After Su Luo became familiar with the essentials of skipping rope, Ke Zihua began to teach her the "Tai Chi Thirteen Styles", in order not to affect Cicero next to her, the conversations between them were all spoken in Chinese.

"Tai Chi Thirteen Styles" is not a secret thing, such moves can be searched on the Internet, so Ke Zihua didn't think about keeping Cicero secret or anything, originally he planned to pass on his Tai Chi to help him break through the bottleneck when Cicero's Five Elements Fist entered a bottleneck.

To master a set of boxing techniques, you must first understand the principles of boxing at the beginning of learning, and if you don't know the reason, you can't understand boxing!

So Ke Zihua first explained the theory of boxing to Su Luo, and listened to him say: "Taijiquan is a treasure of Chinese martial arts, and it is also the first set of internal boxing methods that have been circulated for the longest time. ”

"The thirteen potentials of Tai Chi are composed of thirteen groups of movements, such as the starting potential, the ball holding potential, the single push potential, the probing potential, the supporting potential, the fluttering potential, the bearing potential, the dividing potential, the cloud potential, the turning potential, the double pushing potential, the downward potential, and the closing potential."

"These thirteen potential movements are compiled according to the needs of exercising the eight veins of the human body, and the eight veins are connected to the five organs, and the whole routine contains five internal organs and eight veins, and there are five steps and eight methods outside, and the combination of the thirteen styles of gong and defense, integrating the Taoist body cultivation pill technique, so it is called the 'Tai Chi Thirteen Potentials'."

"When you practice, you should pay attention to: form and meaning, meaning and qi, qi and spirit, **, the shape of the god is wonderful, and the action is continuous, such as flowing clouds and water, loose and natural; In the movement and stillness, it is like a needle hidden in the cotton, the rigid with the soft, the soft with the rigid, the rigid and the soft contain each other, and the concealment is not revealed; In the breath, it opens and closes freely, rises and falls naturally, deep and slender and even, and rests back to the roots. ”

"Su Luo, maybe you won't understand what I say, so you remember the essentials of the movement first, and then I'll demonstrate it to you, and I'll teach you the first three styles today. Once you've learned everything, just follow the essentials. ”

"As for boxing theory, it is by no means something that can be fully understood overnight, this point does not need to be too forceful, just learn while practicing and pay attention to experience."

Su Luo has been dizzy by what Ke Zihua said, although she can hear what Ke Zihua said clearly, but she didn't understand a word of this big thing, fortunately, the biggest feature of Taijiquan is: you don't have to understand, you can practice, and you will naturally understand it after practicing for a long time.

Ke Zihua wanted to say more, but when he saw Su Luo's confused appearance, he had to teach him the moves first.

Seeing Su Luo nodding his head, indicating that he understood what he meant, Ke Zihua continued: "The essentials of the 'Tai Chi Thirteen Styles' are: the ethereal spirit top neck, the chest and back, the shoulders and elbows, and the tongue on the palate. ”

Su Luo still didn't understand, so Ke Zihua patiently explained: "The top neck of the void spirit is also 'hanging on the top of the head', as if there is a bowl of water on the top of the head, the head cannot be swayed, and the Baihui acupoint is gently lifted, which can keep the head naturally vertical and prevent the head from leaning forward, backward or skewed from side to side." ”

"Baihui acupoint knows where it is, right? It's a little forward in the middle of the top of your brain, the big hole of life and death, you must remember. ”

"The meaning of these four words is that when practicing Tai Chi, no matter what move or style, you must keep your head naturally vertical, so that the posture of the body will come out, which is the so-called 'shape'."

As soon as he said this, Su Luo understood what he meant, and after remembering it firmly, he asked: "The meaning of pulling the back with the chest, is it the meaning of holding the chest and raising the head?" ”

Ke Zihua smiled and waved his hand: "It's just the opposite." ”

"For example, if you put yourself on a chair and relax your body and put your hands on your legs, then your chest is concave inward, which is called breasts. The so-called containment is the meaning of containment, at this time your back is naturally convex outward, forming an arc, which is pulling the back. ”

After that, Ke Zihua personally demonstrated to her, and continued to explain while demonstrating: "Remember not to use force, to be natural, and the two points above and below the tail vertebrae should be in a straight line." ”

Su Luo tilted his head and asked incomprehensibly, "Why do you want to do this?" Aren't they all about holding their heads up? ”

"After you have practiced all the one hundred and eight styles, and then trained your arms to be loose and heavy, you will know the truth, and you don't need to pursue it too much now."

Listening to his explanation, Su Luo rolled his eyes: "Oh, okay, in short, what you mean is, I don't understand what you're saying now, just learn the moves from you, and I'll understand it slowly in the future, right?" ”

Seeing that she finally knew what to do, Ke Zihua snapped his fingers with satisfaction and praised: "Clever!" ”

Su Luo smiled helplessly: "Okay, then you can explain the last two sentences." ”

Ke Zihua continued: "Sinking the shoulders means relaxing the joints of the shoulders and not causing them to rise; Stretch your shoulder muscles and ligaments so that your shoulders sink down while hugging you slightly forward. Elbow drop is the movement where the elbow should be higher than the shoulder, and the tip of the elbow should be downward. ”

"You don't have to explain the roof of the tongue and palate, you know, what are these words, you can probably understand it if I show it to you."

"Well, you have to slow down, I'm afraid I won't understand."

Ke Zihua nodded, took a step back, stood naturally in the middle, and then said, "The first style, the immortal releases the sword." ”

I saw him slowly separate his feet into an outer figure-eight step, and at the same time the joints of his knees naturally bent; Then wrap your arms around your chest, spread your fingers naturally, bend your fingers slightly, and make palms facing each other.

Then he kept this posture and encouraged Su Luo: "See how I did it, right?" Do you want to try it too? ”

Seeing that Su Luo also followed his example, Ke Zihua prompted: "The head should be upright and slightly bowed; The shoulders are sinking, the abdomen is adducted, the waist is collapsed, the chest is contained, and the back is arched. Okay, that's it, sit still. ”

Su Luo did a good job according to her prompts, Ke Zihua was very satisfied with it, and then said: "Hold this posture for thirty seconds, and then repeat it a few times as you did just now." ”

After Su Luo did this more than a dozen times, he finally completely remembered the essentials, and said happily to Ke Zihua: "It feels good, is this the first form?" ”

Ke Zihua shook his head and smiled: "This is a preparatory form. ”

When Su Luo heard this, he couldn't help but snort angrily: "I hate it." ”

When she was practicing, Ke Zihua had always maintained such a posture, he really felt very good, and while teaching Su Luo, he also did it with his heart to experience the artistic conception of it.

Then Ke Zihua bent his knees and slowly sank his body; At the same time, the palms of both hands are grasped and retracted to the front of the lower abdomen, in the state of two hollow fists, and the eyes are looking at the two hands.

Then take a half-step forward with your right foot, release your hands forward, at chest height, and push your palms towards your chest.

Then, keep your right foot still, keep your left leg straight forward with your left toe buckled to the right, and bend your right knee and tilt your toes outwards at an angle of about 40 degrees.

After maintaining such a posture, Ke Zihua prompted again: "This action is called left scissor step positioning, pay attention to tightening the hips and legs, keep the muscles tense, and do not relax." ”

Then the two palms are closed between the step positioning, and the right palm is pressed down, and the left palm is pushed forward (both are the palm edge for heavy clicking).

Then the body changes, the left leg is bent and the toes are abducted, and at the same time, the two hands are pressed against each other in a hollow fist, the left palm is pressed down, and the right palm is struck forward.

After completing all the movements, Ke Zihua gathered his momentum and stood still, and asked Su Luo: "That's it, you try it?" ”

Su Luoyi did the same, and then asked, "Is this the case with the first form?" ”

Ke Zihua encouraged: "Well, strike while the iron is hot, you do it a few more times, I see that your posture is not bad, but you are not skilled enough." ”

Su Luo smiled sweetly: "Really? Then I'll be more familiar with it first, and you can take me to practice together, okay? ”

Soon, Su Luo learned the previous three styles, the immortal sword, the Qiankun dribbling and the beauty looking in the mirror, in order to make her remember these three styles, Ke Zihua took the trouble to take her to practice over and over again, until Robert came down and called them to eat.

The two of them closed their momentum, and Ke Zihua shouted: "Xiao Luo, it's time to eat, rest for an hour after eating and then practice." ”

But after taking two steps, he found that Cicero did not follow, and when he looked back, he was immediately angry, and saw that Cicero did not know when he was lying on the ground and fell asleep.

Ke Zihua asked Su Luo to go up and wash up first, and then came to Cicero and pushed him awake, "What's the matter?" Didn't you get a break last night? ”

Cicero replied listlessly: "Seeing that you are practicing boxing vigorously, I stopped and wanted to learn, and I didn't know why I fell asleep." ”

Ke Zihua's heart moved, and he asked, "Do you think I don't want to teach you real kung fu?" ”

Cicero's gaze was a little evasive, and finally he gasped heavily, and said, "You made me do a lot more than Su's, but you only made me tired like a dead dog, and didn't teach me the real boxing techniques." ”

Then he raised his head and met Ke Zihua's gaze, "Is it because I am not Chinese?" ”

Ke Zihua knew that he had misunderstood, maybe he was only concerned about teaching Su Luo just now, and snubbed Cicero, but he didn't expect this big black man to be quite sensitive.

So Ke Zihua sat opposite him, looked into his eyes and asked, "Cicero, do you know what you were like when I first met you?" ”

Cicero didn't speak, but lowered his head and nodded heavily.

"Then do you know why I put my feet away, why I gave you the watch, why you said you wanted to follow me, and I let you follow me?"

Seeing that he shook his head blankly, Ke Zihua continued: "Actually, a long time ago, I was also an orphan. ”

Cicero had long heard the big-mouthed Robert say something about him, and now that he had heard him say that he was an orphan, he was very puzzled, and raised his head again and looked at him with suspicion.

Ke Zihua didn't care about his gaze, but continued to tell his story with a calm face: "Later, I was adopted by a kind person, and under his upbringing and teaching, I was able to grow up healthily. But now I never see him again, and I regret very much that I didn't take good care of him. ”

"So, when I heard you say Mama Rose, my heart softened and I let you go, who was still a robber at the time. And when I know you're going through the same situation as me, I can't bear to refuse your request. ”

"You're not better than others, you're not a martial arts wizard, and you're even stupid in some places."

"Do you know why I took you? Your Ross mom needs you to take care of her at this time, and her greatest wish may not be a speedy recovery, but a healthy and happy life. ”

"And I accepted you, it's not that the heart of the Virgin is overflowing, I just hope that the big black man who has the same experience as me, and dares to fight hard for his mother Rose, will no longer rob it, that's all."

"It's true that I'm not sure I'll teach you a master, but I think at least I can point you the right way, and if you continue to learn whether it's real kung fu or not, you'll know."

After speaking, Ke Zihua stood up, patted Cicero on the shoulder, and turned to walk towards the stairs. He didn't take two steps before he heard Cicero choke up behind him, "I believe in you, thank you, master." ”

Seeing that he could turn this corner, Ke Zihua was also very happy, he didn't want the apprentices he had worked so hard to teach to have any estrangement with him.

Originally, he didn't want to say this, because he helped Cicero completely out of his personality and didn't ask for anything in return, but in order to completely open Cicero's heart knot, he had to explain it to him as it was.

"Hey, big black man, the apprentice should never say thank you to the master. Let's go, let's eat. ”

Cicero at this time did not understand this sentence. It wasn't until many years later, when Ke Zihua almost lost his life when he saved him, that he knew that the apprentice really didn't need to thank the master, because he couldn't say it at all.