The Top 10 Pick Up Artists Of 2007

by Thundercat on January 8, 2008

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Okay – sorry this took so long to get up.  I usually like to get the Top 10 list out on New Years Eve, but the holidays, travel, and spotty internet connections kept me from doing so.

Also, just finding the time to sit down and writing everything out was very time consuming and hard to do for some reason this year.  I really thought long and hard about who deserved to go where in the list, but I think this is the best ranking I’ve done yet.

Again, I just want to remind everyone – the Top 10 list isn’t just based on pure pick up skill alone.  I weigh a lot of different factors into who I believe is the top PUAs out there.

I also planned to have a big lead up to the unveiling of the Top 10 this year, but since I got so sidetracked with my family and other things, I didn’t have the time to write it out, so I’ll try and get that out later this month so you guys can see real video and pictures of some of the top 10 in action.

Until then, here are your Top 10 Pick Up Artists of 2007.

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1.  Mystery

Yes my friends, it has finally happened.  I am ranking Mystery as the official #1 Pick Up Artist of 2007!

It has surprised many people that Mystery has yet to be ranked at number 1 in all the years I’ve been doing the list.  After all, Mystery does like to proclaim himself as the best ever, and anyone who’s ever met the man would be hard pressed to deny his sheer skill as a pua.

However, in my book, being a top pua is more than just about sheer raw talent.  Why is this?

Because there are factors out there that play a part in success that can’t be controlled.  Factors such as how good looking you are, how rich you are, how famous you are, etc. which can make it easy for you to pick up women.

I would never rate a rock star or movie/TV actor as a Pick Up Artist, because they have a lot of status factors going for them, as well as the factors I just listed above.

To me, a Top Pick Up Artist is about skill, but it’s also about being able to teach what he knows to others, to innovate new and interesting ways of meeting and dating women, to make women feel good about being picked up, and about crafting a lifestyle that can overcome obstacles for success with women, and most of all – contribution to the community at large.

It’s true Mystery has always been at the forefront of the pickup world.  He pioneered the first concrete pick-up method (Mystery Method), he created a lot of the lingo we use, he started the peacocking phenomenon, he lead the "lifestyle" charge that brought about the project hollywood days…

In short, there was a lot about Mystery that was good reason to rank him as number one since I started the list.

However, there was always something that held me back from giving him the top spot.  It wasn’t that I didn’t like Mystery or didn’t think him worthy.  In fact, I’m one of the guy’s biggest fans.  I always root for Mystery to succeed, because I like the guy a great deal.

But for years, I felt Mystery had become stagnant.  He had gotten most of his innovations from concepts Style had come up with, that helped him to refine his model and make it more effective.  He had also withdrawn from teaching a great deal, and most of his game was based on wowing girls in clubs with his magic tricks, which I felt was a little too gimmicky.

It was for those reasons why I ranked Style as number one for so long over Mystery (a source of much frustration and animosity from Mystery, I can assure you!).

However, this year is different.

2007 saw a great deal of things from Mystery.  He published a book that you can find in bookstores across America about his method.  He began personally teaching workshops again.  He released a massive new course of original content.  He pioneered a new lifestyle based on the one he lost with Project Hollywood, with Project Miami and now he’s back in Los Angeles.

But the biggest achievement for Mystery in 2007 was his television show The Pick Up Artist on VH1.  It was quite an achievement to get that show on the air, and bring the pickup community into the mainstream.

Mystery showcased his talents as a teacher and a seducer on that show, and did it in a way that was very positive for the community at large.  Though the show had its problems, Mystery didn’t.

And with that show, Mystery has crafted a new and exciting lifestyle based around the celebrity that it garnered.  It’s almost as if he’s transcended being a pick-up artist and moved into celebrity territory.

But despite all this, Mystery is still as big of a pioneer as he’s always been in the pick up community, and that is why I am ranking Mystery as the #1 PUA of 2007.  It’s been a long time in coming, and he deserves it.

2.  Style

So Neil Strauss was dethroned in 2007, but that doesn’t mean he’s any less awesome than he ever has been in the PUA arena.  In fact, he really gave Mystery a run for his money this year.

2007 Saw Neil release two new pick-up books, a bundle called the Rules Of The Game.  It also saw the development of the Stylelife Academy, which is one of the best pick up and seduction sites on the internet in my opinion (even if it is a bit pricey to be a member of.)  Neil has really been refining his techniques and methods to teach people in Stylelife how to become honest to god pick up artists, and people have been loving his teachings.

And though Neil has been absent from the mainstream media, that hasn’t stopped him from creating his own videos with former celebrities in an effort to get the word out about his Stylelife mission.  I have no doubt that these videos will do a lot to bring new people into the community.

On top of everything else, Neil has consistently been trying to perfect his "relationship" game, which is like the PUA equivalent of the 9th circle of jedi masterdom.  Few PUAs ever focus on relationships with the women they pick up, but Neil has been working hard to master this high-end level of game.  I’ve seen some of the girls he’s been in relationships with in 2007, and all I can say is WOW.  Not only have they been gorgeous, but they’ve also been incredibly fascinating women.

Though Mystery is now number one, I don’t take anything away from Neil (except maybe his strange business partnership with Ross Jeffries).  He’s consistently one of the best pickup artists AND teachers out there.

3.  AFC Adam Lyons

Okay, some of you have probably never heard of this guy before… but this is what makes the Top 10 list worth reading!

AFCAdam is a new face in the PUA scene, and let me tell you – I get the same feeling from this guy that I got from Neil Strauss when I first met him.

I’m convinced that AFCAdam is going to be the next big star in the pickup community.

This guy’s game is RADICALLY different from anyone elses I’ve seen, which is incredibly refreshing to think that there’s still innovation out there not based on the Mystery Method model.

Adam is a London-based pickup artist and the head of the London Lair.  His entire game is based around Social Proof.  He doesn’t use any routines or openers or anything like that.  In fact, his approach is very "AFC" like, hense the nick-name.

Adam likes to brag that is game all about having "no game."  He creates and cultivates a lifestyle that attracts women to him like magnets.

And the fascinating thing is that he’s not rich, or famous.  He’s also pretty average looking, so his success isn’t based around being good looking either.

The women of his that I’ve seen are also of the quality that I’ve seen Mystery and Style get – which is to say the girls are GORGEOUS.

Talking with Adam feels like you’re getting a crash course in Pick-Up from an entirely different perspective.  He’s funny, interesting, and more than willing to share his techniques with anyone who’s interested in them.

Not only that, but Adam also runs the London Lair, and strives to teach others how to be as successful as he is.  He regularly runs his own workshops, and I believe he just released his first ebook.

Long Story Short:  AFCAdam is the newest, most exciting talent in the pick-up world I’ve come across in a long, long time, and I have a feeling 2008 might be his year to reach #1 status.  We’ll have to see.

4.  Swinggcat

Another staple in the top 10 this year drops to number four.  In terms of raw talent, Swinggcat is one of the best pickup artists I know, though 2007 didn’t see much from the Cat.

He did release a new Mastery course with your typical brilliant Swinggcat techniques and psychology, and he’s still one of the most active PUAs I know, going out almost every night and pioneering new techniques and methods he’s developing for himself.

However, Swinggcat is also very withdrawn from the seduction community at the moment, which is one of the reasons I’ve ranked him lower this year than I have in the past.

5.  Brad P

Here’s a new face on the Top 10 – Brad P.

I had heard a great deal of buzz about Brad P before I met the guy.  I had heard about his new and interesting style of pick-up, as well has his famous "Shocker" opener, where he basically insults the girl right off the bat and yet still gets her.

Being the community skeptic I am, I took everything I heard about Brad with a grain of salt.  In fact, when I first met Brad, I felt he was another Mystery clone – a poor man’s Mystery, if you will.

Brad’s tall, just like Mystery, and peacocks in a way very similar to Mystery’s style.

But I came to learn Brad P is not Mystery.

In fact, Brad P is one of the few unique pick up artists I got to meet in 2007.  And trust me – that’s a good thing.

Though his methods do have some things in common with Mystery’s, most of Brad’s material and teachings are all original, and he has his own personal take on certain things.

Brad is also an incredibly fun and charming guy, with none of the hubris that some of the other PUAs I know have.  In fact, he’s very chill, the kind of guy you can hang out with and have a good time.

Brad is also very willing to teach his methods to others.  He runs regular workshops, is constantly creating new products, and isn’t afraid to help out guys who need it.

In fact, Brad is one of those rare guys who developed his own system, began to teach it, and THEN discovered there was an entire seduction community out there – the exact opposite of what you usually see.

Brad P. is definitely one of my favorite new PUAs out there, and I hope to see a lot of good things from him in 2008.

6.  Mehow

Up from number 10 last year, this year I rank Mehow at number six.  Last year there was too much buzz around the guy to ignore him for the top 10 list, and this year I finally got to meet and hang out with the guy.

Mehow is a bit of a surprise because he’s not what you would expect your typical Pick Up Artist to be like.  He’s average to below average in looks, he’s got bleach-blond hair, he’s scrawny, and his voice sounds kind-of gay.

Yet this guys is fearless and can approach like nobody’s business.  And, he gets results.

2007 saw a lot from Mehow.  He released his first product called Get The Girl, and then followed it up with In-Field Exposed, a video series of hidden camera approaches done in live bars and clubs.

There are a few criticisms of Mehow that can’t be ignored in this ranking.  The biggest of which is that his entire system is based on Mystery Method – though there are differences, and Mehow does bring his own unique twists to the table.  But it’s nothing like the original stuff I’m seeing from people like Brad P and AFCAdam.

Another criticism I’ve heard is about the techniques Mehow employs in his club game, which seems to do with buying expensive bottle service and acting gay a lot.

Also, due to his meteoric rise in the community and aggressive marketing and PR appearances, some argue that Mehow is more interested in getting rich and famous than he is in helping other guys succeed with women.

However, despite these criticisms, Mehow is still an exciting new talent to keep an eye on.  I personally believe Mehow’s heart is in the right place, and that he’s going to bring a lot of new and exciting ideas to the community in 2008.

7.  Zan

What Top 10 list would be complete without the true seducer – Zan.

I’ve gotten to hang out and speak with Zan a few times this year, and you know what?  He never ceases to amaze me.  Zan is one of the most naturally gifted seducers out there, and he’s always got some type of new hot babe on his arm when I meet with him.

Zan is such a good seducer AND teacher, that a filmmaker who took one of Zan’s classes actually CAST him to play himself in a movie he was directing.  And being on a movie set didn’t deter Zan from picking up all the hot extras sitting around either.

Also – need I remind anybody that Zan is the guy who had 6 girlfriends who all knew about each other and would regularly engage in threesomes with him?  That alone deserves a permanent spot on the Top 10 in my book.

8.  Stephen Nash

Like Zan, Stephen from Cutting Edge Image Consulting is a naturally gifted seducer.  He has interesting methods and techniques, and his focus is on building strong, beneficial relationships with women as opposed to straight-up pickups (though Stephen is no stranger to being a hard-core pickup artist, let me tell you.)

It’s always a pleasure for me to sit down and talk with Stephen because like Zan, he always has such a great attitude and outlook on life and love, that it’s hard not to be inspired by him.

9. Matador

Number 9 on the list this year is Matador.  I got to meet Matador a few times this year, enough to get a good sense of him as a pick up artist.

Of course, everyone got to see him on the VH1 show, but what we did see was very little of his in-field prowess.  Every time I’ve hung out with Matador, I’ve been impressed with how well he controls the interactions he’s in.  He seems very skilled in being the dominant figure in any set.

However, though Matador has tried to distinguish himself from Mystery, he is still just doing Mystery Method, and it’s hard to see where any innovations of his come into play.

But needless to say, there is some raw talent there, and I’ll be interested in seeing where Matador goes in 2008.

10.  Johnny Soporno

Rounding out the Top 10 this year is yet ANOTHER newcomer, Johnny Soporno.

I’d heard of Johnny long before I met the guy, since good friends of mine – people who’s opinions I trust – couldn’t say enough good things about the man.

Supposedly, Johnny was a guy who used to be in the porn business, and had developed a way to successfully manage multiple female partners in long-term situations.

When I met the guy, I found his name to be appropriate.  The guy does look like Tony Soprano – he’s overweight, older, and balding.  A stark contrast to the super-hot chick he had on his arm.

Johnny is also very soft-spoken and sweet.  A big contrast to how he looks.  But I can see why so many people are taken with him.  His philosophy on life and love and dating and seduction are incredible.

I might have ranked Johnny higher if I had a chance to spend more time with him and see how his system really works, but it seems like Johnny has the lifestyle and relationship aspects of his game down better than anyone else out there.

Special Mentions

Mystery Method

2007 saw Mystery leave his own company Mystery Method to start the competing company Venusian Arts.  And you’ll notice a lack of Mystery Method instructors on the Top 10 list this year.

I just want to point out that this is simply because I did not have a chance to hang out with or observe any Mystery Method people other than Nick Savoy in 2007.

I have met MM’s top instructor Sinn, and think he’s very skilled, but I have yet to see him in field.

It’s for these reasons I didn’t include any in 2007′s top 10 list, not because they don’t deserve to be there.  I still feel Mystery Method is one of the best workshop companies out there, and they have a lot of good products as well.  Losing Mystery was a big (and unexpected) setback for them, but as an organization, I still feel they have a lot of value to deliver the community.

I look forward to seeing them in action this year.

Badboy

Finally, after years and years, I got to meet he king of Croation pick up and direct game.  I liked Badboy a great deal and would have liked to include him in this years list, but have yet to see him in field.  Maybe next year.

Real Social Dynamics

One of the biggest complaints I get from people about the Top 10 list is how it excludes the Real Social Dynamics crew.  As you know, RSD and I (more specifically, Tyler Durden, Papa, and I) have some bad blood there between us.  This really does make me less interested in what they do since I don’t believe they do anything good.  In my book, they are still rip-offs of Mystery Method, and they still have sociopathic tendancies that are not healthy for the people involved in that organization to be a part of.

However, that’s not to say they may have changed the way they do things.  I don’t know.  The last contact I had with these guys was a letter from their lawyer.  They have been so shut off from the community, and from me personally, it’s hard to judge where their skill level lies.

Even if they didn’t trust me to judge Tyler fairly, I have no idea the skill level of any of their instructors.  Maybe some of them deserve to be in the Top 10.  I just don’t know.

Grungey

A newcomer to the scene, Grungey (or Oliver, depending on how you know him) has been very aggressive in teaching his "Day Game" methods through his Captivate To Connect business.  I got to meet Oliver briefly, and I think the guy has some good stuff, but again, I didn’t get to see him in action enough to say with any certainty he belonged on the Top 10 list.  But you know what?  He just might have the skills to get there someday.  I’ll be keeping my eye on him.

Well, that sums it up for this year’s Top 10.  I told you there’d be some surprizes this year!  Leave your feedback in the comments section.

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{ 101 comments… read them below or add one }

EvanG January 14, 2008 at 5:06 am

-Looks like Mehow bought Swinggcat’s mailing list

-Ranking PUAs has more to do with hero worship than anything else

-Despite RSD head brainwasher, Tyler, telling everyone not to care what anyone thinks, he still sends his minions here to spam and refute any negative post

The Big Crapper January 14, 2008 at 12:18 pm

Thunderfat obviously wanted to name Neil “Fagin” Strauss as no. 1, but realised he would be mocked, so instead named the guy most associated with his greedy hero.

Tool January 15, 2008 at 6:59 am

This will open your eyes about what the TRUE intentions of Thundercat(=Matt Kadish)and his friends are:

http://www.masscontrolsite.com/mafia.php

Enjoy!

Dr. Pepsi January 15, 2008 at 11:06 am

Where’s RSD?

Oh yeah, since they won’t associate with a bullshit Marketer who claims to be a PUA, they don’t get on the list.

It should be TOP PUA’s who let me leech off their success.

RSDfan January 15, 2008 at 6:26 pm

This is Alex. He is cool. He is a natural. He’s the Party. And he’s better than all the PUA you listed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1s1ceO8h6s

Halffull January 16, 2008 at 11:36 am

Glad Soporno made the list. His stuff is great. Pity you couldn’t add RSD, Juggler, Vin dicarlo cause you didn’t meet them.

Mystery has been in the game for how long? 7 years or some shit? And he still doesn’t look like a natural in field… what’s up with that?

Congrats to all the dudes who made the lsit.

Halffull January 16, 2008 at 11:37 am

Glad Soporno made the list. His stuff is great. Pity you couldn’t add RSD, Juggler, Vin dicarlo cause you didn’t meet them.

Mystery has been in the game for how long? 7 years or some shit? And he still doesn’t look like a natural in field… what’s up with that?

Congrats to all the dudes who made the lsit.

sww January 16, 2008 at 1:45 pm

What about Lance Mason…and his goofy banter…does anyone think he can compete?

Ross Jeffries January 17, 2008 at 11:42 am

“I don’t take anything away from Neil (except maybe his strange business partnership with Ross Jeffries)”

Eat your heart out, Thunderfatt.

What Stylelife is launching with me, January 26, will rock this community to its very foundations.

HA HA HA HA HA HA

http://www.stylelife.com

Thundercat January 17, 2008 at 12:14 pm

Ah, MINE’99,

You couldn’t cut it on your own, so you decide to leech off Neil like the parasite you are. Typical.

I saw you at Neil’s book signing. You were still acting gay to meet women without being outright rejected. Is that what you’re “groundbreaking” course is gonna be teaching? The lispy pippy longstocking opener?

Well – at least it’s better than Manny the Martian – yet another brilliant speed seduction creation from the mind of MINE’99.

Thundercat

P.S. Looking forward to the inevitable lawsuit between you and Stylelife when you get around to screwing them over like you seem to do with every business partner you ever have.

RayGordon January 17, 2008 at 6:19 pm

Oh come on, the only people that these commercial products are “earth-shattering” for are the people who SELL them.

Is Ross now saying he really didn’t have “the answer” in 1989, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, etc.? Or that things have changed so much in ten years?

News flash: there’s a limited number of super-hot women on the planet. The weaknesses of the matrix ten years ago don’t exist now as they did then. It’s more difficult to game because hotties are wiser to it, and because more men do it. If someone published the secret to winning PowerBall and there were 3,200 winning tickets, each wouldn’t be worth $350 million.

Whether it’s 300 AFCs or 300 PUAx chasing a chick, it’s still a game of supply and demand, and managing to find a “profitable” method of “investing.” Once you do that, however, you make the market more efficient as you remove one hottie from it, and another PUA removes another, etc.

You can’t teach every competitor how to win a game of musical chairs. The math just isn’t there.

RayGordon January 17, 2008 at 7:35 pm

“And with that show, Mystery has crafted a new and exciting lifestyle based around the celebrity that it garnered. It’s almost as if he’s transcended being a pick-up artist and moved into celebrity territory.”

Yeah, right: actors as contestants, paid targets in the clubs, used as the basis for celebrity, which is used as the basis for attracting women, which somehow “proves” that he had game all along.

Commercial game, not seduction game.

This is like that bad Bugs Bunny cartoon where Bugs and Daffy alternate on the stage, doing exactly the same thing, with Bugs getting cheered and Daffy getting silence.

At what point does the fraud of the VH-1 show become relevant? Why exactly are people told to ignore a blatant lie, one that excused him from an actual test of his method, and then allow him to count groupies as conquests?

Could it be the money he tosses around to his affiliates?

Thunder Scat January 19, 2008 at 2:54 am

This list contains no PUAs who aren’t commercial. Complete nonsense.

Red_Apple January 19, 2008 at 9:10 am

Thundercat said: ”You couldn’t cut it on your own, so you decide to leech off Neil like the parasite you are. Typical.”

Isn’t that the pot calling the kettle black?

Halffull January 19, 2008 at 3:31 pm

Ray… that’s the most assbackwards thing I’ve ever heard.

More PUA’s just means more cool guys to hang out with. It’s not like just because a girl has an SNL with one PUA she can’t have an SNL with another… it’s not like it’s one per person.

Additionally, notice the most advanced relationship guru’s are Johnny Soporno and Zan… both guys who advocate NOT going exclusive.

Stop with the scarcity bullshit.

Who cares January 19, 2008 at 10:01 pm

I made the mistake of reading the post and all the comments.

Waste of time.

I want my 20mins back.

Ross Jeffries January 22, 2008 at 5:59 pm

Ah, Thundy, the 2 hour Stylelife teleseminar announcing my Nail Your Inner Game course for SLA is tomorrow.

If you want in on the call, send an email to:

NYIG@stylelife.com

Kisses,

RJ

Bla January 23, 2008 at 5:59 am

Thundercat, if you don’t know who Tim is check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c9gyKNo20g

I’m not an RSD fan, and I don’t give a shit whether you like them or not or put them in your list or not.
But look at him, look at the energy he projects.
Meet up with him, he is in LA.
It will be a refreshing experience for you.
I honestly think this guy can beat Mystery in-field.

Toss Jefferies January 27, 2008 at 5:33 pm

I LIKE SALAD!

BiasedHuman January 27, 2008 at 10:19 pm

Oh my god. The stupidity of some posters here just hurts! YOu all scream for objectivity and that he has a bias an so so… while knowing a shit about what a bias is! Every human and every statement MUST have a HUGE BIAS, based on the simplest physics. Look at all the opticall illusions. The prove the bias in our eyes. There is bias in all our senses and actions. If you admit that, you can use all information, no matter how “biased” (=difference in brain wiring). So it is in fact making this list *better*, that thundercat tells us his feelings aboud rsd. It’s pretty easy to get a top-10-list that contains your own preferences. Just multiplicate the results of thundercat’s output with the difference between his and your weighting/importance of aspects, and voila! An example for me: – As far as i know, the mistery method is based on tricks and acting in a pretty unnatural way. (I heard DeAngelo is even worse). I read his book, and i second that. – Thundercat tells me that many guys just imitate the old mistery method. I believe him, based on my experience with such things (the “90% imitators”-theory). So we can group them. – My preference is in getting long-term-relationships by being myself and unsing the natural method humans use since humans exist (= based on natural selection theory) – Some posters say, that Jeffy (et al.) teaches a very natural style. Additionally i heard “the dating wizard” (michael w.) tries to do the same thing. – I can’t thrust anyone based on an internet post… But i can use the hints to check out the specific PUAs. – So because i did not like mistery’s “faking”, i’ll read/watch the jeffy/rsd-stuff. – Then i’ll think about my final question (that i ask dou too): If this game is based on natural selection… and we’re the ones with the bad genetics / character values… Then is “faking” or changing our innermost character the only way to be successful? In that case mistery would be the right way. But we will see when we have seen both (or yet better: even more) sides. won’t we? :D

LarryLaffer January 28, 2008 at 4:40 am

Style and Mystery are Thundercat’s associates !!!

What did you REALLY expected to see in this list :D

Kralj January 29, 2008 at 4:39 am

Where is Juggler?

And RSD is all but disconnected from the community, they are nothing like they used to be (bad rip-offs of Mystery). I would say they have outgrown MM; they focus on really being your best self. Style said it, but didn’t do it.

Ross Jeffries February 1, 2008 at 10:54 am

Thundy, get your panties unbunched and jump over here:

http://www.stylelife.com/nailit/enroll.php

RJ

Amazed At Your Stupidity February 4, 2008 at 4:44 pm

I am blown the fuck away by this thread.

I mean, seriously, it’s crazy.

TD says it best… the self is always coming through.

How old are you two? You’re what… 30, Thundercat?

And you’re what, Ross – 45? 49?

And you’re still trying to win the argument?

To level personal attacks against each other on a blog?

You are grown men!

I mean, for the love of God!

Grown men, sniping and bitching, and publicizing your negativity behind aliases!

I am just blown away.

EvilMachine February 11, 2008 at 6:36 pm

@Ross Jeffries: Oh come on you little creep! Every time i read about you commenting on others, it’s only insulting, whining, or some other poor stuff. Seriously. Get a good psychologist (hint: one that helps you work these deep emotions, and does not use drugs or talking to numb them away) to finally solve your long-standing problems that you’re covering with NLP-playing and attention-enforcing (e.g. guruing). Then you will be free to see that NLP ihas nothing to do with how the game is meant to work naturally, but is just creepy manipulation-stuff for wierd (e.g. neurotic) poeple. EvilMachine P.S.: English is not my first language. But you know how i meant it.

BiasedHuman February 11, 2008 at 6:52 pm

Allright. I went over the whole shit.
Basically there are 3 main schools of thought.

a) The old NLP-manipulation: Creeps the hell outta me. How can anyone seriousely think this is “the right thing”(tm)?

b) The Mystery Method: AKA Fake it till you make it. Too much canned stuff for me. Without it you’ll be still just boring.

c) The natural way: Trying to become a “natural”. Nice and good. But in the beginngng: Very frustrating hard.

So maybe we should choose a top-10-list per school of thought.

I personally think that the best approach is getting a “natural”, but to speed you up a bit with “canned mystery”(tm) (and other stuff like “cocky & funny”).

So simply threat this list as a top-10-list for school b (mystery method) (thundercat’s bias), and it becomes useful for all poeple. :)

BAReFOOt February 11, 2008 at 6:56 pm

One should mention that RSD (mostly Jeffy, and even more theupcoming blueprint stuff) goes straight in the natural directon. Nice! :D

Ross Jeffries February 13, 2008 at 10:39 am

You’re right. I should chill out and stop being so spiky. I realize that my negativity is the reason I’ve been sidelined by thousands of guys. I guess I’ve been using NLP as a crutch this entire time because I don’t feel like I deserve love. Not really. I think I’ll look at RSD now, because they seem to be doing some really interesting stuff… and I hear that the Blueprint will enable me to leave behind all the creepy button-pushing stuff I’ve been doing and just radiate authenticity at women… achieving rapid seductions with stunning girls that make my best ‘October man’ sequence look like the slurred rantings of a village idiot.

Thank you for showing me the way, guys. I can change.

Homosexuals & Queers February 13, 2008 at 7:19 pm

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Homosexuals & Queers February 13, 2008 at 7:19 pm

The preceding message was brought to you by a 17 year old teenager ….courtesy of the kind loving people at Real Sociopath Dynamics

Homosexuals & Queers February 13, 2008 at 7:19 pm

The preceding message was brought to you by a 17 year old teenager ….courtesy of the kind loving people at Real Sociopath Dynamics

Ross Jeffries February 14, 2008 at 12:27 am

No, really. I admit it. I was wrong.

BIGDIG February 14, 2008 at 1:22 pm

OK guys, even though I’ve been studying the community very closely for some time now, this is the 1st time I feel its time to make a comment simply because I’m surprised that we as guys, (thinking much more logical than woman) can get as emotional as women can get after the winners of beauty contest has been anounced… a bit embarassing (just like my spelling, but then english not my 1st language either):

1) I believe everyone contributing to this community should get praise for ANY contribution that adds value to the community.
2) Yes, there are different schools of thought, but they ALL work, and work together. Personally Ross’ NLP methods got me into studying NLP which helped me to develop my Deep Inner Game (DIG) which I BADLY needed before learning any techniques. WHY, because sorting out my DIG made me natural, rather than creepy … what was concious efforts to start with became natural habits. I believe guys applying the techniques without their inner game sorted come accross creepy) Mystery’s methods (and the many other ones out) there applied by guys without his natural ability to use them ARE CREEPY, I’ve seen them! Who else have noticed that?

So NLP methods, mystery’s method, being natural… they all work! Its just that we are biased towards the ones we learned most from ourselves (the natural guys among us don’t need my Inner Game transformation,but I value that more than most other contributions) or where we focussed our efforts on.

So in summary, I salute all those that contribute, lets be inspiring to each oher and leave any bad emotions between us to the AFC’s still sorting out their inner game.

BIGDIG

Afzal February 20, 2008 at 5:01 pm

LET THEM FIGHT!

It makes for great comedy :p

I was laughing my ass off right now just skimming through the posts. Thanks Ross and Thundercat for making my day :D

Artisan February 22, 2008 at 3:31 am

Prediction: Frank B Kermit on this list next year.

Also, I agree completely with Johnny Soporno being on the list, I’m just surprised he isn’t ranked higher.

Anonymous March 19, 2008 at 3:08 pm

Hahaha what on earth makes you an authority to judge. There is no one best company, but there are plenty of shitty ones. At least I can say RSD puts out quality products which aren’t $7000, but have as much (if not more than that) value packed into them.

Jason April 5, 2008 at 4:32 pm

This list is really quite arbitrary. The only people who would take this list seriously, are the people who don’t know any better – People with ultimately weak realities, unable to form their own opinions.

Thundercat’s list is just set to who he personally likes, and is no way a reflection of what reality actually is. RSD does infact teach good, and actually Better material than Mystery Method. Although Mystery was the original, that does not mean someone cannot rip off his material and teach it better. Because for the student, what is more productive? Obviously the better teacher. Besides, I was never a huge fan of RSD or Mystery Method, but of people’s own personal identity and strong reality. Now that RSD is teaching inner-game, I support them way more.

As for Style being 3 time winning PUA, give me a break. No doubt that Style is a cool guy. But just because Thundercat sas he is the best, doesn’t mean shit all. I can’t believe he mentioned how he was crowned the top PUA in his book and in media interviews, that guy is funny! He forgot to mention oh, it’s because some fat guy who calls him thundercat, which everyone hates, said so.

What a joke.

wateva April 10, 2008 at 12:56 pm

RSD Is pickup 2.0 boyz.

They set apart from you guys because they are simply on a higher level. Who’s the best it’s not relevant. Fuck that ego shit.

I dont know about the old times. But the last years I’ve checked everything out and RSD is in another dimension if we compare it to conventional commmunity button pushers.

Thundercatt I dont know why are you mad with this guys but seriously they are not the ones who you dont want to get involved with.

Mance April 17, 2008 at 12:35 am

Got to say that Thundercat gives Thundercats (the tv-series) a bad name. :)

Jack May 4, 2008 at 12:25 pm

David X is back! I just had a phone consultation with him and got laid twice the same day after what he told me… It’s unbelievable, this guy. He told me he’s going to have a site up soon, at http://www.davidxdating.com. I can’t wait for that to come up to sign up for his seminars in Europe.. Until then, spread the word.

Simon. May 11, 2008 at 2:57 am

Its amazing how many people state the obvious, argue minutiae. Even 5 months after the original post (i am just as bad). I guess it makes everyone feel better in their choice of teacher. I would love to meet and study with every person on any of these lists.

But the simple facts remain. No system is perfect, no system will change you overnight, teachers change minutiae in order to be more politically correct for a mass market, overcome their own issues with their lives, set themselves apart from others. The foundations will allways be the same. Feild work. Becoming confident by performing confident actions. The long hard path of beating away at ourselves until we come out stronger. Grown.

Thundercat, if i have any suggestion its that you need to produce a better system of choosing your top ten. Make it more formal, Get someone else involved, open it up and limit your own feelings. You are honest, but since your list seems to be a fixture in the community you should do it properly. There is no real reason why you can not get some trusted people out there comparing the different methods.

sandy fletcher May 18, 2008 at 12:14 pm

you guys chceck out DJ FUJI’s game he is mehow’s wing awesome instructor and future top 10. cheers!

ALUCARD June 7, 2008 at 11:56 am

thundercat I love your list
for the guys: Man RSD,juggler,zan(I’m sorry to put this name but it’s true,only he is natural, his students aren’t) are trying to sell the image that they will transform you in “natural” but let’s reflect: WTF is natural? natural should be something that you don’t learn, you should born “natural” so anyone here cann’t judge thundercat saying that he should put RSD,juggler,etc just because they’re lying to you saying that they are going to transform you in “naturals” again, the only natural is zan and another guys who NEVER taked a workshop
and to the guy that said mystery don’t seems naturally I said: mystery have more than 10 years in this community(not 7 as you said) and watch out the holy grail in the mind of mystery and see if he isn’t the most fucking smooth in his game(I have to watch the holy grail more than 3 times to see that he was using routines)
p.s.: My english sucks, i know, but I guess you understand my comment

MB September 15, 2008 at 2:01 pm

What about Juggler and David DeAngelo

Sid September 26, 2008 at 2:58 pm

Second Flavio and Ash, David X should find his way in the list straight towards no. 1, his teachings ring the most truth, as for pure direct teaching he’s the BEST way if you decide to shed jokes/entertainment BS and go for the interior game, direct way. I have taken consultation with Dave and it did more for me than all the seminars/bootcamps I have paid for in the past. Just throwing in my two cent’s.

Dan October 2, 2008 at 11:04 am

What about us Aussies? :) What do we have to do to get a mention on this awesome site?

At The Modern Man, we have 2 former AFCs turned naturals and 1 natural who has always been good with women.

http://www.themodernman.com/

Cheers
Dan

lude November 16, 2008 at 6:37 am

hey guys,
Everyone here keeps shouting at each other and i believe its all because of the commercial stuff involved.I am an african(a Nigeria to ba precise) and i believe there are more naturals out here than you can think of.A typical Nigerian goes to the United states and gets laid the same night regardless of looks.That is why i bought into the whole mystery method shit because down here its all about having a format to get what you want.I also totally believe in David deangello because i have been using what he teaches even before i read his book,the whole cocky and funny routine and i belive brad p is off the hook.So You guys should stop what we call bad belle in Nigeria just because you wanna make some more money.i hope i have communicated.

Manipulator July 31, 2009 at 6:40 am

What’s wrong with non in-field teaching Ross Jeffries and by gods sake I’ll tell you his methods do work and worked for me quite the well and you know that, he have a army of horny brothers to call upon which is, not the case with name handles such as Mystery. They are social dynamics gamers and definitely not the MInd Control seducers that we want. But, anyway, you can think, you don’t need to take the telepathic extra planetary disintegrators to bars then fine, go fuck your self. Even Neil has a good enough -better than mentioned in the game relationship with RJ and is intensively using his techniques in the actual pickups as I heard from girls that met him. Considering the ability of the OctoberMan Sequence I’d say if you want to persuade the persuaders that women are then, you can give a pig a woody high tone and make love to a sixsome of my nice cute and not to mention well languaged legs and the thing in between my college cheerleaders. I did meant college cheerleaders that, when you, give NLP to what is in between their ears they open up what is between those legs. You social dynamics granolas are feminists in your male incarnations? and are definitely not Casanovas. I do know that you probably are only looking for the right girl or so societies persuading notions but, these women of the World of Hot Babes are that are … Censored … Angels.

Charisma August 25, 2009 at 9:34 pm

RSD pawn these days, funny cos they used to really suck. But their method now is flawless, they’ve dropped all routines and gone to the core of how to pick up women. The core of attraction.

It’s beyond good, and IMO the best pua in the world would now have to be Jeffy (Jlaix) by FARRRRRRR. This coming from someone that spent 2 years doing routines, then dropped them and realized they’re truly obsolete, if anything they’re harmful. Backwards thinking.

Anywho best of luck guys.

Charisma

Anonymous September 9, 2009 at 8:23 pm

FUCK YOU YOU BUNCH OF FAGGOTS GET A FUCKING LIFE!!

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