Since ancient times, the eight poles have not been beaten!

There are two meanings in this sentence. The first meaning is that Bajiquan has always been known for its fierce and fierce shots, and it is often either dead or injured when it comes to shots, so as not to get into the ring to avoid casualties. The second meaning is that Bajiquan has been relied on by the Manchu royal family since the founding of the patriarch Wu Zhong, and there are many practitioners in the king's grandson Belle, so that it has become a trend. At that time, Emperor Yongzheng's fourteenth brother Qinqin Wang Yunyu worshiped under Wu Zhongmen, the first ancestor of Bajiquan. However, Bajiquan itself is not good at performance, so it will not go to the ring.

At that moment, Wang Shuxuan was detailed and patient, and explained the practice method of the Bajiquan small frame to Su Ming in detail.

"There are four kinds of practice methods in the small frame, one is to distinguish between movement and static, the second is to practice softly, the third is to temper steel, and the fourth is to combine rigidity and softness. Each of these four exercises is different. ”

"For beginners, first practice with a clear distinction between movement and stillness. When practicing this method, it needs to be like a broken bow and a thunderbolt when moving, and it needs to be like standing on a standing pile when it is quiet. The fixed pile is still the essence of the two instrument piles, but at this time, the heart is quieter, there are fewer distracting thoughts, and there is only one thought. ”

"The specific method is 'counting the breath'. Take one breath and one breath as one breath, and the breath should be deep, thin, slow and even. When you inhale, the breath penetrates into the dantian, and when you exhale, it starts from the dantian. ”

"At the beginning of the practice, the dark number of three breaths is a pile, such as the starting type and the step pile is three breaths, the strength becomes two instrument piles to stand and three breaths, and then the strength becomes a lunge pile and three breaths, until the practice of the last type of step pile, requiring the closing of the momentum to still return to the position of the starting momentum."

"With the growth of skill, you can 'six breaths and one pile', 'nine breaths and one pile', until the limit is 'nine hundred and eighty-one breaths and one pile'. This ninety-nine-eighty-one does not refer to it definitely, but to say that walking, living, sitting and lying down, all the time, without deliberateness, can maintain this intention in the natural inaction. At this time, you can reach the realm of selflessness, and heaven and man are one. ”

"After a long time, the natural dantian is full of energy, and the internal strength is accumulated by itself."

Wang Shuxuan first practiced one by one, and then asked Su Ming to practice again. When Su Ming was practicing, he corrected them one by one.

"The footwork in my eight-pole gate, the footwork on the legs is especially important. As the old saying goes, 'Take root from the ground.'" 'The feet and legs must be grasped to the ground, so that people can make strength. Once the body is in the air, there is no way to exert any strength. You see the tumbler, no matter how it changes above, it is always the same below. The footwork of Bajiquan is to 'walk like mud, feet no more than knees'. ”

Wang Shuxuan demonstrated footwork to Su Ming, and when he walked, his feet never lifted, but wiped the ground. Walking is like wading in the mud, one is that the muddy water is heavy, and it is difficult to lift the feet in the mud, which is a metaphor for the extremely low feet. The second is to walk in the mud, to be light, steady, careful, and to hold strength on the feet. Even when attacking with the feet, the landing point is below the opponent's knee, especially the foot. The intention is not to cause much damage, but to destroy the opponent's center of gravity and achieve the effect of subtly knocking out the opponent with modest strength.

Under the guidance of Wang Shuxuan, Su Ming practiced slowly, and every frame was practiced very thoroughly, and in the end, he became more and more proficient. Every time I punch out my elbow, I use my strength in place, and my whole body is hot. Then, when the momentum is closed, the internal qi is condensed and the pores are closed.

The strength is hot, the qi is cold, one cold and one hot, under the combination, this heat continues to circulate in the body with the changes of various shelves. In the end, as soon as Su Ming's shelf was closed, he was still standing still, and he only felt that the feeling of being transparent to his body was a little stronger.

In the next few days, Wang Shuxuan followed Su Ming's progress and taught the other three exercises of the Eight Extremes Small Frame one by one. It's just that Su Ming's realm is not enough, and in the end, the practice of combining rigidity and softness cannot be practiced.

On this day, Su Ming practiced according to the method taught by Wang Shuxuan, and practiced according to the vigorous practice, and at the end of the practice, he couldn't help but raise his elbow and strike out with one elbow. I only felt that my whole body was up and down, and I struck out with one elbow, and it made a crisp sound.

"Good!" When Wang Shuxuan saw it, he said: "You are really talented, and you can play a bright effect with a small frame." Come here, I have something to tell you. ”

Su Ming hurriedly collected his work and quietly listened to Wang Shuxuan's teaching.

Wang Shuxuan said: "In Bajiquan, pile gong and small frame are practice methods, which are used to exercise the body. And boxing is a fighting technique that kills the enemy on the battlefield. There is only a practice method and no fighting method, even if the body is well-maintained, it cannot kill the enemy quickly. If you only have a fighting style and no practice, you can't maintain your qi, and if it's an outer kung fu, your body will be very tolerant of decay and collapse. ”

"However, there are also some high-ranking officials and nobles, Wang Sun and nobles, who have enough financial resources to exercise a person's body to the extreme. Like some wrestlers in the Manchu Qing Dynasty and some boxers in the West, although they can't enter the threshold of the inner family and can never experience the mystery of dark energy, these people can't be underestimated when they move. ”

"You know, when the power is in place, any one blow is enough to kill someone. The fight of life and death is in the blink of an eye. Maybe you have passed the dark energy, but before the dark energy is released, you are hit by others. However, if you practice to the point of turning your strength, then there is nothing to underestimate. ”

Su Ming nodded, and asked again, "Teacher, what is that strength?" ”

Wang Shuxuan thought for a while and said, "Wang Zongyue described Hua Jin, and there is a sentence that says it very well; 'Not a single feather can be added, and no flies and insects can fall.' After the strength is melted, the body's sensations and reactions will be greatly enhanced, even if the flies have been falling on the body, the dark energy will naturally erupt, and the flies will be shocked to death. ”

The feeling of flies is extremely sensitive, but the master of turning strength, the dark energy naturally erupts, as fast as lightning, even if the fly can't react, it will be shocked to death.

"After practicing the strength, even if you are pointed at by the musket, your body will feel it and dodge it in advance. However, if you are targeted by dozens of muskets, even if you are the reincarnation of Yang Luchan and the resurrection of Dong Haichuan, there is only one way to die. Wang Shuxuan said this, as if he remembered something, and couldn't help sighing.

Su Ming knew that he naturally remembered the old man Cheng Tinghua Cheng of the Bagua Gate. Old Man Cheng's boxing cultivation is probably rare among the masters of strength, but he was surrounded by dozens of guns by foreigners, and finally died under the guns.

Death under firearms, not fists and feet, is the sorrow of those who practice boxing.

Wang Shuxuan said again: "I am looking for you today because I have something else. Seeing Su Ming's respectful demeanor and serious attitude, he sighed in his heart and said, "Your Bajiquan practice method has matured, and the rest is the kung fu that has accumulated over time." I told you at the beginning that my uncle and I had other arrangements for your apprenticeship, and today I will tell you about it. He took out a letter from his bosom and said, "Uncle and I will soon leave Beijing and go to Wanzhuang, and it is inconvenient for you to stay in Beijing." This letter is written by my uncle, and if you hold this letter, you can go to Luotuan Village, Southeast Township, Cangxian County to find my uncle Li Shuwen and worship him. My uncle's boxing skills are still above my uncle's. When he sees your qualifications, he will surely be happy. It's just that the world is not peaceful today, and you must be careful when you go on the road alone. ”

Su Ming was shocked when he heard this, and said, "Why is this? Why did the teacher and the patriarch suddenly leave Beijing? What about the martial arts hall? ”

Wang Shuxuan smiled bitterly: "This is all a last resort, it's just that, you will know after you go to Luo Tuan, I will tell you to listen, just remember not to spread the word." After a pause, he said, "Half a year ago, my uncle had a secret battle with Shota Haya, the head of the Japanese Iaido Seat. Although his uncle killed Shota Feng in that battle, the martial arts of Iaido were extremely heavy and paid attention to killing with one blow. Although his uncle won, he was also hit by Shota Wind, and his body fell with a dark wound. ”

"In the past six months, although I have tried my best to recuperate, it has become more and more serious. My uncle knew that time was short, so he planned to go to Wanzhuang and my two brothers, Wang Huashun and Wang Huacheng, to retire. Uncle doesn't have much time to do, so naturally he can't accept you anymore. If you worship at my door, it is a pity. So my uncle repaired a letter and recommended you to worship under my uncle. ”

"My uncle, I think you've heard of it. You will come to his disciples, and there is no limit to what you will accomplish in the future. You need to remember the ancestral teachings of my Baji Gate of 'loyalty to the liver and courage, use your body as a shield, sacrifice yourself without self, and take the lead in danger', do not oppress others, do not kill each other, do what you do, and sit upright! In the future, if you are successful in boxing and can carry forward Bajiquan, you will live up to your uncle and me's expectations for you. ”

Su Ming was moved in his heart and asked, "Then what about the martial arts hall here?" What about the brothers in the museum? ”

Wang Shuxuan sighed and said, "The martial arts hall can't, it's only closed." My uncle has been in Beijing for 20 years, and although he has given countless apprentices, he has offended many people. Uncle is running out of time now, and with our senior brothers, he can't stop this situation. The apprentices in the hall had to let them disperse. ”

Su Ming's heart was gloomy when he heard this, but he couldn't. Before he crossed over, he had read a lot of boxing and history books on martial arts in the Republic of China, so he naturally knew that what Wang Shuxuan said was true.

For example, the current Tai Chi Grandmaster Sun Yang Chengfu also opened a museum in Beijing to accept apprentices, and he is the grandson of Tai Chi Master Yang Lu Chan. Yang Luchan was famous during his lifetime and was known as "Yang Invincible". It has only been more than 30 years since his death, and his prestige has not yet been dissipated. Despite this, after the death of his father Yang Jianhou, Yang Chengfu did not dare to open the museum before the realm of boxing was held. It can be seen from this that in Beijing at this time, how muddy and deep the water is. It turned out that only the great master of the Baodan realm could calm the field!

After a while, Su Ming asked, "I want to go and see the ancestor again, is that okay?" ”

Wang Shuxuan pondered for a moment and said, "You come with me." "The one who brought Su Ming was still the room where he first came to see Wang Zhongquan.

Su Ming saw that Wang Zhongquan suddenly seemed to be much older, with many age spots on his face, heavy bags under his eyes, obviously unable to control the qi and blood of his body, and his vitality began to leak out. Su Ming saw it in his eyes, endured the unbearability in his heart, and respectfully saluted Wang Zhongquan, and said, "Younger generation, thank you for the great grace of the patriarch." Although Wang Zhongquan recommended him to worship under his junior brother Li Shuwen, he had not officially apprenticed to his teacher after all, so he still came according to his previous name.

Wang Zhongquan smiled and said: "You're welcome, you are very talented and can afford the portal of the Eight Poles, so I recommend you to worship under the junior disciple." Seeing Su Ming's unbearable expression, he understood in his heart, and said with a smile: "Don't be in the form of this little child." The people of my generation regard life and death as idle ears. In my life, I can let Bajiquan land in Beijing, which is worthy of my ancestors. ”

"Before leaving, I will send you one more exhortation. We who practice martial arts only speak eight words......"

Su Ming was dressed in the right color, straightened his figure, and asked loudly: "May I ask the ancestor, which are the eight words?" ”

Wang Zhongquan smiled slightly, although his body was weak and he was no longer brave, he still seemed to have an invincible awe-inspiring momentum.

"It's better to be broken than to be complete!"