334 entries in Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm & Unit Grip
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Edward Marlo Miracle Change No. 1
  • Method No. 1 (seated)
  • Method No. 2 (seated or standing)
  • Method No. 3 (unload on deck)
  • Method No. 4 (stand-up)
Related toVariations 1954 3
Edward Marlo Fourth Palm Position called "Marlo Palm", see Note 5 on p. 58
Related to 1957 28
Edward Marlo Side Steal to Bottom - Fifth Method
1957 33
Edward Marlo Side Steal to Bottom - Sixth Method
Variations 1957 33
Edward Marlo Multiple Rear Palm Steal bringing bottom block into palm position
Related to 1957 36
Tenkai Ishida The Tenkai Palm position and some applications in the next pages
Variations 1957 73
Dai Vernon Card Against Body Subtlety
1957 75
Dai Vernon Stealing a Card from the Pack into the Tenkai Palm Position
1957 77
Dai Vernon To Exchange a Card Tenkai Palm Switch
Related toVariations 1957 77
Edward Marlo Angle Palm Steal from tabled deck
VariationsAlso published here 1957 6
Edward Marlo Adjustment Misdirection from tabled deck as a card in front of deck is adjusted
Variations 1957 8
Edward Marlo Table Riffle Angle Palm for a certain number of cards
1957 9
Edward Marlo As a Control to apparently cut top card into center yet retain it under control, using tabled Tenkai Palm
1957 17
Edward Marlo Angle Palm Replacement to tabled deck
1957 18
Edward Marlo Angle Palm Transfer from right Tenkai Palm to left Rear Palm
1957 26
Edward Marlo Flat Palm to Tenkai Palm one-handed adjustment
1957 26
Edward Marlo Tip Up Angle Palm multiple cards, in the hands, to right hand
Variations 1957 26
James Steranko Lateral Afterthoughts
  • crimping
  • transfer to Tenkai or Rear Palm
  • different anchor fingers
1960 34
Rear Angle Palm Tenkai type forward in the hand, palm position is explained
1961 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 3
Edward Marlo, Getting into the Palm Positions from deck, ten methods: Rear Angle Palm (Tenkai type) & Rear Flat Palm (Gambler's Flat Palm)
Variations 1961 6
Edward Marlo Right Tenkai Palm Off from deck
1961 16
Edward Marlo Tenkai Palm Replacement and Palm Off from Bottom
1961 17
Edward Marlo Angle Palm Switch switch or steal
1961 46
Cliff Green The Other 10 Per Cent moving Tenkai Palmed card in more covered position against body
1961 36
Cliff Green The Pop Up Change card palmed and switched as it is apparently inserted in deck
1961 158
John Benzais The JB Kard Kop Benzais Cop
1962 269
Tony Slydini Palm-Off and Lapping card palmed off in Tenkai type palm, then lapped from there
1966 49
Tony Slydini Imp Pass Addition cards from lap imp-passed into Tenkai palm, then added to tabled packet
1966 50
Ross Bertram Pivot Change into Tenkai
Also published here 1967 203
Piet Forton The Longitudinal Tenkai Palm
Also published here 1967 17
Bill Spooner Spooner's Switch one-hand Tenkai switch
Related to 1969 33
John Benzais, Edward Marlo Marlo Variant of Benzais' Cop
1970 140
Edward Marlo, Persi Diaconis Credit Information on the Benzais' Cop credited to Persi Diaconis here
1970 142
Edward Marlo Side Steal to Tenkai Palm
Summer 1970
Hierophant (Issue 4)
186
John Cornelius The John Cornelius Fan Steal right tenkai
Related toAlso published here 1971 38
Edward Marlo Pivot Tenkai Palm
Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
270
Edward Marlo Incomplete Faro Fingertip Tenkai Steal card peeked in upper half is stolen
Mar. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 3)
20
Jerry Mentzer Rear Palm Steal from small packet
1972 97
Fred Kaps Thanks to Tenkai Card Production
Also published here 1972 6
Karl Fulves Fan Steal face card into tenkai palm
1974 19
Tenkai Ishida Tenkai Palm production of single cards
1974 62
Martin A. Nash Gambler's Cop with table edge transfer kind of Tenkai position at table edge
1975 90
Tenkai Palm Steal from small packet
1975 170
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's New Fan Steal top half with selection on bottom is fanned with right hand
1975 33
Patrick Cook, Ross Bertram A Riffle Shuffle Cop bottom cards in right hand angle palm type
1975 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 53
Karl Fulves Reference Note on the Deal Cop
1975 56
Karl Fulves Box Cop card palmed out again in Tenkai palm
1975 186
Karl Fulves Notes By Fulves (1) into left hand Tenkai palm
(2) simplification
(3) into topit
Inspired by May 1975 966
Tenkai Ishida Tenkai Turnover Palm
1975 72
Edward Marlo Tabled Tenkai Palm Off
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 10)
141
Tony Slydini Copter Control card inserted in fan is brought to top via temporary Tenkai palm
1976 53
Tony Slydini Direct Fan Steal pushed in and stolen out
1976 76
Tenkai Ishida The Tenkai Palm
1976 78
Rick Johnsson The Basic Position sitting position for perfect angles using the Tenkai Palm
1976 3
Rick Johnsson The Tenkai Palm thorough description
1976 5
Rick Johnsson Cardus Interruptus card apparently placed in center of deck ends up in Tenkai palm, tabled
Variations 1976 31
Rick Johnsson Impossible Dream
1976 33
Rick Johnsson Fly Now - Pay Later credit card of spectator vanishes, pretending to do the boomerang card, ends up in wallet
1976 33
Rick Johnsson Tenkai Vanish from a Book while riffling pages of book and inserting the card
1976 37
Rick Johnsson The IBGTH Switch while turning card over on table, based in The Kick Technique
VariationsAlso published here 1976 43
Rick Johnsson Lift-Off palming one tabled card into Tenkai palm, as a vanish
1976 59
Rick Johnsson The Byrd Acquitment adjusting card in Tenkai palm, or moving it to gambler's flat palm
1976 59
Dan Tong Lazy Tong's card from bottom of the deck to Tenkai palm
1976 60
Rick Johnsson Curb Service palming card into Tenkai from flat surface
1976 61
Rick Johnsson Japanese Two-Step two cards in Tenkai palm, held with a break
1976 62
Rick Johnsson Feedback replacing card from Tenkai palm on the deck
1976 62
Rick Johnsson Silent Running starts as a DPS, but card ends up in Tenkai palm of right hand, LJ Steal
1976 64
Rick Johnsson Felonious Assault card sticking out of the deck is switch, IBGTH Switch in the hands
1976 85
Rick Johnsson Practically Single Handed tabled deck with card sticking out, card is switched while being removed and turned-over
1976 87
Rick Johnsson ..... a la Grecque card is put in Tenkai palm while turning it over on the deck
1976 91
Rick Johnsson Moussaka similar to the Miracle Card Change, on the deck
1976 92
Harvey Rosenthal Right Hand Edge Palm Outjogged Placement to Tenkai
1977 169
Gene Maze Unit Grip
Also published here 1977 263
Gene Maze Tabled III palming card while showing top card
1977 281
Gene Maze Tabled IV palming card while showing top card
1977 282
Gene Maze Face-Up I see Tabled III, but face up deck
1977 286
Gene Maze Face-Up II see Tabled III, but face up deck
1977 287
Gene Maze Dead Deck Steal as top card is shown, tabled
1977 288
Gene Maze Square-Up Bottom Steal tabled, kind of Rear or Tenkai Palm
1977 302
Gene Maze The Deal Switch
Variations 1977 308
Gene Maze Vanish From Sandwich card is palmed out as sandwich is shown
1977 312
Bill Wisch Palm Change No. 1 card inserted in front of deck is Tenkai palmed and switched for dummy
Related to 1977 2
Bill Wisch As a Multiple Shift to top or into right Tenkai Palm, see application F)
1977 7
Jean Faré Variation of a Palm palming top card in action of cutting the deck, tabled
Related to 1977 11
Dan MacMillan Palm Transfer from Rear Angle Palm to Gamblers' Palm
1977 3
Dan MacMillan Rear Angle Palm Replacement to top
Inspired by 1977 7
John Benzais Kard Kop deal cop
1978 105
Ken Krenzel Fan Steal varation on Cornelius' method
1978 186
Gene Maze Unit Grip
Apr. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 4)
45
Dai Vernon Vernon Card Change using Tenkai Palm, dated 1953
1978 59
Ross Bertram The Pivot Change using Tenkai Palm
1978 61
Ross Bertram The Pay-Off (Card in Wallet), ungaffed, load from Tenkai/Rear Palm
Related to 1978 63
Ross Bertram Classic to Tenkai Palm Transfer
1978 64
Ross Bertram Bertram's One-Hand Card Change using Tenkai Palm
1978 66
Fred Kaps Danke für die Tenkai-Karten-Produktion
  • Produktion der Karten
Also published here 1978 9
Martin A. Nash Holding Out interlocking finger display
1979 348
Martin A. Nash Triple Clip-Steal, The - e) 2) The Tenkai Palm
1979 348
Edward Marlo Direct Transposition cards on top of two halves transpose, Tenkai palm, simulated placement and tabled palm
Variations 1979 347
Tenkai Steal from small packet
1979 113
Gene Maze Unit Grip
1979 18
Angle Palm
1979 20
Edward Marlo Rise-Rise-Rise Cop
1979 37
Transfer from Classic to Angle Palm
1979 152
Dai Vernon Card Against Body Subtlety
1979 152
Cliff Green Ninety Percent Perfect Steal
Inspired by 1979 172
Cliff Green Ninety Percent Perfect Change
Inspired by 1979 172
Tony Slydini The Slydini Aces aces pushed in center, stolen out
1979 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 29
Edward Marlo Deal Switch card is Tenkai palmed as cards are counted on table
1980 52
Edward Marlo Deal Switch - Different Handling card is Tenkai palmed as cards are counted on table
1980 54
Edward Marlo Deal Switch - 3rd Handling card is Tenkai palmed as cards are counted on table
1980 57
Edward Marlo Diagonal Steal
1980 262
Ross Bertram Insertion Tenkai Steal no credit, for credit information see reference
Related to Mar. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 3)
318
Gene Maze Unit Grip and Rest Positions
1980 10
Gene Maze SingleCard card is switched while turning it over on the table
Related to 1980 12
Gene Maze Black Jack Switch
1980 13
Gene Maze The Utility Swipe card steal from a small packet
Related toAlso published here 1980 27
Gene Maze Subtraction Move bottom card of packet via Kelly Bottom Placement
1980 36
Gambler's Center Steal as top half is replaced on tabled half
1980 42
Edward Marlo, Gene Maze Deal Switch
Related to 1980 43
Gene Maze Tabled Deal Steal stealing a card second from a packet while dealing from tabled packet
1980 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 66
Gene Maze The Multiple BlackJack Switch
1980 81
Gene Maze The Square-Up Load in center of deck, tabled
1980 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
Tenkai Steal bottom of packet
Related to 1980 2
Steve Beam Twister using the Tenkai Palm
Also published here 1980 54
Jeff White Invisibility card is produced from mid-air, Tenkai steal from tabled deck
1980 9
Cliff Green 90% Perfect Change
Related to Oct. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 10)
548
John Benzais, Edward Marlo Simulated Placement Benzais Cop, see tip on page 14
1981 13
Edward Marlo Turnover Cop handling for Benzais Cop
1981 14
Derek Dingle, Larry Jennings Technical Refinement of LJ's Angle Palm Steal
Inspired by 1982 172
Edward Marlo Marlo's Simulated Placement
1982 100
Tenkai Ishida, Ross Bertram The Tenkai Palm Placement correct position
1983 141
Ross Bertram To Palm the Top Card into Tenkai Palm
1983 143
Ross Bertram With a Card in the Tenkai Position what to do while holding out
1983 144
Ross Bertram To Replace the Tenkai-Palmed Card
1983 146
Ross Bertram From the Classic Palm to the Tenkai Palm
1983 147
Ross Bertram To Palm the Top Card and Transfer it to the Tenkai Palm
1983 148
Ross Bertram The Side Steal into Tenkai
1983 148
Ross Bertram Exercise palming bottom card into Tenkai palm and replacing it, Kelly mechanics
1983 148
Ross Bertram The Flasher bottom card comes to top, Tenkai Palm Transfer
1983 156
Ross Bertram Tabled Tenkai Palm Replacement
1983 157
Ross Bertram An Uplifting Application
1983 158
Ross Bertram Tabled Tenkai Palm Pivot Replacement
1983 162
Ross Bertram A Tenkai Switch tabled lap sweep
1983 163
Ross Bertram Top Card Switch While Holding Out starts and ends with Tenkai palmed card and deck in left hand
1983 165
Ross Bertram Another Holdout Change
1983 166
Ross Bertram An Unusual Change using Tenkai Palm
1983 168
Ross Bertram Angles about angles of Tenkai Palm
1983 171
Tenkai Palm against Body
1983 182
Ross Bertram Production from Tenkai Palm
1983 184
Ross Bertram Summary Tenkai palm comments
1983 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 118
Edward Marlo In Passing Palms while right hand passes across deck, from deck and packet
1984 153
Edward Marlo Second Application one-handed push-out technique, center to right Tenkai palm, curling right hand to fist with palmed card
1984 172
Edward Marlo The Fingertip Peek Steal fingertip peek handling, to top or Tenkai palm
Related to 1984 173
Edward Marlo Tenkai Palm to Gambler's Flat Palm Transition step 8
1984 174
Edward Marlo Face Up Benzais Cop
1984 235
Dai Vernon Vernon Change Tenkai Palm
1984 239
Edward Marlo Gambler's Falt to Tenkai Transition right hand
1984 244
Edward Marlo Basic Production Move apparently turning over top card of tabled deck but producing from a stack of palmed cards
1984 244
Edward Marlo Table Palm
1985 46
Jonathan Townsend Tenkai Palm Scoop Up Replacement as spread deck is scooped up
1985 50
Edward Marlo Rise-Rise-Rise Cop
1985 33
Card to Tenkai Palm from center
1985 86
Eric DeCamps The Kelly Top Placement from Bottom Placement into right Tenkai Palm or to top
1985 15
James Lewis Tenkai Palm Color Change with steal from bottom
1985 22
Edward Marlo Rise, Rise, Rise
1985/87 69
Dai Vernon The Rising Sun clean phase, one-handed Tenkai Switch
Related toVariations 1987 164
David Regal Easy Fan Steal Tenkai, similar to Cornelius Steal
1987 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
Dai Vernon Tenkai-palm Switch
Related to 1988 104
Edward Marlo Flexible Move top card face up into right hand finger clip or Tenkai palm
1988 9
Edward Marlo Angle Palm Steal
Related to 1988 51
Edward Marlo Rise, Rise, Rise
1988 14
Gene Maze Trypswitch three gambling type switches using lapping
Sep. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 9)
1545
Juan Tamariz Tenkai Method 4&4
1988 136
John Cornelius The Cornelius Fan Steal right Tenkai
Also published here 1988 10
Edward Marlo Simulated Placement card apparently placed on top of tabled deck
Variations 1988 44
Edward Marlo Simulated Pick-Off top card of tabled deck apparently picked up, really previously Tenkai palmed card
1988 46
Edward Marlo The Drop-Off releasing cards singly from group of Tenkai palmed cards
Variations 1988 48
Edward Marlo M.P. Side Steal "Marlo Position", to Tenkai type palm or top
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1966
1988 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 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 10
Tenkai Ishida Tenkai Palm during display sequence of two (really three) cards
  • Plot & Structures of Tenkai Palm (in context of this routine)
1988 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 4
Harvey Rosenthal Center Load from Tenkai Palm
Related to 1989 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 64
Edward Marlo Fingertip Side Steals four methods
1990 1
Edward Marlo Change Over Palm Longitudinal Clip position to Tenkai or Longitudinal Palm
1990 3
Wesley James Tenkai Palm Steal of bottom card of small packet
1990 39
Tenkai Deal Cop
1990 50
Rick Johnsson IBGHT Switch Tenkai palm, card is apparently placed in center of the deck
1990 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 39
Edward Marlo Latest One Hand Switch
Variations Nov. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 5)
35
Justin Higham Sleightless One Hand Switch
Nov. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 5)
35
Justin Higham Almost Like Trick Photography Tenkai palm
Inspired byRelated to Nov. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 5)
35
Justin Higham Reverse One Hand Switch tabled card is turned over
Nov. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 5)
35
Barry Price, Michael Ammar Fingertip Color Change Variation card pivoted over from Tenkai palm
Inspired by
  • "Fingertip Color Change" (Barry Price, Genii, Nov. 1977)
1991 256
Alexander de Cova, John Cornelius Der Durchschuß fan steal, "Durchschuss"
Also published here 1991 7
Edward Marlo Placement Pick-Off Switch card apparently placed on top of tabled deck, but it is palmed together with the top card of the deck, thus allowing an odd-backed card to be apparently placed down
Inspired by May 1991
Technomagic (Issue 11)
83
John Cornelius, Alexander de Cova Cornelius Card Control fan steal, "Durchschuss"
Also published here 1992 169
Steve Dusheck D.L.T. "Double Lift & Tenkai Palm", double turned over and back card stolen into Tenkai Palm
1992 45
Ernest Earick Broadside Center Steal centre to right Tenkai palm, with replacement to bottom
1993 55
Ernest Earick Tenkai Palm, modified
1993 56
Edward Marlo Tabled Tenkai Palm face up
Sep. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 9)
2266
Patrick Page Der mehrfache Farbwechsel einer Spielkarte card changes multiple times
Inspired byAlso published here 1993 23
Jon Racherbaumer Sacramento Stealth Steal from center into right-hand Tenkai palm
Mar. 1993 21
Jose Hernandez So Pretty tenkai center steal
July 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 7)
2377
Gene Maze Unit Grip discussion of position
1994 57
Gene Maze Unit Grip Addition two cards become 5
1994 135
Gene Maze Deal Steal Deal Cop handling
Related to 1994 154
Gene Maze Basic Unit Grip Switch
1994 160
Gene Maze Unit Grip Addition onto packet
1994 177
Gene Maze Unit Grip Steal from small packet
1994 186
Gene Maze Unit Grip Addition to small packet
1994 188
John Benzais Benzais Deal Cop
1994 28
Dai Vernon Vernon Change
1994 29
Rick Johnsson The IBGTH Switch while turning card over on table, brief
Also published here 1994 34
Ellison Poland Put And Take card (double) inserted in center, bottom card stolen in Tenkai palm, replacement on top, also as steal of card from bottom of small packet, see p. 40 for different get-into
Inspired byRelated to 1994 37
Ellison Poland Tenkai Palm of Bottom Card of Deck
1994 40
John Benzais JB Kard Kop Unit Grip
1994 102
Gene Maze Maze Basic Switch Benzais Cop as switch
Related toVariations 1994 104
Gene Maze Maze Basic Switch Variation Benzais Cop as switch
Inspired by 1994 107
Gene Maze Maze Basic Switch Variation
Inspired by 1994 113
Gene Maze Steal into Unit Grip Kelly Bottom Placement type action to get bottom card into Tenkai Palm
1994 116
Dan Tong Pad Vanish card on close-up pad vanishes when covered with both hands, levered up into Tenkai Palm
1994 147
Dan Tong Swivel Side Steal from center into Tenkai palm
1994 153
Edward Marlo Side Steal into Tenkai Palm from insertion, multiple cards
Inspired by 1995 84
Edward Marlo From Shelf into Palm
1995 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 252
Edward Marlo Throw-Offs and Replacements table edge hold-out, imp pass
Also published here 1995 260
Edward Marlo Olram Turnover Switch tabled card turned over one-handed, unload on deck
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Mar. 1976
1995 274
Steve Beam Tenkai Charlie ambitious card move
Also published here 1995 5
Tenkai Palm Steal from top of the deck
1996 1182
Rick Todd Sleeve Change card shown and rubbed at sleeve, unload for Marlo's Miracle Change
Inspired by Oct. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
74
Gene Maze Show and Steal three cards
July 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 7)
2809
Gene Maze Partial Side Steal
Sep. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 9)
2842
Edward Marlo, Ken Krenzel Adjustment Misdirection to add palm in Tenkai Palm
Related to 1997 22
Bottom Tenkai Palm bottom card into right hand, here called Marlo Palm Position
1997 139
Edward Marlo Rise-Rise-Rise Tabled Palm
1997 183
Richard Bartram, Jr. Bankshot hidden card shot from tenkai palm
Related to 1997 9
John Cornelius Fan Steal
1997 10