"Yes, take off the gun for boxing, this is a very important cultural heritage in traditional Chinese martial arts, the big gun is a very important weapon in war, people learn to use the big gun through the practice of boxing, pick up the big gun, you can kill the enemy at any time - unfortunately, so many traditional Chinese martial arts in many schools of boxing palm are actually practicing weapons, such as Tai Chi and Wing Chun, but now many people do not know this. Since then, traditional Chinese martial arts have officially evolved from Jiangmen martial arts and Zongmen martial arts to folk martial arts, and the actual combat effectiveness and lethality of martial arts have been repeatedly weakened. Therefore, when the early 80s, when traditional Chinese martial arts and modern fighting collided in the ring, the problem of its unadaptability to the ring and its lack of actual combat was immediately revealed, and everyone saw it clearly. However, judging from the historical inheritance of traditional Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese martial arts were not born for the ring, it is not a ring technique, it is not a performance technique, and of course it cannot adapt to the ring. The times are changing, and traditional Chinese martial arts also need to keep pace with the times, so under the thinking of the relevant departments on how to innovate and develop traditional Chinese martial arts and adapt to the tide of competition in the ring, Shichahai Sports School finally formed China's first semi-professional sanda team led by Mr. Mei Huizhi. This is a milestone event in the history of modern Chinese martial arts, which has greatly promoted the development of Chinese martial arts.

"When the first Sanda team in Beijing was formed, it must have been very lively, right?"

"Of course, after the establishment of the Sanda team, it set off a lot of controversy in the martial arts, so in 80 and 81 years in accordance with the rules of the martial arts for two consecutive years, the Sanda pilot was held, and the folk masters were widely invited to the competition and exchange, at that time, the number of folk participants was hundreds, including the major factions of the major boxing factions, the game started not two days, and the players who entered the semi-finals were left to practice sanda. There are many tricks of folk martial arts, but many have not undergone actual combat training, many players are at a disadvantage as soon as they get into the ring, the game is very dull, some of them don't fight after one or two heavy blows, jump off the ring, there is no ornamentation at all, and most of the champions are won by the members of the Shichahai Sports School Sanda Team. ”

"It's a big surprise!" Tang Long said.

"Yes, it's funny in retrospect. Later, the members of the Beijing Sanda Team went out of Beijing and participated in the Henan Shaolin Cup in 85 and 86 and the Wudang Mountain Ring in 87. At that time, the scene was even more lively, and the folk players were dressed in strange costumes, some wearing Taoist robes and holding their hair in buns; Some wore robes, shaved heads, and hung large Buddhist beads; Some wore Tai Chi clothes, some wore hats, wore robes, and dressed up as knights in ancient costumes...... It was very lively, and it was even more dramatic than the sensational Tianshan Martial Arts Conference in 2015.

"In the warm-up session before the game, some masters took to the ring to perform, and the momentum was terrifying, and many spectators were also shocked. However, once the official competition starts in the ring, these so-called "folk masters" are often vulnerable, and after being punched, they jump off the ring in disgrace, and after receiving a kick, they stop fighting. I remember when I was fighting a so-called folk master, and the fight had already started, and he was still spinning in circles in the ring, which made people laugh and cry, and I rushed up and kicked him in the ribs, and he collapsed to the ground. At the beginning of this competition, there were many folk masters, and within a few days, only sanda players remained.

In addition to fighting in the ring with folk masters, the Beijing Sanda Team later participated in the 1990 Beijing-Hong Kong Fighting Meeting under the leadership of Mr. Mei. This sensational BJC was a major event since the birth of the sport in Hong Kong, and it was also the first official contest between Chinese sanda and Muay Thai, and it can even be said that it was the first time to compete with foreign fighters. In fact, before this, since the 20s of the 20th century, Chinese martial arts have been organized by overseas Chinese in Thailand and have gone abroad to start exchanges and confrontations with Muay Thai. But except for 1922, when Li De, who was exiled in Thailand and had martial arts and worshiped a Chinese Muay Thai master, drew with Muay Thai fighters, the rest lost the match, and even Chinese fighters were killed in the ring by Muay Thai fighters. Chinese martial arts, which do not have much training in actual combat confrontation, encounter the sharp and rigid Muay Thai, like an egg hitting a stone, and it is vulnerable. From the 50s to the 80s of the 20th century, several Chinese martial arts and Muay Thai competitions organized by Hong Kong and Taiwan only had one draw, and the rest ended in the failure of Chinese kung fu, and the defeat was quite miserable, and the shortest game only lasted about 20 seconds.

"In 1989, Sanda was officially approved as a competition by the National Sports Commission, and a year later, in 1990, under the promotion of some martial arts businessmen in Hong Kong, a match with Chinese Muay Thai fighters officially kicked off the duel between Chinese Sanda and professional Muay Thai - this event is not known many people now, but at that time it caused a very big response in the mainland and Hong Kong and even the Chinese circle in the world - this is the Beijing-Hong Kong Fighting Association. Although the rules have been relaxed, Muay Thai fighters can use elbows and knees, and Chinese fighters can use wrestling, but Chinese fighters still haven't been pleased. At that time, as the first head coach of the Beijing Wushu Sanda Team and the secretary general of the Beijing-Hong Kong Fighting Association, although he brought China's top sanda athletes at that time, this was the first time that Chinese sanda athletes went out of the mainland to face Muay Thai fighters in such a large-scale free fighting event, so in this competition, the Chinese team suffered a heavy defeat. At that time, the sanda athletes were poor in their ability to resist strikes, and they ignored this in their usual training, and when they went toe-to-toe with Muay Thai, they were very uncomfortable with Muay Thai's elbow and knee attacks. The Chinese boxer's punch on the Muay Thai fighter's body, the opponent is nothing, and after eating the Muay Thai fighter's elbow and knee a few times, the Chinese player will not be able to do it, and the old man Mei on the sidelines can only wave and admit defeat and give up out of concern for the life safety of the athlete.

After this fiasco, Mr. Mei took back the video of Muay Thai and studied it repeatedly, and found that Muay Thai fighters mainly use elbow and knee attacks with far legs and close bodies, which are very tough and fierce, and have a very strong ability to resist blows, so they must improve their ability to resist blows, and when facing Muay Thai elbows and knees in close quarters, they must use close throwing to develop their strengths and avoid weaknesses and have a chance to win. After learning from the pain, Mr. Mei asked the sanda players to take off their protective gear and conduct comprehensive training for Muay Thai, which also included a lot of anti-hitting training. ”

"And then?" Tang Long asked.

He couldn't help but feel worried when he heard that Chinese Sanda had lost badly in front of Muay Thai, but he knew that Sanda, which was born out of Chinese martial arts, would definitely endure a lot of wind and rain when it approached modern martial arts, which was also an opportunity to force Sanda to continue to improve its competitive level.

In the following years, China won consecutive victories, and it was a big victory, proving that Muay Thai is not invincible, ending the record history of 1922 and 1990 Chinese martial arts against Muay Thai. In 2000, the first Chinese Wushu Sanda King Championship was born, and 6 levels of champions were determined, namely: 65 kg Inner Mongolia Geri Letu, 70 kg Shandong Li Jie, 75 kg Shandong Liu Hailong, 80 kg Shaanxi Gao Lei, 85 kg Jiangsu Qiao Xiaojun, and 85 kg + Henan Ren Yanbing. This is the first professional competitive martial arts event in the history of Chinese martial arts, which is the same as the old man Mei was ordered to form the first sanda team in Beijing - it is also a milestone event in the history of Chinese martial arts, under the live broadcast of Hunan TV, it was a sensation, stirring up the entire martial arts, north and south of the river, streets and alleys, everyone is discussing the Sanda King Competition, it has become a martial arts enthusiast a memory of an era, and has a very important role and significance in the development and promotion of Chinese martial arts. Through the tempering of the Chinese Wushu Sanda King Championship, Liu Hailong, "Willow Leg Splitting", "Prairie Jiaozi" Baoligao, "White Eyebrow Hero" Yuan Yubao, "Jade-faced Little Dharma" Zheng Yuhao, "Yandu Divine Shadow" Xue Fengqiang, and "Invincible Wind and Fire Dragon" Zhao Zilong were born...... Especially in the ring of the year-end finals of the 2000 Sanda King Championship, the sanda kings of all levels fought against each other on that night, regardless of rank, and competed for the only king from inside. The year-end finals of the Sanda King Championship are divided into two groups, the first group of players is 65 kg Gri Letu, 75 kg Liu Hailong, and 85 kg Qiao Xiaojun; The second group is Li Jie in the 70 kg class, Gao Lei in the 80 kg class, and Ren Yanbing in the 85 kg and above class. In the first group, Liu Hailong easily defeated Ge Ri Letu, and then had a promotion battle with Qiao Xiaojun, who was 10 kilograms heavier than himself, and in the end, Liu Hailong defeated Qiao Xiaojun with a stable performance, successfully advanced, and qualified to compete for the Super Sanda King. In the second group, Ren Yanbing, a giant from Henan, finally won from the three by virtue of his height and strength, and competed with Liu Hailong for the honorary title of Super Sanda King.

In this duel of kings, Liu Hailong, who is 1.76 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms, faces Ren Yanbing, who is 1.93 meters tall and weighs more than 90 kilograms. The difference of 25 kilograms of weight and 0.17 meters of height gives Ren Yanbing a strong advantage, Ren Yanbing adopts a full-court pressing offensive method, and repeatedly forces Liu Hailong in the corner of the ring, and Liu Hailong fights small and small, plays very smart, adopts flexible swimming and rapid counterattack tactics, patiently captures the fighter, once he finds the flaws exposed by Ren Yanbing, he does not hesitate to carry out a heavy counterattack, and constantly grapples with the opponent, and achieves good results, causing the audience to cheer like a tsunami. In the end, Liu Hailong, who fought across three levels in one night, defeated Ren Yanbing by points and won the title of Super Sanda King, becoming a superstar in the Chinese martial arts scene and an idol worshiped by the young people of that era. Since then, for three consecutive years, Liu Hailong has beaten Yuan Yubao and Baoligao to win the title of Super Sanda King, which is also the only Sanda athlete who has won the title of Super Sanda King since the birth of China's Sanda sport. ”

"The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and no one else will get this title in the future?" Tang Long asked strangely.

"Later? In 2003, after the end of the 4th Chinese Wushu Sanda King Championship, this event collapsed inexplicably, and there is no such thing as a future. ”

"Why did it fall?"

"Who knows? Anyway, after 2004, Super Girl replaced the Chinese Wushu Sanda King Championship, and began to be popular all over the country, since then, China has entered an era of entertainment to death, although many people are reluctant to disappear from their field of vision, but with the entertainment star stuffed to nourish the senses of the bottle, smash it in their spare time, look up at the well, and live a stable and comfortable life. ”

"Although I didn't know about the Sanda King Championship before, but listening to your wonderful story today, I feel like I am on the spot, and it would be great if this event continued until now!"

In 2017, the Chinese Wushu Sanda King Championship was renamed the World Super Sanda King Championship, and returned to the martial arts after 14 years. However, today is very different from back then, in this blank 14 years, the broken memories and lost beauty of martial arts enthusiasts can never be recovered. ”

"Yes, if I were a fan of Liu Hailong, I would also feel very sorry."

"At the beginning of the 21st century, when the Sanda King Championship opened a new chapter in the history of Chinese martial arts and set off a martial frenzy, China and Thailand also entered a new round of competition and confrontation at the beginning of the new century, which is definitely a moment worth remembering forever in the history of Chinese martial arts."

"Sino-Thai confrontation?" Tang Long asked.

"That's right, the confrontation between China and Thailand in the 20th century, Chinese martial arts won less and lost more, often defeated, Chinese martial arts not only suffered the humiliation of Muay Thai, but also was ridiculed and questioned by the world, even many Chinese and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots regard Muay Thai as a divine fist, but with the continuous improvement of Chinese sanda and the birth of the Sanda King, this disgraceful situation has been reversed, and the Chinese finally spit out a bad breath, which has greatly enhanced national pride, self-confidence and the status of Chinese martial arts. On September 23, 2001, Chinese Sanda faced professional Muay Thai for the first time in Guangzhou, which was the first official competition between Chinese Sanda and professional Muay Thai in the history of Chinese martial arts, creating a new history of Sino-Thai confrontation. Thailand took this match very seriously, and a number of Thai TV stations followed the Muay Thai fighters to the scene of the fight and broadcast the whole event live.