Program Review for Lovedrop by Relentless, Sydney Bootcamp, Apr 07

Hey Guys,

I attended the Sydney bootcamp from the 13th to the 15th of April 2007, and after reading some pretty dirty reviews of another company’s bootcamps, thought I’d throw my own experiences into the ring. I won’t mention the daytime segments of the bootcamp, because anyone can buy the Venusian Arts handbook and read it themselves (albeit without the personal input of the VA instructors, which was great).

What I will mention is the in-field segment of the bootcamp, because that’s where the value lies. For eleven hours spread over two nights, we were out practicing the application of the material we’d been learning during the day, under the watchful eyes of the instructors.

The first night started with me making a few approaches to get into that special place. My first approach was especially funny, because after I ejected and went back to Moxie to see what he thought, he took me back over to the set, locked himself in and explained to me in front of the girls the purpose of locking in. That’s the sort of tutoring that seems awkward, but is totally priceless (not to mention the unintentional comedy of the girls’ confused facial expressions).

The pattern continued all night: making approaches, ejecting, getting critique, and then going back in. We got to see the instructors make several approaches from afar, which was great, because I’d never seen an attractive women dance like a monkey (not literally). But the best part was when the instructors started to wing us; coming into the set when we looked like we were beginning to lose value and helping us out. It’s a great way to see the game played from close range without looking creepy, and it was an incredible learning experience. Not only can you hand over to the instructors; studying their verbal and body language and interjecting with your own stuff along the way, but you can have them there watching you, and literally giving advice to you out aloud (“stand up straight”, “lean back”, “talk louder”), which again sounds awkward, but the girls never even seemed to notice (and besides; if they did, fuck it). Highlight of the first night: getting a phone number and a kiss from a 26 year old Polish student after Moxie and I opened her with a conversation about….salad. It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it!

The second night was much the same, except with the added application of that day’s daytime seminar (which covered A2&3). I was being instructed by Metro (Moxie’s wing, from what I understand), and I spent all night practicing locking into seated sets (which was pretty good fun) and just generally refining the various aspects of my A’s game, with Metro’s great help. The two highlights of the night: Metro applying the “bullshit baffles brains” mantra to steal a girl’s seat and leave her standing in the passageway looking totally none-the-wiser while he chatted up her still-seated friends, and watching Lovedrop and Moxie double-team a three (or four?) set by doing Borat impersonations (Seriously. Their kung-fu is so strong, they could probably shit in the girls handbags and still fuck them later on).

I think there is something in the bootcamp for everyone, regardless of that person’s skill. Having some of the best guys in the game teaching you almost one-on-one how to get better was so powerful, it literally changed my life. You can study the material as many times as you like, but without understanding the application you may as well visit a brothel instead of a club. Lovedrop, Moxie, Metro and London Playboy gave me such a fast-tracked education of the Venusian Arts that I have to recommend the bootcamp to everyone. If you can’t afford the cost, mortgage your house. It’s that good.