강의, 서적... 무엇부터 시작할까요?
안녕하세요, 여러분!
몇 달 전부터 마술의 세계, 특히 카드 마술에 입문하게 되었습니다. 카드 마술의 성서라 불리는 'Cartomagia fundamental(기초 카드 마술)'을 구해서 열심히 연습하고 있고, 초반부의 자동/반자동 마술들을 계속해서 읽고 익히는 중입니다. 며칠 전에는 틱톡에서 꽤 유명한 마술사분의 유료 강의를 결제해서 듣기도 했고요(혹시나 해서 실명은 언급하지 않겠습니다). 강의 내용은 확실히 괜찮습니다. 하지만 저는 조금 더 이론적인 부분(기술, 무브 등)을 깊게 배우고 싶다는 갈증이 있네요.
그래서 마술 선배님들께 조언을 구하고 싶습니다. 마술 실력이 정체되지 않고 다음 단계로 나아가려면 어떤 공부를 하는 것이 좋을까요?
유튜브에도 수많은 튜토리얼과 마술들이 있고, 좋은 책들도 정말 많은데 말이죠...
답변 기다리겠습니다. 감사합니다!
Hey there!
Let me break it down for you.
The general problem EVERYONE faces when they start out (and not just when they're starting, it happens anytime) in this is:
BITING OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW.
That "unhealthy" urge to keep learning more and more without truly internalizing what you've already picked up is the real problem that leads to "getting stuck."
You mentioned you got your hands on Cartomagia fundamental, okay?
Did you read it and re-read it, say, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc., times??
After several readings (we're talking months here), did you follow it up with this?
https://magigram.com/es/club/magic/cartomagia-fundamental-de-vicente-canuto-por-eduardo-coffman-videos-youtube-3902/
Honestly, with just that book and those supplementary materials, anyone could become a professional magician and make a living from it.
You don't need more information until you've fully absorbed what you already have.
Our eagerness (and that crazy little imp in our heads) to know everything is almost always what ruins the experience of truly learning things and not focusing enough on what we already have at hand. To the point where we have pure gold right in front of us and don't even realize it because we're still chasing after the "perfect effect" (even if we already have 20 great ones).
This is all just my opinion, of course, but I advise you to focus on what you already have... because it's way more than what even very famous magicians had back in their day.
P.S.: I know several magicians who have impressive libraries but have barely read a quarter of all the material they own.
Sometimes, "less is more."
All the best!
Plus, there are hundreds of videos on YouTube; I recommend Julio Rivera's channel or Santi Marcilla's.