Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip

268 entries in Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm / Unit Grip
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Edward Marlo Fourth Palm Position called "Marlo Palm", see Note 5 on p. 58
Related to 1957 Side Steal 28
Edward Marlo Side Steal to Bottom - Fifth Method
1957 Side Steal 33
Edward Marlo Side Steal to Bottom - Sixth Method
Variations 1957 Side Steal 33
Edward Marlo Multiple Rear Palm Steal bringing bottom block into palm position
Related to 1957 Side Steal 36
Tenkai Ishida The Tenkai Palm position and some applications in the next pages
Variations 1957 The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 73
Dai Vernon Card Against Body Subtlety
1957 The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 75
Dai Vernon Stealing a Card from the Pack into the Tenkai Palm Position
1957 The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 77
Dai Vernon To Exchange a Card Tenkai Palm Switch
Variations 1957 The Dai Vernon Book of Magic 77
Edward Marlo Angle Palm Steal from tabled deck
 		1957 The Tabled Palm 6
Edward Marlo Adjustment Misdirection from tabled deck as a card in front of deck is adjusted
Variations 1957 The Tabled Palm 8
Edward Marlo Table Riffle Angle Palm for a certain number of cards
 		1957 The Tabled Palm 9
Edward Marlo As a Control to apparently cut top card into center yet retain it under control, using tabled Tenkai Palm
 		1957 The Tabled Palm 17
Edward Marlo Angle Palm Replacement to tabled deck
 		1957 The Tabled Palm 18
Edward Marlo Angle Palm Transfer from right Tenkai Palm to left Rear Palm
 		1957 The Tabled Palm 26
Edward Marlo Flat Palm to Tenkai Palm one-handed adjustment
 		1957 The Tabled Palm 26
Edward Marlo Tip Up Angle Palm multiple cards, in the hands, to right hand
Variations 1957 The Tabled Palm 26
James Steranko Lateral Afterthoughts
  • crimping
  • transfer to Tenkai or Rear Palm
  • different anchor fingers
 		1960 Steranko on Cards 34
Unknown Rear Angle Palm Tenkai type forward in the hand, palm position is explained
 		1961 Card Switches 2
Edward Marlo Changing Palm Positions one-handed transitions mainly between Gambler's Flat Palm and Tenkai type palm:
  • Rear Angle Palm to Flat Rear Palm
  • Flat Rear Palm to Rear Angle Palm
 		1961 Card Switches 3
Edward Marlo, Unknown Getting into the Palm Positions from deck, ten methods: Rear Angle Palm (Tenkai type) & Rear Flat Palm (Gambler's Flat Palm)
Variations 1961 Card Switches 6
Edward Marlo Right Tenkai Palm Off from deck
 		1961 Card Switches 16
Edward Marlo Tenkai Palm Replacement and Palm Off from Bottom
1961 Card Switches 17
Edward Marlo Angle Palm Switch switch or steal
 		1961 Card Switches 46
Cliff Green The Other 10 Per Cent moving Tenkai Palmed card in more covered position against body
 		1961 Professional Card Magic 36
Cliff Green The Pop Up Change card palmed and switched as it is apparently inserted in deck
 		1961 Professional Card Magic 158
John Benzais The JB Kard Kop Benzais Cop
 		1962 Close-up Card Magic 269
Ross Bertram Pivot Change into Tenkai
Also published here 1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 203
Piet Forton The Longitudinal Tenkai Palm
Also published here 1967 Piet Forton Lecture Notes 17
John Benzais, Edward Marlo Marlo Variant of Benzais' Cop
1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 140
Edward Marlo, Persi Diaconis Credit Information on the Benzais' Cop credited to Persi Diaconis here
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 142
Edward Marlo Side Steal to Tenkai Palm
1970 Hierophant (Issue 4) 186
John Cornelius The John Cornelius Fan Steal right tenkai
Also published here 1971 The Esoterist 38
Edward Marlo Pivot Tenkai Palm
1971 Hierophant (Issue 5-6) 270
Edward Marlo Incomplete Faro Fingertip Tenkai Steal card peeked in upper half is stolen
 		1971 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 3) 20
Jerry Mentzer Rear Palm Steal from small packet
 		1972 Card Cavalcade 97
Fred Kaps Thanks to Tenkai Card Production
Also published here 1972 Fred Kaps Lecture 6
Karl Fulves Fan Steal face card into tenkai palm
 		1974 Close-Up Mental Magic 19
Martin A. Nash Gambler's Cop with table edge transfer kind of Tenkai position at table edge
 		1975 Ever So Sleightly 90
Unknown Tenkai Palm Steal from small packet
 		1975 Card Cavalcade 3 170
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's New Fan Steal top half with selection on bottom is fanned with right hand
 		1975 Afterthoughts 33
Patrick Cook, Ross Bertram A Riffle Shuffle Cop bottom cards in right hand angle palm type
 		1975 Afterthoughts 110
Karl Fulves Deal Cop top card apparently dealt to table and turned over, really palmed in Tenkai palm (with optional lapping) and second card dealt
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 1 53
Karl Fulves Reference Note on the Deal Cop
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 1 56
Karl Fulves Box Cop card palmed out again in Tenkai palm
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 3 186
Karl Fulves Notes By Fulves (1) into left hand Tenkai palm
(2) simplification
(3) into topit
Inspired by May 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 7) 966
Tenkai Ishida Tenkai Turnover Palm
1975 Bennett's Best 72
Edward Marlo Tabled Tenkai Palm Off
1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 10) 141
Slydini Copter Control card inserted in fan is brought to top via temporary Tenkai palm
 		1976 The Best of Slydini ...and More 53
Slydini Direct Fan Steal pushed in and stolen out
 		1976 The Best of Slydini ...and More 76
Tenkai Ishida The Tenkai Palm
1976 The Big Book of Magic 78
Rick Johnsson The Basic Position sitting position for perfect angles using the Tenkai Palm
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 3
Rick Johnsson The Tenkai Palm thorough description
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 5
Rick Johnsson Cardus Interruptus card apparently placed in center of deck ends up in Tenkai palm, tabled
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 31
Rick Johnsson Impossible Dream
1976 Practical Impossibilities 33
Rick Johnsson Fly Now - Pay Later credit card of spectator vanishes, pretending to do the boomerang card, ends up in wallet
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 33
Rick Johnsson Tenkai Vanish from a Book while riffling pages of book and inserting the card
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 37
Rick Johnsson The IBGTH Switch while turning card over on table, based in The Kick Technique
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 43
Rick Johnsson Lift-Off palming one tabled card into Tenkai palm, as a vanish
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 59
Rick Johnsson The Byrd Acquitment adjusting card in Tenkai palm, or moving it to gambler's flat palm
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 59
Dan Tong Lazy Tong's card from bottom of the deck to Tenkai palm
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 60
Rick Johnsson Curb Service palming card into Tenkai from flat surface
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 61
Rick Johnsson Japanese Two-Step two cards in Tenkai palm, held with a break
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 62
Rick Johnsson Feedback replacing card from Tenkai palm on the deck
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 62
Rick Johnsson Silent Running starts as a DPS, but card ends up in Tenkai palm of right hand
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 64
Rick Johnsson Felonious Assault card sticking out of the deck is switch, IBGTH Switch in the hands
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 85
Rick Johnsson Practically Single Handed tabled deck with card sticking out, card is switched while being removed and turned-over
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 87
Rick Johnsson ..... a la Grecque card is put in Tenkai palm while turning it over on the deck
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 91
Rick Johnsson Moussaka similar to the Miracle Card Change, on the deck
 		1976 Practical Impossibilities 92
Harvey Rosenthal Right Hand Edge Palm Outjogged Placement to Tenkai
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Three) 169
Gene Maze Unit Grip
1977 Packet Switches (Part Four) 263
Gene Maze Tabled III palming card while showing top card
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Five) 281
Gene Maze Tabled IV palming card while showing top card
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Five) 282
Gene Maze Face-Up I see Tabled III, but face up deck
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Five) 286
Gene Maze Face-Up II see Tabled III, but face up deck
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Five) 287
Gene Maze Dead Deck Steal as top card is shown, tabled
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Five) 288
Gene Maze Square-Up Bottom Steal tabled, kind of Rear or Tenkai Palm
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Five) 302
Gene Maze The Deal Switch
Variations 1977 Packet Switches (Part Five) 308
Gene Maze Vanish From Sandwich card is palmed out as sandwich is shown
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Five) 312
Bill Wisch Palm Change No. 1 card inserted in front of deck is Tenkai palmed and switched for dummy
Related to 1977 Palm Change 1 & 2 2
Bill Wisch As a Multiple Shift to top or into right Tenkai Palm, see application F)
 		1977 Palm Change 1 & 2 7
Jean Faré Variation of a Palm palming top card in action of cutting the deck, tabled
Related to 1977 Card Tricks, French Style 11
Dan MacMillan Palm Transfer from Rear Angle Palm to Gamblers' Palm
1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 3
Dan MacMillan Rear Angle Palm Replacement to top
Inspired by 1977 The Gamblers' Palm Revisited 7
John Benzais Kard Kop deal cop
 		1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 105
Ken Krenzel Fan Steal varation on Cornelius' method
 		1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 186
Gene Maze Unit Grip
Apr. 1978 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 1 No. 4) 45
Dai Vernon Vernon Card Change using Tenkai Palm, dated 1953
 		1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 59
Ross Bertram The Pivot Change using Tenkai Palm
 		1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 61
Ross Bertram Classic to Tenkai Palm Transfer
1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 64
Ross Bertram Bertram's One-Hand Card Change using Tenkai Palm
 		1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 66
Fred Kaps Danke für die Tenkai-Karten-Produktion
  • Produktion der Karten
Also published here 1978 Fred Kaps Lecture 9
Martin A. Nash Holding Out interlocking finger display
 		1979 Sleight Unseen 348
Martin A. Nash Triple Clip-Steal, The - e) 2) The Tenkai Palm
1979 Sleight Unseen 348
Edward Marlo Direct Transposition cards on top of two halves transpose, Tenkai palm, simulated placement and tabled palm
Variations 1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 347
Unknown Tenkai Steal from small packet
 		1979 Card Cavalcade Finale 113
Gene Maze Unit Grip
1979 CardMagic 18
Unknown Angle Palm
1979 CardMagic 20
Edward Marlo Rise-Rise-Rise Cop
1979 CardMagic 37
Unknown Transfer from Classic to Angle Palm
1979 CardMagic 152
Dai Vernon Card Against Body Subtlety
1979 CardMagic 152
Cliff Green Ninety Percent Perfect Steal
Inspired by 1979 CardMagic 172
Cliff Green Ninety Percent Perfect Change
Inspired by 1979 CardMagic 172
Slydini The Slydini Aces aces pushed in center, stolen out
 		1979 The Magical World of Slydini 27
Karl Fulves One-Hand Tenkai card distributed on table, yet performer finds a specific card, featuring one-handed Tenkai palm
 		1979 The Chronicles (Issue 23) 1291
Steve Beam Gone! single card vanish in the hands, as an ending for the Piano trick
 		1979 Magic — The Vanishing Art 29
Edward Marlo Deal Switch card is Tenkai palmed as cards are counted on table
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 52
Edward Marlo Deal Switch - Different Handling card is Tenkai palmed as cards are counted on table
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 54
Edward Marlo Deal Switch - 3rd Handling card is Tenkai palmed as cards are counted on table
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 57
Edward Marlo Diagonal Steal
1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 262
Ross Bertram Insertion Tenkai Steal no credit, for credit information see reference
Related to Mar. 1980 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 3 No. 3) 318
Gene Maze Unit Grip and Rest Positions
1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 10
Gene Maze SingleCard card is switched while turning it over on the table
Related to 1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 12
Gene Maze Black Jack Switch
1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 13
Gene Maze The Utility Swipe card steal from a small packet
Related to 1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 27
Gene Maze Subtraction Move bottom card of packet via Kelly Bottom Placement
 		1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 36
Unknown Gambler's Center Steal as top half is replaced on tabled half
 		1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 42
Edward Marlo, Gene Maze Deal Switch
Related to 1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 43
Gene Maze Tabled Deal Steal stealing a card second from a packet while dealing from tabled packet
 		1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 62
Edward Marlo, Gene Maze The Shelf and Its Use building a shelf, how to steal cards into the unit grip, tips
Inspired by 1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 66
Gene Maze The Multiple BlackJack Switch
1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 81
Gene Maze The Square-Up Load in center of deck, tabled
 		1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 87
Andrew Pargeter Tenkai Cop bottom palm from a fan, see also p. 941 for credits
Related to Sep. 1980 Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 9) 911
Unknown Tenkai Steal bottom of packet
Related to 1980 Disappearing Aces 2
Steve Beam Twister using the Tankai Palm
Also published here 1980 Card Tricks from Mount Olympus 54
Cliff Green 90% Perfect Change
Related to Oct. 1981 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 4 No. 10) 548
John Benzais, Edward Marlo Simulated Placement Benzais Cop, see tip on page 14
 		1981 21st Century Card Magic 13
Edward Marlo Turnover Cop handling for Benzais Cop
 		1981 21st Century Card Magic 14
Derek Dingle, Larry Jennings Technical Refinement of LJ's Angle Palm Steal
Inspired by 1982 The Complete Works of Derek Dingle 172
Edward Marlo Marlo's Simulated Placement
1982 Card Finesse 100
Tenkai Ishida, Ross Bertram The Tenkai Palm Placement correct position
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 141
Ross Bertram To Palm the Top Card into Tenkai Palm
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 143
Ross Bertram With a Card in the Tenkai Position what to do while holding out
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 144
Ross Bertram To Replace the Tenkai-Palmed Card
1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 146
Ross Bertram From the Classic Palm to the Tenkai Palm
1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 147
Ross Bertram To Palm the Top Card and Transfer it to the Tenkai Palm
1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 148
Ross Bertram The Side Steal into Tenkai
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 148
Ross Bertram Exercise palming bottom card into Tenkai palm and replacing it, Kelly mechanics
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 148
Ross Bertram The Flasher bottom card comes to top, Tenkai Palm Transfer
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 156
Ross Bertram Tabled Tenkai Palm Replacement
1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 157
Ross Bertram An Uplifting Application
1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 158
Ross Bertram Tabled Tenkai Palm Pivot Replacement
1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 162
Ross Bertram A Tenkai Switch tabled lap sweep
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 163
Ross Bertram Top Card Switch While Holding Out starts and ends with Tenkai palmed card and deck in left hand
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 165
Ross Bertram Another Holdout Change
1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 166
Ross Bertram An Unusual Change using Tenkai Palm
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 168
Ross Bertram Angles about angles of Tenkai Palm
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 171
Unknown Tenkai Palm against Body
1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 182
Ross Bertram Production from Tenkai Palm
1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 184
Ross Bertram Summary Tenkai palm comments
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 186
Edward Marlo, Harry Lorayne Convincing Control to Bottom or Tenkai Palm starting at step 7, for Lorayne-credit see Apocalypse, page 1092
Related to 1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 118
Edward Marlo In Passing Palms while right hand passes across deck, from deck and packet
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 153
Edward Marlo Second Application one-handed push-out technique, center to right Tenkai palm, curling right hand to fist with palmed card
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 172
Edward Marlo The Fingertip Peek Steal fingertip peek handling, to top or Tenkai palm
Related to 1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 173
Edward Marlo Tenkai Palm to Gambler's Flat Palm Transition step 8
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 174
Edward Marlo Face Up Benzais Cop
1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 235
Dai Vernon Vernon Change Tenkai Palm
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 239
Edward Marlo Gambler's Falt to Tenkai Transition right hand
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 244
Edward Marlo Basic Production Move apparently turning over top card of tabled deck but producing from a stack of palmed cards
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 244
Edward Marlo Table Palm
1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 46
Jonathan Townsend Tenkai Palm Scoop Up Replacement as spread deck is scooped up
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 50
Edward Marlo Rise-Rise-Rise Cop
1985 Close-Up of the Damned 33
Unknown Card to Tenkai Palm from center
 		1985 Out Of His Mind! 86
Eric DeCamps The Kelly Top Placement from Bottom Placement into right Tenkai Palm or to top
 		1985 The Magic of Eric DeCamps 15
James Lewis Tenkai Palm Color Change with steal from bottom
 		1985 Thinking About Magic 22
Edward Marlo Rise, Rise, Rise
1985/87 Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus 69
Dai Vernon The Rising Sun clean phase, one-handed Tenkai Switch
Related to 1987 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1 164
David Regal Easy Fan Steal Tenkai, similar to Cornelius Steal
 		1987 Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal 276
Joseph K. Schmidt Greek Break Applications getting into Greek Break, palming cards off into Tenkai Palm from Greek Break
 		Mar. 1987 Epoptica (Issue 8) 471
Rick Johnsson IBGTH Switch
1987 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue T.A.R.O.T.) 768
Gene Maze Trypswitch three gambling type switches using lapping
 		Sep. 1988 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 11 No. 9) 1545
Dai Vernon Tenkai-palm Switch
1988 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2 104
Edward Marlo Flexible Move top card face up into right hand finger clip or Tenkai palm
 		1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 9
Edward Marlo Angle Palm Steal
Related to 1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 51
Edward Marlo Rise, Rise, Rise
1988 New Magic Of Japan 14
John Cornelius The Cornelius Fan Steal right Tenkai
Also published here 1988 Creative Secrets No. 1 10
Edward Marlo Simulated Placement card apparently placed on top of tabled deck
 		1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 44
Edward Marlo Simulated Pick-Off top card of tabled deck apparently picked up, really previously Tenkai palmed card
 		1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 46
Edward Marlo The Drop-Off releasing cards singly from group of Tenkai palmed cards
Variations 1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 48
Edward Marlo M.P. Side Steal "Marlo Position", to Tenkai type palm or top
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1966
 1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 209
Edward Marlo New Tabled Palms featuring a "Basic Grip" which is some sort of modified Tenkai palm
  • 1st Approach (deck on table)
  • 2nd Approach (as deck is placed on table)
  • Variation of 2nd Approach
  • 3rd Approach (which squaring up after shuffle action)
  • Variation of 3rd Approach (LTP)
  • Extension of 3rd Approach
  • In the Hands
  • For a Number of Cards
  • Off the Bottom
Also published here
  • The New Tops, July 1967
 1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 291
Edward Marlo Undercover Tabled Steal second cards from tabled deck stolen into Tenkai or Longitudinal Palm, two methods, see also p. 1 for credit information
Related to Apr. 1988 Inside Out (Issue 4) 11
Justin Higham One-Hand Switch one hand in Tenkai Palm for another
Related toVariations 1988 Utility Card Sleights 10
Tenkai Ishida Tenkai Palm during display sequence of two (really three) cards
  • Plot & Structures of Tenkai Palm (in context of this routine)
 		1988 The Thoughts of Tenkai 28
Harvey Rosenthal, Frank Thompson Variations of Multi Shift
  • reversing cards (Rosenthal)
  • palming cards in classic palm (Thompson)
  • palming cards in Tenkai palm (Rosenthal)
Inspired by 1989 The Multiple Shift 4
Harvey Rosenthal Center Load from Tenkai Palm
Related to 1989 The Multiple Shift 5
John Carey Static Steal choreography for Tenkai steal from center
 		Oct. 1989 Inside Out (Issue 7) 1
John Benzais, Ken Krenzel JB Kop with some finesses
 		1990 Close-up Impact! 64
Edward Marlo Fingertip Side Steals four methods
 		1990 That's It 1
Edward Marlo Change Over Palm Longitudinal Clip position to Tenkai or Longitudinal Palm
 		1990 That's It 3
Wesley James Tenkai Palm Steal of bottom card of small packet
 		1990 Pasteboard Perpensions 39
Unknown Tenkai Deal Cop
1990 Pasteboard Perpensions 50
Rick Johnsson IBGHT Switch Tenkai palm, card is apparently placed in center of the deck
 		1990 Close Up Illusions 267
Rocco Silano Four Card Routine Thurston type routine with Tenkai palm, four Kings produced from air, then vanished again one by one, hands empty, not sleeving
 		1990 If it fits... Sleeve it! 39
John Cornelius, Alexander de Cova Cornelius Card Control fan steal, "Durchschuss"
 		1992 Ein Profi packt aus... 169
Steve Dusheck D.L.T. "Double Lift & Tenkai Palm", double turned over and back card stolen into Tenkai Palm
 		1992 Dusheck's Card Magic 45
Edward Marlo Tabled Tenkai Palm face up
 		Sep. 1993 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 16 No. 9) 2266
Ernest Earick Broadside Center Steal centre to right Tenkai palm, with replacement to bottom
 		1993 By Forces Unseen 55
Ernest Earick Tenkai Palm, modified
1993 By Forces Unseen 56
Patrick Page Der mehrfache Farbwechsel einer Spielkarte card changes multiple times
Inspired byAlso published here 1993 Lecture Patrick Page 23
Jon Racherbaumer Sacramento Stealth Steal from center into right-hand Tenkai palm
 		Mar. 1993 MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 1) 21
Jose Hernandez So Pretty tenkai center steal
 		July 1994 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 17 No. 7) 2377
Gene Maze Unit Grip discussion of position
 		1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 57
Gene Maze Unit Grip Addition two cards become 5
 		1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 135
Gene Maze Deal Steal Deal Cop handling
Related to 1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 154
Gene Maze Basic Unit Grip Switch
1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 160
Gene Maze Unit Grip Addition onto packet
 		1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 177
Gene Maze Unit Grip Steal from small packet
 		1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 186
Gene Maze Unit Grip Addition to small packet
 		1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 188
John Benzais Benzais Deal Cop
1994 Roger's Thesaurus 28
Dai Vernon Vernon Change
1994 Roger's Thesaurus 29
Edward Marlo Side Steal into Tenkai Palm from insertion, multiple cards
Inspired by 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 84
Edward Marlo From Shelf into Palm
1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 181
Edward Marlo Variations of a Palm tabled, during riffle shuffle
  • Basic Start Position
  • To Palm Off the Top Cards
  • Into Other Palm Positions
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 252
Edward Marlo Throw-Offs and Replacements table edge hold-out, imp pass
Also published here 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 260
Edward Marlo Olram Turnover Switch tabled card turned over one-handed, unload on deck
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Mar. 1976
 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 274
Steve Beam Tenkai Charlie ambitious card move
Also published here 1995 Vienna Notes 5
Unknown Tenkai Palm Steal from top of the deck
 		1996 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 61) 1182
Gene Maze Show and Steal three cards
 		July 1997 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 20 No. 7) 2809
Gene Maze Partial Side Steal
Sep. 1997 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 20 No. 9) 2842
Edward Marlo, Ken Krenzel Adjustment Misdirection to add palm in Tenkai Palm
Related to 1997 Ingenuities 22
Unknown Bottom Tenkai Palm bottom card into right hand, here called Marlo Palm Position
 		1997 Ingenuities 139
Edward Marlo Rise-Rise-Rise Tabled Palm
1997 Ingenuities 183
Richard Bartram, Jr. Bankshot hidden card shot from tenkai palm
Related to 1997 Trephine 9
John Cornelius Fan Steal
1997 Trephine 10
Richard Bartram, Jr. The Illusive Snapping Pasteboard in the hand production of a card, without deck
 		1997 Trephine 39
John Benzais Benzais Cop
1998 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 68) 1398
Gene Maze Face Up to Face Down Switch
Related to 1998 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 68) 1398
Dai Vernon Tenkai Palm Switch
1999 Drawing Room Deceptions 79
Guy Hollingworth Methods of controlling & palming. One multiple cards, all around square up cover
 		1999 Drawing Room Deceptions 133
Edward Marlo, Barry Price The Miracle Card Change with flat palm handling for more cover
Related to 2000 Palming: For The Terrified 16
John Cornelius The Fan Steal
2001 The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius 23
David Stone Misdirection Vanish card thrown into air and when caught the rest of the deck has vanished (into Tenkai Palm)
 		2001 Made in France 4
Unknown Tenkai Palm from Packet
Aug. 2001 Genii (Vol. 64 No. 8) 29
Earl Nelson, Dai Vernon Tenkai Palm Switch
Aug. 2001 Genii (Vol. 64 No. 8) 30
Ross Bertram Pivot Change into Tenkai
Also published here Aug. 2001 Genii (Vol. 64 No. 8) 31
Unknown Direct Angle Jog Steal L.J. Steal
 		2001 DeSouza's DeCeptions 106
Tenkai Ishida Tenkai Palm
2003 Tricks 56
Ross Bertram Insertion Tenkai Steal while inserting double card in deck
 		2003 Tricks 59
Harvey Rosenthal A Fan-Tastic Control to top or to Tenkai Palm
 		2003 Penumbra (Issue 6) 12
Nicholas Einhorn Pseudo-Expo card palmed into right hand Tenkai palm as top half is replaced
 		2004 World Tour Lecture Notes — Set 1 10
Wesley James Low Lateral Conversions
  • Low Lateral Palm to Gambler's Flat Palm
  • Low Lateral Palm to Tenkai/Slydini/Marlo Palm
  • Low Lateral Palm to Bold Steal
  • Gambler's Flat Palm to Low Lateral Palm
  • Tenkai to Low Lateral Palm
  • Bold Steal to Low Lateral Palm
  • To and From Gambler's Flat Palm
 		2004 Enchantments 364
Larry Jennings L.J. Angle Steal from center, described as a control to top
 		2005 Up In Smoke 4
Edward Marlo Variations of a Palm tabled, during riffle shuffle
  • Basic Starting Position
  • To Palm Off the Top Cards
  • Maneuvering to Other Palm Positions
Also published here 2007 Marlo on Erdnase 136
Edward Marlo Throw-Offs and Replacements table edge hold-out, imp pass
Also published here 2007 Marlo on Erdnase 144
Larry Jennings L.J. Angle Steal center steal into right hand Tenkai palm
 		Mar. 2007 Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 1) 33
Hiroshi Sawa Steal from Case into Tenkai Palm
 		Dec. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 12) 108
Doc Docherty All-Around Square-Up Steal into right-hand Tenkai Palm
Inspired by Aug. 2009 Genii (Vol. 72 No. 8) 23
Piet Forton Longitudinal Tenkai Palm
2010 Moments 85
Patrick Page The Multiple Colour Change
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2011 Magic Page by Page 72
David Davies Simulated-Placement Flick Switch
Inspired by 2011 More Pseudo Card-Cheating and Related Switches 32
Shane Cobalt Tenkai Palm Cleanup
2012 Chasing Dovetails 23
David Davies Covered Vernon Change two-card switch
Inspired by 2012 Non-Automatic Card Tricks 15
Tenkai Ishida, Patrick Lehnen Tenkai Vanish
2013 Lecture Notes 6
Roberto Giobbi Grips on the Cold Deck
  • Flat-Palm Grip
  • Tenkai Grip
  • Deep Dealing Position
 		2013 The Art of Switching Decks 14
Unknown Rear Palm Steal bottom card of packet into right hand Tenkai/Rear Palm
Related to 2013 The Ultimate Travelers 19
Edward Marlo Miracle Change Steal
2014 Blomberg Laboratories 292
Unknown Lateral to Deep Tenkai Palm
2015 Renovations 14
Alexander Hansford Thoughts on the Tenkai Palm
2016 Sprezzatura 4
Edward Marlo, Alexander Hansford Deliberate Side Steal to Tenkai Palm
Inspired by 2016 Sprezzatura 6
Slydini The Revolving Pass one-handed switch as double is turned over with one hand, unload on deck
Related toAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 50 No. 5, Sep. 1951
 Mar. 2016 Genii (Vol. 79 No. 3) 69
Steve Beam Twister color change using Tenkai Palm
Also published here 2017 52 22
Alexander Hansford Modified Vernon Switch
Inspired by 2018 Kino. 70
Jeremiah Zuo Tenkai Steal Color Change
2019 Confessions of A Magic Fan 10
Jeremiah Zuo The Fan Blocking Steal (FBS) case stolen into Tenkai Palm off the table under cover of packet fanned out
 		2019 Confessions of A Magic Fan 55
Steve Reynolds Real-Time Side Steals peek steals
  • Peek Position
  • Peek Steal
  • Break Transfer
  • Technical.-Deliberate-Bold Steals
  • Standard Steal
  • M.P. Side Steal
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Deep Six 3 (2004)
 2020 Output (Issue 11) 23
Steve Reynolds Tenkai Palm Replacement to top
 		2020 Output (Issue 11) 30
Jamie Masterson Full Frontal Shake Change one of two cards changes
 		2020 Shadow & Shake 31
Edward Marlo Card Load loading Tenkai palmed card in center of deck
 		2021 Output (Issue 14) 25