West Coast Iron Palm Practitioners

[dfedorko@mindspring.com]

Iron Palm Practitioners -

The 8th Iron Palm conference is being held in San Francisco this year. It will be held at the Maxwell hotel from March 21 - 23, 2003. Master Brian Gray, a most controversial figure, will be heading the conference. Come to share and learn. Hope to see you there.

[herb ox]

Any word on who else is going to be there? Or where I can find more info?

[dfedorko@mindspring.com]

You can go to his website briangray.com. All the info is there. Have a good day.

[herb ox]

Thank you for your prompt reply. Sounds like an interesting event... I am a bit confused by the pricing scheme, but it seems like a good deal anyway. Initially I was bummed because I thought I missed the March 1st deadline for cheaper admission but I see I still qualify for the early bird ($99) pricing if I register before November 30, 2003.

Is Master Gray's Dit Da recipe included in the seminar?

Once again, thanks for your info.

herb ox

[dfedorko@mindspring.com]

Master Gray does give out his recipe at the conference and there will be a discussion on herbs and liniments that will be of interest. Hope to see you there. Have a good day.

[wiz cool c]

What style of kung fu did Brain Gray study?

[dfedorko@mindspring.com]

I know Master Gray is a Yang Stylist in Tai Chi Chuan and teaches Shaolin Gung Fu. Have a good day.

[fiercest tiger]

isnt his formula in his book?

what style of shaolin is it and who is his teacher....

thanks
FT

[dfedorko@mindspring.com]

The formula is in his second publication, "The Advanced Iron Palm" and the answer to your second question I cannot answer. Have a good week.

[fiercest tiger]

You cant give me an answer or you dont know the answer?

cheers
FT

[dfedorko@mindspring.com]

I don't know the answer. Have a good week.

[herb ox]

I'd be curious as well to find out Master Gray's Shaolin lineage...

[dfedorko@mindspring.com]

You can go to shaolinsan.com or correspondance@briangray.com and find out for yourselves. Have a good week.

[herb ox]

Okay, so I checked out the site - he cites learning from a friend at age 10 followed by some other friends from Bejing... but I am still curious... nowhere on the website does he list who his Sifu(s) was. So, I guess that must be why he's "Grandmaster"... since there's no one who ranks above him?

[dfedorko@mindspring.com]

I have known Master Gray for eight years and in those eight years I have seen him perform. He is the real deal. He has been teaching, at least, 40 years.

When I recommended the website to you, I wanted you to see what was going on in his kwoon. He is busy all the time. He keeps his students very active. Maybe you should get up close and personal with one of his instructors and he just might fill you in on what you desire to know.

Bottom line - lineage is not important (to me). It is what a person does, who he is and how he conducts himself. Grandmaster Brian Gray has inspired me, motivated me and given me reasons to stay in the martial arts. To put aside the "warrior" and become a "healer". Have a good day herb ox.