2. Trust Este and Robert. They're very smart.

I would just add that you can also equip throwing weapons. For Pugilist, they're called "Chakram." They don't do a ton of damage, but they give you TP, and you can throw one every couple of seconds. Any time you're low on TP, you can throw one and probably get enough TP to use a Weaponskill.

You can buy them in the Market Wards. If you're buying Bronze Chakram (Optimal Rank 12), you can buy them from an NPC in Uldah named Zagylswerd for (I believe) 163 gil each. He's located here.