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Chapter 145: Tai Chi Competition

At seven o'clock in the evening, two red banners hung down on both sides of the gate of the gymnasium of Agricultural University:

"I wish the National Agricultural University a success in the 1995 Autumn Games"

"I wish the first official competition of Tai Chi Tui Hand Exercise a success"

A row of colored spotlights temporarily installed in front of the gymnasium illuminates the entire gymnasium in a colorful way, and the passionate athletes' march drives everyone who passes by the gymnasium, which makes people feel surging.

The stadium was full of people, and the stands that can accommodate more than 3,000 spectators were already nearly eighty percent full. Unlike every sports meeting, when each department is seated in different divisions, this Tai Chi push hand competition is not divided into areas, and all the spectators are free to enter and sit. At this time, the game has not yet begun, and everyone talks and laughs together, and through the reflection of the curved roof, a huge roar is formed.

At the middle end of the gymnasium, a background wall was built, and on the red wall was a huge yin-yang fish pattern, as well as two golden Lishu characters: Tai Chi.

A row of tables is placed in front of the background wall, covered with a large red tablecloth, to form a podium. At this time, the guests, composed of celebrities in the Tai Chi world and school leaders, took their seats on the rostrum one after another.

Xu Ying, the chief announcer of the school's radio station and the famous school flower of the Department of Social Sciences, as the host of the opening ceremony, wore a purple cheongsam and walked to the front of the stage: "The autumn breeze is cool, and the osmanthus flowers are fragrant, which is the season when we welcome new students once a year." This year, our school not only welcomed new students, but also ushered in a new competition in the school sports meeting, which is the competitive Tai Chi push hand competition. ”

Tian Chuan made a guest appearance as the male host and commentator, and said: "The Tai Chi Pusher Competition is not only a new competition for our school, but also a new competition in the entire competitive sports world. ”

Next, the opening ceremony was carried out according to the routine of general sports competitions, the principal Gong Minggang announced the opening, raised the national flag, played the national anthem, and the only purple-level senior, Sun Zhenying, the head of the Sun style, spoke.

And then there's a different kind of link. Since Tai Chi Tuishang is a brand new sport, most of the students and teachers as the audience do not understand the rules of the game, so Tian Chuan briefly explained the rules of the game for everyone, and at the end, Tian Chuan said: "The rules of the game have been roughly introduced, and it is estimated that many people do not understand it, but it doesn't matter, in the later games, I will explain it to you, and then learn more about this recommended sport through the explanation." ”

Then the game began. The competition is a compound knockout system, after the draw, a one-on-one match, the winner advances, the loser plays another round, the winner also advances, which means that only a quarter of the participants are eliminated in the first round, and then the game is a simple knockout.

The divisions are played intersecting, starting with the men's middleweight heats and then the divisions in turn. Due to the fact that the Tai Chi Tui Hand Movement was only carried out in the Agricultural University for a short period of time, the overall level of the contestants was not high, and most of the contestants who signed up for the competition were members of the Tai Chi Association, and the relationship between victory and defeat was basically within Tian Chuan's expectations. But there were still two dark horses in the race.

In the men's middleweight competition, a classmate named You Guoshan, who has a decent Yang-style boxing method, has obviously worked hard for many years, and several members of the association who have faced him are not his opponents, and he directly entered the finals, against Zhang Jianzhong. Zhang Jianzhong has been practicing the competition routine, and only began to learn to push hands after joining the association, and his strength is not strong. However, his familiarity with the routines has greatly deepened his comprehension of Taijiquan, and his pusher skills have improved rapidly, and he has been able to walk with Zeng Wenxuan for a few rounds. But in this final, he was still suppressed by You Guoshan and had no choice, and at the end of the three games, he lost 4-11.

Another dark horse appeared in the women's middleweight division, and a female classmate who practiced Chen-style boxing turned out to be an authentic Chen-style successor. This female classmate's name is Huang Shuyuan, her boxing skills are calm and atmospheric, she met Zeng Wenxuan in the semifinals, and the two fought 12 draws after three rounds of games, and finally scored first in the overtime, eliminated Zeng Wenxuan, and finally won the championship.

In addition, there are some students who have signed up for the competition who are not practicing Tai Chi, some are practicing other boxing techniques or fighting events, and some have not officially practiced martial arts at all, and simply come to join in the fun. These Tai Chi laymen are generally restrained by the rules of the game and the perverted gloves of the game, and at most they only hold on until they reach the quarterfinals and are eliminated.

Tagawa did not participate in the game and has been dutifully working as a commentator on the sidelines. After last night's preparation, coupled with his familiarity with Tai Chi, there were basically no major mistakes in his commentary. Later, he had mastered some of the techniques of commentary, explaining the rules involved in the game and the techniques used by the players on both sides very clearly. According to Li Tianlai, he is barely a qualified commentator.

The competition was over, the process was very smooth, and Tagawa invited the guests and school leaders to award awards to the contestants who achieved the rankings.

Throughout the competition, there were no surprises except for the two strongest fighters in the Taijiquan Association who unexpectedly failed to win the men's and women's middleweight divisions.

Jingcheng TV recorded the whole process of the competition, and after the competition, interviewed a number of players and guests.

In an interview with Zeng Wenxuan, the reporter asked her about not making it to the finals, Zeng Wenxuan's attitude was very calm, she said: "Huang Shuyuan is an authentic descendant of Chen, and she is a youth fighter, much higher than my strength, if I am not familiar with the new rules and special competition gloves, I would not have been able to drag the game into overtime." Losing in her hands, I am not wronged at all, after all, the gap in strength is there. After joining the association, under the guidance of President Tian, my level of promoters has improved a lot, otherwise I would not have the ability to fight with her at all. Now my strength is still improving, I believe that under the continuous guidance of President Tian, I will become stronger step by step, and maybe I can compete with Huang Shuyuan next year. ”

Zhao Liheng, a master of Kong Yiji's citizens, who was interviewed, said: "This is the first appearance of Tai Chi pushers to participate in the comprehensive games, which is of great significance. I am a loyal Tai Chi enthusiast, I have been practicing Tai Chi for nearly 60 years since I was a teenager, and my wish is to be able to see Tai Chi can be further developed. A month ago, I met Tagawa and was impressed by his brilliant boxing skills, scientific theory of Taijiquan development and his grand desire to develop Taijiquan. Although I am nearly 70 years old, I am very willing to contribute to the development of Taijiquan. ”

In a final interview, Tagawa said: "The overall level of this competition is not high, and I am afraid that even a layman can see this. The reason for the low level is obvious, the average time that the contestants practice Tai Chi is too short, most of them have only practiced for less than half a year, and it is a completely amateur exercise. If we can give everyone a few years to practice, and then expand the number of people who practice dozens of times now, I think it will definitely make the game much more exciting. ”

"Now, Tai Chi has become popular on the campus of our Agricultural University, which is a very good phenomenon. I hope that this brand-new sport can be further promoted, and I hope that it can go beyond the campus of Agricultural University and enter more schools and communities, covering the entire Beijing city, the whole country and the world. I will continue to work hard to take the sport to the next level. I hope that one day, Tai Chi Tui Hand can enter the National Games, the Asian Games, and the Olympic Games, so that this traditional martial arts technique of our country will be known all over the world. ”

"As for the reason why I didn't participate, in fact, many people already know, on the one hand, because the level of the school contestants is generally not high, and if I participate, it may discourage many students from participating in the competition. On the other hand, I am one of the organizers and rule-makers of this competition, and I serve as the chief referee of this competition, if I participate, I will make my own rules, become my own referee, and then play by myself, so how can others play? To be honest, seeing so many classmates competing, I really had a feeling of itchy hands. Hopefully the next time I have a competition, I'll be able to qualify. ”

In the news that night, Jingcheng TV broadcast the news of the Tai Chi Tui Shou competition at the Agricultural University Games, and in the following days, a feature film and live video of the competition were broadcast, as well as a video of the Tai Chi Tui Shou competition held in Quang Binh last year. Many people in the capital have begun to pay attention to the new martial arts competition of Tai Chi Tuishou.

Just a few days later, the first Taijiquan gym in Beijing, founded by Zhang Yunyi, the authentic descendant of Sun Shi, opened in North Taipingzhuang, and immediately, a number of Taijiquan gyms opened one after another, and most of the people who entered the hall to learn boxing were teenagers, and many children between the ages of five and eight began to learn Taijiquan. Most of these gyms are training institutions approved by the Taijiquan Development Committee, a few are run by some folk Taijiquan practitioners, and two are run by completely non-Taijiquan professionals just to collect training fees. For the last kind of black boxing gym that did not obtain the approval of the committee, but deceived the practitioners in the name of the committee, Tian Chuan, on behalf of the committee, directly entrusted Liu Yinan's law firm to issue a lawyer's letter.

Subsequently, Tian Chuan took the opportunity of this competition to vigorously promote Taijiquan in the surrounding colleges and universities, invited a number of senior masters to go deep into the campus, carried out speeches and performances and other activities, and encouraged and funded colleges and universities to form Taijiquan associations, and at the same time gave appropriate guidance to make this movement generally carried out in various colleges and universities. He also organized exchanges and exchanges between the Taijiquan associations of various schools, so that the level of the members of each association has been improved relatively quickly.

In short, it is an indisputable fact that Tai Chi has become a popular emerging sport in Beijing.