Keetoowah
White Belt
Hello Folks. I am interested in beginning Iron Palm training. I am attending a TAI Kenpo school (TAI is way more like kung fu than karate) and I have a background in Southern Chinese styles. Unfortunately the military kept either my father and later me moving all around and I never got that much rank. Now that I am in a stationary place I am climbing the ranks in kenpo but I want to learn the more advanced things that I believe the Chinese arts have to teach. Iron palm is definitely some thing I want to learn. I have psoriasis and this means I am constantly applying lotion. This has made a big, tough guy like me have hands like a princess - much to my dismay. I want to harden them so that I do not have to worry about injuring them. I know a little about Iron Palm. And I know not to begin until I have dit da jow. But I want to know a soft chi exercise as well. Which brings me to my next issue. I would like to know if you guys and gals could suggest a book or website that I could read that would explain Chi to me. I mean - how it works, etc. I know I can harness it. I have been training and felt warmth or chills at times but I want to understand what is happening and how to gather and release it, etc. I am not a noob and this isn't just about hitting things for me. I am at the ending stage of beginner where I am starting to understand things I scoffed at before and I suddenly crave the things I used to consider a waste of time. I want to understand my body and the forces I can use to get the best of it. I know there are a lot of knowledgeable folks here and I am looking forward to learning.
Kind regards to all and thank you for your knowledge.
Kind regards to all and thank you for your knowledge.