Board Breaking and Bodyworlds Exhibit

A few weekends ago Katrina and I had heard from a few of our co-workers that the Bodyworlds Exhibit was worth going to. So, we made our way into Seoul, stopping off at Itaewon for lunch. In Itaewon, we just so happened upon a board breaking event. Well, it was more of a martial arts performance accompanied with some board breaking. So, we ended up watching it for at least a half hour. Then, it was off to the War Memorial in Sam Gak-ji to see the Body World Exhibit. You were not allowed to take photos but do a Google Image search (some images are graphic and remember, they are real people). They use real bodies and some special technique and it's as though they peel the skin right off the body. It was unbelievable, humbling, and fascinating at the same time.

(This guy used his partner to get some air and broke the board with ease)


(This woman went through a whole bunch of boards in rapid succession)


(Here's another woman breaking some more boards)


(Here was another part where a guy got some air. They had epic music playing the entire time which made it even more fun.)


(This guy ran, jumped off his buddy, and broke the board. Look, not only are those people holding that guy up, they are standing on chairs. It's easily 12 feet in the air. He did a back flip, broke the board, then landed.)


(This guy had a blindfold, or at least what appeared to be a blindfold, covering his eyes. Then, another assistant held a bell right behind an apple and would ring it every so often. It took him a few kicks but he was eventually able to break the bell.)


(More aerial board breaking. Again, getting ready to do a back flip.)


(This was epic. You see how the people form a nice, gradual incline. This guy ran, jumped up, ran on the people, and then broke the board.)

(Here's the video of the above shot, with the guy running on people's shoulders)


(Nice shot of the War Memorial. We went here for the Body World Exhibit. Again, I wasn't able to take pictures but do a Google Image Search of Body World - crazy.)


(Katrina and I close to the entrance)


(Katrina and Spenser headed up the steps.)