Book 1: Iron Palm Fundamentals

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

Chapter 1—History

• Martial Arts Evolved in China
• The Value of Herbal Knowledge
• Beware of Those Hiding Behind Lineage Charts
• Best Iron Palm Method

Chapter 2—Conditioning the Palm

• The Superior Iron Palm Method
• Iron Palm Training
• Dried Peas
• Hand Conditioning Positions
• Apply Liniment
• How May Liniments Are Necessary?
• The Conditioning Routine
• How Often Should You Condition?
• Keeping the Hand Charged
• Training Hazards
• Correct Age to Start Conditioning

Chapter 3—How to Break Solid Objects

• Why Break Boards and Bricks?
• To Understand Advanced Breaking, Master the Fundamentals
• Wood
• Breaking Solid Quantity Versus Stacked Quantity
• Imitation is No Substitute for Real Knowledge
• Brick
• Marble Blocks
• Stone
• Hands and Feet
• The Nine Principles of Breaking

Chapter 4—Fraudulent Breaking Methods

• Master is More than Just Being Able to Break
• Palm Heel Strike is Not Iron Palm
• The Ninja Mystique

Chapter 5—Striking with the Iron Palm

• Levels of Intensity while Striking
• Grandmaster Gray’s Appearance on ABC-TV’s “Evening Magazine”
• Selective Breaking
• Preserving the Integrity of the Art
• There Is No Need for Secrecy in the Iron Palm

Chapter 6—Dark Cults and the Martial Arts

• A Never Before Published Article
• Do Cults Exist in the Martial Arts?

Chapter 7-—Times I’ve Used My Iron Palm

• How Do We Know What Is Effective?
• Skills from Real Life Battles Are Important
• The Power of the Iron Palm is No Exaggeration
• My Days as a Bouncer

Chapter 8—Warnings From an Iron Palm Master

• Why I Wrote My First Book
• Use Only Proven Liniments
• Why I Stay Involved

Chapter 9—Iron Palm Injuries

• The Dangers of Improper Training
• Slapping a Concrete Slab
• Breaking Too Large a Stack
• Simple Training Rules

Chapter 10—Questioning Iron Palm Practices

• There is Nothing Wrong with a Proper and Polite Question
• Know Your Formula
• Do You Want to be a Magician or a Martial Artist?
• Poisonous and Non-Poisonous Iron Palm
• Final Warning