Chapter 106: Apprenticeship Kane (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
After returning from Colin's house, Shi Lei fell asleep with a hug and Laura with anticipation for tomorrow.
Shi Lei got up early, prepared a hearty breakfast, and then dragged the lazy Laura out of bed, and then drove Laura's minijcw by himself, heading all the way to downtown Los Angeles.
After seeing Laura enter the company, Shi Lei excitedly got into the car and went straight to Kane provided by Hanks. Liu's martial arts gym address, and after a short time, Shi Lei came to this Wing Chun gym in Monterey Park City.
The gym is located on a not-so-busy street in the city, and it looks like it should have been converted into a garage or utility room, the space is not very large, but the sparrows are small and have all kinds of organs, all kinds of different sizes of Wing Chun wooden stakes and protective gear, sandbags and dummies, and even a standard fighting ring.
I don't know if it's because it's a weekday, and it's the busiest Monday morning, so there aren't any students in the gym right now.
After carefully comparing the address given by Hanks, Shi Lei was sure that this was Kane. Liu's gym.
However, Shi Lei thought about it and figured it out again, just like the grandmaster Ip Man of the year, when he first went to Hong Kong to open a boxing gym, he also rented a small place on the roof of someone to open a boxing gym, and no one cared about it.
Later, there were students, especially after the conflict with other boxing gyms, the disciples showed their combat effectiveness, so that more people realized this kind of boxing method that looks like it is for women.
Later, Bruce Lee became famous. It was only then that Wing Chun became famous all over the world, and Wing Chun gyms were opened all over the world.
In this sense, it is easy to understand the current situation here. also gave Shi Lei a sense of déjà vu in the movie "Ip Man", that is, he didn't know if he could spread the prestige of Wing Chun like Huang Chunliang, who is known as Hong Kong's "King of Speakers" (the character played by Huang Xiaoming in the movie), through hundreds of actual battles. It's a little exciting to think about.
Although there are no students in the gym, since the door is open, I want to come to Kane. Liu must be nearby.
Shi Lei shouted a few times, and saw a middle-aged Chinese who was a little more than 1.7 meters old and walked out of the inner room.
What is slightly different from Shi Lei's imagination is that the other party is not a very thin figure similar to Grandmaster Ip Man, although it is relatively not tall. But it's definitely not weak, but has a figure close to Tyson.
Although the other party is not tall. But it gives people a very strong feeling. A body of steel and iron muscles, like the roots of an old tree, tangled in the thick bones, blood vessels like climbing vines around the surroundings, if it weren't for the other party's calm demeanor. It will definitely give people the feeling of a tiger in front of them.
The other party's expression has always been very calm, but in the process of walking towards Shi Lei, every step is like measuring with a ruler, and the distance is exactly the same, showing his extraordinary ability to control the body, which also shows that he is usually very strict with himself.
"Hello, may I ask you are Kane. Liu? I don't know if Hanks told you about me, I'm Shi Lei from Stone Ranch. Shi Lei stepped forward and said with a respectful smile.
But I just said that. Shi Lei was a little nervous, and even the muscles of his whole body were tense, because the person opposite was after Shi Lei finished speaking. looked Shi Lei up and down very seriously.
The expression revealed at this moment made Shi Lei's body react naturally, and he was in a state where he could exert his strength at any time to deal with possible attacks.
After realizing this, Shi Lei paid more attention to the person in front of him, and it seemed that Hanks's introduction was as rigorous as ever. There is no deliberate exaggeration, and the other party can put himself on guard just by looking at it. It fully explains the ability of the other party, because the other party has the strength to threaten his own safety, and the body will react like this.
"Hello, I am. Hanks told me you wanted to learn martial arts from me. I wonder what is the purpose of your martial arts? "Kane. Liu asked a little sternly, it seems that the investigation of Shi Lei has begun.
"Great, I've finally met you, Master Liu. As for the purpose of my martial arts study, on the one hand, it comes from the kind of kung fu complex of the Chinese people, I think you should be able to understand, and I also yearn for the excitement of chivalry. Shi Lei said with some excitement.
See Kane. After Liu nodded, Shi Lei continued: "There is a more important and realistic purpose, which is to protect the safety of myself and the people I love, especially in this place, if you encounter something, you often can't be good, and mastering more skills can be used in case of emergency." ”
"Well, if something happens on Midi's side, he will use a knife and a gun, and it is indeed necessary to master something. But Hanks has taught you enough to deal with the situations you may face, so why would you even want to learn from me?
Kung fu is a killing technique after all, and I can't teach you any juggling stuff that you use to win applause. "Kane. Liu asked.
This question was really asked to Shi Lei, and he really hadn't thought about it before, Kane. After Liu proposed it, Shi Lei began to reflect on this issue.
Now that I think about it, the reason why I didn't rush to Kane. Is it because Liu learns kung fu because he subconsciously feels that the things he learned from Hanks are enough to ensure his safety?
At that time, I was learning Spanish with Hanks, learning practical shooting, and fighting skills, all when I first settled on the ranch.
The strangeness of Midi's side and his worries about himself prompted him to study hard and integrate into the life here, and then he had more friends and was sure that he had enough things to ensure his safety, so he lacked this sense of urgency.
This should also be the reason why kung fu has declined in a certain sense today, because the struggle between the ancients and nature, and the fight against the enemy all require the preservation of martial arts, and without kung fu, they may lose their lives at any time, and now most people are out of hobbies. That's why I'm not so profound.
So what is the reason why I still rush to Kane. What about Liu learning kung fu?
"I think on the one hand, it's the plot in my heart that drives me, but more importantly, my love for kung fu and my persistence in getting stronger. Martial arts training is now an integral part of my life. I hope that I can keep moving towards a higher level.
And there was one thing that struck me a lot. The last time I tried martial arts with a special soldier, I maintained an undefeated situation, but I measured my physical strength, not my fighting skills.
This made me realize that I still have a lot of technical shortcomings, so I also want to learn from you and improve my skills. "Shi Lei sincerely told Sù Kane. The result of Liu's own thinking.
"Well, come in with me." Kane. Liu listened to Shi Lei's answer. said with an unchanged expression.
However, Shi Lei is still very happy, it seems that Kane. Liu intends to accept himself. Otherwise, you should let yourself go, and you won't lead yourself through the door, "Enter the door? Could it be that the Master led the door into the door to practice in a personal sense? Shi Lei thought with some joy.
In Kane. At Liu's suggestion, Shi Lei sat down in Kane. On the chair opposite Liu. Kane. Liu poured a cup of tea for both of them, and then looked at Shi Lei sternly.
"I'm quite satisfied with your answer. Hanks also told me a lot about you, and he believed that with your temperament, you wouldn't rely on your kung fu to do something harmful, and you were a billionaire, and you wouldn't take such a risk. "Kane. Liu said.
"Besides, Hanks also said that your body is far beyond ordinary people, and you are also very strong in learning, and you are also a person with perseverance and perseverance. He said you'd be a good apprentice.
I think if it's what he says, you'll be a good apprentice. "Kane. Liu continued.
Hearing this, Shi Lei was very happy. Directly picked up the tea he hadn't drunk yet, bowed respectfully, raised the teacup with both hands and handed it to Kane. In front of Liu. "Master, please accept the apprentice." Shi Lei said sincerely.
Kane. Liu took the teacup in Shi Lei's hand, and blocked Shi Lei's body that was about to bow down, and said happily: "I agree to accept your apprentice." But there is no need to kneel, these old customs are long gone. I'm not an old-fashioned person, this bow is enough. ”
Shi Lei looked at Kane happily. Liu, look like this, Kane. Liu is very satisfied with Shi Lei's knowledge, in fact, it is difficult to find a good master and a good apprentice these days.
Kane. Liu has never accepted apprentices and taught others martial arts skills before, because those people are either used to compete or kill people after learning them. Liu's heart can't get over that hurdle.
Now opening a martial arts hall here, on the one hand, is to pass on some of their own things, and here they are mainly Chinese, and it is good to pass on some ordinary self-defense skills, and some good seedlings can be found from it, and there is really a suitable and real inheritance of their mantle, and there will be no regrets.
There is also a very realistic point, that is, the cost of children going to college is really a lot, UCLA school is very good, but the price is the same there, a year's tuition, living expenses and various expenses are not tens of thousands of dollars at all.
I used to work in a gym or other place, but I couldn't meet the needs of today's life, so I had to come here to support myself.
"I have something else to tell you. You can't rely on kung fu to go out and do evil, you have to ask your own heart when doing things, and don't cause irreparable damage on impulse.
You must know that these things that I am going to teach you are all things that can easily hurt people's lives, and as long as you do it, people will either die or be injured, so if you want to cultivate martial arts, you must first cultivate virtue, and you must learn to control anger.
Now that I have borne your cause and effect, of course I hope that what I plant is good cause and good effect, and that I don't create bad karma. "Kane. Liu earnestly advised.
"Yes, master, I will follow my master's teachings." Shi Lei said seriously.
Just now, Shi Lei noticed that there was a Buddha statue enshrined in this house. Liu may be a believer in Buddhism, and it seems that he is not mistaken.
Actually, Kane. Liu has seen too much life and death, whether it is a comrade-in-arms or an enemy, and after retiring, he is prone to all kinds of doubts, so he goes to the Buddhist scriptures to find the answer, which may be the reason why he did not go astray.
Many people who have experienced the war can't adapt to normal life, or have no other skills, so they become mercenaries and continue to return to the battlefield, or become dark characters and continue to live a bloody life.
And Kane. Liu has always kept his heart and lived in poverty. (To be continued) R466