Wan Jin Yao

Wan Jin Yao is the ancient popular Okinawan Dit Da Jow used for training in Goju Ryu, Shito Ryu and Shotokan and is called Yi Yao Jia Zhi Wan Jin in Chinese, loosely translated means “medicine worth 10 thousand pieces of gold”.

The name has been shortened and is referred to as “Wan Jin Yao”. In Japanese it is translated to “Kin yori yakuyō-chi”.

What makes Wan Jin Yao so special is its ability to toughen and harden the Hands, Forearms, and Shins. When training on the Makiwara or Kotekitae training (Forearm Training) this liniment is very important.

Morio Higgaonna Sensei 10th Dan used Win Jin Yao prior to all Makiwara and Ishi Toreningu(Stone Training)training, he attributed his use of Win Jin Yao as the reason he suffered no ill effects from years of brutal hand conditioning.

Makiwara Training

Okinawan gojuryu master Seikichi Toguchi liked to point out, that Makiwara training is essential to develop a powerful, focused punch that can be delivered without creating unnecessary tension in the arm.

Makiwara training is more for strengthening the wrists than creating calluses and big knuckles but that is what happens with continued intense training. To prevent future hand problems it essential to use Win Jin Yao before and after contact training.

This is also very useful prior to and after Tan (Barbell) training, this is a very tough workout on the arms and forearms so using Wan Jin Yao really helps with the conditioning process. This should only be practiced after years of training as it is very difficult.

Wan Jin Yao In Kit Form

Wan Jin Yao is finally available to all that wish to benefit their training in a herbal kit form where it can be prepared at home. This simple but practical and economical way allows you to have a large supply of this liniment at home with a tremendous cost savings. Generally this liniment can cost upwards of $50.00 per 4oz bottle.

The Wan Jin Yao herb pack will produce 144 ounces of liniment, all that is required is a 5 liter glass jar with an airtight lid and 3- 1.75 liter bottles of Vodka. Any brand Vodka you find on sale is more than adequate. If you were to purchase 144 ounces of liniment at $50.00 per 4 ounces that comes to roughly $1800.00.

The herb kit is available for only $89.99 on sale, add in the cost of the jar and Vodka and you can see the excellent cost savings.

Wan Jin Yao and Okinawan Dit Da Jow are one and the same and is sometimes confused with Japanese Dit Da Jow but they are distinctly different with Japanese Dit Da Jow being more like Tiger Balm and not as effective when it comes to healing and conditioning.

Win Jin Yao is  for primarily two functions: one is stopping pain associated with training and the second was to heal and condition the various parts of the body.These functions are discussed below. Wan Yin Yao is stronger than conventional Japanese Dit Da Jow and is the Jow of choice in many schools.

Origins Of Wan Jin Yao

Wan Jin Yao originated in Okinawa by way of China and then over time worked its way to the mainland, writings of Chinese Herbal Medicine for healing injuries was published in the Bubishi or the Karate Bible and the Shaolin Bronze Man book. These writings showed a variety of recipes for healing the body from injury using Chinese herbs.

So if you want to speed up healing and conditioning when it comes to contact training consider adding Wan Jin Yao to your training arsenal. If you want to read how to have hands of stone in 100 days read this article.