Week IX and X: Training and Palace hopping

Upon returning to Seoul I decided it was time to turn up the dial on the training. I had several privates with Lee Dong Gyu Sa Bom Nim which were awesome. For these two weeks I trained for up to 6 hours a day upon the recommendation to the Sa Boms. My days basically consisted of training, studying Korean language with Kim Kyo Sa Nim, and eating. I kept this up for two weeks all the time suffering severe hip pain due to a preexisting condition that was agrivated by Korean ballistic stretching. I have decided now that if I want to get better at Soo Bahk Do and continue to train for the rest of my life I need to take it easy on my body and be more proactive about fixing some of my physical issues. It might be a little hard to convince the masters here that I need to stop training so much. Upon returning to CB I hope to do more yoga and overcome some injuries I have.
Last week Kim Kyo Sa Nim took me to a palace that was so beautiful and the leaves are changing bright reds and oranges. There was a performance being held there with Korean music and dance. Also some acrobatic "martial artist"/dancers who put on a funny show that was 80's boy band meets kung fu movie complete with beat boxing. It was funny.
Last weekend I visited another palace with my friends (one from India the other from Austria). It was so big, it took us almost all day to explore the whole thing. Then we stumbled on a performance of some sort of ritual they did in ancient times. They were all dressed in traditional costume and there was an orcestra of sorts playing the traditional music.
I also visited a really nice bath house this week with my Korean friend. There were all different pools of different temperatures and minerals. Also some saunas. It was nice to relax and do something good for my body after all the training. The leaves are finnally changing here, I can't believe that it is Nov. 6th and there are still leaves on the trees, some of them still green.
My mom is here now and we are having a great time. I will write more when she leaves and let you know what we did.