How Do You Use Chinese Iron Balls?
Chinese iron balls, considered one of the three treasures of China, originated in Baoding, China. Twirling Baoding balls presses on acupressure points in your hand and helps to improve hand strength and dexterity. Baoding balls can either be plain steel or decorated with cloisonné patterns. The balls generally come in three sizes. Smaller balls tend to be easier to work with and to twirl and work best if you have never used Baoding balls. Hold the hand in which you would like to twirl the Baoding balls palm up. Place two balls in your palm. Use your fingers to twirl the balls in a clockwise direction. While twirling clockwise, use your thumb to prevent the balls from falling off your thumb and to direct the ball back toward your fingers. After several minutes of twirling, stop the balls and reverse the process by starting the counterclockwise motion with your pinkie. One or 2 minutes is a good starting goal. As you become more proficient with the Baoding balls, you will be able to incr
