 Sure,
Iron Palm will enhance your martial ability and improve your delivery.
But, hopefully our everyday existence is safe enough to enjoy work and
play. Of course if your occupation involves manual labor, then you already
know what stronger hands and fingers can do and how they can increase your
strength and endurance on the job. Whether we have a more blue or white
collar job, chances are, male or female, we participate in some form of
athletic recreation. Iron palm will make you a better athlete.
This brings
me to my example of how Iron palm improved my performance. My occupation
as a Tennis Professional keeps me fit, and has over 30 years of swinging
the racquet, developed at least an already stronger right arm and hand.
The hundreds of thousands of times I have swung the "stick" would naturally
build strength. Although I primarily teach and coach players of all ages
and abilities now, I did compete on the International Professional Satellite
Tour for about 4 years. This is just to let you know that I’m a good player,
and so are my opponents. In tennis, as in martial arts, good opponents
use their kinematics to the maximum, and instead of delivering a "heavy"
punch, tennis players deliver a "heavy" ball. The ball seems to weigh a
pound or two rather than ounces when trying to return the shot. This past
Fall I played a rare tournament and performed well for the little time
I had practiced. You see being on the court all-day one’s body gets worn
out. I have chosen my personal exercise time to be martial arts training,
not tennis training. Nonetheless, I found myself playing against a "heavy"
server. Now, in my playing days which were very pre-Iron palm, as well
as pre-martial arts, I always had trouble with the heavy "kick" serve,
a serve that is deep in the box and bounds up like a super-ball high above
your shoulders. To play it back correctly, one needs to move forward before
it "gets away." Our match started and my opponent served the first game.
I stunned myself, as well as my opponent by "rocketing" returns past him
before it seems he could get his racquet prepared. Sure I was moving forward
on his heavy serve, but my right hand in such a small stroke or "strike"
not only neutralized the force of his serve, but in turn smacked the ball
back with little effort.
I wish I had
had Iron Palm while playing full time. I can imagine not only amateur but
professional athletes benefiting from an authentic 5 Elder Iron Palm program.
Think of the chi and finger strength of a baseball pitcher. Think of a
volleyball player’s "kill" shot or set shot with the rollerbar-tough inner
forearms. I would think every basketball player’s ball skills would be
enhanced. The list goes on. By the way, sad to say, I lost that match only
because my feet were not in as good a condition as my hands. I hope you
are also because of Iron Palm experiencing better performance in your chosen
athletic recreation.
Shifu Adam Bottorff is a 30 year tennis player achieving
regional and national ranking, and is a member of the United States Professional
Tennis Association
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