I don't know much about, and have no comment on, Gabe Suarez. OTOH, I have just spent the last four days in the classroom and on the range with Mas (and, incidentally, Marty Hayes and Kathy Jackson).
I will say from firsthand experience that Mas teaches a lot of good material in the classroom; teaches good technique on the range; can shoot quite well, even if he now refers to himself as a geezer; and is the type of guy you want to have a beer and shoot the bull with afterward.
He also tells a lot of what he calls "bad jokes." Most of them aren't actually bad, and quite a lot of them are directed at himself. For instance, he'll tell you he isn't arrogant, as he's much too big a person for that.
I guess some people might take that as him thinking too highly of himself. I take it (as do the others in the class) as Mas just kidding around, which he does quite a lot - during breaks.
Mas also encourages questions, and entertains differing opinions.
For that matter, he also recommends that students in the class go check out other instructors who interest them, and attend other schools and classes. Not once did I hear Mas say that his was the only way to do things - though he did offer lucid and germane arguments in support of why he teaches what he does.
In short, I find him to be an excellent teacher, and a pretty good guy.
Marty and Kathy aren't exactly shabby, either.
I have watched some relatively inexperienced shooters make impressive leaps this week under their joint tutelage. I have also watched (and experienced) some pretty experienced (I am even cocky enough to say "good" - and to include myself in that group) shooters pick up some new techniques, and refine some old ones.
So, FWIW, I highly recommend Mas, and Marty, and Kathy, as instructors, and as people to hang out with after class.
I will say from firsthand experience that Mas teaches a lot of good material in the classroom; teaches good technique on the range; can shoot quite well, even if he now refers to himself as a geezer; and is the type of guy you want to have a beer and shoot the bull with afterward.
He also tells a lot of what he calls "bad jokes." Most of them aren't actually bad, and quite a lot of them are directed at himself. For instance, he'll tell you he isn't arrogant, as he's much too big a person for that.
I guess some people might take that as him thinking too highly of himself. I take it (as do the others in the class) as Mas just kidding around, which he does quite a lot - during breaks.
Mas also encourages questions, and entertains differing opinions.
For that matter, he also recommends that students in the class go check out other instructors who interest them, and attend other schools and classes. Not once did I hear Mas say that his was the only way to do things - though he did offer lucid and germane arguments in support of why he teaches what he does.
In short, I find him to be an excellent teacher, and a pretty good guy.
Marty and Kathy aren't exactly shabby, either.
I have watched some relatively inexperienced shooters make impressive leaps this week under their joint tutelage. I have also watched (and experienced) some pretty experienced (I am even cocky enough to say "good" - and to include myself in that group) shooters pick up some new techniques, and refine some old ones.
So, FWIW, I highly recommend Mas, and Marty, and Kathy, as instructors, and as people to hang out with after class.
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