How to get rid of bruises?

[Cryozombie]

Yup. I put it on this calf bruise

And on this one on my arm

Cleared both up pretty quickly.

 

[girlbug2]

For days it wasn't going away or even looking a whole lot better. I don't know why I didn't think of using jow sooner, probably because I associate it with training. But it finally dawned on me to put jow on it. I swear, I rubbed some jow into it real good and I kid you not, several hours later it was much better and it was actually gone the next morning.

That Web site lists 4 kinds of Jow for bruising. There's regular, shaolin, chu gar and eight immortals. Which kind did you use?

 

[Kembudo-Kai Kempoka]

www.dmso.net

Also, increase your consumption of vitamin C and chelated copper. Aw, heck: Get some concentrace liquimin, and start adding it to your water. It'll aid the body in forming better cell walls on vascular tissues to prevent extreme bruising in the first place. If you get whacked or torqued hard enough to pass that gate, then massage it with DMSO. Also, look up Okazaki's "satsuzai" on google or yahoo, and rub that into it as well.

D.

Link to some satsuzai: http://home.pacbell.net/severns/html/satsuzai.html

 

[Cryozombie]

That Web site lists 4 kinds of Jow for bruising. There's regular, shaolin, chu gar and eight immortals. Which kind did you use?

I believe what I have is the Chu Gar

 

[Jade Tigress]

That Web site lists 4 kinds of Jow for bruising. There's regular, shaolin, chu gar and eight immortals. Which kind did you use?

I use The Eight Immortals Jow. Both can be found under the Traditional Bruise Jow link.

 

[Flying Crane]

I don't think I've ever see Jow here, where would I be likely to get some to try do you think? it's likely to be too expensive to get it outside the UK I think?

Check with a traditional Chinese Martial Arts school. If the teacher is really old-school, he may make his own. Otherwise, he may have connections to get some.

Otherwise, if there is a Chinese community nearby, check with the traditional doctors and acupuncturists. They also may make their own, or have a connection to get some good stuff.

Not all Dit Da Jows are the same. Some recipes are better than others, and some have given me a skin rash so you might need to experiment a bit. Recipes are often held as a family secret.

I get my jow from my acupuncturist, I trust him, he was also a kung fu student of my sifu, and my sifu recommends him for acupuncture treatments, so that's good enough endorsement for me.

 

[Flying Crane]

That Web site lists 4 kinds of Jow for bruising. There's regular, shaolin, chu gar and eight immortals. Which kind did you use?

Looks like several of those formulas overlap, meaning you will find them in the conditioning lists as well.

It doesn't say how big the bottles are, but $20 seems a bit steep. Around here you can usually get a decent jow for around $10 or even less.

 

[Jade Tigress]

They make their own jow, and it is superb, very potent so you don't need alot. It's a decent sized bottle. I typically apply mine to both arms before and after training twice a week. A bottle lasts me months. I have tried other jows with less than impressive results.

The reason I use the Eight Immortals is because it is more a standard "beginners" jow which does not irritate the skin. It's stinky though. lol

 

[Cryozombie]

They make their own jow, and it is superb, very potent so you don't need alot.

Riley has been making some, he gave me a huge bottle for Xmas, I dont think Ill ever use the whole thing...

 

[Jade Tigress]

Riley has been making some, he gave me a huge bottle for Xmas, I dont think Ill ever use the whole thing...

Cool. Have you tried it yet or are you finishing up the Chu Gar first?

 

[Cryozombie]

Cool. Have you tried it yet or are you finishing up the Chu Gar first?

I have not, but I have used the muscle rub he gave me for sore muscles, its rather soothing.