Iron Palm Part 10

Continued from Iron Palm Q&A With Sigung Richard Clear Part 9

Si-Gung Clear is professionally sanctioned by the Kun Tao Silat Association International, Silat Kilap Betawi DeThouars, Malabar Fighting Arts USA, Black Tiger Fighting Society, Jackson's Wu Shu Institute, the Jian Mei Internal Arts Association, the World Tai Chi Boxing Association, and the Russian Martial Arts Schools Affiliation.
Si-Gung Clear was recently inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

Q. What is the need for iron palm training today?

A. An aspect of Iron Body, Internal Iron Palm and some of the specialty palms that is often overlooked or not understood is that they are a byproduct of Chi Kung that is designed to make your body super healthy. As for self defense these methods are phenomenal. There are many places in our society today where you can not carry a weapon such as a knife or gun. Iron Palm is a great equalizer against an attacker who is much larger and stronger than you. Also, if you are attacked by multiple attackers it is a really nice benefit to only have to hit any attacker only once so that you have a real chance of escaping and living through the situation.

I practiced Iron Body and Iron Palm for over an hour every day for over 6 months before I opened my first school in 1990. I did it with the idea that if I got seriously challenged by someone who just came in the door and attacked me that I could take a very serious hit from them and give them a hit that most people could not withstand. Amongst other things it gave me a confidence that helped alleviate some very serious situations in my early years of running my own schools.

To be continued in “Iron Palm Part 11”

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Sigung Richard Clear has over 30 years of experience in Chinese Kun Tao and Indonesian Silat. www.clearsilat.com