Shoot Ogawa Lecture

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Starring Shoot Ogawa.

This event is for magicians only as Shoot will reveal and teach many of his original magic techniques and methods.

Shoot Ogawa was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. He began magic at the age of 10. Shoot has been featured on almost and every television channel in Japan and has performed his magic for talk shows, variety shows, and children’s shows. He has produced more than ten videos featuring his original magic. Shoot has also starred as a character in “Magic Master”, a popular Japanese teenager comic book. Now living in the United States, Shoot speaks fluent English and he has maintained two homes – in Los Angeles near the Magic Castle and Las Vegas.

From 1993 to the present, Shoot has won first place in more than ten competitions. In 2002, he took first place in London’s MacMillan International Magic Convention and amazed the magic world with his Doubled-Hand Matrix and Ninja Rings routines. In March 2003, Magic Magazine featured Shoot on the cover. In the same year, he was awarded “Magician of the Year” in the Close-up Category by the American Academy of Magical Arts. In August 2003, Shoot’s biography was published in Japan. In 2008 and 2009, he was awarded ‘Magician of the Year’ in the Parlour Magic Category by the American Academy of Magical Arts.

Since moving to America, Shoot has been featured in many major events including the famous Rolling Stone Party. He has also been intimately involved in the Japanese community. In January 2004, “Lighthouse”, one of the most popular Japanese publications namedShoot Ogawa as one of the three best Japanese entertainers in America.

Shoot is a creator and performer of beautiful magic. His original magic has been featured in many magazines and tender through his numerous videos. He’s also an advisor/consultant for TV and live events. Shoot is available for television, trade shows, casino shows, corporate events, lectures, and private events. If you are looking for that special performer who will knock you off your feet, look no further than the magic of Shoot Ogawa!

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A Review of his lecture at The Blackpool Convention, Feb 2010

Review by Alex Cahill

Ok this weekend was the annual trip to the Blackpool Magic Convention.
There were various high and low lights with the acts and performers.
By far the best lecture and performance was by Shoot Ogawa.
The lecture although late at night was heavily attended and Shoot demonstrated some super direct super clean magic with cards and coins.
What makes Shoots material super strong is the visual straight forwardness in the approach. During the lecture Shoot also demonstrated some old techniques like the Olram move, but it was super clean and a bit of a magician fooler.
Also Shoot also demonstrated a new ring move which was so cheeky as it was linking two rings while a spectator was holding one only to be examined.
Also Shoot has a very likeable character with a very charismatic sense of humour. This lecture alone was worth the price of admission as it was a great lesson in skill and timing.
Shoots horseshoe performance was nothing short of excellent. Performing coin effects followed by a vanished ring in card effect. Without giving too much away, using the muscle pass so effortlessly to vanish and transfer a coin is a thing of beauty (when Shoot does it)
Funnily enough in the Horseshoe third session shoot changed his act slightly and included a great little effect where he produced live goldfish in a glass. I have no clue why he changed his act but hey it was great to see.
10/10

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