Chapter 185: Lesson 1
"Okay, get up." Xu Feng smiled and pulled the little fat Jin Bao up.
Jin Bao asked in a slight voice: "Master, when will you teach me kung fu?"
"This..." Xu Feng thought for a while, "Your dad needs to rest now, let's go out and talk."
Hong Zhennan nodded repeatedly, "Yes! Outsiders cannot be present in teaching martial arts. Jinbao, learn from your master and never cheat!"
"I understand, dad!" Jin Bao happily followed Xu Feng away from the bedroom.
Xu Feng walked in front with his hands behind his back, looking like a famous teacher.
"Master, the practice room is there, and the direction you are heading is the restaurant." Jin Bao reminded.
Xu Feng said lightly: "I know, I want to teach you the first lesson now."
Jinbao asked seriously: "What is the first lesson?"
"Man is iron, and rice is steel."
"..." Jin Bao rolled his eyes.
Judging from his weight, he understands this principle better than Xu Feng.
"Master, just say it when you are hungry."
"It's almost noon, aren't you hungry?"
"Master, I'm hungry, too."
"Well, then eat first. Only after you have enough food can you have the strength to rest... It's wrong, only when you have the strength to practice."
"Master, why do I think you are a little unreliable?"
"Oh, why don't you change your master?"
"No, no! My dad would think I was half-hearted! It was very hard for my dad to support such a big family by himself. I have to learn the skills early and share his worries for him." Jin Bao said seriously.
Xu Feng was surprised and stopped and touched Jinbao's head, "The son is good to teach."
"Thank you, Master!"
"Let's go, have a meal first. After the meal, Master will teach you martial arts."
"good!"
The master and apprentice walked into the restaurant happily. When the chef of the restaurant saw that the young master was coming, he immediately brought the rich dishes.
The master and apprentice were not polite, and they threw their cheeks and feasted.
After eating, Xu Feng leaned on the back of the chair and burped his bulging belly.
Jin Bao also followed his appearance, leaned on the back of the chair, patting his belly and burping.
...If you have a master, you must have a disciple.
After an hour of rest, the two of them came to a separate practice room.
Xu Feng sat on the chair with a cup of herbal tea, crossed his legs, and said lightly: "Jinbao, let me see your basic skills."
"Yes, Master!"
Jin Bao took a deep breath, then stole the horse stance with one stern glance, and practiced the basic Hongquan.
Although the fist does not have much power, the punching speed is not fast enough, and it cannot constitute any damage, but the movement is extremely standard. Especially the basic skills of the waist horse are actually better than those of Xu Feng, a master.
Xu Feng looked blankly for a while and couldn't help asking, "Jinbao, how old are you this year?"
"By Master, I am almost 7 years old this year and have been practicing basic skills for 3 years."
"..." Xu Feng nodded calmly, "It's still...just make do."
Jin Bao said happily: "Master, can you teach me the tiger and crane double-shaped fist?"
Xu Feng smiled and said, "Do you actually know the tiger and crane double-shaped fist?"
Jinbao's eyes shone, "Of course I know that when I first started practicing basic skills, my dad told me about the three treasures of Hongquan. Among them, I-shaped Tiger Fist and Iron-line Fist are all inherited, but the orthodox Tiger and Crane Double-shaped Fist has not been passed down. If Master, you can teach me the Tiger and Crane Double-shaped Fist, then the three treasures of Hongquan will not disappear."
Xu Feng smiled and said, "Jinbao, I didn't expect you to be young but have a big heart."
Jin Bao asked inexplicably: "Master, are you saying I am fat?"
"No..." Xu Feng said with a smile: "It means you have ambition."
Jin Bao said happily: "Thank you, Master. Master, can you teach me martial arts now?"
Xu Feng smiled and said, "Don't be anxious. The moves of "Tiger and Crane Double-shaped Fist" are not difficult. The difficulty lies in whether you can truly understand these moves."
"I would like to ask my master for advice." Jin Bao said decently.
Xu Feng smiled and said, "Jinbao, what do you think martial arts are used for?"
Jin Bao thought about it, "Strengthen your body?"
Xu Feng smiled and said, "You can strengthen your body even when running, so why should you learn martial arts?"
Jin Bao scratched his head, "Is that... a heroic and righteous person?"
Xu Feng smiled and said, "The hero lies in the heart, not in the hardness of his fists. In the years of our country's suffering, many people with lofty ideals who do not know martial arts stood up to resist and save the people. In a broad sense, they are all the most heroes! It is not only those who hold the sword who are knights."
Jin Bao shook his head, "Then I don't know, please let the master make it clear."
Xu Feng smiled faintly and said, "Martial arts are used to kill people."
Jin Bao opened his eyes wide in surprise, "Master, this..."
Xu Feng smiled and said, "I only told you in this secret room. I wouldn't say that outside. There are many hypocritical excuses for learning martial arts, such as strengthening the body, promoting national qualities, etc., which are actually all deceitful. The essence of martial arts is to temper your own body as a weapon, so as to achieve the purpose of killing people with bare hands. In the era of cold weapons, martial arts is very important, and now it has entered the era of hot weapons, so the role of martial arts is not so obvious."
Jin Bao asked in surprise: "Master, what do you mean, your martial arts have been eliminated?"
Xu Feng shook his head, "Not! But most martial arts that mainly use beautiful routines will definitely be eliminated. In the future, fighting will develop in the direction of simple and clear moves and pursuit of strength and agility."
"Just like Western boxing?" Jinbao asked.
"Yes." Xu Feng nodded and said, "The martial arts of the Tang people were originally used to kill people. Later, they were kidnapped by various morals. The killing moves were hidden. Instead, many fancy dance moves were added to form a series of sect routines. After thousands of years of evolution, these routines have become seriously outdated."
"Why are Huang Feihong and Huo Yuanjia a master? Because they first understood this point. They reformed Hongquan and Huo Family Mistraight Fist, deleted the unpractical routines of these martial arts, leaving only the most practical moves. But this is not enough, and it must be more streamlined. It is necessary to streamline it into a martial art that can be fatal with one move, which is in line with the progress trend of the times."
"Oriental karate, taekwondo, South China Muay Thai, Western boxing, and South America Jiu-jitsu fight are all decomposed in a straightforward and neat manner. Each move is aimed at knocking down the opponent and crippling it. This is the essence of martial arts. This is also the direction that our Tang Dynasty Institute wants to reform."
"Jinbao, only when you understand this, you will not be kidnapped by so-called morality when you practice martial arts in the future, and practice some meaningless routines."
Jin Bao nodded in a slight sense of understanding. These words were still a bit difficult for him, but he kept them all in his heart and thought about them slowly.
"Master, can our Tang people's national martial arts really develop into what you said?"
"Yes." Xu Feng said with a smile.
"But in that case, there will be no characteristics of the sect? What kind of martial arts should be called?" Jin Bao asked curiously.
"…Sanda." Xu Feng said lightly.
Chapter completed!