Short Power Iron Palm breaks and flat on the ground breaks

[Dale Dugas]

Here are some new vids I posted on my new and improved Boston Baguazhang Youtube account

[Franklin]

nice


and i like the "got jow?"
t-shirt


franklin

[Dale Dugas]

Brother,

Thank you for the kind words.

had those shirts made a few years ago when I started my jow over the net business.

Always the promoter I.

[Franklin]

lol

you make it look too easy

maybe you should grimace up the face like on the mag covers (joke)

franklin

[Dmitri]

Nice!

you make it look too easy

Exactly... Next time yell 'kiai' and make a mean face.

[Chris Fleming]

Well done Dale! Keeping the skills high I see.

Hey, I hope to visit you again this year.

[Dale Dugas]

Chris,

thank you for the kind words.

Look forward to seeing you when you come back to the North East.

Be well, brother.

[Bhassler]

Hi Dale,

What sort of activities does your iron palm program entail?

-Brian

[Burning Palm System]

Nice work mate!

Garry

http://burningpalm.webs.com/index.html

[Jonny]

The breaks on the ground were awesome!

[Dale Dugas]

Hi Dale,

What sort of activities does your iron palm program entail?

-Brian

Feel free to ask me here or you can PM with more detailed questions.

[Bill]

Hi Dale,

What sort of activities does your iron palm program entail?

-Brian

Feel free to ask me here

I think he just did.

[Bhassler]

Thanks Dale.

Most iron palm regimens include striking progressively harder/heavier/more challenging surfaces combined with some sort of herbal treatment to prevent excessive damage to the striking surface. Some guys just chop at trees, while others don't do any striking at all but focus instead on qigong or repetitive movements combined with specific intent. Some include auxiliary strength training while others do not. I was just interested in where on the spectrum yours fell. What sort of commitment is required for success, and how much of the training overlaps with regular martial arts practice? Can they be integrated or should they be trained separately?

[Dale Dugas]

My Iron Palm program is set up as follows:

Some tendon strength work before shaking exercises to prepare for internal exercises which are done before standing which is done before tapping the bag with the hands. External liniments are used. More medicine and then more internal exercises after the tapping of the hands. Its mostly internal work with some external in the middle. For those people with previous experience hitting things. I start them on metal shot. For people with soft hands or no experience Ill work them through soybeans, to steel shot.

The foundational program is 2 years. One year twice a day. Next year is once a day. After that you train it when you want to. I train my hands at least 3 times a week sometimes more.

It is part of my routine as it strengthens the hands not only gets them ready for combat.

[ashe]

pretty cool