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Martial Arts Talk
Grandmaster (Jung Shee) James Patrick Lacy

Five Elder Monk Mew Hing’s 18 Daoist Palms System of Kung Fu
“Shattering Palm Level #1”

On my website at www.ironpalm.com you will notice a shattering palm exclusive certificate. I sell the shattering palm 1a on my site which is a 900 day stand alone type. What I am about to share with my Action Magazine readers has never before been let out or published.

First off realize that there is a dit da jow for this level. The ingredients are as follows:

1. Angelica Root .7 oz.
   
2. Angelica Sinensis .5 oz.
   
3. Olibanum 1.1 oz
   
4. Myrrha 1.1 oz.
   
5. Carthami Flos .3 oz.
   
6. Angelicae Tuhuo Radix .9 oz.
   
7. Schizone Petae Herba .5 oz.
   
8. Zingiberis Rhizoma .5 oz.

The formula is presented for historical purposes only. You should be 21 to work with jow. It is an external liniment only. Traditionally one mixes a package of the ingredients in a half gallon of vodka, gin or Chinese rice wine. It is to set in a covered container for 6 weeks minimum. Decant 4 to 8 oz. in a drip spout container. Use on the hands as a jow for this training. Consult your doctor first. Keep away from pets, fire, excessive heat and mucous membranes as well as children. The older the jow gets the better, to a point. You don’t want the jow to be too sticky. When the jow is used up, dispose of the ingredients in an environmentally responsible and legal manner. Do not try to soak the same herbs a second time.

Look at photo number one. Notice the right hand on top of the left with the thumbs touching. This is the posture you will spend five minutes meditating in before lowering your hands to start the moving meditation. The moving meditation should be done with regular breathing after the five minutes of breath control breathing done stationary. Take five minutes to do the moving meditation slower than Tai Chi Chuan.

From photo 1 posture with the right hand on top, palms up and thumbs touching, do the following breath control. Take three breaths to start. The eyes are closed and the tongue is on the roof of the mouth. After three relaxed breaths, take a breath and let 90% out. Take a full breath from that point and let it all out. Next, take a breath and let 50% out. Take a full breath from that point and let it all out. Take a breath and let 30% out. Take a full breath from that point and let it all out. Take a breath and let 40% out. Take a full breath from that point and let it all out. Take a breath and let 10% out. Take a full breath from that point and let it all out. Now breathe normally and relaxed in the photo 1 posture for what you think is five minutes. The percentages are value judgments only. Now I will briefly go over the photos:

Photo 2: The hands lower.
Photo 3: After lowering they start to raise palm up.
Photo 4: When they reach the top they turn to palm down.
Photo 5: They start their descent palms down.
Photo 6: They near the completion of the palm down movement.
Photo 7: The left hand palms across to the right side as the other hand low sweep blocks.
Photo 8: The same move is repeated on the other side. The lower hand uses a palm or knife edge block.
Photo 9: The right palm down windmills an attack on the diagonal then returns to cover the armpit while the left inner iron forearm takes out a high kick or punch. Once developed this inner forearm will snap a flat bone in the leg that tries a high kick.
Photo 10: The left palm starts a down windmill block.
Photo 11: After the down windmill it covers the right armpit as the right inner iron forearm shoots out on the same diagonal to block a high incoming appendage.
Photo 12: Facing back North, the right palm prepares its down windmill sweep block.
Photo 13: The right palm finishes the down windmill and then goes to cover the left armpit while the left palm shoot out forward on the centerline.
Photo 14: The left palm starts a down windmill while the left foot steps up and forward.
Photo 15: The left palm finishes the down windmill and goes to cover the right armpit as the right hand palms forward. The stance is neutral bow.
Photo 16: The right palm prepares a down windmill.
Photo 17: The down windmill is completed and returned to cover the left armpit as the left foot steps back into a neutral bow and the left palm shoots out on the centerline.
Photo 18: The left foot adjusts to face the side in a neutral bow and prepare for a down windmill with the left palm.
Photo 19: The left neutral bow strengthens with a forward bow as the right palm strikes out on the centerline. The left hand covers the centerline.
Photo 20: The weight shifts to the rear foot while the left hand executes a knife edge down windmill designed to stick and adhere. We also call this an inward twisting lay. It derails an incoming appendage and down windmills it while maintaining contact through the half circle movement.
Photo 21: Once the attacking appendage is derailed, the right palm strikes out to the centerline.
Photo 22: Notice the final extension of the strike. *Repeat moves 20 to 22 five more times.
Photo 23: Shift the weight back in a heel cat while simultaneously blocking up with the left palm to derail an incoming appendage.
Photo 24: The left palm then starts the small circle down windmill block.
Photo 25: The down windmill is completed as the stance strengthens and the right hand shoots out a strike.
Photo 26: Whereas you were toe to toe, notice now that the left foot covers slightly outside the opponents lead foot to hook and trap as in a leg maneuver while at the same time leaning to deliver the knife edge down windmill that will stick and adhere through the move down.
Photo 27: The left knife edge has stuck and adhered to this position, the incoming appendage.
Photo 28: The left hand turns into a trapping outward twisting lay block as the right hand delivers a phoenix fist strike to an available vital area. This is done as one move.
Photo 29: Pivot forward to the North position while preparing to step up and execute a closed fist block with the left arm that sweeps across the centerline.
Photo 30: The left foot steps forward into a neutral bow while the right palm shoots out on the centerline and the left hand covers the right armpit.
Photo 31: The left foot steps back behind the right on a diagonal line and executes a rearward bow. The right hand closed fist hammer blocks, and the left hand is in a knife hand position blocking over the head.
Photo 32: Step up forward into a side horse behind the opponents lead foot and execute a single whip technique. Once again the inner iron forearm is a formidable weapon used to shoot out across the opponent’s chest while sweeping them.
Photo 33: Step back with the right foot into a horse while palm up blocking with both hands, as in derailing a grab.
Photo 34: Stabilize the horse stance as you double palm block down.
Photo 35: Final finished relaxed position. Take three full breaths before moving around. Learn with your eyes open and then do it always with your eyes closed.

In closing, I will give you the procedure. You are to fill a 10 inch by 10 inch canvas bag with cotton. Palm down on the bag with alternate palm strikes 7 times and then do seven alternate back hand strikes. Repeat this for one hour daily preferably at the exact same time or as close to as possible. Do the striking procedure for 500 days in a row for this level #1. Every so often through the striking procedure, add a bit of jow to rub in the hands. As the cotton gets beaten down add more from time to time.

Photo 36: Shows the palm slap on the cotton canvas bag.
Photo 37: Shows the back hand slap on the canvas bag of cotton.
Photo 38: Shows the shattering of a coconut with the right back fist; striking bag on top.
Photo 39: Shows the shattering of a coconut with the left back fist; striking bag on top of the coconut.

Go slow and do not injure yourself by getting over exuberant. The back hand strike is shown for demonstration purposes only after decades of training. Do not try that break at home. It is not even important that you break at all. Merely getting through the training safely will assure a good level 1 shattering palm.

Sincerely,
Jung Shee James Patrick Lacy
Five Elder Monk Mew Hing’s 18 Daoist Palms System of Kung Fu.

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