Here are just a few things that are being said about the Denver Lair Boot Camps!!
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I attended the inaugural boot camp hosted by Rake and Cactus. Great
stuff. I was able to break through a major hurdle for me during the
time spent with those two guys. Their input and experience were
invaluable. Massive props to both of them. Their attention and passion
to their craft and their ability to produce results for their students
is more than commendable. They were organized, focused and on point
which I really appreciated. Thanks guys for helping me open a new
chapter for myself. Also, thanks to my fellow boot campers. Each of
you were a part of an amazing weekend and won't be forgotten. All My Best, -Justin |
| The Denver Lair bootcamp was awesome! Before I went, I had been out of "the game" for more than a year and stuck because I was too afraid to approach.I really blasted through my approach anxiety and probably opened around 25 sets over the weekend. Now I'm comfortable approaching on my own, in day or night game. This was just the boost I needed to get me back in. After reading most of the material available in the community I thought I knew it all. But I was wrong. Rake and Cactus brought new insight based on their real world experience of what's important and what's not. Some of it was very eye opening. The Seminar portion of the bootcamp was not just a bunch of lecturing. It was very interactive and involved lots of personal attention, practical exercises, as well as some invaluable NO-BS feedback that was hard to hear but really helped me grow. When we went out infeild to approach, the instructors took time to watch each each of us individually approach and gave us great feedback to apply immediately. Rake and Cactus were constantly trying to provide value. I got the impression that they really cared, which means a lot to me. By the end of the course, we all got to know each other well and were really connected. I went to a $2000+ Bootcamp with Mystery in 2007, which I was very unsatisfied with. It was extremely unorganized and unprofessional. Afterward, there was no support and I was still too scared to open on my own. Personally, I got more value from this bootcamp than from my bootcamp with Mystery. Bottom line: Before the boot camp I was virtually unable to even approach or open a set in public, especially in the day. Now I can approach on my own and consistently open sets and hold the attention of the group and even start to have some fun and build some attraction. I have a renewed energy and inspiration toward achieving my goals in life and in pickup and I'm connected with some great guys and a supportive community that will challenge me lean on my edge. The Denver Lair Bootcamp is an awesome deal. More value than the big name bootcamps at a fraction of a cost. Go ahead and sign up now. You won't regret it. ~ Richard |
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| These guys are for real! Part of me was still a bit skeptical about the
idea of pickup but watching Rake and Cactus in action blew my mind. What
they tell you works and they can back it up. Never in my life have I
seen men this good with women. Just being around them improves your
game. They're passionate teachers and want to see you succeed as a
student, something that's hard to find these days. Take the bootcamp,
you will come out a better man. ~Jay |
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| I benefited a ton from the boot camp last weekend. In the past I havent
spent much money on pick up materials because Ive always felt there was
enough free resources online and also that it really comes down to
learning in field anyway. So before signing up for this boot camp I was
very hesitant to spend the money. After debating for a few weeks, I had a
rough night with a girl and decided to sign up. The cost of this boot
camp was $210... I got that value back the first night. During the class aspect of the boot camp Rake and Cactus were awesome about answering questions and demonstrating concepts. But what I really found helpful was watching these guys in field. If you havent been around somebody who really gets it, it will blow your mind. I cant say enough about how valuable the boot camp was. Ill definitely be singing up for the next one. ~Will |
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I can't possibly do this boot camp justice with anything less than a
full review. When the boot camps were first announced, I seriously thought of signing up for the entire series. Sure, at $1300 it was a great deal for 6 or 7 total courses, but any way you slice it, it's still $1300. Not to mention the economy currently. And, on the off chance they sucked, I didn't want to be out that much money. So instead, I just signed up for the first one to feel it out. Well, long story short, the boot camp didn't suck. It blew my fucking mind in many good, eye opening ways. It made me realize just how much work I still have yet to do with my personal improvement. By Saturday afternoon, I had convinced myself to take the second course in the series. By Sunday, I was ready to sign up for the rest of the series. On March 19-21, I attended the inaugural Denver Lair boot camp, hosted by Rake and Cactus. Now, this particular course was to be an introduction, to lay the foundation. It covered primarily discovering your identity, as well as the basics of approaching, and opening. Friday nights seminar was basically a very broad overview of things to come. We touched on a lot of topics, but didn't go into too much detail. And prior to leaving the hotel, as a group we did a 'stomp-whoo' and the 'Snoopy Dance' to get us pumped up and excited to go out. Cactus then lead us in an NLP exercise. Friday night's venue was ,<CENSURE BLEEP> where we had tables reserved in the VIP section. The format was primarily Rake and Cactus doing demonstrations of what was possible, and us running sets as desired. Saturday started at 10:00 back in the classroom. The seminar portion consisted of both in-class exercises and lecture. Two parts of the seminar portion in particular blew me away, and both revolved around identity. The first was basically to create an eye-catching style for yourself. Find a 'sexy stereotype' and make it your own. I've been a t-shirt and jeans guy for as long as I can remember, so I have no idea where to even begin here. I'm not even sure which one's would bit me, andI'm not entirely sure of the sexiness of the one's I think *might* fit with. So this is something I'm going to have to mull over for a bit. The second piece that really blew my mind was when we went into identity in greater detail. Rake said " Your identity is not what you do for a living, but what you do in your down time". So by this definition, technically, I am nothing. I don't really do anything in my down time at the moment. Between my personal desire to change this long before the boot camp, and a commitment I made to the group during an identity discovery / builder exercise, this will change in the near future. During the actual lecture portion of the seminar, we covered body language, opening, the strategies with opening, and practiced opening. During the body language portion, Rake had a line that's been making me crack up ever since. He said, "Walk like you've got a 12-pound dick." Hilarious, yet accurate all at the same time. When discussing examples of openers, we discussed one particular opener meant designed to make friends with the friends of the target. I later used this several times in-field later that night with high degrees of success, though typically with mixed sets. In-field on Saturday was at ,<CENSURE BLEEP>, and once again we had a VIP table reserved with bottle service. Once we arrived, I chilled out with the group at our table for a bit before going down to the main floor to open sets with Rake and another one of the guys. Sunday, Talidubin joined us, and we discussed the intricacies of IOI's / IOD's, DHV, and handling AMOGs. From there, it was onto the basics of day game, and the similarities and differences between that and night game. From there, it was off to ,<CENSURE BLEEP> for the in-field portion. Forgive the lameness of this next statement, but there was something magical about that weekend. I can't quite put my finger on it, but maybe it was the realization that I too can actually the learn the skills and techniques that I've (mainly) read about, and seen in action on the PUA TV series. My head was often racing after the in-field portions, going over what I could have done differently, or what I could do in the future. In a rather odd occurrence on the way over to the mall, I managed to link a concept taught to me during my karate days years ago into PUA stuff I was learning now. In short, the boot camp was awesome. Highly recommended!! ~ Kyoshi |
My bootcamp experience was fucking excellent! I've always wanted to do a bootcamp, and I'm really glad I did. I got
sooooo much out of it, and I feel like my game has shot up tremendously
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Going into last week I was very worried about what I'd gotten myself
into with signing up for the first boot camp. Would the value be there?
Would I be far enough along in my own development to benefit from what
Rake and Cactus have to offer? And most of all - HOW THE HELL COULD I
DO ALL OF THE INFIELD APPROACHES that were a part of program? I realized last month that I was taking the bootcamp specifically to run TOWARD my fear of approach instead of away from it. And I exceeded my own expectations in the process. I am green. EXTREMELY green. I have been in a dead, loveless marriage for the past 7 years (divorce is final in June - YAY!!) and have been stuck in an uncomfortable suburban prison of my own creation for years, and hadn't (until last week) even dated since 2003. The seminars were simply awesome and helped get me ready for the field. I like to think of the experience as "Charm School". God knows I need some charm, and I really feel like I got it from this course. So many little things that help - body language, eye contact, posture, voice tone, and of course approach techniques and presentation. By the time we'd made it through Saturday's seminar, I was actually ready to approach for the first time. I can't possibly say enough good things about Rake and Cactus or this bootcamp. I had the time of my life. I'm so grateful I'm almost divorced and so ready to move on. I'm so ready to participate in this community and learn from it, and hopefully also give back to it later. I think all of you are AWESOME and it's a privilege to know you. Would I recommend this bootcamp? Abso-fucking-lutely. And I can't wait for the next stages of "Charm School". ~Zaphod |
