I would like to find out what the exact damages would be. Yes, we no longer have raiding bandit parties to worry about. Now, we have drunken cowboys and rednecks trying to jump us, pin us, and hit us all over because they don't like the looks of us....opps, sorry...that is one of my experiences...hehe.
The Shaolin still practice the same techniques of old as far as I know. In class we do simular things like taking a non-full force punch in the stomach to practice breathing out when punched....that sort of thing.
I know that I would like to be able to take a punch better. I know this has all kinda of today's world advantages. So, is there a right way and wrong way to do it? I know by taking it easy and being carefull with iron fist training the calouses don't develop, but my hands are stronger and don't hurt when I punch tough things because I apply the 'Jow and take things slow and easy and give them time to heal... So, is it not the same with iron body?