First of all, a big Hello! to the lovely Auri, whom I’ve finally gotten to meet.

Today marks the halfway point of the “Five Days of Fiore” Seminar, and I think I can see the exhaustion and mental overload starting to set in. So far, the seminars that we’ve had has always been over weekends, and stretching one out to five days is a first, not just for PHEMAS back home, but apparently for SESH here as well.

In a bid to keep interest high, Guy injected some humor in today’s session by having us recreate the illustrations in the manuscript ~ it was quite a sight, especially in the Play of Dagger against Swords, we even had Ilkka wear the crown of the Master:

Even I got into the act with the introduction to the play of Zhogo Largo:

In any case the last three days have been both a revision in the source of our Art, and an exploration of how the process of translating the manuscript into actual physical movements is done. In doing so, I believe that many of us have come to a greater understanding and appreciation of how the entire system is interconnected, with the foundation built up form the unarmed sections and evolving through the dagger and sword plays. Tomorrow, we will continue with swords, before going on to polearms.

Now I bid everyone goodnight, and I shall retire to rub my sore and aching muscles before drifting off to restful slumber.

Hyvää yötä!