine did any matrix ? [/QUOTE]

yo mrmagic, david blaine did the coin matrix to the people in heidi or wat i dunno hw to spell. he did in the street magic special.

May be you would like to check out Mark Wilson's book. It includes Coin Matrix as well

Sorry exact name slipped off my mind