In fact, this can be regarded as a disguised form of "survivor bias."

There is a saying: if you practice martial arts without practicing kung fu, you will become useless when you get old.

The ancients explained the importance of physical fitness in martial arts practice in concise language.

Whether it's hand-to-hand fighting or martial arts with weapons, in all martial arts, the person with stronger strength and faster speed has the absolute advantage.

In the face of overwhelming physical differences, any technique is useless.

In other words, those who are too short and too weak have no chance to grow into outstanding warriors.

Over time, most of the warriors who became famous in one place or even left their names in history were tall and strong athletes.

A further example is Miyamoto Musashi.

According to legend, Miyamoto Musashi was strong and as strong as an ox, and the heavy sword swung like flying in his hands. Ordinary people may not be able to use the blade freely when using a sword with both hands; while Miyamoto Musashi used a sword with one hand,

It can tear people's tendons and break people's bones!

A more recent example is Jin Oishi, who is known as the "Seven-foot Unparalleled One" and is currently working at the Military Academy.

The reason why this person won the awe-inspiring title of "Seven Feet Unparalleled" is very simple - because he is seven feet tall (2.1 meters)! He is terrifyingly strong! He is invincible in the world!

When Oishi was 4 years old, he learned the art of swords and spears from his grandfather. As an adult, he was seven feet tall and was born with supernatural power, able to wield a bamboo sword more than 5 feet (1.5 meters+) long.

Great swordsmen such as Chiba Shusaku, "the founder of Hoichen Itto-ryu", Okada Jumatsu, the "Shinto Muken-ryu brush", and Momoi Haruzo, the "Momoi of the position", were all defeated by Oishi Susumu's long sword.

Down.

As a result, Dashi Jin's reputation became so great that he himself gradually became arrogant and considered himself invincible.

[Note: The first place. Jumatsu Okada is known as "the strongest swordsman of the Shinto Muken-ryu"]

It was not until he was defeated by the "Sword Master" Tan Seiichiro that Oishi Susumu put away his perverseness and arrogance.

Before Oishi Susumu was defeated by Tan Seiichiro, the belief that long swords were beneficial became popular, and bamboo swords over four feet (1.2 meters) became popular in Edo.

It was not until 1855 that the shogunate set up a martial arts school. Otani Seiichiro, who served as the principal of the martial arts school, made a compromise between ancient methods and modern trends and established a length of three feet and eight inches (14 meters) as the standard.

In other words, it was not until 5 years ago that the length of bamboo swords had a recognized standard under the influence of Otani Seiichiro, Oishi Susumu and other Ichiroro men.

At this thought, Qingto couldn't help but think: Under the management and call of Otani Seiichiro, a large number of martial arts masters who admired the name of "Sword Master" gathered at the martial arts academy.

The current martial arts institute can truly be called a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, with all the talented people here!

The first and current principal of the Martial Arts School, Seiichiro Otani, the "Sword Master", Noburo Imai, "The Outstanding Talent of the Shadow Style", Tetsufune Yamaoka, the "Sword Master Zen Master", Susumu Oishi, the "Seven-foot-Unparalleled Master", and the "Sword Master"

His master disciple "Kanahara Kanyoshi" and "Almighty Sword" Yin Ting Hideaki...

All are famous names!

This group of famous warriors...especially the male Seiichiro Tanani who won the title of "Sword Master" after Ogata Yoshie and Kinoshita Genichi, even if he has "eternal talent", it is not surprising.

If you can compete with the heroes of the Kōbusuu, headed by Otani Seiichiro... you will definitely gain a lot, and the system will sound non-stop!

It's just that Qingden doesn't like the feeling of defeat.

If you lose the battle, even if you have copied a powerful talent, you will feel a knot in your heart.

Although Qingteng's martial arts prowess has long surpassed his peers, he has not been dazzled by the title of "Benevolent King".

Qingdeng didn't think that he could survive the swords of the heroes of the martial arts academy now.

Therefore, we still need to work hard! We still need to improve ourselves!

Wait until the day when you have the power to fight... you must go to the martial arts school to ask for advice!

Of course, let’s leave things to think about in the future.

Now, let’s focus all our attention on the duel in front of us!

Aoto took a deep breath and stared at Goro Ugaki opposite him.

His vision became increasingly "narrow", and in the end, all he could see was the bamboo sword in his hand and the opponent in front of him.

"Gathering God" is activated!

Aoto's momentum suddenly increased suddenly, from being "slightly at a disadvantage" to overpowering Goro Ugaki in one fell swoop!

Ugaki: "..."

Qingdeng: "..."

A sparrow flew outside the window.

Sparrow stood on the window frame, tilted his head, and stared at the two swordsmen who were confronting each other in the room.

At the same moment when the sparrow flew away——

There was a snap, and the sound of the air being cut was heard between Aoto and Ugaki Goro.

The sound was extremely rapid.

Whether the person who caused the sound in the first place was Aotobu or Ugaki Goro is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye and cannot be determined.

However, who is first and who is second is just an irrelevant question - because both of them are very fast! Even if there is a difference, it is only a slight difference!

In an instant, the two people's positions were different.

Goro Ugaki lowered his body and swung his sword across Aoto's waist, missing Aoto.

Qingden fought back, and the sword tip that he attacked from top to bottom missed the target, but it grazed Ugaki Goro's sleeve.

Judging from the results, neither of them could take advantage of this round.

However, to Zonazi and Souji who were watching the battle on the sidelines...or in the eyes of warriors with a certain amount of experience, in this seemingly drawn battle, Aomori actually had the upper hand.

One side only hit the air, while the other side hit the opponent's sleeve - it was clear at a glance which one was stronger.

"Haaahhhh!"

Ugaki Goro shouted, scraped the tatami with the soles of his feet, changed his posture, and slashed the bamboo sword diagonally downwards with a strange posture that was neither the upper nor the middle position.

Qingden stood on the spot and did not dodge - bang - the bamboo sword drew a graceful arc in the air and deflected Ugaki Goro's slash.

Ugaki Goro hugged the bamboo sword that was knocked back and took half a step back.

Taking advantage of this momentary gap, Aoto concentrated his strength on the soles of his front feet, then kicked off the ground with all his strength, and suddenly pounced towards Ugaki Goro.

While his body was "flying at low altitude" due to the forward lunge, Qingdeng lowered his bamboo sword and assumed a lower right posture.

Seeing this, Ugaki Goro quickly stepped on his feet, raised his sword in front, and hurriedly prepared to face the enemy.

The moment the two of them passed each other, Aoto's bamboo sword whizzed straight towards Ugaki Goro's chest.

The path of the sword is strange and tricky, just like a flexible leather whip.

Although Goro Ugaki raised his sword to defend, his speed was half a beat slower.

Peng!

Aoden's bamboo sword hit Ugaki Goro's chest hard.

It feels very solid.

The feeling of hitting solid muscles continuously spread to Qingdeng's palms.

Their sleeves intersect and change positions.

Aoto turned around, and just as he was making his habitual zanshin gesture... a black shadow enveloped his vision - it was Ugaki Goro's bamboo sword!

The chest injury did not seem to compromise Ugaki Goro's fighting ability.

He turned around quickly using one foot as a pivot, and used the centrifugal force of the turn to swing his sword!

Aoden had no time to dodge, so he could only raise his sword over his head and catch Ugaki Goro's bamboo sword in mid-air.

The two swords intersected and air waves flew everywhere!

Through the bamboo swords held together, Qingden saw the corners of Ugaki Goro's mouth turning up in an exaggerated manner... He looked so excited, so excited...

Although the current swordsmanship does not have detailed and scientific competition rules like the kendo of later generations, it still has many agreed-upon rules.

For example: The side with the sword in the chest will lose without a doubt.

As for the real sword duel, let alone it. Unless it is a monster with extraordinary talents, even if the person with a chest injury does not die on the spot, he is not far away from death.

Therefore, Qingdeng couldn't help but asked:

"Hey! I hit you in the chest, you should have lost, right?"

"Ah? Oh! Sorry, I forgot to explain it in advance! Our discussion will be based on my self-created 'roly-poly' system."

"'Roly-poly'? What do you mean?"

"It means that both sides are like tumblers that won't fall down no matter how much they are played with, they keep slashing at each other! Keep slashing until one of them can't stand up!"

After finishing speaking, Goro Ugaki jumped back and voluntarily quit the wrestling with Aoto.

Soon enough, just as Ugaki Goro's feet had just landed on the tatami, he jumped back and appeared in front of Aoto again in the blink of an eye.

It turns out that the outcome is not determined by one move, but until one of them collapses from exhaustion... Qingdeng felt helpless that he had been "cheated".

However, now that things have come to this, Qingdeng can no longer regret it.
To be continued...