frightfiction Chapter 737 What is Chinese Martial Arts?
Chapter 737 What is Chinese Martial Arts?
After a simple breakfast, the two chatted for more than an hour. Lu Cheng got more information about Chinese martial arts from Tang Zichen, and Tang Zichen also found that Lu Cheng was indeed self-taught and had his own opinions on many things.
Chinese martial arts originated from the military. They are only about killing the enemy, not performing, only using killing skills.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the "Eight Breaking Swords" of the 29th Army's Big Sword Team, which made the enemy tremble in fear, came from the famous martial artist Ma Fengtu.
Ma Fengtu inherited his family's skills of Pi Gua and Bajiquan, and later received guidance from other famous martial artists. He mastered the essentials of Bajiquan. He also founded the "Chinese Martial Arts Association" with the sharpshooter Li Shuwen and others, hoping to integrate the various schools of kung fu to strengthen the country and the race.
It was precisely because of the mutual exchanges and inheritance among the famous martial arts masters during the Republic of China period that Chinese martial arts flourished.
However, the advent of the firearms era dealt a heavy blow to the development of Chinese martial arts.
Cheng Tinghua, a famous martial artist and Baguazhang master at the time, encountered a group of German soldiers armed with muskets and had a conflict with them. While avoiding the muskets, he jumped onto the roof, but his braid became entangled in tiles and he was eventually killed by the foreigners' gunfire.
Cheng Tinghua's death also made people at that time very disappointed in Chinese martial arts. It was like the invincible Lu Bu was killed by a group of miscellaneous soldiers with muskets.
Afterwards, many dignitaries fired those martial arts masters who served as their guardians, and the once popular martial arts masters also began to fall into decline.
After experiencing the turbulent times, the national martial arts became increasingly weak in the era of peace and prosperity.
After all, Confucians disrupt laws with their writings, while knights violate laws with their martial arts. People who practice martial arts are hot-blooded and more likely to act impulsively and cannot stand humiliation. Once they get angry, they may kill people out of anger.
Nowadays, Chinese martial arts have completely declined. Most ordinary people don’t even know that Chinese martial arts exist, and think that the so-called traditional martial arts are just fancy tricks, and are not as popular as some foreign taekwondo and karate.
On the contrary, overseas, there are still many Chinese who insist on passing on Chinese martial arts, and even combine Chinese martial arts with firearms to form a powerful fighting force.
Compared to Tang Zichen, Lu Cheng had mostly experienced ancient wars, wielding a spear and riding a horse, moving freely among thousands of troops. The killing skills he had accumulated were more direct.
It is also because of this that Lu Cheng's fighting skills are very different from Tang Zichen's.
In ancient battlefields, except for a few cases where generals were needed, most of the fighting was against ordinary soldiers, and the battles usually lasted for a long time, so physical strength had to be allocated well. Every move had to be fast, accurate, and ruthless, while also saving as much energy as possible in order to cope with long battles.
The battles that Tang Zichen experienced were much smaller in scale, but he had to face various firearms and often encountered masters of the same level. Therefore, he needed some powerful moves that could turn the tide of the battle at a critical moment.
The techniques and ideas of these two fighting styles are caused by different environments and there is no difference between them.
Lu Cheng has the richest life experience. He has charged into battle on the ancient battlefield, served as a special forces soldier in modern society, and even experienced the War of Resistance against Japan. He has experience in all aspects. Just after a fight and communication with Tang Zichen, he learned many of the other party's experience and skills.
It was past seven o'clock when Lu Cheng looked at the time and suddenly said, "Ms. Tang, I'm very happy to meet you today. Why don't you leave your contact information so that we can continue chatting later? I'm about to go to class here, so I'll go to school first."
Tang Zichen was stunned when he heard this, and then he said, "Do you want me to see you off?"
"No, I can just ride my bike."
Tang Zichen didn't come back to his senses until Lu Cheng went away. He then took out his phone and dialed a number: "Alan, check this person for me. His name is Lu Cheng, and he is..."
When Tang Zichen returned to his residence, he received an email from his subordinates. After opening the computer and reading it, he still found it hard to believe: "Could it be that he is really a high school student? But how could there be such a high school student?"
In the previous exchanges, Tang Zichen also learned a lot. Although she did not see through Lu Cheng's true colors, she did not sense any hostility. This kind of communication was beneficial to both parties, and there was no reason to refuse.
Because he had recently disrupted the US plan in Africa, Tang Zichen has been targeted by the CIA and may be in danger at any time. He doesn't know whether he can survive in the future.
Therefore, an important reason why Tang Zichen came to the mainland this time was to take the opportunity to pass on his national martial arts.
If I could leave my inheritance to this mysterious Lu Cheng, it might be a good choice. I just don't know if he would like it.
Thinking of this, Tang Zichen has decided to stay in S City for the time being and observe Lu Cheng more.
In the next few days, Tang Zichen would wear sportswear and go to the park behind Lu Cheng's community at five o'clock every morning.
Lu Cheng would also show up on time at five o'clock every day. The two of them would spar with each other, exchange martial arts concepts, learn from each other, and promote each other.
As they talked more, the topic gradually deepened. Tang Zichen also explained the essence of the various schools he had learned, such as Xingyi, Tai Chi, Bagua, etc., and provided a lot of very useful dry goods.
It is said that true transmission can be conveyed in one sentence, while false transmission requires thousands of books.
The core points of many martial arts principles are usually highly summarized. Once you understand them thoroughly, you have achieved them.
It is worth mentioning that because Wang Chao missed the first day, he did not see Tang Zichen practicing martial arts, so he naturally did not get up an hour earlier every day and run to the park to peek. He also completely missed the opportunity to see the national martial arts.
This is how life works. An accidental encounter or a random choice can lead to a drastic change in your destiny.
In the blink of an eye, seven or eight days had passed. Early in the morning of this day, it was the weekend. When Lu Cheng came to the park again, he saw Tang Zichen was already waiting there, but he had not practiced boxing.
With just one glance, Lu Cheng could tell that Tang Zichen was injured: "Are you injured? Shot in the left shoulder?"
"It's okay. I encountered three flies yesterday and got hit accidentally. It's just a minor injury. It will be healed in two days."
In fact, when Tang Zichen returned home last night, he was besieged by three top killers in the underground parking lot. One of the most powerful gunmen fired four shots at Tang Zichen with a revolver. Tang Zichen dodged the first three bullets but was hit in the shoulder by the fourth bullet.
However, Tang Zichen mobilized his shoulder muscles at that time, and used the power of his muscles to knock out the bullet as if he was shooing away a fly, and killed the three murderers.
For Tang Zichen, who has already reached the marrow refining realm, this injury is indeed a minor one, and he doesn't even need to put on a Band-Aid.
However, after being injured, the originally perfect and seamless energy leaked out a little, which was very obvious in the eyes of Lu Cheng, the medical saint.