ASK THE NABA NETWORK Elijah Shaw asked the Network:
You have a long-time client who does not take no for an answer when it comes to holiday gifts for their entire staff. Knowing your profession, their assistant asks you to choose between 1 of 2 gifts: 1. Twelve, 2 hours lessons of the martial arts of your choice with a top-ranked instructor. Or 2. 1-year free membership at a nice firearm range that includes 6 private sessions with a notable instructor. Which do you choose, and why?
Option 1 Responders
Dale June I would go for the martial arts - though it would be too expensive - My wing chun instructor charges $500.00 for one hour of personal training - --but I never took private lessons! I know several other just as good sifus who are a lot cheaper.
Alan Cain 1. Because I work and live in the United Kingdom.
Ken Haase Martial arts, because it will help you in varied ways, physical conditioning, mental and physical preparedness, defensive tactics and discipline. You'll use fist to cuffs techniques in this job a lot more than you'll use your firearm.
Jason Poston Option one. For the obvious, that the ability to carry firearms is often limited, plus it’s easier to find a range to train on your own. Martial arts can be more useful and finding an instructor at that level on your own may be much more difficult.
Vincent Van Sciver Martial arts instruction for sure. It not only teaches close-quarters self-defense, but stress management techniques and possibly help manage do-or-don’t strategies. Going hands on may not even be necessary. Ray Buford 1. Contrary to popular belief, EP is a thinking person’s game. Knowing a martial art can be both a hard tool and soft tool. Even though the P will pay, the return is priceless.
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