Looking past Stacey ... who's just trying to get a rise out of people, the same way catcallers do when they drive past the temple (I'd like to see them park their cars and say some of those things face to face!) ...
Roc Doc's only down for a month, but it'll be intense. 8-12 hours a day of training and practice, virtually nonstop.
It's easy to tell who's a full-time student -- they're the guys in the back of the class staggering through exercises and trying not to groan because their muscles are so sore. They do the general classes as well as private lessons.
Being able to take a month off and do the full-time training is a goal of mine. The rates are only a little bit more than some of the schools mentioned here charge for three hours a week of general classes.
p.s. -- Roc Doc, it's been hotter-n'-h-e-l-l down here, so bring at least a gallon jug of water to practice every day.
Why don't we move this over to the NPM forum?
There is a great streak of violence in every human being. If it is not channeled and understood, it will break out in war or in madness. ~Sam Peckinpah