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Dit da jow is especially useful when massaged into the skin immediately after martial arts arm or leg conditioning exercises. It is beneficial to apply dit da jow at the end of each day’s practice when the hands/arms/legs may be red from striking. This liniment heals micro-tears in the tissues and bones caused from striking exercises. Application of dit da jow accelerates the hardening of the bones and strengthening of the tissues. Over time, one will develop strong bones for harder hitting without pain and be able to withstand increased striking force from an opponent. Kung Fu instructor, Christine Nguyen makes her own special dit da jow formula specifically suited to her class. 50ml bottles of Christine's dit da jow are available at EMAA for $12. |
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Dit
Da Jow (translation: “iron strike wine” or “fall hit wine”) is an herbal
liniment typically used to treat tissue trauma such as sprains, strains, and
bruises. Although there are different kinds of dit da jow in oriental medicine
and traditional kung fu training, the type that is used in class specifically
addresses tissue trauma as well as conditioning of the bones, tendons, and
ligaments. As one practices kung fu, it is inevitable that one may suffer from
bumps and bruises. However, it is also important to use dit da jow to prevent
injury and to condition the body for exercises such as iron palm training, bag
tossing exercises, and arm/palm/leg striking practice. Dit da jow reduces pain
and swelling from soft tissue and bone trauma and prevents chi and blood
stagnation that may later cause rheumatic conditions such as arthritis and
general chronic aches and pains in the body.