There must be roots in practicing boxing, and there must be roots in life. Where is the root of being a human being? In the heart, the heart is the root of a man! What is a righteous heart? A righteous heart is first of all to believe in righteousness, to believe in people's words, to be faithful, to be loyal to others and not to deceive; second, to be virtuous, to cultivate self-cultivation, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom. To be a man, we must have morality, and to practice martial arts, we must have martial virtues.

Where is the root of boxing? First of all, it is on the soles of the feet, and you have to sink down to be able to get grounded. Standing on the fist pile is the first step of the root of the tree. This step is hard work, to endure years of hard work, just like planting a tree, the seeds are sown, not a day or two can grow into a towering tree, must go through a long dark period in the soil, grow sprouts, break the ground, in order to enjoy the sunshine and rain, in order to continue to thrive.

Therefore, Ye Heng pulls the Yun brothers and sisters to practice the pile every day, this step is the most boring and boring, and it is also the most polished, not speculative, nor fast, to come solidly, after practicing for a long time, the waist strength is gradually rising, the leg strength is gradually enough, the ankles are strong, and then practicing boxing, the natural tiger is vigorous, tossing and turning, and acting like the wind. If you do this, you will get started. And this step is also a stage where many beginners are easy to retreat, because they can't bear this hardship, and because it's too boring, so as a teacher, appropriate supervision and encouragement are necessary.

After completing this step, Xi Wu can be regarded as having a root, but this root can only be rooted in one place, so this root is called a dead root. A tree can live if it is rooted in one place, but a person who practices martial arts is rooted in one place and dies in the same form. On the contrary, the tree is dead, the person is alive, and the martial arts or the enemy is to move, your roots must also move, rooted in a place can only be passively beaten, so it is the dead root, the dead root is revived, only really have a root, this is called a living root.

The so-called living root means that where the steps are, the roots are there, the footwork changes at any time, the center of gravity changes at any time, the movements are flexible, and they are firm at all times. One step to the ground, solid as a rock, tossing and turning, step by step to take root. But it should be noted that this living root does not mean that every step of the stiffness falls firmly, and the horn of the stomping ground is not rooting, it is a broken root, there is no room for maneuver, and it is not advisable to cut off one's own back road. If you want to master the living roots, the most fundamental thing is to cultivate the root strength.

What is the root strength? The root strength is to fall down in one step, to leave room for walking, like walking on thin ice, not to step too solidly, smash out a big hole to drop yourself down, but to sink in the light, just in the soft, the step has merit, the step is like the wind, every step does not leave the yin and yang, the law transforms the virtual and the real. Living root is to use flexibly, and the essence is on a "live" word.

Theories say so much, but they are all on paper, and they must be implemented in practice before they can be regarded as their own things. Therefore, after Ye Heng led the Yun brothers and sisters to stand on the pile for half an hour every day, he began to practice footwork. Martial artists who practice boxing all understand a truth, which is called boxing is easy to walk. And this principle is adapted to almost any set of martial arts, whether it is practicing boxing, or practicing swords, or cultivating swords and dancing guns, body movement is the key. If you have a solid footwork, you can only get twice the result with half the effort if you practice the moves.

Look at one step first, and then look at the hand. Those real killing skills, killing one person in ten steps, and not leaving a line for thousands of miles, are not only outstanding for the sharpness of the shot, but more importantly, the cooperation of footwork and body method. And the game between square inches is more dangerous, such as street fighting, if the footwork can't be used, shrink your hands and feet, even if you have great skills, a martial arts dominate the world, but you can't show it, and you are unlucky in the end. Therefore, the roots of the tree must be alive and the root strength must be stable. In the open place, the dragon and the tiger leap, between the narrow, retract and release freely, to this step, at least has reached the realm of Dacheng.

Practicing martial arts has a root, just like a high-rise building has a foundation, although there is no skyscraper, there is a momentum of building a fortress. Therefore, at the root of the tree, not only the Yun brothers and sisters have to practice hard every day, but Ye Heng himself is also working hard, and he has to guide the two of them from time to time.

Although the Yun brothers and sisters are not very old, they have a tenacious and unyielding tenacity. I practiced sweating every day, even if my tired legs and feet were numb and panting like a cow, I never shouted that I was tired, which made Ye Heng admire in his heart.

It seems that the two of them learned martial arts from Ye Heng, not on a whim, not just to be fresh, and to throw it aside after the interest, but to really learn with their hearts. After practicing every day, I have to ask Ye Heng some questions, such as how to be strong and flexible in the change of footwork

How to release the power when turning around, etc., many of them were questions that Ye Heng had not carefully pondered before.

Therefore, if you are a threesome, there must be my teacher, and the disciple's questions made Ye Heng feel enlightened from time to time, and he suddenly felt that he was asking, but it was like a good teacher guiding the way, so that Ye Heng often gained a lot. The relationship between the three is really a teacher and a friend, and they make progress together.

On this day, while the three of them were practicing, the woman came with two horses, one of which was red and colorless, and it was Huoyun. As soon as he saw his beloved horse, Ye Heng immediately rushed forward, as if he had seen an old friend who had been separated for many years, hugged Huoyun's neck, leaned tightly in his arms, and was speechless with excitement. Huoyun was also excited, hissed, jumped with four hooves, shook up his long ponytail, leaned desperately into Ye Heng's arms, and stretched out his tongue to lick Ye Heng's cheek.

"Brother Ye Heng, your horse is so beautiful!" The Yun brothers and sisters also ran over here, and Yun Yiyao shouted as she ran, "Brother Ye Heng, can you let me ride it?"

Running closer, Yun Yiyao stretched out her hand and touched Huoyun's head, Huoyun did not dodge, and let Yiyao touch it. Yi Feng also touched the head of Huoyun twice, and then looked at the horse in the woman's hand. This is a brown and yellow horse, tall and mighty, solemn, slightly higher than the fire cloud, and the fire cloud is better in the body is beautiful, the lines are smooth, it can be said that each has its own merits, all are one in a thousand thousand horses.

Ye Heng successively hugged Yun Yiyao and Yun Yifeng on Huoyun's back, led the horse and took them around, and the two of them couldn't keep their mouths together. After turning for a while, seeing that the two of them could sit firmly, he handed the reins to Yun Yifeng's hands and let them ride, and then turned back to the woman's side.

"Thank you sister for helping me take care of Huoyun, I thought it had an accident, it's really nice to see it appear in front of me!" Ye Heng thanked him from the bottom of his heart.

"You're welcome. However, your horse is really full of spirituality, and you have been by your side since you fell unconscious, and if it weren't for it, we wouldn't have found you, so as to help you save a little life. The woman said, "This horse is definitely a good horse, with affection and righteousness, and does not let anyone come near, and knows that I saved you, but lets me ride it, do you think it is very clever?"

Ye Heng didn't expect that Huoyun still had such a side, and he was even more moved in his heart, and replied: "Huoyun is indeed very smart!"

"Ye Heng, how are you recovering from your injuries? It's been too long to delay here, we have to leave for another place, are you leaving alone, or are you going with us?" the woman asked suddenly. Although she had warned Ye Heng before to let him heal his injuries and leave on his own, Ye Heng's injuries could not be cured in the short term, so when she asked this, the implication was self-evident, but the words were cold and did not show any emotion.

Ye Heng was stunned for a moment, he hadn't thought about this question before, thought about it for a while, and replied: "Sister, I'll go with you, my current situation, I'm not afraid of your jokes, if I leave you, I guess I won't survive." ”

Seeing that the woman didn't reply, Ye Heng hurriedly said pitifully: "Sister, don't worry, I will take care of myself and won't cause you trouble." If there is anything I need to do, just ask, you must do the work of dogs and horses, sister, you can take me!"

Maybe it was because the woman softened after listening to Ye Heng's words, or she didn't plan to let him go, so the woman said: "We can follow us, but we don't raise idlers, understand?"

Ye Heng didn't understand what the woman meant, he agreed, and immediately took the reins from the woman's hand diligently, and told Yun Yifeng to come together, and the three of them helped the two horses brush and wash their bodies by the stream, and they were very busy. It didn't take long for the two horses to become more colorful. After that, the three of them began to play, sometimes frolicking in the water, sometimes amusing around the horses, and the woman in the distance watched the three of them play together, showing a rare shallow smile.

"Sister, let's go into the city, find a blacksmith's shop, I want to give two horses horses, their hooves are so worn, if they are not maintained, they will be broken, in that case, the good two horses will be ruined." After Ye Heng went ashore, he helped the two horses check it, and found that the horses' hooves were seriously damaged, and he came to the woman and said with great distress.

I think the woman didn't know anything about the maintenance of horses, and she patronized the ride, but she didn't pay attention to the horses at all

The condition of the horse, otherwise it would not have damaged the horse's hooves to such an extent.

The woman glanced at the horse, immediately understood what Ye Heng meant, immediately turned around, led the way in front of her head, and did not forget to remind: "Yifeng, go and clean up the things in the broken house, we are leaving." ”

Yun Yifeng answered, slipped out of the smoke, and it didn't take long for him to follow. The four men led the horses out of the mountains, and soon came to a small town under the guidance of the woman.

The residents of the town all pointed out and praised the two horses of such a divine horse, after all, the Yun brothers and sisters were child-like, and when they heard the remarks, they were very proud, holding their heads high, full of spirit.

The four of them walked around the town for half an hour, and finally settled on a blacksmith shop. There are four people in this shop, and the two masters each bring an apprentice, and the masters work together to create various utensils, and the apprentices help with chores.

"Master, is there a good fine iron here? I'm going to make a few horseshoes. Ye Heng asked.

"Yes, the best fine iron in the town is here!" a bald old man replied, his voice was loud and full of confidence, "Dazhi, go and take out our treasured fine iron, let this little brother pass by!" A sturdy young man behind him answered and went to the back room to rummage, and after a while, he walked out holding a large piece of iron weighing dozens of catties in both hands.

Ye Heng stepped forward to check, it was indeed the best fine iron, and he couldn't help but sigh: "I really didn't expect that there is the best fine iron in this remote town, master, you make a price, I want this piece of fine iron." ”

"Little brother, today is for the sake of the face of your two divine horses, the old man and I just took out the materials at the bottom of the box, you only keep enough to make the horseshoe, and I still have to store the rest, do you think it?" said the bald master with a little embarrassment.

"It's me who is abrupt, just according to what the master said. Ye Heng smiled: "But there is a reluctant request below, my horseshoe wants to make it myself, I wonder if I can borrow your stove for use?"

The four people in the blacksmith shop looked at it at the same time, such a request was not something that no one had ever mentioned, and generally those who dared to make such a request were highly skilled craftsmen, and they didn't believe that Ye Heng could achieve such a high level of skill.

"It's okay to borrow it from you, but if the material is damaged, you will pay for it at your own expense, and besides, the price will have to be repaid tenfold!" said another unkempt master coldly.

"If it's damaged, why pay ten times the original price, why pay ten times?

"Little girl, you don't understand, each line has its own rules, there are no rules, it is not a square circle!" The bald master laughed twice and explained: "If it is an ordinary material, it is useless to damage it, and you can pay according to the price; ”

"What are the special rules?" Yun Yifeng couldn't help but ask curiously.

The bald master touched the sweat on his head, picked up the big bowl next to him and drank a few sips, and then said: "Little brother asks to build it himself, this is the distrust of us who strike iron, it is not good, it will be thought by others that we are not proficient in learning, and the level cannot meet the requirements of customers.

When the four of them heard this explanation, they naturally understood, Ye Heng was just about to speak out, but the bald master waved his hand to stop it, and then said: "Therefore, if the construction fails, even if it is a breath of depression in the heart, and charge more fees as a punishment, are you right?" Without waiting for the four to answer, the old master continued: "This second one plays a warning role. This top material is not easy to come by, can not be easily squandered, many top materials can no longer be found when they are used up, so we must be careful, economical use, and tell you the rules of the industry in advance, that is, you must know that you can't be willful, even if we don't do this business, we can't watch the good materials destroy in our eyes, understand?"

At this point, where can I not understand, everyone's eyes invariably fell on Ye Heng, everyone wanted to know whether Ye Heng was acting recklessly, or if he did have extraordinary skills.

Now that Ye Heng's words have been spoken, does he want to repent of his mistakes, or insist on building it himself?