Chiguy

Philadelphia Bootcamp

About me: I'm 30, been in the game about a year doing mostly DYD w/o much success; found out about the other people in seduction and decided to take the workshop in Philly on Nov. 12-14.

Day 1, Friday: I arrive to the hotel room where we would have the seminar. I meet Savoy who was there as an instructor. There were 6 other guys in the seminar, but only 4 of us did the in-field workshop. We heard a lot about structure, the A-C-S stages and how the game is played. We didn't go into too much material -- this day was more about the structure.

That night we went to Finnegan's Wake, a two-level bar with mostly 20-somethings. After a while, I started opening my own sets with varying success. I got blown out a couple times but I also stayed in some over 10 minutes which was good for me, esp. since it was just day 1.

Day 2, Saturday: We meet in the hotel again and go over more, this time learning more material to fill in the structure. We talk about when to use kino, escalating through the stages, etc. Savoy did a good job teaching part of the workshop this day, also, mainly about dates and such.

That night we went to old town. One of the guys had opened a seated two set so I went in and winged. The girls swapped and the next thing I know, I've got a pretty cute blond girl cuddling against me and there's lots of kino going on. I keep my relaxed BL and let her come into me. I break out my digital camera and worked the digital photo routine that we had learned -- it works! Savoy sits down and asks if I want to continue with this set or try some others. I wish I would have tried some other sets, but I was having fun. I left the girls for a bit but as the bar was closing we found them again and bounced to an after-hours joint where my girl got drunk and my night ended. Ah well -- good experience.

Day 3 Today we met at the house of one of the guys in the workshop. We recapped what we'd learned so far and some more light bulbs turned on. We talked about how to AMOG, some more routines, and finished with identities. We went out again in old town, but it was hard finding sets. It was just a dead night on town, but I still got in some practice.

The workshop was definitely worth it. I'm more motivated now, but it was also very helpful to see the structure of how the game is supposed to be played. Before I was just doing C&F and trying stuff I read on mASF but it was all out of place and nothing flowed properly. Now I actually have something useful to practice. Seeing and working with Savoy and the instructors helped, of course, because they fixed me in set or critiqued me afterward. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who feels 'lost' or wants to step up their game. I saw the light on many occasions and can now feel myself slowly improving on my way to becoming a solid PUA!