Q&A for How to Train Iron Fist Kung Fu

It's a way to release more pent-up power in your strike.

Yes, this would be an adequate substitute.

No, as a pillow does not provide enough resistance. If beans are too hard, use plastic.

The beans compressed in a sack is nearly tough enough to be as hard as iron. It's basically like molecules packed together to form a solid object.

You cannot learn pure kung fu from a movie. It takes years to learn.

Yes, but it needs to be firm enough to generate resistance in the striking area.

Every martial art has advantages and disadvantages. There is no superior martial art that beats all others.

Feel free to join a Kung Fu school, and take lessons from a professional.

The more pain you feel, the more you'll build up your sensitivity. You have to be willing to accept the pain for the sake of training, knowing the pain will eventually dissipate as your body adjusts.

There is no specific style called iron fist. Iron body training is a facet of Shaolin Temple Kung Fu. Styles of martial arts take a long time to master and there are many styles of Kung Fu, such as Hung Gar, Northern Mantis, Southern Mantis, Northern White Crane, Southern White Crane, Wing Chun and many others.

No, you cannot. Iron Fist is a fictional character with fictional abilities.

No, you'll just be able to give heavy blows to solid objects without feeling any pain. It takes a long time, though, it won't happen overnight.

Just about any other liniment will work fine, DDJ is just more traditional.

Baby steps. Don't go too big too fast, or you can seriously injure yourself.

You can use rice instead, you'll just need more of it because the bag is the size of a punching bag.

It takes many, many years. Mastery does not happen overnight. It is something you have to really work towards. Even then, there is always room for improvement.

It does at first, but eventually it won't because as you keep doing it, it toughens your hands.

No, you cannot. A pillow will not be hard enough to toughen your knuckles, which is the whole point of the training.

You can practice all of them at the same time, as long as you have enough time to do so.

That is a fictional ability, so it is impossible to achieve the whole glowing-hand-that-can-break-anything thing.

Those objects do not generate enough resistance, so no, they are not acceptable substitutes.

Any age, as long as you are careful. Start small -- it takes years to master kung fu.

The point is to develop on things that are solid and absorb energy. A normal punching bag will only get you so far. If you want to start with that before moving on to the mung/rice bag, I'd advise foregoing bag gloves and doing it barehanded, and making sure to use a proper dit da jow after each session.

On various websites, like Aliexpress or Wish, you can buy ball bearings for incredibly cheap. However, if you can't do that, use a bag of marbles, making sure to add sand into the bag as well.

Generally it is very good to start training at a younger age, but while you are growing, it is crucial that you do not over do it, as it will mess up your growth. But if you take it slow, you can still get iron fists within a year. For the bag, a trash bag will break easily, so you need a bag made out of some kind of fabric, and fill it with sand, beans, rice, or something similar. It is important that the bag is very hard in the end; when hitting it, it should feel almost solid. (You could also just buy a bag.)

It will take about 3 years. After 3 years, you can break various hard materials quickly. Your hand power will be similar to iron power.

A tree is another way to do this. You can try slapping the tree 100 to 200 times every day, but do not overdo it, as it might damage your hand.