My new book on Iron Skills training has just been published!!

I'd like to know Dale's opinion on Cotton Palm training vs Iron Palm. Is it a myth or reality that both use chi as a premise but the latter is more externalized?

It seems as though most Southern styles have various methods of iron palm training and iron shirt training routines.

Conversely, Northern styles (aka long fist) are more oriented towards using different types of Jing to develop striking power without hard conditioning.

I have to say that Dale's breaking of coconuts is impressive! :)
 
Now ... aren't power and iron skills training two different things? That is, power is (or could be said to be) generated from whole-body utilization (speed, momentum, integration) and iron skills conditioning is about toughening the body to resist impact at the points of impact?
 
Now ... aren't power and iron skills training two different things? That is, power is (or could be said to be) generated from whole-body utilization (speed, momentum, integration) and iron skills conditioning is about toughening the body to resist impact at the points of impact?

Some of the training methods are training strength as well as impact training. You cannot put stress on the muscle and osseous tissue and expect it not to thicken, remodel and strengthen. Science proves that stress on these structures increases their thickness and strengthens the actual tissues. Wolfs Law and Davis' Law.

Let me know how I can be of service.
 
I'd like to know Dale's opinion on Cotton Palm training vs Iron Palm. Is it a myth or reality that both use chi as a premise but the latter is more externalized?

It seems as though most Southern styles have various methods of iron palm training and iron shirt training routines.

Conversely, Northern styles (aka long fist) are more oriented towards using different types of Jing to develop striking power without hard conditioning.

I have to say that Dale's breaking of coconuts is impressive! :)


There are many methods to train the hands, arms, legs and body.

How I was taught: Relaxation, and Structural training starts first. Then you move on to focus training with visualizations. Then bag hitting, and then more relation and visualization along with medicinal application.

It is not all about whacking the hands for thousands of reps.
 
But we've been told you can't learn from books. ;):D

You can't. Not really. But books can certainly be a useful adjunct to good instruction.


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