Every situation we are thrown in does seem to dissolve into a fight. There seems to be little use for any other skill. [He sounds kind of bitter about it...]

It may be beneficial to teach non-combatants how to defend themselves but that alone does not always suffice, as I myself harshly learned in Akvos. I would say establishing a camp of some sort just for Circle members that can be defended may be beneficial as well but that would largely depend on the world we are placed in.