Alan Armstrong Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Do you use or recommend tiger balm or an equivalent product? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWx Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I use it for stiff joints and muscle injuries. Good stuff. "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulltahr Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I like the "red" tiger balm over the white one. "We don't have any money, so we will have to think" - Ernest Rutherford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoravencroft Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Tiger Balm is really nice if you got some sore muscles after a hard workout. "When I have listened to my mistakes, I have grown." ~Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR 137 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Do I go there or don’t I? Oh well...Tiger Balm and the like (Ben Gay, Flex-All 454, et al) are classified as counter-irritants. How does a counter-irritant work? It irritates the nerve endings in your skin and tricks your brain into thinking there’s a deep heating effect going on. Basically it’s like if you hurt your hand. I stomp pretty hard on your toe, then ask you if your hand hurts anymore.Don’t get me wrong, I like counter-irritants too. But they’re not heating, loosening, etc. anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 I use it for stiff joints and muscle injuries. Good stuff.I wholeheartedly concur!! **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneKickWonder Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Tiger balm is ace. One of its key ingredients is wintergreen oil, which by weight, is about 1000 times as potent as an anti inflammatory as aspirin. Sounds great but not that much of it penetrates the skin.I think there are far better products than tiger balm though. But tiger balm is 'traditional', and it's distinctive smell is like the cologne or musk of the martial artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangepair03 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I was a long time used of tiger balm, now I use battle balm. Little more expensive but I like it better. I use the demon strength one. Green tin. A punch should stay like a treasure in the sleeve. It should not be used indiscrimately.Kyan Chotoku Sensei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wastelander Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Do I go there or don’t I? Oh well...Tiger Balm and the like (Ben Gay, Flex-All 454, et al) are classified as counter-irritants. How does a counter-irritant work? It irritates the nerve endings in your skin and tricks your brain into thinking there’s a deep heating effect going on. Basically it’s like if you hurt your hand. I stomp pretty hard on your toe, then ask you if your hand hurts anymore.Don’t get me wrong, I like counter-irritants too. But they’re not heating, loosening, etc. anything.If it helps, it helps, so I don't really knock it for people who like it, but it doesn't help me at all. It irritates my skin too much, and I essentially get a chemical burn from it. Kishimoto-Di | 2014-Present | Sensei: Ulf KarlssonShorin-Ryu/Shinkoten Karate | 2010-Present: Yondan, Renshi | Sensei: Richard Poage (RIP), Jeff Allred (RIP)Shuri-Ryu | 2006-2010: Sankyu | Sensei: Joey Johnston, Joe Walker (RIP)Judo | 2007-2010: Gokyu | Sensei: Joe Walker (RIP), Ramon Rivera (RIP), Adrian RiveraIllinois Practical Karate | International Neoclassical Karate Kobudo Society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatsuShinshii Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I have used it but it doesn't seem to work for me. If I have inflammation I use white willow bark or thunder god vine. For me it works 100% better than tiger balm. The person who succeeds is not the one who holds back, fearing failure, nor the one who never fails-but the one who moves on in spite of failure. Charles R. Swindoll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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