Chapter 169 Eastern and Western Swordsmanship 5
In ancient times, most of the time, the main weapon of war was long spears, spears, and halberds. This was the case in China, West Asia, Europe, and Japan. In this regard, most of the martial arts passed down from all over the world have little to do with war, and are generally called "armorless martial arts".
Personal martial arts are of little use in military formations (just above the level line, that is, skilled in sword strikes, sword smearing, gun smearing, etc.), discipline and cooperation are the most important.
There is no room for the use of footwork and body skills on the battlefield.
However, due to its omnipotent, portable and easy to control, the sword exists as a sub-weapon in war and shines in fierce fighting in cities and countryside and personal defense.
Wang Hong's armor-breaking short sword is an auxiliary weapon when it comes to cold weapons, and his body skills combine the results of learning from apprenticeship. This combination of battle formation and martial arts in the field looks almost perfect, but it is only limited to individuals with the same experience, and it is difficult to promote.
The Swift Sword is a category of swords developed from the battlefield in Europe to personal use, with the main purpose of self-defense and duel.
The rules have evolved many times and have been defined as "no armor, only the first drop of blood".
The entire sword technique, even the sword body and field, is set around "let the opponent bleed first".
For this reason, the sword body became thinner and longer, and the sword holding hand was placed in front, and even the hands and sword were placed almost fixed in front of the body. This sword shape and sword holding posture were suitable for swinging the tip of the sword quickly, but it was very tiring to avoid the hand. In order to prevent the hand from being hit, the sword's guard was strengthened, which became a feature of modern European swordsmanship.
Chinese swordsmanship flexibly moves around the center of gravity of the sword and moves to avoid attacks. The attack stairs, those who avoid the solid and attack the virtual, step sideways to avoid the heavy weapon, kill the front hand, and hit the body. Those who avoid the virtual and attack the solid will chop up their poles, stick their guns in, and hit the body and hurt people. The two consider more about the threat of long-handed weapons such as long-handled weapons.
The swords that appear for duels and the fencing of modern sports basically do not care about the attacking position, as long as the opponent can bleeding, it is fine wherever it can be. In order to make the sword pierce the opponent as fast as possible, the hand holding the sword should not move as much as possible. Of course, the shape of the sword protects one's own hands while also limiting the movement of the hands.
China has almost no tradition of one-on-one fair duel among the people. The need for sword-like short-sword soldiers is to defend themselves and act as sub-weapons on the battlefield or as main weapons together with shields. It emphasizes more lethality. The center of gravity of the sword is relatively high and the movement of the wrist is very rich.
If you can't kill the enemy, the function of the sword can be like a small pistol equipped with a senior officer, and you can give yourself a family (in the later stages of Chinese swordsmanship, the deeds of killing people with swords are better than wiping your neck).
The swordsman holding the swift sword ended up.
His name is Alvalo, he is not tall and has a flexible and fast style.
After seeing Wang Hong and the long swordsman Donatro for several rounds, he thought to himself that if you can't get the first, you'll kill twice.
Double kill means that I stab the opponent's throat, but the opponent does not defend at all. I slash my abdomen at the same time. There is no interference in the attack lines between the two sides and the speed is similar. The two die together and die together.
The issue of death is one of the most core issues of all swordsmanship.
Those who face sharp blades against ten in the movie are fake. In the duel at the secondary weapon level (short weapons), it is difficult to escape even one-on-one. The damage of the Big Sword Team has long proved this.
When the weapons are relatively short, the speed of chopping (going to the outside line) and stabbing (going to the center line) is almost the same, so in European duels, double kills often occur: one is the problem of different offensive routes in the front, and the other is that the movement after being stabbed is still continuing.
Facing a desperate opponent, no matter how high a master is, it is easy to fail.
"The Swordsman of the British Empire" records a naval lieutenant colonel with unparalleled swordsmanship. He fought with people several times without any damage. After going to India to serve, he lost his hand. Others asked him how you could get injured with your swordsmanship. He said that he met a Ceylon man, and he used a saber to slash at the opposite head. Normal people's reaction should be to return to the sword to defend, so that he could make fake moves to cut the opponent's gap, but the Ceylon man didn't care about his knife at all and slashed towards the lieutenant colonel, so he could only block with his hands.
In the field of swords, you can not get hit like a punch or a foot, and no matter how large the scale is, you can still die if you are cut by a knife. Especially in the era of underdeveloped medical technology, you may be infected by internal bleeding and infection by being stabbed by a casually, and you will die directly.
So in ancient times, after surviving the True Sword duel three or four times, you can go out and say that you are a master.
This is just the opposite in modern swordsmanship competitions. Anyway, both sides can't die. Everyone wears protective gear and holds safety weapons. So why are you afraid of death? Bold double kills!
Therefore, the core of all mainstream game rules is to solve the judgment of double kills and consecutive hits.
Alvalo made this idea.
At the order of the temporary referee, the two began to test each other.
Testing before the attack is very important. With one or two tests, you can infer the opponent's grasp of the sense of distance, how will he react when he attacks, and even observe the opponent's habitual movements.
During the sword fight, many times, a short sword exchange will be used to kill the opponent directly or will hurt the opponent's head, shoulders, hands, legs and other parts. Even just a slight drag damage may cause the opponent to be in a serious disadvantage in the next sword exchange.
When Wang Hong faced this thin and long sword, he couldn't figure out the way. Judging from the sword system, he could know that the sword's slashing speed was fast and the attack line was difficult to predict. However, he could not think of a suitable response method for a moment, and could only move slowly horizontally.
Alvalo adjusted his pace in the direction of Wang Hong's rotation.
But without any chance, he suddenly stabbed out with a sword, and halfway back the sword.
It is very difficult for ordinary people to do this, which also shows Alvalo's real skills in swordsmanship.
He has multiple benefits to doing this. People who are scared, seduced, and demonstrated their strength. People who are not at the same level often reveal some flaws, while people at high levels may fall into his trap when they fight back.
Wang Hong was ready and fought back before Lajian fell, but Alvalo took back the sword halfway, making his predictions empty, so he continued to move sideways without being moved.
Seeing that Alvalo didn't see anything, he made this vicious move again.
He did not do it once, but immediately after closing the trend.
After Wang Hong felt the speed of the sword, his toes moving horizontally retreated slightly two inches.
After two false attacks, Alvalo shook the tip of the sword. When Wang Hong changed his steps, his feet were still in the air, suddenly a real thrust and the tip of the sword flew straight towards Wang Hong's forearm.
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Each chapter says: The following points can be used to measure the indicators of health exercise: enter into tranquility, relax the spirit, relax the body, take deep breaths (4 or 5 times per minute), and promote circulation (increase the heart rate). Yoga can achieve the first four points, and Tai Chi and standing can barely reach five points.
Chapter completed!