Editing Iron palm (section)

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[[Image:Iron_palm.jpg|thumb|right|Canvas bag filled with gravel, used in Iron Palm training.]]

{{Chinese martial arts}}

'''Iron palm''' or '''iron hand''' ({{zh|t=鐵沙掌, 鐵砂掌 or 鐵絲掌|p=tiě shā zhǎng or tiě sī zhǎng|l=hands hard as iron yet soft as silk}}) is a body of training techniques in various [[Chinese martial arts]]. It is one of the original 72 arts of the [[Shaolin temple]]. These conditioning techniques are typically meant to condition the hands to allow a practitioner to deliver very powerful blows without injury to their hands.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lee|first=Ying-arng |year=2007|title=Iron Palm in 100 Days|publisher=Yamazato Pubns; collectors edition |isbn=1-4243-2888-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Chao|first=H.C.|year=1984|title=Complete Iron Palm Training for Self Defense|publisher=Unitrade Company; McLisa Enterprises distributor|asin=B000F97K2M}}</ref>