# Magic Knot Variation

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [April 17, 2016, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-knot-variation/80092 "2016-04-17T06:36:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2016, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-knot-variation/80092/1 "2016-04-17T06:36:51Z")

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We all know about the magic knot tricks, recently I accidentally figured out a pretty cool variation of this trick, shooting me out of this rut I had gotten myself into. I began playing with the trick “Branding” and tried to do other things with it…crossing the arms, etc.

Originally I created a trick I dubbed “Trapper Keeper” (Trying to remember if I posted it on here before) and then decided to revisit the trick and deliberately try to do something else that I wouldn’t normally think of…and then it was born.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/c/7/2c7c648465f2981456412aaff4d21bfea9ff4ad9.jpeg "NRYYA Tutorial Series Magic Knot Variation") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMKjK4HANVQ)

I made an attempt do do a break down for all of you, hopefully you can figure it out and give it a shot!

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**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2016, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-knot-variation/80092/2 "2016-04-17T07:56:05Z")

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That’s pretty cool! I just learned Branding (still fail at the suicide at the end often tho) and this is a nice thing to break up the monotony. 🙂

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Dust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dust/32/83340_2.png) [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-knot-variation/80092/3 "2016-04-26T23:20:19Z")

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Thanks buddy! got it today during work. Nice addition!

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**Author:** ![Morgoroth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/morgoroth/32/795_2.png) [@Morgoroth](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Morgoroth)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magic-knot-variation/80092/4 "2016-04-27T12:26:05Z")

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Thanks for the tut.

If anyone is interested, the “Magic Knot” is actually a variation on a real knot.  
It’s called the “Bell Ringers Knot.” It would be used to shorted the ropes for bells in the bell tower without getting a knot in the rope.