That's my standing on the matter aswell. The nobles and upper middleclass probably trained a considerable amount of time, that would qualify them as "Pros" however all on a private basis. Generally one has to remember that Nobles had a considerable amount of time at their disposal, not having to toil all day to make a living.

What I would find interesting however is what the Pikemen did. You can ride around, lance down dummies and game and practice sword-fighting alone, with a trainer or with Xeno who lives on the estate next door. But Phalanx training takes at least a football-team to practice effectively. So, would landowning "Greeks" form neighborhood training sessions on their own, would all selfrespecting freemen visit the Factional MIC level 3 or above ( ) on Mondays and thursdays? Would the local authority (instruct someone unimportant to) operate a loud instrument to let everyone know that it's "training time"? right now I can only think of somewhat silly and modern methods. Anyone know more about this?