Review: K.E.N.T. by Kenton Knepper

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Review: K.E.N.T. by Kenton Knepper

Postby bigboris » Dec 15th, '07, 23:00



What They Say:
Ultimate proof that you can read minds even in the worst situations
K.E.N.T. is a wild mix of principles making for a REAL solution to mind reading. This looks like the REAL thing...

Please read this entire ad carefully. All we say here is TRUE.

Whether you are a close-up performer or a mentalist that plays it seriously, K.E.N.T. is a must have for you.

Kenton calls K.E.N.T. "One of two tools I rely upon for close-up work of any kind, magic or mentalism".

K.E.N.T. is the creation of Irish magician and mentalist John Mahood.

IMAGINE... A wise guy pulls out his own deck of cards and demands that you prove your abilities. He wants you to prove yourself, without touching the cards, without writing anything down, without others helping. NO touching, NO marks, NO sleight of hand of any kind.

NOW WHAT?

With K.E.N.T. you tell the spectator to make it tough on you and think of one of a few cards he himself removes from his own deck. You never see these. You instruct him how to focus upon his thought of card and you NAME HIS CARD to the degree that he freaks out and swears you are the REAL thing. He dares you to tell him what his card is, and that is exactly what you are seen to do.

This friends is a true mindblower. It is POWERFUL stuff. But it is not for everyone. This is as close to real mind reading as you can get. Like real mind reading, you will at very rare times, miss. You should know this up front. K.E.N.T. is for performers. For many real performers, given the impossibility of this situation, this is not much of an issue. You would likely fail anyway, so why not have the tools to usually win out instead? Yet we wanted you to be aware of this possibility. Add Kolossal Killer to the mix, and you will do this and never fail. In an effort of complete disclosure, the effect is you name the entire card. The reality is you name the name or number of the card, not the suit generally. But due to the psychology used, it appears you have named not only the name, but the suit as well.

You should also know that this is based upon English and American English as well as American playing cards, so this may make a difference to you. If you and the people you perform for will speak in English generally, then this is great for you. If not, this may not be perfect for you. You would surely have to make a fair amount of adjustments to be able to use the basic idea in other languages. We like to be as clear and open as we can about such things.

With that in mind, this and "Killer" Kenton calls his "lifeblood of close-up and mentalism" with cards.

K.E.N.T. is also a must have for the close-up card worker who faces the type of spectator that challenges you to find or tell him his thought about card. NOW YOU WILL.

For the mentalist who is asked to prove the "impossible", this is a tool that must be in your arsenal.

Perform K.E.N.T. over the radio, phone or Internet if you wish!

Once you have K.E.N.T.in your mind, you will need nothing else. Another person's mind and their own deck of cards is all that is used. That and the special secrets explained in K.E.N.T.

25 pages of 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 size. Includes how Kenton uses K.E.N.T. in a One Behind or One Ahead effect as well!

An amazing tool for a steal of a price. See for yourself.

What I Say:
This is without a doubt an extremely clever effect. The fact that you may perform a direct mindreading stunt like this with a spectator's deck that you never touch defintetely sounds intriguing. The pros to this effect are that there's nothing you really do except talk to the spectator. Think of it like Derren Brown's Smoke, except without the cigarrette and without gaffed cards. For those of you not too into the whole Kentonism thing, its really not a big deal because the suggestion involved really isn't too difficult to master. The major problem with this trick is that you can't name the suite of the card, which is a major problem, because you pretty much rely on the revelation to shock the spectator so much they don't remember the suite. This requires some audience control and I have found it to be the most annoying part of the trick. Another thing to keep in mind is that this effect is not surefire, and you will sometimes fail completely. To give you an idea, I've performed this effect about 10 times so far, and have failed twice. That is a good rate for a trick I haven't mastered the patter for. So I highly recommend you chuck in another $13 in your next order, because it was definetely a pleasure to read and a great thing to have in your impromptu repetoire. It was definetely one of the cleverest manuscripts I've read in a while. 9/10

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Postby IAIN » Dec 15th, '07, 23:19

I recommend Sean Waters addition to K.E.N.T., in his e-book, available here: http://www.watersmindworks.com/

there's a few other little gems in his book too...

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Postby edh » Dec 16th, '07, 01:52

How does the Sean Waters version of K.E.N.T differ?

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Postby Waters » Jun 3rd, '08, 20:59

Sorry for the slow response :)

... It differs in that there are absolutely no cards (or anything else). With my psychological method (KENT knowledge required), you have a mind reading miracle at anytime. I hope that helps. It had become one of my greatest "impromptu tools" for mindreading.


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Postby FRK » Jun 3rd, '08, 22:22

dam that was slow :)

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Postby Waters » Jun 5th, '08, 01:44

...yeah! That was. :)

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Postby Craig Browning » Jun 5th, '08, 01:48

FRK wrote:dam that was slow :)


The original post was in December... a very cold time of the year and one that causes molasses to run exceptionally slow... (if you're an American country boy, you'll get it) :lol:

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Postby misterblack » Jun 5th, '08, 04:42

I'd simply like to second the comments in this thread (well, not the ones about weather and molasses). However sceptical you might be about some of Kenton Knepper's stuff, 'K.E.N.T.' is really good. And as Abraxus said, Sean Waters' version is well worth getting too - I think there are advantages to both the 'with a deck' and 'no deck, all in the mind' versions and its nice to have both in your arsenal.

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Postby Waters » Jun 9th, '08, 04:44

misterblack wrote:I'd simply like to second the comments in this thread (well, not the ones about weather and molasses). However sceptical you might be about some of Kenton Knepper's stuff, 'K.E.N.T.' is really good. And as Abraxus said, Sean Waters' version is well worth getting too - I think there are advantages to both the 'with a deck' and 'no deck, all in the mind' versions and its nice to have both in your arsenal.



Not quite as slow this time :) , but I totally agree with Misterblack's comments about both having advantages. I typically perform my version of K?NT because of the immeasureable convenience, but I still LOVE using KENT and Tsunami. Each have their own benefits and liabilities, but I am glad some of you have enjoyed using my cardless version as much as I have. BY the way, if you buy KENT from Kenton's website (wonderwizards.com), he will automatically send you a copy of my cardless version. As stated above, It can also be found in my ebook, "Ponderings"

Thanks again for the comments.

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Postby Sexton Blake » Jun 11th, '08, 15:14

Waters wrote:BY the way, if you buy KENT from Kenton's website (wonderwizards.com), he will automatically send you a copy of my cardless version.


Bum. That'll teach me to buy K.E.N.T from Alakazam about three years ago. So much for *my* predictive powers.

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Postby blurkuna » Aug 1st, '08, 18:45

KENT is real good. Its like a signature trick of kenton.

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Postby The Magi » Apr 29th, '09, 03:42

KENT is certainly one of the Kenton's better works, that along with The Secret were my favorite works of Kenton's I think.

In saying that, the guy has released some god awful over hyped stuff too. If buying anything from his site make sure to get online reviews before hand. Never before have I seen one man release so much rubbish and so much brilliance. That in itself is a good magic trick.

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Postby monks » May 5th, '09, 23:22

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Postby penguin » May 31st, '09, 18:47

I read this effect sometime ago and have been rather apprehensive about testing it. Mainly because I consider the Ace to be a low card. Has anyone had trouble with this?

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Postby MasterCyde » May 31st, '09, 18:56

penguin wrote:I read this effect sometime ago and have been rather apprehensive about testing it. Mainly because I consider the Ace to be a low card. Has anyone had trouble with this?


You say the best card if you were playing poker (where ace is high)

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