Also known as: iron hand, 鐵沙掌, 鐵砂掌, 鐵絲掌 (from the cited Wikipedia lead)
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Iron palm or iron hand (Chinese: 鐵沙掌, 鐵砂掌 or 鐵絲掌; pinyin: tiě shā zhǎng or tiě sī zhǎng; lit. '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.
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Iron Palm (아이언 팜) — verified Korean film. Released 2002-04-19.
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Original language: Korean
Origin: Shaolin temple
Purpose: condition the hands to allow a practitioner to deliver very powerful blows without injury to their hands
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Wikipedia lists the Korean name as Iron palm; KoreaAPI uses 아이언 팜 (chosen by source authority).
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What is Iron Palm?
Iron palm or iron hand (Chinese: 鐵沙掌, 鐵砂掌 or 鐵絲掌; pinyin: tiě shā zhǎng or tiě sī zhǎng; lit. (Wikipedia lead; name cross-verified via Wikidata Q16167587 2026-08-31 14:17 UTC; Wikipedia Iron palm 2026-08-31 14:17 UTC; TMDB 402590 2026-08-31 14:17 UTC, as of 2026-08-31, via KoreaAPI).
When was Iron Palm released?
Iron Palm was released in 2002-04-19 (verified via Wikidata Q16167587 2026-08-31 14:17 UTC; Wikipedia Iron palm 2026-08-31 14:17 UTC; TMDB 402590 2026-08-31 14:17 UTC, as of 2026-08-31).
What is Iron Palm's original language?
Iron Palm — Original language: Korean (verified via Wikidata Q16167587 2026-08-31 14:17 UTC; Wikipedia Iron palm 2026-08-31 14:17 UTC; TMDB 402590 2026-08-31 14:17 UTC, as of 2026-08-31).
What is Iron Palm's origin?
Iron Palm — Origin: Shaolin temple (verified via Wikidata Q16167587 2026-08-31 14:17 UTC; Wikipedia Iron palm 2026-08-31 14:17 UTC; TMDB 402590 2026-08-31 14:17 UTC, as of 2026-08-31).
What is Iron Palm's purpose?
Iron Palm — Purpose: condition the hands to allow a practitioner to deliver very powerful blows without injury to their hands (verified via Wikidata Q16167587 2026-08-31 14:17 UTC; Wikipedia Iron palm 2026-08-31 14:17 UTC; TMDB 402590 2026-08-31 14:17 UTC, as of 2026-08-31).
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