Chapter 130 The True Face of Traditional Martial Arts
There is a fighting coach in Europe called Victor. This person is very famous in mixed martial arts. After he came into contact with Wing Chun, he discovered the shortcomings of Wing Chun: that is, his pace is inflexible, and the midline principle is very rigid, his leg skills are few, and the ground technology is almost non-existent.
After a period of in-depth research, Victor invented a new fighting system derived from Wing Chun: his hands are more like a pair of wings, so it is called 'wing fighting'.
This kind of wing fighting is not bound by the traditional Wing Chun Fist's "middle line principle", but instead achieves the effect of defending the center line in traditional Wing Chun Fist by constantly shaking his body in actual combat and attacking at the same time. With more flexible steps to add ground technology, Victor has achieved remarkable results in the ring with this wing fighting.
Since then, "Wing Fighting" has become famous and has become a common fighting technique on the MMA ring.
However, in the country, traditional martial arts focus on "inheritance" rather than "innovation".
What are the many in China? There are many trolls! As long as someone proposes to "innovate" in a boxing technique, even if he is innovative, someone will stand up and criticize him for "being betrayal of the clan", "blindly making trouble", and "inappropriate".
Which country in the world now criticizes Bruce Lee the most? They have become gods in foreign countries, but they are scolded by trolls at home.
Bruce Lee's daughter sued others for infringement of rights and used her father's image to advertise. She even trolls said that her daughter wanted money and became famous.
These trolls can’t speak for themselves? One day someone makes money with your father’s photos. How can you be happy to see it?
Well, the trolls are basically brainless.
In addition to countless troll factors, there is another factor, which is that there are too few actual combat. There are too few competitions, and folk competitions can only be performed secretly, and you have to bear the injury yourself. It would be strange if you don’t fall.
The martial arts inheritance accepted by Yang Meng is Huang Feihu's way of killing, so the judgment of various traditional martial arts is naturally from the battlefield.
"Do you think Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is strong?" Yang Meng asked Longteng and Bai Ze.
The two nodded together: "The ground technology is indeed very strong!"
Yang Meng smiled and said, "If such people go to the battlefield, they are seeking death. How did they fight in ancient times? First, they set up a formation, and then fight one formation with the other. After the next formation, the next formation continues. Why did they fight like this? The reason is very simple. Think about it, in ancient times, there were tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people fighting each other. What is the most feared of so many people standing together? Stepping! You think, tens of thousands of people move in one direction together, and what will happen if a hundred people suddenly get nervous and rush in the opposite direction? At that time, whoever lies on the ground first dies first! And what is the strength on the battlefield at this time? Do you know Xingyiquan? Xingyiquan is derived from the shooting skills of Yue Fei and Yue family army!"
"Hmm?" Bai Ze was a little confused: "How can this boxing technique be linked to marksmanship? And it is a skill on the battlefield?"
Yang Meng smiled and said, "All traditional martial arts are passed down from the battlefield! Xingyiquan is no exception. For example, the "three-body posture" of Xingyiquan starts. The front hand defends the throat and chest, and the back hand defends the abdomen and little brother. What if you hold a spear between these two hands? Is that the best defensive posture for the spear soldiers? Then use the mud step forward to achieve an attack and defense. This is the reason why Yue's army was invincible back then! And if you try to put a Muay Thai defensive posture on the battlefield? That is looking for death!"
Bai Ze practices Muay Thai, but he gestured at the defensive posture of Muay Thai and Xingyiquan, and found that it was really as Yang Meng said.
"Master, do you say that all fighting skills are from the battlefield? Are they true or false?" Bai Ze still a little disbelief.
Yang Meng smiled and said, "What's the real thing about this? For example, Tai Chi, it is said that Tai Chi emphasizes 'a 4-two to make a big difference', and 'using force to hit strength' and 'attack fast with slowness', but how many people can really achieve this? But imagine, what if it were a sword and shield soldier on the battlefield in ancient times?"
Long Teng and Bai Ze were stunned when they heard Yang Meng's words: If Tai Chi fights with bare hands, the formulas such as "leverage force to fight force", "slow to fight fast", and "four liang to make a thousand pounds" are indeed difficult to apply, but if the sword and shield are really held by the sword and shield, and others will slash over with one knife and protect it with a shield, this is "slow to fight fast", and then use the shield to drive the opponent's weapon, which is "four liang to make a thousand pounds". Finally, taking advantage of the opponent's center of gravity to make up for it while the opponent's weapon is unstable. Isn't this "leverage force to make a thousand pounds"?
Yang Meng smiled and said, "It seems that you all have figured it out. Now, including Chen-style Tai Chi, Yang-style Tai Chi has some ground attack moves, such as the "cutting dragon" and "falling fork" in Chen-style Tai Chi, and the "undersea needle" in Yang-style Tai Chi. When watching people practice these moves, they can't figure out what the use of such moves is, but if you give these people one hand and the other hand, I guarantee that everyone will understand the function of these moves in an instant: this is the trick of breaking the gun array. Think about it, are these swords and shields heavy when facing the gun soldiers?
The lower the heart, the lower the chance of injury? These moves are all tricks to move forward with a shield and avoid the spear above, and then use a knife to attack the opponent's lower body! By the way, there is another trick in Tai Chi called "Langqiwei". What is this trick used for? Think about it! You are a sword and shield soldier. When you rushed to the opponent's gun formation, you held several spears without hesitation. At this time, your comrades can rush in and chop the meat filling? Now, "Langqiweiwei" has become a trick to hold your legs and fall. Is the effect greatly reduced?"
After hearing this, Long Teng and Bai Ze fell into deep thoughts. Duan Bowen on the side asked curiously: "Mr. Yang, according to your statement, traditional martial arts should be treated with the importance of actual combat? That's why did you let Long Teng and Bai Ze experience the current training?"
"That's right." Yang Meng nodded and said.
"But..." Duan Bowen thought for a while and said, "Mr. Yang, according to your words, all kinds of boxing techniques are derived from war. Our country has 129 traditional martial arts. Are these derived from war?"
"Not that." Yang Meng shook her head and said, "After all, not everyone has experienced war, but most of them appear from actual combat. There are also some more interesting boxing types."
"What's interesting?" Duan Bowen asked in confusion.
"For example, Changquan, known as the "Mother of Hundred Fists", is a boxing technique developed by the little hooligan fight. Well, if I say that, don't spread it, someone will definitely scold me! I said this, this is a guess!" Yang Meng said.
Duan Bowen smiled and said, "Why do you think so?" Yang Meng said, "When you understand Changquan, you will find out what are the characteristics of Changquan? First, pay attention to the technique of forearm use 'bridge hand', which is a common defensive method used in street fighting; in addition, pay attention to movement, and change the place with one punch; finally, it is the most important thing. Changquan is the one that attaches the most importance to the 'turtle' among all boxing techniques. Don't underestimate the 'turtle'. No matter what fighting skills are, it is a 'turtle' when fighting, and the 'turtle' is also the most in line with human instinct. And what are the characteristics of turtle's fist? All the power is blown out in one breath! The first few punches are very powerful, and the 'small fist punch hits the chest' at the back, and isn't this the most commonly used rogue fights?"
Duan Bowen laughed out loud: "Okay, Mr. Yang, it makes sense for you to say this. So what interesting boxing techniques are there?"
Yang Meng thought for a moment: "From my understanding, Baguazhang is also a very interesting boxing technique!"
Bai Ze, who was on the other hand, said, "Master, I'm going to say a few words. I have known friends since I was a child. We used to be in the same sports school. He practiced Baguazhang. I admit that this boxing technique has advantages. Not to mention the cumbersome techniques, the constantly wandering body makes people dizzy, but the impact force is too weak. In order to increase the impact force, he had to practice iron sand palm again to increase the attack power. Many people who practice Baguazhang do this. However, Baguazhang's body technique is flexible and cannot exert the power of iron sand palm. So now he doesn't know how to practice. Is it just a routine to participate in martial arts competitions?"
Yang Meng asked back, "Your friend grew up with you, so you should know the unique weapon of Baguazhang, right?"
Bai Ze nodded: "Of course, this is one of my friend's regular performance events, which is a pair of 'Ziwu Yuanyang Yue', also known as 'Sun Moon Qiankun Sword'. It is said that it is a weapon invented by Dong Haichuan, the founder of Baguazhang. That thing is indeed quite exquisite, and can seduce people, scratch, stab and cut. Are you saying that you need to use this pair of weapons to use Baguazhang?"
Yang Meng shook her head: "No need at all. Your understanding of Baguazhang is wrong. What type of boxing method does Baguazhang belong to? It is 'assassination punch'."
"Assassination Fist?" Bai Ze was stunned after hearing this.
Yang Meng nodded: "Why is Baguazhang focusing on body techniques and exquisite techniques? It is for assassination service. Those killers don't need "Ziwu Yuanyang Yue". Just hold two sickles in their hands! Think about it, if a killer holds two sickles and uses extremely strange body techniques to rush towards you, the two sickles are constantly attacking your neck, tendons, leg tendons, thighs and other places. When you use a knife, he has chopped you five or six swords. After you finish chopping, you want to fight back? The other person's body technique twists his attack, and then he continues to chop two sickles! What do you think the "Nine Palace Step" in Baguazhang does? To put it bluntly, it is the technique of wandering around in the crowd or in the woods to avoid the counterattack! Remember, traditional martial arts are the most important thing to focus on actual combat! And we are now using "improved" traditional martial arts that are better at performing. Is this a concept? It's not that traditional martial arts are not strong, it's our own reasons!"
At this moment, a white coat outside the door ran in excitedly and interrupted their conversation: "Young Master Long, it turned out to be out, you have no problem!"
Chapter completed!