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At 07:17 AM 5/24/2006, Morgan wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font face="arial" size=2>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?</font></blockquote><br><br>
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.<br><br>
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.)<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>-Tivar
Moondragon<br>
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