Inclusive List of Every Butterfly Knife Trick

This being said there are, of course, a lot more moves. However almost every other trick involves a combination of these tricks. Mastering this list will move you from the "beginner" to "advanced" flipper. This list will be subgrouped into the type of the trick:
 1. Finger Rolls
Balisong rotates around the finger either direction

1.) Index counter clockwise/clockwise
2.) Thumb clockwise/counter-clockwise
3.) Middle clockwise/counter-clockwise
4.) Ring clockwise/counter-clockwise
5.) Pinky counter-clockwise/clockwise


Maneuvers
These are all very common, and somewhat simple maneuvers.
1.) "Basic Horizontal Flip"
2.) "Reverse-grip opening" - Upside down windmill.
3.) "Latch Drop"
4.) "Charlie Chaplain" - Spin the butterfly knife around your finger multiple times i
5.) "Tabletop" - balisong is landed in the open position on the back of the hand or any other surface of the body
6.) "Scissor" - index and middle fingers swing the balisong with a pinching scissor motion.
7.) "Hand off" - the balisong is passed directly from one hand to the other while in motion
8.) "Windmill" - Single motion opening, From the closed position the bite handle is allowed to swing all the way into the open position. Also for going from open to closed position.
9.) "Two movement opening" - two richochets
10.) "Two movement opening" - Rotated and swung into open, after a richochet



Aerials
Butterfly knife is launched into the air, caught with the same hand.
1.) Foil-grip to saber-grip
2.) Foil-grip to reverse-grip
3.) Reverse-grip to reverse-grip
4.) Reverse-grip to saber-grip
5.) Foil-grip out front thrown over opposite/same shoulder caught in saber-grip behind the back
6.) Foil-grip behind the back thrown over opposite shoulder caught in saber-grip out front
7.) Foil-grip out front thrown over the same shoulder caught in saber-grip behind the back
8.) Foil-grip behind the back thrown over the same shoulder caught in saber-grip out front
9.) Reverse-grip out front thrown over same shoulder caught in saber-grip behind the back
10.) "Flip and Catch Opening"
11.) Foil-grip behind/between/under the leg caught above the leg in saber-grip
12.) Foil-grip caught behind/between/under the leg in saber-grip
13.) Foil-grip out front thrown directly-over-the-head caught in saber-grip behind the back
14.) Foil-grip behind the back thrown directly-over-the-head caught in saber-grip out front
15.) "HALO"
16.) "ESspin"
17.) "Artery Tapper"



Aerial Switches
Butterfly Knife is thrown into the air, caught with the other hand.

1.) Overhand toss, foil-grip to saber-grip
2.) Underhand toss, foil-grip to saber-grip
3.) Crossed hands, foil-grip to foil-grip
4.) Foil-grip to reverse-grip
5.) Reverse-grip to saber-grip
6.) foil-grip out front thrown over same shoulder caught in saber-grip behind the back
7.) Foil-grip behind the back thrown over opposite shoulder caught out front in saber-grip
8.) Rreverse-grip out front thrown over same shoulder caught in saber-grip behind the back
9.) Foil-grip behind/between/under the leg caught above the leg in saber-grip
10.) Foil-grip caught behind/between/under the leg in saber-grip

How to Create New Tricks with a Butterfly Knife

Butterfly knives are fun, as any enthusiast can tell you. Its fun learning a trick, its even better once you have it down, but then what? There are two things I like to play with, which are freestyle flipping and inventing new tricks. I'd stick to inventing new tricks if you are a beginner. Freestyling is awfully hard to pick up, especially for beginners! It took me quite awhile until I could actually proficiently flip without premeditated moves. I'll give you an introduction to both advanced topics:

Freestyle Flipping takes quite awhile to learn, however its very worthwhile. Its the act of flipping freely, do not focus on any move, and don't be repetitive, trying things you already know. With that being said of course you might open the knife your favorite way, or maybe you want to transition into a y2k. However; don't repeat a trick. Be fluent with each trick and transition each into another. Throw it up into the air, catch it with your other hand, try something you've never tried! I could go on, and on!

Now inventing new movies is a little easier. I'm sure if you've been flipping for a little while you've already tried it. I like to think about new things I could do before I actually try them. Even though they may seem impossible, most of the time they are not. Remember when you got stuck trying your first move thinking, there is no way this can be done! Well most of the time it can, it just requires more practice.

So go give it a shot! Show us what you're made of!

Butterfly Knife - The Zen Rollover

One of my personal favorites, and of many others is a really neat and somewhat simple move. It is called the Zen Rollover. You start in a cradled thumb position, and allow the knife and handles to rotate all the way around your hand using your thumb as the pivot pivot point. The knife ends up in the typical starting position, which makes this move a great starting point into other tricks.

The move is somewhat simple, although it may take you a couple days to get down if you are a beginner. Make sure you have the safe handle on your thumb, otherwise when you finish the move the knife will be facing the wrong direction (unless it is intentional). 

What is The Hardest Butterfly Knife Trick

What is the best or hardest trick on a butterfly knife trick? I'll end with a couple of tricks I found especially hard; however, each tricks difficulty varies from person to person. Where it might take my friend a week to master a trick, I might do it in a day. The same applies vice-versa. Now that doesn't mean some tricks are harder then others, because if you can't do a simple rollover I can assure you, you won't master the spinal rollover in a day.

Now in my next post I will be going over a couple different tricks, explaining them then linking you to my or other peoples videos. So hopefully you can get a hold of them. It really is a lot of fun learning these, you won't be disappointed. 

If you haven't mastered a couple tricks before, don't bother with these. At very minimal you should at least learn the basic rollover and double flip open/close before you try these. If you are like my you will probably just jump into advanced tricks right after you get down the rollover; which is the most fun way to do things if you ask me. 

Here are a couple tricks I really enjoyed, but had a real hard time learning: 

•  The Suicide Drop-Tick

 

• The Helix 
  
  

• Scissor

Where Can I Buy a Butterfly Knife Online?

If you are looking for a butterfly knife, there are a couple sites I would recommend. My first recommendation, stay out of the cheap Chinese export sites. I've order 2 knives off cheap sites like these and both have broke in a number of weeks. Now if you're just looking to try it out, and plan on getting more later then this could be a decent start. However, my first one was only tightened in by a series of cheap screws which seemed to come out more often than they stayed in. 


If you want to get one locally, check your local pawn shop or gun/knife show. I live in Huntington Beach, and we have an annual local gun and knife show. I always check it out, if I see a nice butterfly knife I'll normally buy it. If you want a wider selection and sometimes higher quality I would try online. There are a couple different sites you could check out. I wouldn't specifically choose one over the other, its all a matter of personal preference. 

Websites you can buy butterfly knives (balisongs): 
http://www.bladeplay.com/ - I've ordered from bladeplay before, they are definitely legit. They offer a decent selection and have very high quality based on what I've received 

http://www.ebay.com - Of course the scam factor kicks in here. I would agree there is a nice selection on here, perhaps larger than any online store at some points. 

www.bladeops.com/Butterfly-Knives-s/56.htm - I've never actually personally ordered from bladeops, however I know someone who has. They seem to have a wide array of knives as well.