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My first review so be nice please give constructive feedback so I can improve my reviews.

Ninja 1: Stealth technique

This DVD includes the following:

Techniques:

Two false tripplecuts
Bulletdeal
Different variations on the pass (classic, riffle, table brush, inverse)
Throwjog control
Fanjog control
3 cut rotation
Onehand pass
Ultimate card switch
Spin change

Routines:

Cardcheat Vegas routine
Two tricks with 4 aces
Bullettrick

Cost
$29.95


Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)

The difficulty lies around 4 out of 5.

Review

I really like Brad Christians way of teaching. I use a lot of the moves from this DVD. This is more for the intermediate. Brad doesnt cover the basic moves, so you have to know the basic sleights to get the most out of it.
If you want to build your own Vegas Card cheat routine, this DVD is perfect. Some may think that you get few moves compared to other DVDs in the same pricerange, thats kind of true. The thing is that all of these moves are great.
His onehanded pass is quite easy to do, but extremely powerful if used in the right conditions. I think that move itself is worth the price of this DVD

Overall
9/10

I do not agree with Brad's first triplecut. The packets are so apart from each other. This is not the way it's done! The triplecut is done in the fashion of S.W. Erdnase..if then so, then follow the proper move. All packets should be closed in together like your still holding one deck while doing the cut.

Sadly, many youngsters I'v seen are doing Brad's way.

I understand that brad exposes the pass (opaque though it may be) to his audience in order to confound them with his one-handed lift. That makes me uncomfortable,

Not as uncomfortable as the woman who forgot to get dressed on ninja two, though.

Good review

But I really don't like the Ninja dvd's. Some moves are hard and require a lot of practice, control of your angles, dexterity (pass)
and other moves are just too simple and have been explained on 20000000000millionbilliongazillion other dvd's.