Excursios In ro alm
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Excursios In ro alm
uo os Walker
do Cara H Walker
oewod Nate Magile
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Excursions n Iron Palm
WHA TIS BOOK IS AND HOW TO USE T
Iiialy t ia for tis book cam from alks wit a acuucturist tat I work wi cosly for a cou of yars. T ia was to roi a tail laaio mor as a aricl ta a book) wic lai al of arious atologis at cou o from a Traiioal Cis Mici TCM) rscti T ia was ta iimts a ial rba sulmts i rs ay may b lackig to som gr. us ty cou b itr cra or moi o rct a mor oima soutio bas o atologis tat wr rst traiig sc as Iro am at was aig o t boy i a ry scic way. As aaysis a lom wr comt a iiial writig bga i bcam clar ta r wr rous gas i t uic kowg bas aot oics rlat to Iro alm traiig a tis was woisom ot us about aoogis a t ral formulas but o a mor rama sca il may Iro alm racitiors wr rformig tir traiig a succ at rocig grat owr i cam clar at t ra forlas as w as t traiig rotis coul b moi a o a subract from wit t ffct of cratig muc mor usfu a otimal raiig a roucig quickr rsuls i a saf irom. For aml tais a r ta I co ) srfac i rgar to act siis a arss qoits of traiig matrias aalysis o sortrm atoogis as it affcts t orgas acuuctur ratmts sig for Iro alm traiig or ow to ary raiig srucur i a ffort to sur maimm b from t tim istm. If tis ty of formaio is it was big ack o ry sa cos oor circls I ft tat i was tim for a cag. it wrig o atoogy a formuas coml I sat ow wi som cos collagus a ii a umbr of oics i Iro alm a coiioig tat ar i gral itr ry rarly i scuss or ot sm to b arss at al is book is t rsult It is muc mor a just a siml rimr aric o 3
F lm aoogs o Io Pam ag s a mota sum o o Pam sud, o Pam aco, ad o Palm suco ! I s a souc a aows you o com a wl-oudd ad od Io Palm aco. Hoully, s asw o al o you qusos a a sdld y acs you as wo smly wad o wold u o dd a m a a As you oug s ags you w l d a do' s a acua ag gm o comly uad sud You as ad mus sk ou you a ag, w s oug you ac o oug a d aty suc as PlumDago Mysl ad may os ca od u Io Pam ag ogam o os wo a lad s o aala you aa Oc you udsad asc o Palm ou ad a mds o ag s book w com a asly auab c wok wc soud asw jus abou ay quso you mg a a dos' sm o b ady aaa yg a s o galy cod mos ogams s , om a ad a a omuas o oy ad aayss om Qgog ous o das aou aous bakg maas ad codog maas; om dag w aaus o casg you codog dcuy ad o cous, aoogca aayss I s all Fd you asws O ms maa s sd om wo saa os o w Coos o you ad dscad o. you us s book cosd a may maa ass a a ga s Io Pam ad o codog u a ss a assg kowdg o s ad assocad comouds o acaos o suaos ud wc o Palm coms c dsadg uco o ac o bs ad wy s moa o Palm as w as o juy om o Pam o o) s y moa As a aml cosd a ossoal guas. l s ddua cas mos abou wg ad layg musc soud also a a as a udmay udsadg o caacscs o d woods ad woodwokg skls a udsadg o os o mas a gua sgs a mad om ad ocss wc cas m ad as a ga soy ad oluo o gua us as s wl oud ou a wll-sudd guas, Io Pams soud udsad a las o som dg wa os o Io Pam ows ad juy jows a moa, wy ca maals a cos o codo w o os ad dyg aologs a may ad o odly damag ad akg aco o so damag. So s s book s s ook o bcom maoca wlsudd guas" o o Palm wold s o cas you awass o moa 4
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FUNDAMETAL PARADIGMS OF IRON PALM
Codoig rograms o oe e or aothe exist i al martal as sos stregh ag, cardovascula tess ad other realms o esoal hscal ad metal deveome Geeall, codiog rees to the coce hat a desired esose o result ca be oduced aed or modied based o some exteral smulus oher words coditiog is he rocess o bodi adatatio to omall erorm a as sregh aig the muscles adat b iceasig be se ad also becomig more eecive i a euromuscua sese Calcium deoss icease boe se desit ad esile segth whie tedos ad lgames become thce academic eds the ba adats a oweul wa hough vaous leag modes such as memoato ad obem sovg hs case hscal eua chages ate the acual sructure o he bra o roduce icreased meta acu. Ths wors schologca as well avovs Dog beig the most amous examle The dea o adaaio ca be aled ad see essetia a realm o stud meta hscal emotoa ad schologca This is he hoisic aroach ac oe ma loo at lie as oe massive codioig sessiohe moe ou ut i he more ou get ou! sos sciece coditoig s oe i the orm o calisthecs ad cadovascula drs or othe secic ad osecc hsicall demadig actives The goal beig o codtio" arts o he bod such as he cardovascula sstem euromuscuar sstem the eexes ec or hsical exeio eaig to the acvit a had whether it be owe edurace seed exlosiveess or a other umber o atrbutes As stress s laced o he cadiovascula sstem he hear begis o ada b becomig moe eciet at umig Bood The heart actuall gows hscall age ad stroge sroe voume creases highe oxge tae voumes are oduced ad hus Blood s urher eiched via the ugs Moe oxgeaed Blood is he umed to musces whch tu exed geae amouts o eerg. Miochodia cocuel become more ecie at exacg this oxge om Blood ad 6
uig it to produce utiizabe eerg i the orm o AT A thee comple procee, ad ma more, aow a progreve codtioed athete to pero a deired repoe harder loger ad with better techiue tha a o coditioed athete martia art the proce o cardiovaclar codtioig ad eromclar coditioig are both imporat, bt o i that o coditioig pa o the bod or impact hether it be the devatatig hardeed hi o the Ma Thai roud ic, Maiwara traiig Japaee art, triig the heav bag i ete og, limb ocig, ro alm or iro bod traig Chee tem, or impl adaptig the uderlig acia ad other trcture to tre b imp parrig Mot ever maria art ue ome method o coditioig whch ee to phiologicall ehace the bod i a wa that aow it to optimal dmiih the eect o a mpact o the trer, ad amp the eect o impact elt b the oppoet That i, the goal i to icree power otpt whie cocurret icreaig the abilit o boe ad tie to hade that additioal power otput ro alm, iro ad palm, red/bac ad pam, iro had, vbratig alm, brig pm, cotto palm, ad vro other ae reer to ome o the te give to ro alm tem; a pecialized Chiee creatio that ha bee practiced ad reed or hudred o ear The cope o thi boo reate directl to the dicio o thi tpe o coditioig peccall to ro alm tem ad the tre the place o the bod rom a Chiee Medice ad herbal perpective, a well a rom a wete po ciece ad phiological perpective owever, thoe ivolved i other codtiog pogra, ragig rom mode Med Matal At MMA bacgroud to traditioal Tai Chi Cha, hold d a great dea o uel oatio withi thee page Thee theorie ad el cocept, eectve herba orma ad acpctre treatmet, ad additioa impe eercie ad method, both tradtioa ad moder, ca be peroed to eep a mata att or athete rom uerig rom advere eect throgh their traiig Thi ca ao be eu or advaced practitioer who are worried about reachig a pateau i their traiig
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ecet ea, the o alm tag egme, uue to Chee Matal At, ha begu to eeece a evval o ot otuatel, th oce eotec om o actce ha ead beod the doo o e dcleh ad ca be eel actced b aoe who ha the dee ad wllge to ut oth the eot ecea Th o tval ta hat uotuate that thee a geat deal o momato that ha bee demated; bt ad ece tew aco the teet dvdual teachg wth uetoable ll et o comete ctc wtg boo o webte o meage oum avg ol a oto o the ctue ca lead to dageou actce that eult hot-tem ad logte damage to the bod hle ou wll ot lea a ecc o comlete o alm ogam th boo t ou hoe that the omato wth become valuable ulemetal mateal o ll ome mg ece o thoe who ta o alm o have moe tha a ag teet th eou om o codtog. Though eadg th boo ou hould be able to glea the ollowg:
Ga a ew o deet udetadg o the at ad udelg ocee at wo de the bod Lea about ew teal ad eteal hebal omula to ad ou ucce 8
Touch up o oher hepu modale peccall deged or ro alm, ch a acpce ad Qgog, a wel a rag dea om por cece ad codog cocep Lea o mae he mo ece e o our program b creag or upplemeg wh more chalegg ad opmal rag mehod
For hoe loog or a eacher or addoa rag or oao, peae coac umDrago erb a lumDragoerbcom wh o eo he h boo o a pecc rag regme or ew ro alm de, oer h ag o aoe ereed The o Lo oce alo e a o am DVD or hoe who have a ere vdeo maeral ro alm rag ca be ued o uppeme ju abou aoe maal ar program Beg well edcaed o he ac ad g a ael ad ae deved approach o a ro am rag program oe ca reale a gca creae power deveopme ad had oughe ad lea o produce wha rag parer mgh coder a mch more paul re There are wo prmar mpoa eao wh o am rag ca ed pg re whe raed correcl ad dlgel Condonng og eeon The advaage ha come wh he repeo o he powe prodco e wh ro am ag a pecc developme o reed whoe bod power Aer perormg hudred o hoad o re a dvdal who pracce he power geerao mehod properl w have developed a pe o whppg powe; a o moveme her e ha beg he eg ad ed a he had The bod wl have eaed o opme eromcar coordao or maxmum power developme, j a a ooball uarerbac ca creae hrowg dace over he ear Th where he e g power o h pe o codog ogae Condonng of Bone Tendon and Tssue Gea aaom Ju o developed wha ow caled ol Law Th law decrbe ha boe whch are paced der e w adap o h e b a creae boe e ad de, commerae wh he pecc o he acv a wegh er reale a creae loguda ee boe regh a he creae her wegh bearg oad, ro alm ag ba o ol aw o eale a creae o boe de he had ad rroudg rego, a well a a ogheg o ew ad oher urroudg e Th creae boe de ad he e olerace or abe, allow a rer o pch harder who r o racre or ohe j The oveal rel he had becoe moe dc o damage ad more capabe o damagg oer objec ow p o he a o dealg wh he re o addoal power op
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Cocdetal, some ma also argue that the crease boe dest cotrbutes drect to the mact ower o the uch because there s more hardeed mass the had he creased dest ma mae the had ee harder to the erso o the recevg ed, m bele s that the statemet, a sma crease mass maes a bg derece strg ower, s a statemet whch lacs a real measurabe valdt m oo, the crease boe mass s certa useu as a secod order eect, but rmar or mtgatg jur uchg ower creases rom reetto o secc ower geerato eercses. hle boe dest ma have a sma eect o how hard" a st stre eels to a ooet t s a sgcat actor the overall deveomet o orce hs s roduced soel b bod coecto leaed through roer movemet Bas on Pal Metodooges
ro alm rograms est a umber o varg methods rom a umber o varg schoos ad sstems o maal ats ome schools o thought beg wth stg sot medums such as rce ad rogressvel move oto to harder medums over tme Others beg o metalc beargs such as ro, steel or ead shot ad crease test ad durato ver slow ome schools rescrbe to utmate reaato whe others ee that teso s order Varous regmes ht the ro alm bag deret was wth deret tes o stres, deret oretatos or deret tet hle there ests a vast ma schoos o thought, t s motat to realze that there s o sgle heretl correct wa to tra o am A lot o eoe tra ro alm sgcat deret was ad ma o them ultmate ga ostve resuts ro alm ad had codtog geeral has evolved a great deal over the ears ad through a large cross-secto o sstems ad regos here are as ma argumets about what ro am is as there are argumets about whether ths erso or aother has the ro alm sl l Argumets le ths are ute; the roo s the resuts ro alm s ultmatel just a hrase Bas on Pa Stng
For those ot arcuar aware o ro alm trag ro alm rograms are geera traed b acg a lled cavas bag o a sturd surace about ave heght ad strg the bag a desgated umber o tmes; erhas o 00 reettos er stre at the ta osaught o trag ad ragg u to hudreds o reettos er stre, deedg o the school o thought ad the medum beg struc Ma schoos have begu to oow a somewhat stadardzed atte o statg wth beas as the trag medum the movg 0
o to gave or iver roc as a itermediate stage Fia the grave is replaced with steel sht iro shot, or ead shot, ad the bag replaced with oe that has a itea ier to eep dust rm these metas cotaied ad ot become airboe Some schools aso hit the medium direct ather tha placig it ito a cavas bag, which is oe reeed to as direct traiig A commo misomer is that this is cosidered etea" traiig a tpe traiig usual ocused more o thrustig which wors more the tughess the si ith direct traiig the progessio o the materias beig struc has bee used i a simiar wa, begiig with either beas or ice the pgressig to gravel o river rc wever i the al medium oe would ot wat to use lead sht due to its toicit this al material steel sht is used b some, but the use large sied ir sht as caed acite or ir re, is a traditia accepted materia as well Some pactitioers claim that diect traiig produces uice results, ad taiig directl does come with its ow iterestig pgressio ad eel As a eample, the si ad pad o the bac the had ca be aggressive buit up ver uicl rom direct traiig A matter o mths ca produce chages i tissues that might tae much ger o a cavas bag oweve this does ot mea ou have developed o alm Remembe, its all abut power geerati Thereore, cautio the reader that directl hittig a tpe o meta a easi cause phsica ijur or heath prbes ad it is alwas best to err o the side o cautio Fo saet ad health ever recommed that ou wor ope medium he high levels o dust that becme airboe with this method ad the mess it produces o the hads is o uestioabe saet ad is ver high-maiteace Alwas use a we -made, vil-ied cavas bag For coditioig purposes the had ca be struc i a multitude was that va rm oe program to ather Most sstems icorporate at least these our sties
alm ote reerred t as the heart the palm, this ma or ma ot iclude ctact with the legth o the gers depedig o the sstem o stud Bac o the had Kie edge or smetimes a hammer st alm heel
Some sstems discard with the hammer st, thes with the palm hee l Regardess these our stries show up cmml ad sme sstems add stries t iclude the gertips, tiger claw strie, ger raig, ucles/st which
ecommed agais ebows hoeix ee s usig he secod uce o he idex ger giger ad leoad ss ier ad ouer orea sries ad oeiall oher creaive was o sriig rom oher esoeric" orms o ghig Kee i mid howeve ha i ou add moe es o sies o ou regime ha codiio ew suaces as he umber o suace aeas beig codiioig icreases i wil geerall lead o a sowe ogessio o hardeig o a hese suraces due o he addiioa sai o bodi esources beig sil u over more aea ome ssems wil aso hi wih he gers culed uwads so as o o hi he ges o he bag or cocree whe breaig whie oher ssems hi wih he eire had a so ha gers mae coac These ae al iesheic diereces ha oe should be aware o whe aig u a o alm aiig ogam e amilia wih he mehodolog ad coces o he rogam ou racice ad ae he ime o ee ou he hows ad whs hile he ideas ad aradigms i ro alm are o dicul o gas ou ca' go wrog b educaig ourse o he iicae deails ceai ems exig he had such ha he ges rise ad do o mae coac wih he bag is doe b some idividuas i a eor o roec he soe ad smae boes o he had oweve he drawbac hee is ha exio o he musces o he bac o he had ma mae i moe dicu o ul exress he ower beig aied i migh ed o ge suc u" i he had as oosed o a more eaxed hi which wil alow he orce o move more reel io he maeial beig suc Thereore deveome o his mehod eds o ae a lie moe ime hie acquaiig he eader wih a exac ro am ogram he ca oow is beod he scoe o his wor ecourage eades o a ad al eves o examie he ogam he use. Mae a lis o he es o sries ou uilie how ma ou eo ad deais abou he moios ad mediums ow does our ssem es rogressio i ower oducio? Does our ssem discimiae bewee he moveme used i codiioig ad he codiioig used i sriig? s he srie iea or does i use a whiig e o moio? e wel awae o how ou rogam oses ogressio ad udersad wh i is deveoed i he wa ha i is Tai a se bac ad iosecive looig a our aiig is helu regadess wha eve ou are a or wha ssem ou ai nden el Coonens of on P
Di Da Jow or as wil cal i ro alm Jow" ha is secical omuaed or o am raiig mus geeral be used beore ad aer his e o 2
raiig ih some programs i is also applied o ad o durig he course o a raiig sessio ad is oe o he more impora iems i helpig ou icrease our sils while maiaiig had healh ro alm Jow will eep our hads pairee ad damage-ree so ha ou ca reur o raiig as scheduled wihou worrig abou ijur ro alm Jow should ocus somewha less o he healig o ijur ha a more usua ijur Di Da Jow ad more o he pri o ijur ad he buildig o he had ro alm liimes ma have addiioal ucios a varig sreghs suiable or a give sage o raiig bu a a miimum shoud iclude a baer o herbs ha perorm he ollowig ucios
Ubocig ad opeig he chaes ai Tog i is oe commo herb ha saises his ucio eaig/sregheig boe ad siew Xu Dua is oe commo herb ha saises his ucio creasig circulaio i he had movig herbs usuall called Blood ivigoraors such as Chua Xiog ca sais his ucio ealig a ijur ha aes place durig raiig Ru Xiag ad Mo Yao are commo resis used o relieve pai ad heal ijur erbs i his ad he Blood ivigoraig caegor show up i ijur Di Da Jow more commol ha he rs wo caegories ome herbs such as Xue Jie ca be useul or aidig he bod i geeraig ew esh ad issue
Chua Xo (uu) a wlow Bloo oao
ro am l iimes ca also iclude herbs wih oher more secodar ucios ome secodar ucios o such herbs iclude hose which 3
Are commo see i cliical seigs which hep to ght arthriis ad rheumatism This is icreasigl more impoa over the log e Relax the siews or o smooth ad regulate circuatio i the bod crease productio o heat usuall used prior to traiig Clear eat ad iammaio usua used oowig raiig or o suppor the uctio o various orga meridias i the bod roduce a specic olacor aroma Direc the uctio o he ormula upward ad ouward to the extremities
As a last actio i the atiuated das o traiig some practiioers o ro am striig mediums such as ead shot iher directl or idirect icluded heav resis i their liime o sea o heir hads rom he toxic eects o these heav meals The Cha ig Tog ro alm ormua is oe such oula that is heav i resis with oe goal o is herbal compoes o close o the pores rom the potetia o ead poisoig mode da however his is uecessar ih ma otoxic mediums o wor with direct ad cavas lied bags to sael pac ead ito we have evolved beod the eed or this so o idioscras Coicidetal resis ca mae or a more ubricatig ad easier to use iime but he ca aso tae loger to dr ad become more mess ad sic aer raiig is doe Additioa Cha ig Tog ad other similar recipes wor uite well as the are so the cotiue o be used i this ashio wihout modicaio perhaps so we ca hold o to a sippet o the past. Foruae ro alm liimes made i this wa stil wor uie wel or sriig o dieret mediums Thus modicatio is geeral ot ecessar because he herbs used which seal the hads are aso beecia or oher reasos as well ac removig hese herbs coud become a potetial hidrace o the oula ea admiistered herba raiig wies or toics are also oe used o complimet ad/or suppemet the traiig Liimets heal ad build rom he ouside-i whie itea toics or elixirs hea ad build rom the iside-out These will be addressed i greater detail later o A complete ro alm program shoud aso tae diet ito cosideratio i additio to the iteal herbal suppemetatio ad to some extet liestle. t is with this complete holistic view that oe ca optimie the results o their raiig routie ad realie heir goals i good ime. Al o these elemets wil be di scussed i more detail as we progress hough he sectios o this boo ad the wi be al ied i wih heir idividua imporace as the relae o the athoog o ro alm 4
HE PAHOLOGY OF IO PALM
ahoo i a broad sese, deals with the brach o medical sciece that studies dseases ad the ature o heir orii deveopmet, ad cause as i maess wth a lvi bei pecical speai, paholo is o are importace o he este medica ed becase a he icoscopic leve there ae perhaps millios o vaious pes o diseases which ae due to vaios disorders virus bacteria, etc hat ca be idetied ad isolated i a laborato sei Oce hese ths are ideied ad isolated, este Medice deveos a vector or reamet o he roblem owever withi he scope o his boo ad Chiese erbalsm, we coce ourseles ot wih disease i he mcroscopc world but tae a more macroscopic ad hoisc perspective o the aure o the bod ad ts overal imbaace To diereiate rom he wor deiio o ese disease his simp meas some te o imbaace i he bod that is, whe we discuss pathoo hee, we ree siml o a deviaio rom orma bodi oeraio that ca ae lace hrouh ro alm trai These are o smptoms so much as the are imbalaces or paes o the bod devat rom is proper ucio As such, we are ot attemti o trea a d o dsease rather, he oa s to dee how ro alm ca tax the bod ad wha we ca do o couerac that o alm aii, ad codiioi i eeal, ca be air demadi o he bod ad taes is o o a idividuas abil i to hea, sehe ad aiai The athoo o ro alm reers to the phsiooical stress tha the bod deals wth whie activel eaed i coditoi, ad thereore examies he areas where weaess ad imbalace ca ad are mos lel to occur thi s ext he aalsis is perormed usi Tradioa Chese Medicie ad icludes a ve Elemet aasis or ratioale ad explaatio The reader wll et more out o this aalsis aer reachi a basc udersadi o ive Elemet theor oweve, have povided eoh iomatio i he aasis so ha oe who ows ver itle or ohig abou this sse o aalsis shoud be abe o 5
oow alog wh le dcu o a lis o ecommeded es ha cove ve Eeme heo wih he TCM cosuc ease see Aed Umae, i we ca deeme i wha maes o Palm sesses ou beg, we ca wo o coueac o ose hose mbaaces o ge he mos ou o ou aig ad, ehas mos imoal, maia ad/o icease he heah o ou hads ad ou ogev i he maia as ih he aalss o ahoog o Palm ag, i s imoa o addess a aeas o he bod o ossibe eecs These sed otos o a eso ae he ocus o iees Bones The had imac o sig causes smal mcoauma o he boes ad jois These mico-aumas ae mos ome a he sie o mac ad eoeal decease om he cee o imac Ovetaiig does o aow he bod o heal ul om his, whch ca u big abou weaess aiig ogesses oo ucl o he healh o cosiuo o a give idividua an d Tssues The asca o he had, ad o some degee, he ws ad oeam), is comosed o a mesh o siew, muscula ssue, eves, ad a ewo o Blood vesses. All o hese maeals ae subjec o iju om mac imal o boe, ovetaig ca cause iju ad uecessa sai o he siews ad issues o he had ad am A s wos, geeal whe eomig ve had oce ses duig beag), eves ca be eeced whch ca cause umbess, oss o sesaio, ad iglig ha ieees wh oma eveda use ne The coual healg ocess aig lace due o o Pam ag uzes esouces whi he bod o maai, hea, ad seghe he sucues beg sessed om aig Ove ime his ca be ag ad deeig o ou oveal eeg evels As wih oveag i ohe eams, oe ma d hemseves eeg hscal o emooall agued i he bod is ushed oo had, o heag aes ma sue gan Medan Funon hile o as agble as he hsca sucues eviousl meoed, he o-hsical oga meidias o Chese Medice should be eomig he ucios a a ecie evel This will be coveed i adem wh he dscusso o he hsca sucues ad eeg leves bulleed above.
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SotTe Patoo
There ae sevea short-term hsoogcal chages that occur whe a dvdua begs ths te o mact codtog rogram Frst the bod w beg to hea the tauma eseted to the bod as t would at a other tme Earl o, trag shoud e sow ecause the bod w ee sesve o stres wth esect to a ad busg whch wll be more lel to occur at the ver begg ta ro am trag s a bt o a shoc to the bod As das ad wees pass boes ad oher sructures o the had w beg o adat sow to route mpact ad a patte o the healg ocess wll emerge Ths begs the rocess o stegtheg the uderlg structures o the had Boe w beg a log rocess o healg trauma ad budg tsel u oth dest ad se Tssues w reae he egg o a more durae aure, as smal brusg cros u rom sestve tssue possbl rom strg the bag corectl wth too much orce or too ma reettos The bod wl l slow become more ecet at reparg tssue ad creasg the durablt o cel walls ad Bood vesses erhas the more mortat hsologca chage s that cetral ad erheral ervous sstem actvt wl crease due to the stmulato o motor uts that have o ee drecl traed le hs he past As the bra lears ad adapts to the shoc" o a ew te o moto t wll lea to recrut the ecessar moto uts to best sats the tas at had The tal rst ew wees s oe met wth sgcat mprovemet ad a eelg o comotableess wth the trag h ol a ew wees o trag a cums oog wea o am stre ca show a great dea o mrovemet as the bra eas to otme movemet b recrutg the roer muscle grous ad tmg that mae the stre more uctoa ad more coected Ths s where the true ower rom ro alm s derved t ca be argued ha he hardeg o he had descred beoe s o ecessar order to wthstad the mact ower that ca be roduced trag the ervous sstem to ea how to produce ower ower roducto comes rom the reemet o moto ad the utlato o whole bod power through secc power oducto eercses A hs po rom two to our wees tme the od w have adated to a costat rogram the short-term ad a eveg o to a more stead state o movemet w beg As he taerg o egs most ro alm ssems w add more stres each wee ut a certa umber s eached Ths rogressve crease o durato wl hel ee the bod adatg o the short-term to a cotuous creasg stress eve Ths shoud occur at a slow eough pace such that t ca deal wth the stress o codog wthou roducg ju rom ovetrag
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Fom a Chese medca pespectve, these pocesses wll become tag o he Kde, Lve, ad to a degee, he plee medasthese terms ee to the Chese meag the ga sstes ad edas ad do t ecessal ee t he phscal este ogas he pcess w ll also cosue se amu o eeg eserves ad uttoal esuces the healg pcess Ths s pat o wh a health det, good sleep habts, ad eectve teal ad eea heba tag omulas ae ote a mprat pat o the gowth pocess dug alm tag hou them, ju ca tae pace much moe easl ad tag ma move aog at a ve sw ate hese wll be dscussed late the te
LongTe Paolo
the seadstate ogterm, mst o am outes do ot va the test ad/o duato o ag Feuec ad stg mehod ae usuall al costa ove tme Fo eampe: ce o twce pe da, eve da, ad the ou basc stes eted eale, o oce o a cavas bag lled wth soe d o shot Fo ths easo the log te the bd wl l have adapted to ts specc tag evmet; be wll have hadeed to accept mpact ad tssues, such as s, ma o loge epeece the degee o edess, ammato, ju o pa that ma have ce bee pevasve dug o ae stg eal eumuscula cdato to poduce whle-bod powe wl have bee eed to some degee, ad the leg curve wl beg t plateau At ths po the bod has adapted ad s ge beg pushed u ts como zoe ogess beces slow ad stead as the eas tc b Deteato ts to patece as the dvg ce o tag as pd esults peset themselves much lge peds o te Deet people wl acowledge ths a deet tevals some pehaps ae e ea ad ohes ae pehaps ve eas Just as segh ag the dea o peodato" s o cosdeable mpoace mg up ou ue Be pgessve o alwas amze wha ou get out o u oute Focg a pogesso to a ew level o duato, mehdoog, est, hade stg medum wll eset ou bod bac t some o he oe shotterm phsologca chages ad help t spu ceased evolut o tag othe wds, oce ou ae comoable m t up a b ad eep ou bd guessg Fo deas how to accomplsh ths goal, please ead u sect o ag eodct
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ome matal as sstems utlze a Fve Eleet pespectve t descbe hw t attac hw to heal o a umbe othe vews eset below ae Fve Eleme heo dagams as he ae used b D Mchael eele o clcal 8
aasis usig Chiese Medicie. hile opiios o this perspective dier greatl it is provided here i chartorm because am uaware o it beig used awhere else i this wa t is thereore a excursio i ro alm to discuss this ew material ad perspective
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ith the basic idea o short-term ad log-term phsiological chages i place we ca proceed to cover some o the commo disharmoies that ma be created as a result. will use the above ive Elemet diagram to discuss some o these pathologies amel the Kide ad plee pathologies hile some o these examples ad coditios ma appear obvious i applicatio it ca be eighteig to cover the details o these pathoogies i the TCM paradigm so that we ca build a ramewor or appropriatel dealig with them through the use o herbs acupucture Qigog program modicatio ad other meas. Coversel oe or two o these pathologies ma seem strage or sill Ad whie these vague reereces are tpicall rare occurreces the are also worth coverig simpl to be thorough ad provide the ecessar uderstadig i the case that somethig strage or sill" is ever ecoutered.
Chiese medce the Kde media is esosibe o a umbe o ve moat actvties The li o o alm to the ide is imal due to the old adage that the Kide ules the boe." Boe stegth ad the bod's abii to suo boe health is a dect uctio o Kide stegth ad heath The Kde meida sstem is aso ou batte" ad s uie closel coeated with the bod's oveall gowth develomet ad stoage o essece ig maiteace o libdo ad the eoductve sstem ad heath o he owe bac ad ees this shaow coves most o the uctos o the Kde media but ot all. Ovetaxig the Kide meida ca ihibit the bod's abit to heal boes ad jots oduce maow ad Blood matai bdo ad sexua uctioat maiai eeg eves ad othe jobs assocated with this sstem o the bod. Causig a iju o eeated mco-tauma to the boe dect udees the eeg" o the Kde media ith a weaeed Kide meidia om o alm taig oe ma obseve tghtess o weaess at the joits o the had wist o elbow athtic smoms easil ijued boe hat is sow to heal ad oteal issues with the eoductve sstem Ths s a ve imoat ogameida sstem the bod ad ie he most taxed oga sstem though o am aig t s imotat to esue that Kide ucto agai the Chese Kde o secica the hsical masses tha este medicie cals a Kde does o become decet o ovetaxed though oveaig
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The secoda sstem that ma develop patholog is that o the Live sstem Fom a Chiese pespective the patholog o Live dishao that we ae coceed with i o alm taiig comes abot pimail de to its ctio to gove the siews ad maitai a smooth ow o Blood/Qi . The Live meidia sometimes eeed to as the Geat Reglato i s oe the st soce o stagatio i the bod. This is sometimes eeed to as teal id he stagatio exists i the Live the live is able to popel oish the siews ad the caot heal as icl as the ae beig damaged This ca lead o tightess stiess weaess ad also simila coditios o idDamp that ae somewhat associated with the athitic eects oted peviosl Additioall stagatio i the Live ma case tesio campig o spasm i the siew Deceased age o motio ad chaces o camps ad spasms ma icease as well as chace o ij oeess ea the joits o mscles ma also develop moe easil tha it shold ollowig taiig seios o ae cases the lac o a smooth eglatio i the Live ca also ead to stagatio elsewhee i the bod ad podce emotioal istabi lit sch as age, iitabilit o age. This is cetail oe less commo ad moe exteme 21
athoog, but oetheess t could develo the atholog wee gve a chace to bu tsel dee the bod though eas o moe tag he the Lve s mal o teest because o ts goveace ove the sews thee ests aothe addtoal advetet athoog that ca weae the Lve ad cause stagato Obsevg the Fve lemet cha ou ca see that a geea Kde sstem decec such as eeated ovetag ju to the boes ad jots ca dectl udeme the oeato o the Lve ssem, whch ma aso lead o sagao Ths ma aso maes as sews that ae wea o easl jue, tghess, sasms, emos, camg, etc othe wods Lve meda olems, o he hsca Lve u he moe aaltcal meda ssem, ca deveo dect due to a ju to the sews stagato om det, o Blood stass om ju. ecoda Lve meda oblems ca also deveo advetetl because o some te o decec the Kde, due to a actual ju to boe o a deee choc Kde decec due to oveag o some othe easo hs s a good lustato o the comle ad teelated eatoshs that est betwee vaous ats o the bod obems wth oe ucto ca have a dect mlde e eect o othe uctos, so the eed to vew the bod as whole ut s motat. You wl see ths le eect co u aga. Last a lee dshamo ca be develoed om o alm tag he dea o the Chese lee meda ehas ow moe oe as the aceas ad othe assocated sstems este Medce s dect cotol o the muscles ad mbs ad hels ee Blood he vessels The ee sstem s also vtall moa o the dgesto o ood ad oducto o eeg A Q, o whateve ou wsh o call t he ee meda ecomes wea o damaged om ovetag, the muscles ad lmbs wl sue ad be slow to hea ad develo, o ma jue moe easl tha the should, causg addtoa tme o om tag Oe ma also beg to use moe easl ehas the most obvous sg o ovetag o eel soeess the smalle e moto musces o the wst hads ad oeas hs ustates wh a good det s ecessa as well . he ee also shaes close coectos to the Kde, Lve, ad othe ogas Malucto o the lee ca cause a umbe o attes to develo cudg a lac o eeg oducto esultg hscal o metal atgue ad malase, dgestve oblems, edema ad as oted above a ceased eve o busg o weaeed musculatue
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Sl Pah El
In a simia way that the Kidney can undermine the Live and cause stagnation indirecty (the rippe effec) a weakness of the Spleens funcionaity can undermine the Lungs again creating inadvertent deciency However this is very unlikely to happen as a result fom ron Palm training because a Kidney deciency may cause an over activiy in the Lungs meridian. Essential y the combination of these wo pahologies (Lung deciency and Lung Excess) may have the effect of canceling each other out and so it is not a pathoogy that one will ikely develop due to ron Palm training. Again it is being mentioned in an effort to be thorough about theoy. here is an additional pathology that is importan o discuss his pathoogy is one of he root reasons why some systems of Iron Palm choose to only strike wih heir right hand and not their le. he meidian poin PC-8 (Pericardium 8) is xated a the center of the left and ight palm and is sometimes used in acupuncture treatment I is in this point that people may feel a pulse" a after raining he point that some practitioners imagine projecting their power from at he point of impact: he laogong" poin 2
n past years, there have been many systems of martal as that advocate performng ron Palm tranng wth only the rght hand The reasonng behnd ths s that some ndvduas feel that strkng wth the le hand wll nure the Percardum va the PC-8 pont, causng heat utters and other sensatons n the chest ndeed some practtoners that are alve today cam to have actually fet heart paptatons when tranng wth the le hand Therefore some ron Pam systems generaly tran only the rght sde. As a quck sde note, there are ogcal reasons to tran only one sde. Ether you tran your power sde so t can wthstand maxmum stress or you tran both hands so that you have equa power n the other f one s damaged. Th s s a common Shao n dea Addtonaly some systems cam that progress seems to ncrease when you focus on one hand. However what seems to be overlooked by many s that the Percardum 8 pont exsts n both the e ad rght pams Tranng n ron Palm wll be stressfu on the Percardum 8 ponts regardess of whch hand s used to strke That s, f one trans soely wth the rght hand, the PC-8 pont may stll be adversey affected f tranng s not cautous but rather reckless However the reon that people may not notce probems tranng on the rght sde s because theoretcay, t s not as percevabe of an affect as that of tranng on the le n Chnese medcne theory, the le PC-8 pont s consdered Yn n nature. Damagng the Yn ofthe PC merdan wl cause the Yang to be mpropery balanced by the Yn, leadng to the possbty of hea palptatons that one mght be abe to physcally fee Conversely, the PC-8 pont on the rght sde of the hand s consdered Yang n nature When nury to ths sde occurs and Yang decency deveops, the Yang cannot propery balance the Yn The manfestaton n ths stuaton wll be the potental slowng of the heat beat or a lack of mental responsveness or receptveness, as well as a possbe feelng of fatgue from ack of oxygenated Blood ow Overa, whle damage can be developed from strkng wth eiher hand, damage s much easer to perceve when t occurs n the e hand. n the ong-term, a decency of ether Yn or Yang can cause a decency n the other. So regardess whch hand you are httng, you must make sure not to over tran and to use sucent nteal and extea herba fouas whch sucently protect the percardum. For ths reason, wh e personay feel that tranng carefuy on both hands for symmetrca baance s best, can only suggest that you folow the teachngs of your mentor and take the aforementoned as a thorough theoretcal understandng of the Pathoogy ofron Palm . Addtonally, because t s mpoant to protect your body (ncludng both hands, especaly when tranng both hands) as best as possble, suggest usng our comprehensve nteal ron Pam tonc to hep strengthen and protect the body from al the pathooges that 24
have previousy been discussed This foula thoroughy addresses each of these pathoogies and the tonic aso includes the issuance of herbs specically to hep protect the PC8 acupuncture point Whie the formua for the Comprehensive iron pam tonic is not given in this book, wil provide the li st of ingredients to some other relevant inteal and extea herba foulas in the next chapter hese fouas should be adequate for mos iro palm raiig regies
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COUNTERCTING TE PATOLOGY OF IRON PAM
In any endeavor in ife there s generay a baance that we seek searching for equilibriu the place where events go steady-state. Eat ore and then exercise ore to copensate; stay up ate and then seep in to copensate Or train arder and copensate by using the necessary tools for the specc traning to ea and strengthen te body so that we do not fa prey to the patologes of the actvty In Iron Pal tranng we are ared wth severa weapons for ts task ncluding tes as basic as a good det and sleeping habits and spanning out nto copex herbal forulas for te ands and body
Dea Consdeaons
ore than one schoo of thought exsts as to how det, herba suppleents, and festye are structured when participating in Iron Pal traning Wth te pathology nforaton presented earer it is no surprse that soe schoos of thought ghy discourage sexual activty durng the nital onsaught This is due prarly to the additional stress it ght place on the Kidney erdan syste (recall the Kdney syste s responsble for sexual and reproductve functions as we as the bone strengt) This s of ore conce early on when te ntation of Iron Pal traning can shock the body and produce substanta stress any Iron Pal progras prefer to adinster dietary restrctions as wel Dap cloyng deep fied foods and othe greasy tes and alcoo usualy top e st Dap eavy geasy foods tend o bog up dgesion and cicuaton creating sagnaon and blockage in te cannes wc produce boatng and underne e Speen eidans abity o egulae uds and keep dapness a bay. Reoving dap cloyng foods fro the diet is prarily adhered to so tat 6
e body can maintain sound even circulation and regulation so as o no adversely affect e Liver or Spleen meridians by placing undue sress on tem Addiionally removing suc iems as caffeine and oter stimulans wil l elp to preserve te body' s energy so at it may conribue all resources to e ealing and strengening aspects of training. tems suc as coffee alcool and rened sugar also ave an energetically waing action on e body Consuming too i a volume of tese types of foods may build up excessive ea in te body. Be careful of your intake of ese foods especially during ard training and during te o summer monts wen Heat and dryness are more l ikely to develop Cances are te occasional fried meal or overindulgence in alcool or caffeine will not cause a noticeable cange in your training but i is ceainly bes to limit tese ypes of foods not just for training bu for your overall eal. Additionally a small glass of wine or sot of warm sake may actually aid in te ealing and loosening of te body to some degree aken prior to or following a nigtly raining session is a reasonable pracice Drinking a few beers every nig is no e botom line is tat a ealty balanced diet is importan in any intense endeavor ron Palm regimens are no exception ere. Simply pu ron Palm requires a sligtly differen diet to suppor bone and tendon development tan a long-disance runner wo needs a great deal of complex carboydrates to provide muc needed energy for e trek Fuermore it is bes to realize tat ron Palm training is no a mystical or magical training regimen it is conditioning and abides by te same pysics biology and pysiology as all oter activities can and shuld be safe of reasonable intensiy and follow similar dietary guidelines as any oter pysical activity in wic te body is pused and in wic signicant adaptaion takes place e body requires nurients to grow and we sould always strive o give it wa i needs to opimally perform tese obs From tis perspective tis includes a ealy diet proper paaceuicalgrade nutritional supplemenaion if necessary and erbal foulas wic is a must for optimal ealt in anyone weter in ron Palm raining or no ose involved in rigorous ron Palm training are no doubt saying Okay great So wat do need to consume to make sure my body as wa i needs?" Wile canno offer dieary recommendations meal plans" or recommend supplemens ose wo are looking for dietary trends may nd i elpful to consume a die wic makes sure to address calcium inake for te eal of bones and oins as well as proein composed of all e essenial amino acids o provide building blocks for muscle and endon f you are a vegetarian combining several sources of amino acids (suc as rice and beans) will provide you wi all e essenial amino acids te body needs Long Gu (an erb called Dragon Bone wic is fossilized bone) as a calcium conten in it i f you prefer not o take calcium tables Addiionally any type of tendonous material 7
is a good addition to our cooking This includes foods ike freshl made chicken stock an countries in the East consume the one and tendon of animals as we as the meat While there is some leve of deate over items such as Glucosamine fee that it works well if sed consistentl The incorporation of compounds such as Conme Q 0 an energ molecule and Vitamin B Comple can e ver effective at increasing energ and stamina while training n addition there are foods and hers which can help support the important organ meridians discussed in the prior section, namel the Kidne, iver, and Spleen Salt is a sustance that tends to direct the actions of hers to the Kidne So one group of foods that is usual fantastic for the Kidnes is an tpe of food which is salt or comes from a salt environment his incudes an and al kinds of seaweed man tpes of salt water sh like Salmon miso soup etc Sea Horse Hai a is a Chinese her which strongl forties the Kidne meridian and is sometimes made in rice Congee with Jujue dates PumDragon sels Hai a ut it is an epensive her that is not necessar for most individuals Chicken stock is aso patia good for the Kidne and also helps toni the Speen meridian Additionall man seeds suppo the functions of the Kidne meridian One common nut in the marketplace is the wanut Keep in mind that these foods should e eaten in moderation due to high oil fat content You should not make a hait of eating large quantities of salt, Hai a, or oil nuts ut these can e hepful items to add to our week diet in smal quantities if the are not aread present Raspeies can aso support the Kidne, reduce inammation, and aid in the generation of uids Other foods that help to strengthen one and the Kidne meridian incude so eans, red grapes, osters, pums sweet potatoes and ams Additional meats like duck pork and am tend to hit the Kidnes Duck is oen cooked in the East with tonic hers Foods that address the iver meridian iver Blood and stagnation in the iver tend to e either mi ld or ver sour in avor Beets are an ecelent Blood tonic and carrots are wonderful overall iver tonics emons, eing sour, aso help reak up iver Qi stagnation and retu circuation to noa emons also have a numer of other great heath enets, men take note ike aiding in the reakup of kidne stones, so add emon to our water or avor our green tea with lemon est! Additional, osters pine nuts plums rasperries shiitake mushrooms, and white sh are good foods for the iver Some tpes of citrus pee are used as an her to regulate Qi Whie it ma sound odd some people simpl eat the pee of fresh fruit rather than throw the peel awa This can aid in digestion and hep with reguating circuation through the od Steeping smal amounts of emon pee, orange pee or graperuit pee in our tea wil hep mid infuse our tea with these functions f ou do this make sure ou use frits that have not ee spraed with pesticides ! Xiang Fu which is known as 28
utgrass is a herb that cotas a uber of copous that ake it useful for regulatig te ier Aog te copous witi, it as ioee, wic i s aso fou i eos. he toication of Q a ore specically the Splee eriian an prouction of Qi at the Spee, are geerally brought o by sweeter a waer foos. Peraps te ost wel kow foograe Qi tonic is Honey wic i s one of the ost utritious substaces o the plaet oya ey is a goo substace as we prouce by bees to nouris the quee bee Because te Splee is the arth eement Chinese eicie sees ay root egetables as goo Spleen tonics ubers are roots that plats use to store arge aouts of starches an carbohyrates to fee off of whe the so s eoi of what they ee Foos such as carrots a erbs like Sa Yao t ito this category as we ost types of tuberous roots comg fro the grou wil i soe way elp to toify the Speen. Potatoes, yas raises, rutabagas, a caots are al goo exaples. Not surprsgy these types of egetables an the like are hig i starches an other carbohyrtes whic ep to spur the prouctio of eergy a coespo, i a Weste sese to te priary fue tat our boy uses for te prouctio of AP For geeral Splee toicaton woe gra rce grais a goo quality, nonprocesse wheat are aso ery iportat Please note that soe people ay hae alergy to wheat a glute proucts Please check wit your ieticia before aing wheat to your et if it i s ot alreay present Fuits (siple sugars) are oe a goo geeral Qi toic a cotai a uber of itamins nutrents a siple carbohyrates tat elp suppo eergy prouctio as wel. Citrus fruits wil also ai te Splee i circulating energy so tat it oes ot becoe stagnat, a keeps te Spleen war a y Ay eats shoul be eate i oerato e eat has ore Bloo toiig capability, wile s fro the ocea aso aresses te ieys because o f te saty eiroet t is aso lower i fat tha ay re eats a uc of te fat tat it oes hae are ipoat oils tat ake it a fatastic staple to the iet of ayoe wo is puttg a great eal of stress o te uscles a tenons of te boy ay erbs a spces use for culiay puposes also hae ey releat ee if il utiity for traiing. As a exaple basil is a il WiDap herb tat helps to ope the chaels an crease Boo ow while caon bark was the caels e speces that is use for cooking is rastcally weaker tha te erbgrae ciaou cassia but can sti be usefu uec (Jiag Huag) is a fatastic erb tat iigorates te Boo a also opes te chaels t also exhibits soe atiiaatory functio ueric s also oe of three ingreiets tat appears in ia cuy power a is use for ay aste culiary shes creasig the frequecy that these herbs are use i your cooking urg te cooler ots is a goo practice 29
Seasonal use of teas can aid with taining as well. In muggy summe months geen tea oong tea and othe simi la mixes can help cool and dy the body. A vaiety of mixes can be puchased commecialy these days which include loose and bagged tea eaves with mixes such as mango pomeganate go-i beies (Gou Qi Zi) citus and othe ceative concoctions. Fuits such as watemeon and pineappe have compounds that have been shown to effectivey lowe tempeatues in the body and educe some types of inammation. int peppeint o speamint can also educe Heat and inammation in the body Spices such as cadamom can penetate dampness and aid in digestion of some of the heavie tonics found in Ion Pam taining wines. In the winte months it can be good pactice to wa the body with waming hebs that wa and open the channes and aise the Yang. Below is a ecipe fo a special Chai tea that we make hee at Plumagon duing the winte months to keep the joints wa. Students who visit us fo weekend taining povide signicant positive feedback on this simpe but effective tea ecipe: PluDagon Ca Tanng Tea
Fou pats Black Tea (Geen o oong is okay but is cooe Pu h aso woks well and may aid in stengthening the Speen) Fou pats Gui Zhi Thee pats ing Xiang ne pat Fang Feng ne pat Huang Qi ne pat Nutmeg (if you use gound nutmeg ust use a pinch) any Chai Tea ecipes ca fo the bak of Cinnamon o Rou Gui In this ecipe we utiize Gui Zhi which is not as waming but has a slight moving capabi ity to it and denitely tastes bette in the tea Cush o gind the Gui Zhi ing Xiang Fang Feng Huang Qi and Nutmeg and pace in a smal amount of wate. This wate should make up half of the volume of tota tea Bing to a nea-boil and then simme fo 0 minutes. Add an equa amount of mik and aow to esimme Add Tea leaves and allow to steam fo anothe ve minutes Stain off the hebs and add a smal amount of vanilla and honey to taste. This tea tastes wondeful and has an amost numbing popety making it geat fo soe thoat due to cod invasion (note d use this tea fo soe thoat due to Heat conditions such as step thoat o u). Adding Hong Hua to this ecipe is 30
a good addiio for may reasos, bu it will disrupt the avo of the tea ry it boh ways ad decide which you like best. A ich of peper is commo i commercia mixtures of Chai ea as are smal heigs of Star Aise, citrus ad oher spicy items astly a coupe of pods of Bai Dou Kou have bee hepfu for some studets who have bee bogged dow i he Heat by heavy oics such as Spig Wie As you ca see diet is vially impora ad ca sometimes be difcult to sor ou popey with as busy as ife ca get. Give a always tough ecoomy the rampat rocessig of foods ad other factors we cat always sed the moey we woud like o better foods Coicidetay a ackig diet ca be ovecome i two separae ways vitami suplemets ad tradiioal ieral hebal ecipes he rst mehod is hrough the use of vitami supplemets to suppo your ifestyle Give a good produc this ca be a very effective way to vitaize he etire body as a whoe If you wish o ceae a iake of viami supplemes o suppo your ifestyle you ca take a free oie heath assessmet to see what your body reall y eeds I recommed you visit Dr ike eeey, OD o the web at wdichaeeeley usaacom where you ca obtai more iformatio ad simpy ode whaeve you eed Dr Neeley, his backgroud ad iteress ae discussed i more deai at the ed of this book for hose ha are ieresed he secod mehod of makig up for a lackig die is hrough he suppemetaio of herbal traiig formulas for iteal use ost adiioa ro Pam rograms have a battery o f iea herbal formuas to coml imet the exteal liimets. raditioa ro Pam programs icorporate the use of ieal hebal recipes to specicaly suppo Iro Palm or other coditioig hese herbal recipes are eithe i the fo of herba pate pi ls goud powders eas or raiig wies hey ae someimes publicy available as well stdied classica ecies ad other times hey may be poprieary formulaios ha exis solely i oes lieage of maial ats However i hese cases they are oe based o a pubicy available classical formula from some poi i time hese herba foulas ca also be safey combied with a fuspectrum vitami suplemet such as those metioed above here are two very geera caegories ha hese types of herba recipes fall io, amely clearig ad oifyig
Cea o Tonfy Tat s te Queston
most Wester forms of medicie, the idea of ushig out the system is oe discussed as a detox" Fro fasig to colois atibiotics o sius medicie
detoxication is always big business in American society However while there exists a large focus on removing stripping down and purifying the idea of adding building up and strengthening is oen le in the dark. nter the Tonic" center stage . There exists an impoant dipole-opposite philosophy within the Chinese herbal schema for using both inteal and exteal herbal foulas O ca ihr clar r Clearing is the process of removing excess promoting circulation removing blockages and stagnation t is more akin to the detoxication discussed before. Tonication relates to the process of building and strengthening providing the body with the necessary nutrition and building blocks to build and forti different partsorgans and functions of the body. While excess dampness is cleared using clearing herbs decient Qi would be tonied by strengthening Qi and strengthening the Spleens ability to produce and transport energy Cearing herbs are oen ess dense than tonic herbs ighter in color more moving and drying and may be very aromatic in nature. Clearing formulas tend to produce l ighter looking liniments and decoctions Tonifying herbs tend to be heavier and darker waing to the body more stagnating and dampening or cloying" Honey is a mild Qi tonic and a great example of the heavy dampness that is common oftonic herbs. n contrast to cearing recipes tonics tend to produce darker blacker meaner" looking formulations. n the tonifying approach the philosophy is to provide the practitioner a battery of wel-balanced herbs that build and strengthen the idney meridian Qi Speen etc. The patent teapill Gecko Tonic or Ge Jie Da Bu Wan in pinyin) is sometimes used for this and incudes some strong tonic herbs to strengthen aspects of the idney and Liver in an effo to strengthen bone and sinew. Some herbs included in this formua are Ge Jie and the Xu DuanGu Sui Bu combination which are two Yang tonics that hep to hea and strengthen bone but also hep to increase circulation These two tonics are more moving than other tonic herbs and will not cause signicant stagnation. Huang Jing a Yin tonic) and Du Zhong aso help to provide nourishment to the body to help manufacture new bone and maow. These herbs are not moving like Xu Duan or Gu Sui Bu and may be combined with regulating herbs to prevent coying or stagnation Gecko Tonic is a very reasonable adunct to ron Palm training heping the body maintain the idney and Liver during conditioning that places extra stress on these organs. Gecko Tonic is also inexpensive and has an advantage that teas do not as they dont oen come with the disagreeable taste present with wines or decoctions. Some schools wi take this tonic recipe in of the daily dosage listed on the bottle for more ongte use Please consult with your teacher herbalist and healthcare professiona to deteine the coect dosage for you and your training.
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In contrast to tonication, a more clearing route may be to utilize something like the Great mender it a Wan, known classically as in Gu ie Shang Wan and translates as Tendon Bone Fall Strike il l. " Great ender focuses more on a vitalizinginvigorating aroach that seeks to remove stagnation and heal injury that may be too dee for an exteal iniment to treat otimally by itself. Great ender has some otent herbs that work to break Blood and Qi stasis clear blockages and heal injury. It is a moving foula that invigorates the Blood to heal inury and maintain good circulation. Great ender is also taken in smaller doses than what is stated on the bottle for ron alm use aily dosages of aroximately 20-25% of that stated on the bottle are not uncommon Coincidentally because Gecko Tonic and Great ender are good adjuncts for Iron alm and have similar functions but work in different ways; some eole have found that they comlement each other well when aired together Because they are inexensive cleanly roduced and easy to obtain going this route is certainly not dicult The only drawback is that teaills are generally less otent than a decoction or training wine roduced from whole herbs. gain it is imortant that you consult with your ron alm mentor or loca herbalist to determine what the best route is for you
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While Gecko Tonic and Geat Mende ae faily lage fomulas these types of ecipes need not be wildly complex and usually include the almost ubquitous combinations such as Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong Mo Yao and Ru Xiang and a couple othe hebs that vitalize the Blood and spu the healng pocess Fo those who ae unsue about which fomula is best it may be impotant to conside how you body i s usually affected by you noal taining outine f the moe common poblem is that you buise easily o ae injued a lot expeience noticeable stasis following taining sessions aches and pan in the joints o puness in the hand you ae likely best off wth Geat Mende o a simila cleaing fomula. If howeve you feel like you body has a dicult time healng fast enough that the bones o joints feel weak (as opposed to painful) o you expeience feelings of low enegy fatigue o lethagy a Gecko Tonic adjunct o a simila fomula may be moe suitable Coincidentally in this type of pactice it is pehaps most impotant to have a moe customized fomula which pimaily takes cae of one of these items and has moe mild effects in the othe aeas. The Chinese say t takes Blood to move Blood" That is the body bus eseves as it cleas With the cleaing comes a depletion of bodly esouces that ove time can manifest as a numbe of types of deciencies to include the fatigue o slow healing as discussed befoe These ae the pathologies as di scussed ealie A cleaing type of fomula that also mildly tonies will help the body maintain the highe ate of blood ow without becoming decient. Theefoe a fomula that is designed moe specically fo Ion Palm taining than Geat Mende o Gecko Tonic may be necessay fo many pactitiones ove time
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PlmDagon Hebs also sells two iffeent folas esigne specicall fo vigoos aia as aining ha we feel satisf ve impoan fncions fo those aining intense hese folas wee not specica esigne fo on Pam bt have a histo of se in he aial ats comnit an have since been oie fo se in conitioning Both fomlas have a balance of both tonics an othe hebs se fo inj an Bloo ciclation Each was esigne at iffeent ties b iffeent people an each has thei o niqe feel" an benets
ge Bone Ja We ranng Wne
ige Bone taining wine is a taitional taining wine that was oinail consme ing intense bots of atial ats taining ige Bone taining wine assists in the healing of tisse the stengthening of bone an the ciclation of Bloo aitional this ecipe cale fo he se of ige Bone (H G). oa, no onl is this sbstance illega as ise in the Convenion on nteationa ae in Enangee Species of Wi Fana an Floa (CES) Appenix bt moe impotantl highl nethical to se intoce a oie fo of this wine below with Long G in its stea an have mae a cople of aitional notes an changes to incease the capabi lit of this mixte While Long G is moe of a calming seative tpe of heb than H G Long G oes offe a calcim soce fo the benet of the bones Aitionall the seative nate of Long G can be ece b gining an then cacining o vinega-fing wih a sal oion of vinega his wil ae he focs moe owas the heaing of bone an inj Aiional sbsittions that oe closel match that of H G ae iscsse below fo those that pefe to se a iffeent sbstance he following is a listing of the fomla with sbstittions fo ige Bone hat ae commonl se toa Long G gams Dag Gi 42 gams Sh Di Hang 42 gas Ni Xi 42 gams Dang Gi Wei 28 gams R Xiang 2 1 gams Mo Yao 2 1 gams Ro Gi 2 1 gams ian Ma 1 4 gas Xe ie 9 gas
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The resins in this recipe o Y ao u Xiang and Xue ie are chie Blood invigorators and aid in the treatment of acute injur and rebuilding damaged tissue. o Yao helps reduce inammation hile u Xiang aids in relaxing sine. Dang Gui and ang Gui Wei help increase Blood o and tonif Blood. Shu i Huang orks in concert ith Dang Gui especiall the head) to tonif Blood and Yin. t exerts its inuence on the idne meridian and is aso used in man exteal liniments for its use in healing injur. Niu Xi hile most benecia on the loer bod is a useful herb for spuing the increase of circulation to remove stasis and aiding mildl in strengthening the bones and sines. ou Gui has a aing nature that enters and as the channes. The ver hot nature of ou Gui essential oils augments the formula and provides some additional Yang activit to the other herbs in the recipe Tian a is a strong herb hich exteal heps to relax the sines b entering the iver meridian to clear Wind hen used inteall in the case of this foua n its original o this foula also incuded one Qian (three grams) oTian an Xing. This herb hoever is a toxic herb even in its treated fo offer this knoedge for informationa purposes ly! You should leave this ingredient out o the formua if ou make it. You might consider incuding processed Ban Xia as one possible substitute Ban Xia in its avaiable fo is processed and nontoxic. The addition of Gou Teng in six gram quantit ould also be a suitable substitute as ell The above ingredients ill make one galon o f training ine ix these herbs crushed or hole ith alcohol (rice ine for loer alcohol percentage vodka for higher percentage) and ao to age for at least three months. Aging or six months is better. A single shot of this ine prior to training is one traditional dosage. As is this formula orks ell but lacks some ocus To focus the formua on the upper bod ou ma consider adding Gui Zhi or Qiang Huo to the formula. Chai Hu can strongl open the iver and has ascending descending and dispersing functions that ma be useful. se smal measurements of Chai Hu to aciitate this function as it il enter the iver to remove stagnation that ma result from the pathologies discussed previousl. X iang Fu is also a decent option to reguate o in the iver. To hep ith the bone strengthening properties ou ma consider adding Gu Sui Bu Xu Duan or Wu ia Pi. To focus on the loer back or knees ou ma consider adding Du Huo or Sang i Sheng For more focus on injuries Hong Hua Tao en and Chuan Xiong ma be good additions The addition o Bai Zhu or Fu ing il aid in strengthening the Speen to tonif Qi hile Bai Zhi ill support Dang Gui Wei in pushing the actions of the formula out to the extremities. Bai Zhi is also a useul painkiing herb. 3
Additionaly Long Gu has a vey Shen calming function Fo some this may be a wecome addiion Howeve o emove is uncion bu mainain he one stengthening popeties you might conside emoving Long Gu o educing the dosage and adding Du Zhong ando Qian Nian ian Qian Nian Jian is a vey cose match to Hu Gu Fo a bit moe punch you cn also also add Lu Rong o Lu iao iao Howeve as stong as tese wo hebs ae tey ae aso mch moe expensive and not aways necessay Qian Nian becomes the est choice when cost mattes Tige Bone taining wine is usually poduced as a taining wine e aove hebs can be added to one galon of alcohol and alowed to age fo seveal months beoe use agitating occasionaly PlumDagon lls this ecipe occasionally and customes who have tied this taditional ecipe have been uite happy with e esus
u Ze Tang
Gu Zhe Tang o Bone Beak Decoction is an od cassica Chinese omula used o the teatment and epai of bone injuies and factues The chief and assistant hebs in this fomula heal bone by tonifying the idney to stengthen bone as we as by inceasing Blood ow to he bone to acceeae heaing Astingent hebs in Gu Zhe Tang ae specialy chosen hebs that ae diected at the idney and help build and consoidate the poduction o esh bone fomations as the healing pocess tanspies Qing Pi stongly aids in the egation o Qi ofseting some o e potenially coying eecs o hes suc as Shu Di Huang While eatively smal and simpe in design this fomua does wok uite we and can e used o signicany educe the heaing imes associated wi deep inuies to bone The use o a good Dit Da ow can heal fom the outside in whie Gu Zhe Tang woks om the inside out Gu Zhe Tang i s composed of the ollowing hebs: Xu Duan 28 gams Su Di Huang 28 gams Dang Gui 4 gams Niu Xi 4 gams Wu Jia Pi 4 gams Shan Zh Y 4 gs Du Zhong 4 gams Bai Shao 4 gams
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Fu Lng 4 gams Qg P 4 gams n ths fomula you can see mmedately that Xu Dua s te chef heb whch s well suted fo vgoatng Blood to hea njuy to bone whle also stegthenng bone as a Yang tonc Wu a P and Du Zhong suppot ts funcon as well, wle asgets elp to b ad ebul bone Adonal Bloo nvgoatos povde much needed nutents to the ste of juy fo speedy epa Fo teatng modeate njues to bone tese hebs can be mae as a tea by addg hem o abou gallo of fes wae an cookg an eahewae pot fo appoxmately 45 mnutes. The esultat tea s ten mbbed at te ate of cup, two to thee tmes pe ay utl te tea s goe n some clnca settngs the dosage may be as hgh as one ful cup two to tee tmes pe day. Consut you loca hebast o eathcae pofessonal fo exact dosage gudelnes Alenavely, fo conong such as o Palm t s ecommended ta hs ecpe be made as a tanng wne to suppement daly tanng Add cushed ebs to one gaon of alcool betwee 20-40% an aow to age n dak fo at least tee monts agtatng occasonaly One can take one ounce of ths wne po to tang n te evenngs Aso of note Qng P s a qute stong eb and s oe used on the lowe pat of the body Cen P the aged ctus peel can be substtuted as t s moe common fo the uppe poton of te body an offes a smoothe executon Z Ran Tong s also useful n te healng of bone njues and can be added to ths foula se the calcned o sempoweed fom of ts heb sg te lage peces of unpocessed Z Ran Tang seveely hndes the ablty of ths heb to functon popey and s pactcay useess
on Bone Tanng Powde
on Bone Tanng Powde s a popetay fomula used as an adjunct ntena fomula fo on Pam tanng t s specalze fo on Palm and hence moe deal fo on Pam tanng tan othe foulas dscussed up to ths pont o oe Tag Powde clues hebs that ect the foula o te uppe pa ofthe body and outwa towads the extemtes The full popietay fomula ncudes 2 ebs n a and s based pataly off of the Gu Zhe Tang dscussed pevously have povded a scaled dow 8-eb veson hee that s vey usefu and sutabe fo most al on Palm tanng egmens save fo the most ntense of pogams 38
he appea ofhis particuar formula is that it successfuy saises more of the pahoogies discussed in he pevious sections than he wo formuas discussed immediately above Whie it is not as complete as the Comprehensive ron Palm onic it is a coser match than many on Pam adjuncts availabe around he wod. ron Bone raining Powder is composed of he folowing herbs: Gu Sui Bu 30 gams Xu Duan 30 gams Wu Jia Pi 30 gams Lu Rong 30 grams Dang Gui Wei 30 gams Dang Shen 20 gams Gui Zhi 20 grams Dan Shen 5 grams Bu Gu Zhi 5 grams Sang Zhi 5 grams Du Zhong 5 grams Shen Jin Cao 5 grams San i 5 gams Shu Di 5 grams Bai Shao 5 grams Huang i 0 grams Huang Jing 0 grams Guo i Zi 0 grams
his formua is usuay ground ney and the powder is mixed with honey o make pils Pils are usualy sored in he refrigerator to maintain freshess and potency he standard dosage per pill is three grams of powder t also works quite wel as a aining wine and he above quantities wil l ake one galon of training wine Despie he absence of 3 very srong ingrediens in he full version the above wil make uie a strong raining wine We can see there are a few pates developing in regard to herbs being used Gu Sui Bu and Xu Duan are oen used ogeher. hese Yang tonics heal and strengthen bone and invigorae Bood circulaion to aid in heaing injury. u Rong srongy backs up ha funcion as does the Wind-Damp dispeing herb Wu ia Pi. he addiion of Bu Gu Zhi Du Zong and uang ing competes the battery of herbs used for this pupose While Huang ing is principally a Yin tonic it is said to support the development of the bone and bone marow.
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Dang Gui Wei Dan Sen, San Qi, Gui Zhi, and Bai Sao a ave varying degee of Blood invigorating and inury-healing action in addition to the Gu Sui Buu Duan dicue aove. San Qi tongly pefom ti function an ao i an exceent er to top eeding Sen i n Cao Sang Zhi, and Gui Zi a operate to warm and open te channe at varying tength. Sen in Cao ao elp to reax inew in tandem wit Bai Shao, Gui Zhi mildy aid in bood ow and Sang Zi i mot ueful for it ob in addreing the extremitie aty, Dang Sen, Su Di, Bai Sao, Huang Qi, and Gou Qi Zi are a very ueful tonic eb that hep uild and uppot vaiou function in the ody Tee he ave mutiple function and ae coen fo a nuer of intricate reaon in ti formua To make a arge batch of tee pill, rater tan make wine), te formua can e ed by mutiplying all vaue by 1 0 That i, rather tan ll the formula wit 30 gram of the main erb it can be ed with 300 gram Herb appearing in 1 5 gram quantity woud be ed at 50 gram, and o on Thi alow one to make a vey lage batc of pill that lat a long time. The powder hould then epaated into tee gam denomination and ten comined wit te appropiate amount of oney For ongterm ue, tee pill can e ued at te rate of one pi l pe day
Medans
Tee i one other potentiall y important action tat i e oen coveed, faling witin te categoy ofceaing. Ti i to inclue er tat maintain te functionality of te meriian canne a network of circulating veel tat cover te ody beneath the kin Wie ome croover eem to exit between thee meridian and anatomica obect uc a bood veel and nerve, tee circuating vee are not necearily tangibe pyica item like vein or arterie, but erve a more diagnotic, emantic puroe nuing that te chanel and collatera remain unlocked" and teir ow i unimpeded i important fo time when te ody i pued o treed a well a for optium function of te Cinee ogan and te regulation of enegy ow etween tee organ From a Cinee medica perpective opening te cannel and coatea allow the organ ytem to work at peak performance to maintain good circuation and proper communication between ytem of te body. Opening te cannel and keeping them unlocked i te body way of providing ealing and conditioning aid in te mot ecient way poible Wen tai within or outide the meridian occur, there i generally pain, weakne and a beakdown of odily function
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Herbs that ad oeg ad ubockg the erdas wl aear rar the WdDa categoy ad are oe abeled a havg he abl o oe he chaes ad coaterals" o sumare sccctly what has bee covered thus far there are four rar cocers that oe ght wsh to address a corehesve teal ro Pal herba rece: Tony the See to esure eergy s beg created as efcetl as ossbe whle aso heg the bod to dra Daess whch a afest as edea Bood stass or aatoswellg the hads) quckl Tony the Kde ad suor the ver) to esure boe ad sew s heaed ad stregtheed as effectvel as ossble. Stregtheg the Kde beg at the bods batter" wll also ad wth eerg eves ad reovg stagato fro the ver keeg sew relaxed ad sule Cea Blood stagato by tzg herbs whch vgorate B lood to push ot coaguatos due to trag ad sur the healg rocess the case that jur s cued durg ro Pa trag Clea blockage the chaels ad dlae he chaels o kee orga oerato ad crclato at a ota level. Oeg the ver wll kee tedos sule ad reaxed whle keeg blockage fro occurrg the ots ad revetg arthrtc a fro troducg tsef.
Wh hese our rar fuctos d there s also oe ore ssue hat was brought up the dscusso o athoogy he rotecto of the PC- acpuctre ot at the heart of both als hs ssue a be covered adveetl b herbs used to satsf the above set of ra actos. However regardless of whether a racttoer of ro Pal tras both hads or ol the rght had cludg addtoa herbs a corehesve orula wc have the soe acto to rotect the hea or Percardu s ceral a worhwle edeavor Ma dvduas a otce o l -effects of ths ature However f they do mafest herbs shoud be added accordace wth your local herbalst to address ths sse. As a al ot of oe we gh aso be erested aclary goals that do' ecessar effect the atholog such as drectg the forula uward the body alterg ts overal temerature tesfg the drg ature of the forua roducg a thcker or ore resous et the cae of Dt Da ow) or adg the develoet of tssue such as sk. hese are tes that 4
some schools address to suppo their traiig ad some dot. They are of importace to cosider whe oe is modifyig or desigig a foula for specic custom traiig. Herbs such as Gui Zhi Chai Hu Qiag Huo ad other will direct the fuctios of a formula upwards or work best o the upper body Herbs such as Dag Gui Wei ad Bai Zhi help to push outward to the extremities Ge Ge is useful for the shouder but geerally is used for exteal Wid coditios such as commo cold ad u. ay Heat-clearig herbs have a dry ature Huag Bai Huag Qi ad og Da Cao are exemplary for this task Resis such as Xue Jie Er Cha Ru Xiag ad o Yao ca hep icrease the lubricatig resious feel of a liimet. Hu Po is also very good at this task. These resis should be thoroughly crushed to facilitate their extractio ito the sovet ay herbs ca aid i the deveopmet of ski ad tissue. Huag Qi ad Xue Jie are useful herbs for this fuctio.
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ro Palm Dit Da Jow recipes geerally cotai a slew of herbs that perform a umber of fuctios which differ from that of a ordiary ijury Dit Da Jow. These fuctios seek to keep the had healthy ad free from ijury while also spuig the progress of coditioig. Traiig without a good ro Pam Jow ca eave hads damaged early o as wel as later i life. As previously stated while differet ro Palm jows use differet herbs to perfo differet tasks it is importat for ay ro Palm Jow to cover these actios
Ope ad ubock the chaels. Heastregthe boe ad siew. crease circulatio to the had. Hea ay ijury that takes place durig traiig.
Opeig ad ublockig the chaels has bee discussed earlier i tes of iteal use ad it is o differet with the exteal applicatio of liimets The chaes which ru beeath the ski should be ubocked freely owig ad opeed for traiig A extealy applied ro Palm Jow is a great way to locay ope the chaels i a short period oftime. The same fuctio ca be perfoed with acupucture but it takes much more time ad is ot realistic for 42
someone who trans ron Palm once or more every day. Whie exteal appication of jow probaby does not operate on as deep of a evel on the channels and the rest of the body as herbs that are taken intealy this s potentially the most mpotant function of an ron Pam ow Many of the herbs that open the channels are very penetrating and dispersing in nature and are generally grouped in a category of herbs that is said to dispel what the Chinese ca Windap conditions; the actions o f these herbs tends to oen manifest as what the Weste world likes to call athritis he Chnese term B-Syndrome oen refers to bl ockages that can cause the sensation of athrtc condtions or pan n other words many of the channel opening herbs n an Iron Palm formula are herbs which in essence help to keep the hands free of atitic probems and painfu joints his i s why these herbs oen create pat of the base of functonality n ron Palm formulas; peope who do not use ron Pam ow tend to get athrits whe those who do use the proper l niment have healthy and strong hands later in lfe Some herbs that are used in liniments to perform this functon nclude Wu ia Pi Sang Ji Sheng Hai ong Pi and Mu Gua which has been used for hundreds of years by maia atists to help maintan joint health during strength and condtionng exercises Heaing and strengthenng of bone and sinew is also a very important function of an ron Palm liniment. Some of these herbs enter the Kidney meridians to tonify the Kidney or iver or to provide additional Blood ow to muscle and sinew ang ing for exampe is a Kidney in tonic that is said to hep promote the health and groh of bone marrow Other herbs aid in the healing and strengthenng process by offering calcium and other minerals that provide the body necessary components to eciently grow bone hese various herbs fall into a number of categories with a number of additional uses but three of the ost coon herbs for this prose are ones that have been discssed earier: ong Gu Xu uan and Gu Sui Bu ong Gu (a common substtute for Hu Gu which was used in the past) provides calcium to the bones as noted earler Qian Nian ian is perhaps a better herb for this purose than ong Gu Xu Duan and Gu Sui Bu are ang tonics that strengthen bone by bildingtonifying the Kidney eridian a s we as increase the ow of Blood to these stuctures ron Palm it a ow that is very dark generally has a l arger quantty of tonic herbs which release the darker tannins into the jow when aging Increasing circulation to the hand helps to prepare the body for the stress that t wil undergo dring training oving ad reglating QiBlood ow to the hand is pat of where the heavy had feeling and mid trob that some peope fee durng training comes from Providing increased circulation to the hand provdes tssue cels with additional nutrents from the Blood to help prevent injury from developng and heal any njury that develops much more rapidly Many of these 43
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he dely delygg fcto fcto of mdly m dly heag hea g ay j juy uy that hae haess to occ occ s saly etty etty well coveed, based on the hebs that that apea apea fom fom othe pevos p evos caego caegoe es s Howeve, Howeve, hee ae some added hebs tat ca be used to help genea geneate te sse and heal jy Xe e s a opla heb fo fo hs h s fcto fcto ad s s a somewh somewhat at exesve exesve s t s sed se d boh ntealy ad exea exeayy ad s the Chef ngedet Q Sa, a basc classcal njy ece whch s oe pblcly pbl cly efee efee to to as a Wng C Dt Da ow" E Cha, H Zhang, ad Y n ae hee othe ebs hat hat ae oe ovelookd bt exbt helf hel ful actons to he suot the heag of js ad geeato of ew ssue. u Zag, a cold cold Bood Bo od vgoao, vgoao, s a mpoa mpoa gede the commecal comme cal odct, Zheng G Sh. H Zang s sefl n vgoatng te Blood ad also edcg ammato ammato o mtgate an Whle also al so not a peequs peequse e fo a fanas fanasc c on alm al m ow ece, ec e, may ma y of he opla opla and powefl poweflly ly actg act g o alm eces ec es have hbs ha, amog othe tngs, allow the fomla fomla to oeate most ece e cetly tly o ceta pats of the body sccay he hands ad ams Some of these hebs wok to sh the fucto of te fomla fomla pwad pwad te body, wle wl e ohes ohe s wok dectly de ctly on o n the e body Some wok o specc ogan medas whle othes sh the actons of te hebs hebs ot to e ext extemtes emtes n th s way, way, on on a lm o w becomes becomes moe secc fo hand codog ad may no be the bes oto fo someoe teese teesed, d, fo fo examle, n cod c odto tog g the the shs sh s ese fcons, fcons, ad moe, ae oen o en see s ee almos alm os vebatm we w e aalyng an on alm ow foma Some fomaos may cde addtos that ae asngent o focs moe o the sk, add addtoal ess to seal the had o ebs hat acfy e Sen o a mbe of othe asks. Howeve, t s mpotat tat tat a good on alm ow not be jst a a oday bse l nmet ad tha tha wl e hese hese addt addtoa oa ys of actos ae e to ncooate, ncooate, o am o ow w sould so uld encompass encompass the fou fou ctea cte a evosly evos ly mentoed, mentoed , chael oeng, oeng , boe stenghe stengheg g cclato c clato cease, and jy healg heal gpevento, pevento, oe way o anohe. anohe. t shold be a wel l-desged, well w ell thogh-ot fom fomla la tat tat s s not smly sml y a msh-mash m sh-mash of ma mayy hebs added added fo fo eoeos easos ased o o o expeeces, expeeces, most of the opely op ely focsed focsed ad well-e we ll-ened ned o alm a lm fomlas oml as ot hee hee hat hat se betwee betwee 20-30 20- 30 hebs heb s ofte ofte odce the cl eaest esults n ag wtot wtot sac saccn cngg potecy Te oa of Ion Pa P a Jow
hose ewy a aed ed o o o o alm, alm , ad Dt a a ow geea, geea, d he smels to be fascnatng fascnatng Some people enoy e smel ls of o f vayg fol folas as whle w hle othes a dsgsed dsgsed by he aomas aomas Alteatvely, Al teatvely, many peole wo have have be tag 45
hese ypes of condonng methods for years may pass off the smells as elevant or un mporta. mporta. Co ncdetally Concde tally some Iron Palm jows were were desgned to be processed and produced ways that brg about spec spec cc types of o f olf ol factory actory sensaons sensaons g Pao Zh cookng cook ng mehods meh ods as well we ll a grndng of o f cera cera herbs varous varous aromas aromas ad acons can be brought out more clearly Wheher t be spcy have a subtle rchness or a souess ha makes your taste buds pucker lke eatng a fresh craberry craberry some som e of o f these smels are produced o o purpose ad are mea o ac as a cue o your md m d hat tra trag g s s abou o beg Physoogcaly, Physoogca ly, hs s ue mar mar cocep to Pavov' Pavov'ss og o g ma maely ely whe ro Pam Pam has become becom e a habt, habt , a fam famar ar sme sme from from your ron Pam Jow ca hep prepare your body by physologcall physolo gcall y begnnng begnn ng the process process of o f Blood ow ad ad opeg opeg of channels and also ad you y ou menally me nally by placng you n the proper stat statee of mnd m nd that that s conducve condu cve for for tra trang ng the mdbody m dbody conecton tha tha many Chese practce practcess such su ch as Iron Palm are kow for. for. Both the Ku Yu Cheong and Fung oe uk Coconut Break formulas are know for ther aroma oen beng lkened to maple syrup syrup Ths spec c scent scent s no cocdence. Whle a number of formulas don use ay specc spe cc method method o create create a unque smell at PlumDragon PlumDragon we have desged mehod whch brng about about a pecc pecc aroma for each and every t Da Jow premade or herb pack) that leaves the door. I feel t s an mportant facor how your body acceps the tranng that you are dong. Begnner Leve Iron Pa Recpe Recpe
The formula gven below s an ro Palm recpe that s usefu for hose who are n early stages of ron Palm rang o beans, rce or gravel bags. I ncorporaes herbs that satsfy all of the functonal crtera mentoned earler Whle Wh le t wll w ll not produce a l nmet that s strong strong enough enough for for advan advanced ced stage stagess of tranng such su ch as that done do ne on a steel shot s hot bag t t does a great job job of ful ul llg l lg the the mportant fucton of an Iron Palm Jow ach herb lsted s provded wth a bref explanaton of o f the actons acton s t perfos perfos exteal exteal ly. ly . ake noe that that almost all of the herbs lsted l sted ful ful l l one of o f the four four prmary funcon funcon of an Iron Palm Jow lsted earler
a ryt rytage age ron Pa Jow Z Ran Ran Tong 7 grams) Streghes boe ad sew nvgoraes Bood o remove stass u u Bu grams)
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