After his father left, he continued to practice martial arts for about two hours. Half an hour of weapons, half an hour of hand-to-hand combat, and one hour of basic training.

As long as you master the specific methods of martial arts, if you want to improve, you can only practice makes perfect, only accumulate over time, and there is no other shortcut.

Speaking of martial arts, it should be divided into weapons and skills. "Wu" refers to the skill of operating weapons, and "gong" refers to the method of exercising the body.

The ultimate goal of martial arts training is to improve physical fitness, strength and speed, to reach the level of hurting others without hurting oneself, and to prolong life.

Most of today's people don't practice weapons, and even if they do, it's only for performances. Because of the appearance of guns and missiles, cold weapons have long been eliminated, and only in the corner of the museum, you can still see the existence of ancient weapons.

Many people only practice martial arts, not weapons, they firmly believe that "if you don't practice martial arts, you will end up empty", and derived a lot of boxing, palming, legs, and feet. They have no other advantages other than being physically stronger than ordinary people.

This situation has led to almost all people only knowing how to fight with empty hands, and they have also invented all kinds of strange rules that are suitable for watching performances.

Under these rules, competitions such as boxing, sanda, karate, taekwondo, and judo have evolved.

If you want to say it, the catcher will be a little helpful for the police to arrest ordinary criminals. Other so-called martial arts schools and fighting martial arts are castrated versions of the "Sunflower Treasure Book".

In addition to being able to keep their own chrysanthemums, what practical role can they have in modern warfare?

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Why is it said that the martial spirit of modern people is gone, because the fundamental way to survive since ancient times is martial arts. From cold weapons in ancient times to hot weapons in modern society, weapons themselves are progressing and developing, while human beings themselves have not kept up.

In addition to the factors of living conditions, if you really want to talk about the strength of the physique, the average level of the physique of the ancients is definitely above that of modern people.

Under the cruel law of competition of survival of the fittest, the weak can only slowly disappear into the human race.

In ancient times, the leaders of the human race were none other than the strongest and smartest people in the entire tribe.

There is far from the battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou, and then there is the selection mechanism of Yao, Shun and Yu Chan. Only the one who contributes the most to the clan can be the king of all.

Later, I don't know when the blood inheritance system began to be implemented. The ruling class has become based on blood, no longer on the basis of how much it has contributed.

Human beings have entered a dark age that has lasted for thousands of years, and they have been constantly fighting each other for all kinds of strange names, and the pace of evolution has gradually slowed down.

The method of choosing a partner for modern people is no longer based on whether the body is strong and whether it is wise, but is determined by the social status, wealth, appearance and image of the other party.

Therefore, it can be considered that the speed of genetic optimization of modern humans is slower than that of ancient humans.

Only the United States, a country that integrates the world's major elites, will individual human beings grow taller and stronger, stronger and smarter.

For example, black people, the same race, grow short in Africa, not only because of the high standard of living and adequate nutrition.

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I don't know what's going on, when practicing martial arts today, so many opinions flashed in Chiyu's mind, these are things he had never thought of before.

Is it because I am going to China, and I have an association that arises?

"No matter what, no matter how human beings develop, it has nothing to do with us small people." Qi You thought secretly.

He returned to his room, and after washing, he began to prepare his belongings for Huaguo. Start by finding your passport, driver's license, and APEC business travel card.

It is very convenient to have an APEC card, which is equivalent to a 3-year multiple visa, and the cardholder can use this card and passport to enter China multiple times within the validity period, and each stay will not exceed 2 months.

As a foreigner, there are still some advantages to this.

I have to say that in China, ordinary mainlanders want to go to Hong Kong and Macao in their own country, and there are only two rights of passage for one visa, and each time it cannot exceed 7 days.

Qiyou took out the banknotes of 5,000 US dollars that were allowed to be brought into China by the Chinese customs as pocket money to enter China. Then transfer another part of the money to his Huaguo bank card, which he did when he traveled to Shenlongjia in the first half of this year.

After thinking about it carefully, if he followed the standards for participating in outdoor activities during his college years, he should prepare a lot of things in addition to the clothes he should wear:

An extra-large capacity travel backpack.

A multi-sport watch.

A 2L aluminium kettle.

A GPS locator.

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Chiyu shook his head, there were too many things needed, and he had to write them down. As soon as he said it, he brought a notebook and listed them one by one.

First, electronic products: iPhones, satellite phones, tablets, cameras, video cameras, mobile hard drives, solar chargers, wireless drones, remote control mountain bikes, wireless cameras.

The second is daily necessities: waist bags, umbrellas, tissues, plastic bags, socks, underwear, outerwear, waterproof clothing, quick-drying clothes, cold clothing, sun hats, gloves, razors, nail clippers, toiletries, towels, sports shoes, slippers.

The third is first-aid medicines: thermometers, miniature scalpels, disinfectants, cotton swabs, cotton wool, gauze, adhesive tape, bandages, mosquito repellents, snake medicines, cold medicines, aspirin, vitamins, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory tablets, hemostatic drugs, anti-stasis drugs, special medicines, and band-aids.

Fourth, basic food: mineral water, chocolate, beef jerky, raisins, energy bars, candies, compressed biscuits.

Fifth, daily necessities: compass, whistle, short rope, magnifying glass, sewing kit, tweezers, Swiss army knife, folding fruit knife, lunch box, spoon, windproof lighter, fire sickle, headlamp, flashlight, thermal kettle, heat-insulated steel cup, notepad, signature pen, several books.

Sixth, household items: folding tents, moisture-proof mats, warm sleeping bags, automatic inflatable beds, lanyard hammocks, folding chairs, and camp lamps.

Seven other items: maps, trekking poles, walkie-talkies, infrared telescopes, drinking water purifiers, ground water testers, folding water storage bags, windproof boiling water stoves, folding solar concentrators, multi-layer stainless steel pots, ceramic kitchenware sets, salt bags, food poison detectors, simple microscopes, weather wind testers, hand drills, 500-meter nylon ropes, diving equipment, fishing nets, fishing rods and fishing tackle.

The eighth is self-defense weapons: multi-functional sapper shovel, Nipel dogleg knife, mountain axe, police electric batons, anesthetic shooting needles, and folding compound bows.

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After confirming it again and again, I found that except for some daily necessities, everything else was complete.

It was only the sixth, seventh, and eighth items in the list, and he had not yet decided whether to bring them, especially self-defense weapons.

You must know that Huaguo is a country with weapons control, and ordinary people can't even have knives that are long, let alone bows and arrows, electric batons, and the like.

He couldn't help but think of the time when the Yuan Dynasty in Huaxia was allowed to use a kitchen knife by ten Han people.

In the past few travel expeditions to China, there were associations to participate, and some cold weapons that were not too much were carried out, and it was still possible to transport them by express delivery.

However, this "root-seeking trip" was to go to my father's hometown alone, and I heard that my grandfather's relatives still lived in the mountains and old forests.

"Forget it, I'll pretend it first, it's a big deal to ship it into my father's hometown at a high price through an international escort organization." Qi Yu thought so.

Don't look at the ruler's appearance, his limbs are developed, and he looks five big and three thick, but his mind is definitely not simple.

He has always been cautious in his work, and he has never made any mistakes, and he has not failed in countless outdoor operations.

Even if Qi You encounters any danger, he can also respond flexibly, defuse the danger or retreat with full preparation and strong martial arts.

Qiyou packs the items that need express logistics, and wraps all the things that are easy to get wet in plastic bags.

After all the preparations were made, the ruler gave priority to the weight of the backpack, and walked back and forth in the living room a few times, about 40KG, which is not too heavy, much lighter than the usual weight-bearing sandbag.

I took a look in front of the grooming mirror and felt good.

Looking at himself in the mirror, wearing a black assault suit and brown leather boots, sunglasses and half-finger gloves, he looks like a burly and sturdy hero.

"It's not bad, it's a bit of a Hollywood death squad." Qi You laughed at himself.

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After tossing for a long time, it's time for lunch. Usually, there are no nannies and maids at home, and his father is not worried about Filipino maids and blacks, so when he needs to clean, he can call a cleaning company.

I don't know if he is going to Huaguo, did my father tell my mother. So he decided to call his mother.

"Mom, I'm your son, I'm going to China, my dad helped me register my name and go to his hometown to have a trip." It took about ten minutes for him to finally get through to the phone.

Chiyu's mother is an Indian historian, a professor at the Center for the Study of Mayan Cultures, and is said to be the leader of a project.

The place of work is in the Amazon rainforest, and I only go back to the United States once in a few months, and I see even fewer rulers.

After a phone call, you have to go through several transfers, and the signal over there is not very good, intermittent.

"Hi my baby son, mommy misses you too!" Ruler Yu said.

"But I'm really busy here, and now is the most critical time for work. Your father has already told me about your trip to Huaguo. You just go obediently, find love, haha! "Ruler Yu is still so out of tune.

"Mom, you're making fun of me again, I'm your only son." Chi You said.

"Okay, no kidding you. I sent you some information and a mysterious gift, maybe it will be helpful for you to go to Huaxia, the courier information has been sent to your mailbox, remember to check. "said.

"When you come back from China, I'll go home and work, and the lab work is almost over. Mom wishes you a safe journey! ”

Chiyu's mother finally made a promise to go home, which is the good news he has dreamed of since he was a child.

"Thank you, Mom, goodbye!" Ruler Youdao.

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After everything was ready, Qiyou booked a ticket from Los Angeles to Huaguo Tianfu on December 16, 2022.

"It's a nearly 20-hour flight, and hopefully it won't be shot down like Malaysia Airlines MH370." Chi You turned on the self-deprecation mode again.

It seems that this year I can't spend Christmas in the United States, although the ruler you don't like this "Western Festival" very much.