Iron Palm

In Dog Kung Fu, Iron Palm applies to a broad range of techniques through which practitioners can develop highly toughened, or 'conditioned' hands. A practitioner of Iron Palm could quite easily deliver a fatal blow with their hardened hands. Full iron body can eventually be achieved through these techniques, rendering the practitioner virtually impervious to attack. Iron Palm training consists of years of repetitve downward striking with all surfaces of the hand upon rough cloth bags filled, in order of development, Mung beans, gravel (or pebbles) or iron or steel shot. 45 minutes to an hour of training daily is believed to be required for full development of this skill. Traditionally, practitioners also applied tinctures of mixed herbs, called Dit Da Jhows ("Hit Fall Wine") before, after and sometimes during this training to their hands, although these have yet to be proven to have any medical use.