Price$35.00
Media TypeDVD
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedSep 12, 2006
Harada Hold
Daiki Harada
(Based on 1 review)
The DVD features 15 effects and explanations! While shot in Japan, each effect has clear English subtitles as well as English menus. Be entertained and witness an advancement in the art of coin magic. You won't believe it when you see it explained! This is a new pure sleight that will fool you and blow your mind! Wonderful to see but even more wonderful to incorporate into your coin routines. No gimmicked coins - this is a pure professional coin sleight and revolutionary technique.
NOT FOR THE BEGINNER!
Use your own coins.
HARADA HOLD can show the palm by opening both hands with coin concealed. You can use the borrowed coin. This DVD explained the method of basis of the technique and 17 applications.
"When I first saw the Harada Hold demonstrated. I was certain it was a thread or magnet of holdout or sticky tape. But, unbelievably, it is pure sleight of hand that you can do anywhere at any time!"
-Dan Garrett
"HARADA HOLD gave me impression and the impact when I started the Magic. It is comparatively strong in the angle, and the range of the application is also wide. To be wonderful in above all is to look natural. I am proud of the creation of the Japanese of this technique."
-Yoshihiko Mutobe
"Outstanding! In all my 50 years in magic, I have never seen this coin sleight!"
-Joe Stevens
Featured performers are: Daiki Harada, Kenji Yata and Ginjiro.
Running Time Approximately 45min
Reviews
(Top ▲)
The Harada Hold is a wonderful technique to have in your arsenal. It is not really a 'sleight' per-se, but it can be very versatile in various coin magic routines.
The DVD menu is pretty straightforward and not all that difficult to navigate in both Japanese and English. Each performer has his own section where you can choose to watch the performances and explanations of his individual contributions one by one or all at once.
The music for each performer varies but it is mostly techno-style music (except for Harada himself where you hear a light jazz music) with a driving feel that fits well. The teaching on the DVD is mostly visual with no speaking. Where necessary, a short text description appears on the screen.
All of the explanation shots are very well shot and easy to understand. This technique is not the easiest thing on the planet to practice and get a grip on (pun intended), so it is definitely not for beginners. One must use discretion with this too because while it is versatile, it is not always practical and is not completely angle-proof, although the angles are decent.
A minor annoyance with this disc (at least my copy) is that if you pause it for too long in any player, it seems to get stuck and you have to re-start the disc. Each time you restart the disc it forces you to sit through the trailer every time. Thankfully, they did not make the disc where that happens every time you hit the 'menu' button.
By far the most prolific contributor on the disc is Ginjiro, who provides 9 of the 17 applications/effects with this technique, Yata and Harada both providing four each.
You will find some of the handlings of the effects shown to be a bit odd-looking and some even look contrived, but they work. There are others that are so well thought out (like the Chinese Coin Routine from Ginjiro, which incidentally would tie in very, very nicely with The Charming Chinese Challenge by Troy Hooser) and so smooth that you cannot tell if/when 'something' might have happened.
My favorite applications shown are both Spellbound handlings (both clean and visual), Chinese Coin Routine (a Chinese coin penetrating on and off a ribbon, then vanishing), Appearing Coins (four invisible coins are produced from thin air), Invisible Coin Roll (an invisible coin rolled across your knuckles becomes visible) and two versions of a vanish and reappearance from Ginjiro.
Each performer shows their version of a clean-up, which is akin to a hand-washing utility.
Even some of the more advanced performers will have to experiment as to what size of coin works better for them. There is a way to "cheat" in accomplishing this technique but that may hinder your ability to accomplish certain movements of the hands smoothly. This will absolutely require plenty of practice but once you get the hang of it, it is a lot of fun to play and experiment with.
If you are an advanced intermediate coin worker or above and want a unique utility that will challenge you a bit, this will fit the bill!
The DVD menu is pretty straightforward and not all that difficult to navigate in both Japanese and English. Each performer has his own section where you can choose to watch the performances and explanations of his individual contributions one by one or all at once.
The music for each performer varies but it is mostly techno-style music (except for Harada himself where you hear a light jazz music) with a driving feel that fits well. The teaching on the DVD is mostly visual with no speaking. Where necessary, a short text description appears on the screen.
All of the explanation shots are very well shot and easy to understand. This technique is not the easiest thing on the planet to practice and get a grip on (pun intended), so it is definitely not for beginners. One must use discretion with this too because while it is versatile, it is not always practical and is not completely angle-proof, although the angles are decent.
A minor annoyance with this disc (at least my copy) is that if you pause it for too long in any player, it seems to get stuck and you have to re-start the disc. Each time you restart the disc it forces you to sit through the trailer every time. Thankfully, they did not make the disc where that happens every time you hit the 'menu' button.
By far the most prolific contributor on the disc is Ginjiro, who provides 9 of the 17 applications/effects with this technique, Yata and Harada both providing four each.
You will find some of the handlings of the effects shown to be a bit odd-looking and some even look contrived, but they work. There are others that are so well thought out (like the Chinese Coin Routine from Ginjiro, which incidentally would tie in very, very nicely with The Charming Chinese Challenge by Troy Hooser) and so smooth that you cannot tell if/when 'something' might have happened.
My favorite applications shown are both Spellbound handlings (both clean and visual), Chinese Coin Routine (a Chinese coin penetrating on and off a ribbon, then vanishing), Appearing Coins (four invisible coins are produced from thin air), Invisible Coin Roll (an invisible coin rolled across your knuckles becomes visible) and two versions of a vanish and reappearance from Ginjiro.
Each performer shows their version of a clean-up, which is akin to a hand-washing utility.
Even some of the more advanced performers will have to experiment as to what size of coin works better for them. There is a way to "cheat" in accomplishing this technique but that may hinder your ability to accomplish certain movements of the hands smoothly. This will absolutely require plenty of practice but once you get the hang of it, it is a lot of fun to play and experiment with.
If you are an advanced intermediate coin worker or above and want a unique utility that will challenge you a bit, this will fit the bill!