I just came from a LoveSystems Seminar on Daygame. I thought I'd check it out since it was under $50. The only thing I learnt was a better way to approach moving street sets. I usually step right in front of them, but their suggestion on opening from the back and turning her to face 90 degrees from her initial trajectory seems smoother and less threatening.

The rest of the stuff was just BS evolutionary psychology and silly ideas like 9s and 10s. I didn't realize this when Mark talked about it, but I have an absolute hatred for the idea of 9s and 10s. What the fuck does that mean? If a girl is a knockout hottie and she has emotional issues, is she still a 9? I was surprised that people with so much experience with girls under their belt have such a shallow view of the world. I hate it when "teachers" propagate limiting beliefs on their students. The instructor (Nick Hoss - latest hotshot junior instructor) was talking about how you should build up from 6s to 7s to 8s to 9s. I was flabbergasted to say the least. Come on dude. They are all people. Everybody has their insecurities. 9s have insecurities just like us. They are not the perfect goddesses that they are made out to be. I was lucky from the get go because I've always believed in the intrinsic value of people. Game actually fucked me up on that, but core beliefs are not easily dislodged.

Funny thing is when Mark wrote his article, I dismissed it as making too big of a deal. But having done this for a while, I feel my blood boiling when guys talk about 9s and 10s. How about you shut up and just approach and see how it goes? The reason it irks me so much is that it propagates the idea that we as we are, are not enough. I feel, eventually, game boils down to the idea that "I am enough as I am". After that it, it's upto the girl and mutual compatibility.

So I'm not huge into street game, but in my experience trying to stop from behind is not the best strategy. That said, it's a bit threatening to get in a girl's way. I'd say start talking as you get close, and the most natural thing to do is turn sideways as she walks towards you, so that you are not in her way.

I walk up next to her and open her from the side. Then get her to stop. Usually works for me and my students as well.

And yeah, the 9 and 10 thing is painful to listen to. I've noticed as well, both among coaches I've hung out with and with friends, that the guys who talk about 9's and 10's are almost never getting with 9's and 10's. The guys who don't give a flying fuck about ratings and just follow their dicks are the ones getting with the so-called 9's and 10's.

Funny how that works.