01-03-2008
Thumbs up Hawaii 1 on 1 review
I signed up for Hawaii's 1 on 1 when I went to Vegas for vacation. He made me feel like an old friend right off the bat and took me out with the best insider tips on the Vegas territory. The first night he showed me some great demos by easily and effortlessly opening up set after set all in a fun playful mood. He had to cut sets loose pretty abrubtly because he was training me but within 3-5 minutes he was able to run A1-C1 without a hitch and was making them laugh and grow attraction to him and even kiss him. I'm sure he was on his way to S3 if I wasn't there. After I had enough demo time, he pushed me into set after set and quickly critiqued me and corrected me on the little subtleties that make or break a good set. He makes a great wing and coach!!! My game truely improved after his help but I'm still searching for my own identity and style to become a master from my perspective. Hawaii sent me on the right path to begin with. I would recommend that you read the materials and study the openers and DHV stories and practice a few hundred sets before doing any 1 on 1 though because I was very new to this and it's hard to teach someone to ride a bike when you have to spend time bolting on the training wheels before hopping on the seat and pedalling. A 1 on 1 seems more likely to tweak you then train you from scratch but I don't have approach anxiety to begin with but just learning a new method of pick up since I'm otherwise experienced in this having dated strippers and dating/sleeping with regular girls but not really anything above an 8.
-Byrne, Southside of Chicago
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Here’s my review of the Las Vegas Boot camp with Hawaii (8-10-07 / 8-12-07)
Classroom:
First off, Hawaii has been limiting his Vegas boot camps to just three students. So with the small number of students, Hawaii was able to tailor our lecture portion each day to our individual knowledge levels. In fact, this started a few days before the boot camp with a call from Hawaii. During the call, he gets a feel for your knowledge and skill level and plans the entire boot camp accordingly. This was really helpful as we spent more time learning and practicing material that was specific to our individual needs. In fact, I don’t think we spent any time going over concepts or material we already knew. I took pages of notes and got lots of new material to try out in the field.
Field:
Day 1 was at a local night club on the strip. We thought it was going to be just us and Hawaii, but to our surprise, Matador joined us also. Since this was demo night, the first thing we did was watch Hawaii open a set. Hawaii approached a two set and was sitting down with them and had them laughing within thirty seconds. The target was leaning over the obstacle she was so attracted! Hawaii used the exact routines he had taught us in class and they worked perfectly. Listening to someone talk about this stuff is one thing, but to actually see it in action is incredible. After Hawaii’s set, Matador went to work. Well, I don’t even know how to describe that. He basically took over the entire venue. Matador adds new meaning to the words alpha and kino. On one of his sets, he had the target so attracted she left the set and asked us what was happening (to her). I don’t think she had ever felt that level of attraction before. Thirty seconds later she was cleaning Matador’s tonsils! Incredible thing to see. I watched him make out with five different girls that night, so this guy is definitely the real deal. After Hawaii ran another demo, he started sending us into sets. Both Hawaii and Matador were incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. You definitely have to be able to take criticism, but it was always delivered in a helpful manner and there was no judgment or egos involved.
Day 2 was just us and Hawaii. Instead of another night club, Hawaii decided to have us run sets in the casino lounges. The good thing about this was it was way quieter than a night club, so we didn’t have to yell to be heard or lean in to hear. Hawaii gave us instant feed back on every set. This was the most helpful thing for me and the reason I took a boot camp in the first place. Hawaii brought a video camera with him and covertly filmed us in set. That’s not part of the boot camp, just something he is experimenting with. We reviewed the video on Sunday and it was incredibly helpful to actually see yourself in set.
Day 3 was at a local buffet which was more relaxing than a classroom setting. We debriefed, ate and then actually ran some more sets.
Intructors:
Hawaii: First off, Hawaii is an all around great guy. He is incredibly helpful and really takes his job seriously. I sincerely believe his motivation for teaching this stuff is to help people and ensure they succeed. During the boot camp, Hawaii went above and beyond the call of duty to help us out and make sure we were successful. He is very easy going, but is relentless in pushing you past your comfort zone to get you doing things you don’t believe you can do. Hawaii has a great knowledge of the material and he presented it in a fun, interesting way. He followed up each presentation with insight and experiences that really helped me understand the material. I would highly recommend him for a boot camp or a one on one!
Overall Impression:
The boot camp was definitely worth the expense. There is no better way to learn than taking a boot camp. The instructors were great and incredibly helpful. The most insightful thing for me was watching both Matador and Hawaii open sets. Both of them were using the same method and material but with entirely different styles. Matador was over the top, guns blazing alpha guy, while Hawaii was low key and under the radar. It showed me that any type of guy can make this work with a little dedication and practice.
Thanks to Venusian Arts for the experience
-QBert, Socal
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Cool Las Vegas Bootcamp Review - Hawaii
Review of Venusian Arts BC with Hawaii
05.25.07-05.27.07 Las Vegas, NV
First off, I’ve got to say I had an amazing weekend in Las Vegas with my wing, Mode. The energy of this amazing weekend was also greatly influenced by none other than Hawaii. Who, not only was a great teacher, but also just a great guy to hang with.
As our instructor, Hawaii broke everything down into smaller bite size pieces so that things were easier to swallow when we started to notice our sticking points. Not to say that Mode and I are gurus, but we’ve both had our fair share of field experience and exposure to literature on the subject of pickup. What really helped open my eyes was when Hawaii helped not only see us see our fail points but also how to remedy them in a snap. It was great working with Hawaii because it made me realize how far I’ve already come and that I actually have a lot of great qualities and natural game that just aren’t normally apparent to me.
The lecture portion gave me a nice stack of notebook pages full of material to use whenever I need something to fall back on. I also learned a lot in regards to body language and how I present myself.
This brings us to the in-field portion. After opening some demo sets, Hawaii let us loose in the field on our own. He definitely helped lower my approach anxiety by putting me on the spot and opening set after set after set. Still…looking back, I didn’t flow enough and open enough sets, but that’s just my personal opinion. According to him both Mode and I controlled things very well. I feel my energy and game have improved tremendously since the boot camp, and I feel like I have a new outlook on improving my game. Thanks Hawaii!
I’m sure I’m forgetting something important, so I may add something to this later.
-Firefox
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Hawaii review, Las Vegas May 2007 boot camp
Having some field experience already, I was debating wether I should take a boot camp. However, I've always wanted to take a Venusian Arts boot camp. So I went with my intuition and signed up with my wing Firefox for a boot camp in Las Vegas instructed by Hawaii.
Taking this boot camp was one of the best decisions I've ever made. His instruction of the Venusian Arts was on point and gave us the right tools for the field. Also I have to say Hawaii is amazing to watch in field. The first night we met up with Hawaii, we entered the venue and he was already sitting with a cute brunette and laying the mack down. We watched him run some demo sets and it was great to see him take command of them effortlessly. After that, it was our turn to play.
And from then on, he pushed our limits on many challenging sets and pointed out what we needed to correct. He critiqued us on about everything, which was great motivation for us to improve. I definitely learned more than I expected over that weekend.
Also Hawaii is not only a great instructor but a cool guy to hang out with. It was as though he was one of the guys. The boot camp was a fun experience and definitely worth it.
-Mode, Midwest
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03-23-2007, 12:32 PM
Default Hawaii Review, Las Vegas September 2006 Bootcamp (by Vanguard)
"I wanted to write to you to let you know how wonderful an instructor Hawaii is. I took the Las Vegas Bootcamp last weekend. I rank it as some of the best money I have every spent. Hawaii pushed me much further than I had anticipated and I was surprised at just how much progress I had made on the first day. I can't imagine having made this progress this fast on my own."
-Vanguard
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03-23-2007, 12:29 PM
Review, Atlantic City October 2006 Bootcamp (by Shiloh)
"This is Shiloh, a participant of the Atlantic City BootCamp that was conducted by Hawaii.
I can honestly say he was an incredible instructor, and it was truly enlightening to not only taught by him, but to see him in action.
I'm a very skeptical person, and even with Mystery's book as well as the book "The Game," I wanted to see the Mystery Method in action and Hawaii delivered in spades! Everything he taught at the bootcamp he put into action right in front of my eyes! He was incredible to watch, and he had all of the girls eating out of his hands! The first night I had "approach anxiety" in a huge way. But thanks to Hawaii's positive encouragement and constructive criticism, I had approached about 20 sets the next night! And I got a phone number out of it!
Hawaii was a genuinely great guy and I couldn't have asked for a better instructor!
I look forward to learning more about the Mystery Method and improving my game. I know I have a long way to go, but thanks to Hawaii, I know I have one helluva head start on all of the AFCs out there!"
-Shiloh, NJ
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03-23-2007, 12:27 PM
Hawaii Review, Atlantic City October 2006 Bootcamp (by RavChase)
"I attended the seminar and bootcamp in Atlantic City in October 2006 with Hawaii. I would like to say that the material presented met all of my expectations and then some. I attended because I wanted to improve my approach skills and no one in my social circle gave me the motivation to do so on my own. At the bootcamp, Hawaii approached numerous sets as a demonstration. Seeing how easy it was to engage girls who were complete strangers opened my eyes, and by the first night I was approaching any and every group of girls I encountered, and was also better able to identify opportunities that had been in front of eyes all along.
The information presented at the seminar also was the first time I saw the approach laid out systematically in a way that put me at ease when taking action. Before I would just approach girls with a canned opener (if any) and hoped the conversation wrote itself - you can guess how that usually worked out. Now seeing all of Mystery's concepts I had read about before then being put into practice gives me a whole new perspective on meeting women. I am really looking forward to a bright, rewarding future because of my decision to take the seminar and bootcamp, and have already been enjoying success in the first few months since that time."
-Ravchase, Philadelphia