[Ansteorra] [SPAM]Re: Merchant - Laurel

[Faelan Caimbeul]

However, like any good craft, fighting takes years of practice and
dedication to get good at it so that your five minutes of performance counts
for something, rather like singing a song, or telling a story. You see the
final product, but what you don't see is the time and effort invested to get
it. 

 

Good armor isn't cheap either.

 

That's why it's called Martial Arts.

 

Faelan

 

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Subject: [SPAM]Re: [Ansteorra] Merchant - Laurel

 

At 07:17 AM 5/24/2006, Morgan wrote:




I don't know if the analogy is perfect or even close, but what would you
think of a knight who charged by the hour to teach fighting?  Eastern
martial arts folks have been charging for classes for over 50 years in this
country.  does that apply to the merchant/laurel discussion?



Yes and no. *I* wouldn't charge someone to teach them how to fight, but on
the other hand, I've had the host group pay my airfare to various
out-of-kingdom teaching events numerous times.

Another aspect is that typically, an A&S activity can involve expense
(sometimes considerable expense) for the materials involved. Arguably it's
more labor-intensive than fighting, too. Winning a tournament takes maybe
half a dozen fights lasting five minutes or less; even a mediocre A&S entry
probably requires a *lot* more than thirty minutes of work. (And yes,
there's a lot of training time involved in getting good enough to win that
tournament, but there's a lot of training time involved in learning how to
produce a masterwork, too.)

        -Tivar Moondragon

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