Hey guys,

I’m in Austin right now filming a promo video and am looking for guys who are okay with being filmed during a 2-day coaching session. Your face may or may not be shown, though we’re not going to tag you or write your name or anything.

Regular price for my boot camps are $2997. But because this is a promo event, I’m going to give a 90% discount to those who are interested/accepted. That means that instead of paying $3000, you’re going to get about $2700 off. Total price is therefore $300.

This is pretty much a once-in-a-lifetime deal so if you’re in the Texas area and you’ve been thinking about coaching, now would be the time to act.

The date for this event is Nov 11-12, 2011 and you must be either in the Austin area or be willing to travel.

Note that we obviously can’t take everyone — this is first come, first serve, and you’ll need to fill out an application in order to be considered.

If you’re interested, you can fill out the app here.

Hey all,

Quick update here on the blog. I’m sure by now you’ve all heard of both the NYC Dating Conference in Manhattan and the Hollywood PUA Summit going on this month. I’ll be speaking at both events, and as usual, will be presenting never-seen-before content. None of this “recycle the same speech for 2 years straight” stuff. Sure it’s easier as a speaker, but it’s also disappointing to show up to see someone speak and then you realize it’s the exact same stuff you heard last year.

This year I’m also going to throw in some cool bonuses for guys who are on the fence. This is your opportunity to not only see me speak along with dozens of other top-rated instructors, but to get hooked up with free coaching! Starting this weekend, I’ll be speaking at the NYC Dating Super Conference and then I’ll be heading back to Hollywood for the annual PUA Summit the weekend of Sept 24th.

So here’s the deal:

The next 3 people who sign up for either event get a FREE half hour sticking point strategy session ($100 value) with me LIVE! (Just use the contact form on my website after signing up.)

Sign up here:
NYC: 2011 Dating Conference
Hollywood: PUA Summit 2011 or PUA Summit 2011 VIP Ticket

And for those of you who are looking for infield coaching, it gets even better. For the next 2 people who sign up for discounted infield coaching with me during either event, I will BUY you a ticket to attend the conference for FREE!

Remember, this is only good for the next few sign ups so do NOT procrastinate on this or you’ll miss out. NO EXCEPTIONS. (Every year the stragglers ask and every year the answer is no).

Note: This post contains Comp/Aff Links

It’s been a few weeks now since returning home to California and I feel like I’ve barely managed to make a dent in this pile of email that accumulated during my travels. The count for unread email should NEVER be in the 4-figure range. But I digress. If you’ve emailed me and haven’t heard back, rest assured, I’m working on it. If it’s of an urgent nature, of course, send me another email or give me a call.

For those of you who came to see Nick and I speak on my Americas Tour, thank you for the support and especially to those of you who lent a hand along the way with rides, places to stay, etc. The tour was once again an unforgettable experience meeting hundreds of motivated guys, making new friends, seeing new places, and just experiencing all that life has to offer. Over 15 cities in 30 days including 3 in South America and two in the Caribbean.

In the next few weeks I’ll be posting pictures, video, and a few articles I wrote while on the road. Stay tuned for that.

In the mean time, I wanted to clarify some things on the scholarship opportunity since I’ve been getting a lot of emails on it.

The scholarship is a full, 3-day boot camp (valued at $3000) that will be awarded to the applicant who has put in the most effort and worked the hardest at implementing the things I spoke about during the Americas Tour. What that also means is that eligibility for this opportunity is restricted to people who attended a live presentation and who signed onto the roster so that I could verify their attendance.

Now if you’re one of those lucky people who are eligible, here’s how to apply (if you haven’t already):

Send me ONE email (email address: djfuji/at/taoofdjfuji.com) with everything you’ve been doing for the last month. You can include descriptions, field reports, audio recording, video recording, pictures, essays (on why you deserve this) or anything else you can think of. If you’re sending larger files, please do NOT attach them to the email. Host them on a website (e.g. dropbox’s public folders) and include the URL in your email. Some of you guys have already sent me 20 emails each with 5 meg attachments. With hundreds of people competing for this, that’s going to slam my inbox pretty hard.

For those of you who have already sent in your reports, congratulations for being on top of things.You may send additional information if you’d like, but please keep it to ONE additional email.

I obviously won’t be able to personally respond to each application but I will be reading all of them. I will be announcing the winner on this site (Don’t worry, I won’t use your real name) once I read through all these reports and make my final decision.

Good luck to everyone.

P.S. Based on some of the feedback that I’ve been getting, Brad’s Sticking Point Analysis Quiz which I posted about a few days ago turned out to be pretty interesting for a lot of you. Brad just posted a new free PDF on the website which goes over the process of identifying your core sticking points and isolating their root cause. I went through it a few hours ago and it’s really spot on. Big kudos to Brad for putting out solid content that I actually recommend. (Not a hater but I’m not easily impressed) Take a look at the PDF here.

(Full disclosure: Brad’s upcoming Guru BlackBook is a product I provided (free) content and coaching for. I was not compensated for it although I am a member of his affiliate program. My opinions, however, are otherwise unbiased. My recommendation is based on my current observations and my personal involvement in the product. It is therefore subject to change.)

Halloween comes early for Colombia

Finally back from the 2010 Americas Tour and definitely overdue for a bunch of updates to the blog but rest assured, those are coming soon along with a bunch of goodies, prizes, and new content. For those of you who came to see me speak on tour, make sure you send in your “applications” for the prizes I’ll be giving away soon. Check back here for more updates and winner announcements.

In the mean time, my colleague Brad has put together an interesting little quiz. Well, if I’m being honest, he put together what *I’ve* been meaning to do for a long time now. I’ve always wanted to put together some sort of computer program that asked you a series of questions and then gave you an analysis of your sticking points. That’s essentially what I do in 1-on-1 sticking point analysis, only more in-depth. So when I heard about this quiz he had put out, I was jealous that he got to it first happy to see that great minds think alike.

Anyhow, take a look and let me know what you guys think in the comments. I did it with a bunch of sample data and it was pretty damn spot on. Maybe Brad’s not really that smart and it’s really just a coach sitting there behind the computer typing answers. Hahaha

Take the Quiz here.

It’s that time again.

Yesterday I arrived in Seattle — the first leg of my 2nd annual “Americas” Tour where I travel around North and South America stopping in nearly every major city to do free lair talks and presentations. Last year’s trip to Colombia was one of the greatest growth opportunities and experiences of my life, and I expect no different this year.

This year, however, I’m excited to announce that joining me in select cities will be the esteemed Nick Quick (The Artist Formerly Known as Adonis) of SameNightSeduction.com. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Nick, he’s not only one of my good friends but one of the foremost experts in same-night-seduction — taking a girl home the same night you meet her.

This is your chance to attend the first-ever multi-national collaborative effort between Nick and me. You’re not going to want to miss this. We’ll both be presenting a TON of new content (free of charge, of course), and I’ll also be giving away free prizes and goodies.

This content-packed event will cover things like:

• Overcoming the Effects of Approach Anxiety
• The 2 Critical Factors That You Need to SNL
• The Secret Method to Eliminating Flakes Once and For All
• How to Never Run Out of Things to Say… Ever
• Why Your Body Language is Costing You Lays
• How to Escape From Platonic Conversations
• Creating Sexual Tension and Closing the Deal
• Overcoming the Fear of Escalation
• Why Most Guys Will Never Be Successful… And How to Avoid Becoming a Statistic

The event will go for about 2-3 hours. Prizes will be given out at the END of the event. You must be present to be eligible.

This will NOT be a sales pitch fest – this will be 99% content. My philosophy at these events is if a speaker’s content is good, then it will speak for itself.

You can see examples of some of our previous speaking engagements here:

DJ Fuji: http://www.the21convention.com/2009/09/08/dj-fuji-t21c-2009/

Nick Quick: http://www.the21convention.com/2009/09/08/adonis-t21c-2009/

Tour Dates:

Seattle 9/7 (DJ Fuji Only)
Portland 9/8 (DJ Fuji Only)
Chicago 9/9 (DJ Fuji Only)
DC 9/10
NYC 9/11
Orlando 9/12
Hartford, CT 9/13
Boston 9/14
Aruba 9/15
LA 9/25 & Late October
Bogota, Colombia 9/27
San Diego (Tentatively Early/Mid October)

I normally don’t do this because I’m a hardass and expect men to be men and be responsible adults. But I suppose I’ve gone soft because I’m giving you procrastinators one last chance.

Today is the deadline for applications for the free boot camp offer for those who attended T21C Orlando 2010. That’s right, for a measly $150 ticket price, some lucky-but-deserving-guy is going to get a $2000 boot camp — free. To my knowledge, I’m the first and only coach to give out actual training vouchers as prizes at live events. But it’s no longer going to be random. From now on, training voucher prizes are going to be more like scholarships — they will be awarded to the most worthy candidates.

If you think you’ve got what it takes, then I highly suggest you attend next year’s 21 Convention Event, either in Europe or Orlando. You just might get a free boot camp out of it.

I originally wrote this in like 2006 and it spread around all the forums back then. Stumbled across it recently and decided to update it for 2010 as pick up has changed a lot since ’06. You old-timers will probably remember some of the references from back in the day.

10. You know who Eben, Erik, Neil, and Owen are, but you refuse to call them by their real names unless they insist. Sometimes not even then.

9. Every time you hang out with your friends/wings, you crack at least one joke “asking for a female opinion”.

8. Your former porn hiding space is now overrun with pickup books and DVDs.

7. When people mention “Tyler Durden” from Fight Club you’re not thinking of Brad Pitt. It’s actually weird to watch fight club again because all the references have different meanings to you. The project mayhem cult references are twice as funny in an inside-joke sort of way.

6. You wear too much jewelry and own too many shirts with skulls, bones, and swirly prints.

5. You get more PU newsletter emails than emails from real people.

4. When your mom visits and tells you that you should clean up your apartment, you think of how to handle her shit test.

3. SNL no longer refers to Saturday evening television programs.

2. You care more about the natural game vs canned/routines debate than you do about oil spills, health care reform, and conflicts in the middle east… combined.

1. You’re reading this top 10 list shit. At work.

It’s that time again, gents. It’s hard to believe it’s been a year already since the last 21 Convention event. For those of you fairly new to the blog, last year’s convention was my first major speaking engagement after having resigned from the old company and starting out on my own. Even though I had decent media exposure from my previous employer, I was, for the most part, walking into the convention as a “nobody.” In fact, I was technically a fill-in for someone else who couldn’t make it. And even when I gave the speech, I thought I was bombing it.

But to my surprise, the reviews, emails, and feedback started pouring in and apparently people liked it. That one little speech seemingly launched my career, giving way to MTV deals, interviews, documentary appearances, and tons of exposure. But even more important than that were the emails that started to flood my inbox. Emails from hundreds of guys around the world who had taken that speech to heart and had used the tools I presented to change their lives. It’s gotten to the point where one of the big highlights for me every day is reading those emails and answering questions. Realizing that you made a difference. Because that’s what it’s all about.

Suffice to say, I’m eternally grateful to Anthony “Dream” Johnson for all of his help, support, and encouragement, and in a few days I’m once again joining him and other world-famous speakers in Orlando to rock the house for this year’s epic 21 Convention.

It’s amazing how much has changed in only a year. Long term students have lost their virginity.

I’m actually really excited for this year’s event because the emphasis has evolved significantly in only 12 months. Starting in 2008 and continuing through to 2009 and this year, the focus of the 21 convention has shifted from “pickup” and “seduction” to “Men’s Success.” In my mind, that change is absolutely critical as it helps to break down many of the potentially damaging and dogmatic beliefs we used to hold in seduction and pickup.

It’s not that pickup or seduction is bad. On the contrary, this community has transformed my life and is responsible for just about everything I have today. But there’s also a dark side to the community, and (pardon the geek references) without the light, the darkness can easily consume you. I remember back in 2005 and 2006 when most of us were still running indirect game. The vast majority of our belief systems revolved around unworthiness, lacking confidence, and existing in a headspace of constantly trying to ‘trick’ people into liking us. That of course sounds ludicrous to me today, but at the time that was considered “normal.”

The 21 Convention is unique in the fact that it is consistently evolving due to Dream’s insane and borderline unhealthy passion obsession with improvement. But that kind of dedication is what makes him who he is and what makes this event so special. Along with many of 2009′s speakers, I will be joined this year alongside such prolific speakers as Mark Sisson, Rick Smith, Steve “El Topo” Mayeda, Daniel Rose, and others. Dream has managed to recruit some of the best instructors, mentors, speakers, and teachers in the world on topics such as exercise, body building, entrepreneurship, health, sex, spirituality, and of course, pickup. If you attend no other live event this year, make it a point to join us in Orlando next weekend. It’s an event you won’t want to miss.

Sign up here for a special discounted rate and as an added bonus, if you sign up now I’ll also throw in a FREE 30-minute consultation/1-on-1 session with you in Orlando. Just send me an email after you’ve signed up and I’ll get you scheduled in. Prices are going up again (over $100) in 3 days so don’t wait!

Oh and I almost forgot, I’ll be offering in-field training in Orlando as well on both Friday and Saturday nights. I have extremely limited availability and sign ups are first-come, first-serve, so don’t procrastinate on this.

Find out more information on infield training here.

Hope to see all of you guys there.

For this week’s tip I decided to give away some of my favorite routines, sound bites, and humor techniques. “Sound bites” is a term that I stole from my old wing Philos (who was featured on the infield insider and who is still to this day one of my most skilled wings) who confessed one day that much of his amazingly effective humor came from the thousand of so soundbites that he had memorized over the years. I didn’t understand this at the time (Philos, if you’re reading this, this was in 2006 when we were at the kaleidoscope mall together), but I later started to acquire my own “sound bank” of witty quips, comebacks, and funny one-liners and it all made sense.

In a ‘pickup’ type interaction, most humor comes from combining general technique (e.g., sarcasm, exaggeration, etc.) with sound bites (“that’s what she said”). It’s not that different from stand up comedy, where a comic combines a routine stack of stand up techniques (e.g., setup-punch) with improvised sound bites (especially in response to hecklers in the audience).

Keep in mind that MANY of these sound bites are not original. I’ve stolen borrowed from naturals, stand up comedians, pickup gurus, and even students. When possible, I will make every attempt to credit the author though at times I don’t remember the source. This list is also obviously not comprehensive — it is simply a small sample of some of my favorite sound bites and humor based routines from the top of my head.

As with any type of routine, these lines are NOT magic. They will not work if you don’t deliver them correctly. In fact, I’d say about 80% of their effectiveness is delivery based.

Enjoy.

Flex-Teasing (Credit: JamesSF… I think)

Me: “You’re buff. That’s hot. Let me feel your guns. Flex for me.”

Girl: *Flexes*

Me: *feel her arm* “No, really, flex for me.”

Girl: *Flexes again*

Me: *still feeling her arm* “No, for real”

Girl: “Shut up!” *Punches you*

Fungus IOI (Credit: ex-gf)

“You know… you’re growing on me… like a fungus kinda…”

Talkin’ Shit (Credit: Stand Up Comic from La Jolla Comedy Store)

“Girl, you wanna step to this, you betta bring a ladder”

My Version of Good Girl/Bad Girl (Original Version Credit: Tyler Durden(i think?) Humor follow up sound bite courtesy of the always funny Robbie Kramer)

“ohhh… so you’re the good one and you’re the bad one. I knew it. It’s sooo obvious. I think I need a note from my mom before I talk to you.”

Classic Little Sisters Banter (Credit: No idea, been around forever)

“You guys are ADORABLE. You’re like my little sisters.”

Propeller Dork (Credit: No idea. Oldie but goodie)

“You are SUCH a dork. I’m going to buy you one of those hats with a propeller on top”

Elf Shoes (Credit: Can’t remember. Might be original)

“I fucking LOVE your shoes. But uh… how do you feel about the elf that you clearly stole them from?”

Fat Kid Cocky Funny (Credit: David DeAngelo (I think?))

Me: “Stop looking at me like that.”

Girl: “Like what?”

Me: “You’re looking at me like a fat kid looks at a cheeseburger. That’s not cool. I’m not a piece of meat. I have feelings too, you know.”

More Cocky Funny (Credit: Various — David D, Zan, et al.)

• “LADY, MY EYES ARE UP HERE”
• “Stop trying to get me drunk so you can take advantage of me”
• “I’m SO out of your league.”
• “Oh I’m way too high maintenance for you.”
• (when she offers you a sip of her drink) “no thanks, i’m not that fond of the roofie-colada” (Credit: Kamouflage)
• “Stop trying to start fights just so you can get make up sex.”

Teasing/Treating Her Like a Kid (Credit: Various. Some original.)

• Aww you’re so CUUUUTE when you’re angry! *pinch her cheeks like a grandma*
• “I’m rubber, you’re glue, everything you say bounces off me and sticks back on you.”
• *Pat her on the head like a dog* “You’re cute.” Optionally: “Good girl.” Followed up with: “Sit.”
• “Isn’t it past your bedtime?”

Imaginary Friends (DJ Fuji Original Routine)

Me: “Who are you here with?”

Her: “Oh um my friends. They’re in the bathroom”

Me: *Give her weird look*

Me: *Give her look like “Oh I understand”*

Me: “Ohhh… you don’t really HAVE any friends… that’s okay honey… we all have imaginary friends sometimes. (*pat her patronizingly*) I like your imaginary friends. Ashley is so sweet. But Brooke is a bitch. She totally stole Mary’s boyfriend and that’s just NOT cool at all.”

Yawning (Unknown)

Yawn loudly and then make your yawns progressively longer and louder until you get that “how rude!” look or a hit on the arm. Then say, “No, no please continue… I ALWAYS yawn when I’m interested”.

Tinkle (DJ Fuji)

“I love how girls have to let you know they’re not going poo. They’re always like ‘i have to tinkle.’ So if you ever just say you’re going to the restroom, I’ll know not to use it after you.”

Misc

• “You are so adorkable”
• (If she interrupts you) “I’m sorry for talking while you were interrupting”

Farted Opener (not tactically sound but OH so funny)

“Excuse me, do you ladies care if i hang out with you until its safe back over there where i farted?”

Good Kisser (Credit: Kamouflage)

*point to your cheek, insinuating you want a kiss*

She kisses your cheek.

“omg you’re SUCH a good kisser.”

Starfish

• Knock Knock
• Who’s there?
• Interrupting starfish
• Interrupt..(grab their face with your hand)

Various Soundbites Shamelessly Stolen from Philos

• (When she does something stupid or embarrassing) You know, you’re lucky you’re so adorable.
• I think I’m falling in like with you.
• I don’t just like you, I like-like you….that’s almost as much as two likes.
• [you trip in fall in front of a set] Still single, ladies.
• She goes to shake your hand: Let’s bring it in for the big thing. [hug]
• [she acts slightly offended to what you just said] Okay, you can’t get all…ewwww…and fucking LILITH FAIR on me like this.
• Call me if you need a hug.
• Don’t stand so. Don’t stand so. Don’t stand so close to me.
• If you were a man, I’d punch you right in the neck.
• Her: Have you ever been in love? Me: Other than with myself?
• Something smells great in here…Oh it’s me.
• When you open and a girl gives you negative body language (to her friends):
  “Can you tell her to be nicer to me. She looks like she’s trying to scare away little children with that scowl and it’s hurting my feelings.”
• You’re really adorable when you sleep. Up until you fart. Then it’s not so adorable.