
Introduction to Real Iron Palm. This is the beginning level of iron palm and it lays the foundation.
You will learn how to throw a proper iron palm strike and it's variations, along with blocking techniques. You will also learn how to make dit dat jow prior to undertaking hand conditioning that will greatly strengthen your hands and wrists.
Proper meditation is essential to iron palm practice. As such, you will learn one seated meditation and one standing meditation, each with its own unique breathing pattern. These meditations are done for only five minutes.
There is also strength training along with a short iron shirt form called Bae Te Gum.
The beginning level course culminates in learning how to properly break boards. What's important here is that one learns to break using their chi.
Later at the intermediate level one will learn to break bricks, and then at the very advanced level one will learn to break coconuts.
Hanging bag iron palm training.
NOTE: Always use dit dat jow when doing hanging bag training
The first basic iron palm basic is a straight on palm strike.
Second basic iron palm basic is a hooking iron palm strike.
The third iron palm basic is an upward palm strike.
The fourth iron palm basic is a downward palm.
The fifth iron palm basic is a side palm strike.
The sixth iron palm basic are double-palm strikes.
The last of the iron palm basics involves the different methods of blocking and parrying.
First sitting meditation for iron palm training.
First standing meditation for iron palm training.
Single palm moving meditation exercise. This is a simple exercise but it helps to focus chi in the hands and develop "flowing chi."
Grab bag training that develops iron palm.
Rolling a weight (5 to 10 pounds) on string.
Palm exercise - push with dynamic tension and alternate with pushing soft
This is the ancient Shaolin "Golden Bell" Meditation. This meditation entails standing in a horse stance and placing your full attention on a penny or a dime taped to the wall. Work your way up to doing this meditation for a full 5 minutes.
Beginner level iron palm break using a single pine board (12 inches x 12 inches x 3/4 inches)
Beginner level board break - 2 boards stacked together with no spacers
Iron palm was a staple practice of the Shaolin Monks and Nuns, who were renowned for their legendary martial abilities. No matter what martial art style or system one may practice, iron palm training can augment that training.
This is a beginner level iron palm course that is meant to give users a good introduction to iron palm.
Users will learn how to make dit dat jow and how to properly condition your hands using the 5 basic iron palm techniques.
And they will learn the basic iron palm strikes and blocks.
And users will learn sitting meditation, standing meditation and moving meditation.
The course will also teach proper strengthening exercises.
The course concludes with users learning how to do proper iron palm breaking at the basic level. At the end of this course, beginner level students can expect (if they do the training) to be able to break both a single board and 2 boards stacked together.
This iron palm course lays the foundation for being able to grow beyond this and be able to break bricks.