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Chapter 66 Tai Chi Shaoxia I

The first to bear the brunt is the MMA chief champion Gracie IV, followed by Billy Zhou of country C, Binny of country M, and Frank of country XBY, these four of the most popular superstars in MMA in the world today, UFC replied to Gu Xiaolong's challenge application, and arranged for the above four to appear in order according to Gracie IV, Zhou Billy, Binny, and Frank, and compete with the "Tai Chi Young Man" Gu Xiaolong, first a one-on-one game, then a two-on-one game, and then a four-on-one game, which was approved by Gu Xiaolong, But Koo also offered to arrange another multi-crowd fight, negotiating at least eight current champions of all divisions to play together, which was agreed by the UFC.

This will be the most thrilling fight in the history of Blue Planet MMA, with a one-on-one fight between champions of all weights, as well as two-on-one, four-on-one, and even multi-person fights, the intensity can be imagined, which is what Gu Xiaolong is looking forward to, because the more fierce the confrontation, the more his favorite.

UFC organization MMA chief champion Gracie IV is not only a top BX jiu-jitsu master, but also a top master of all kinds of martial arts. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu began as a martial art of wrestling, and its technique and strategy were based on an in-depth study of ground fighting. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is derived from Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Good at dragging opponents to the ground. Then get a controlled pose on the ground. Once a control posture is formed. Jiu-Jitsu practitioners can use a variety of attacks such as joints, chokes, or striking techniques to subdue their opponents. At the first Ultimate Fight Tournament (UFC), Howis. Gracie I won the title, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu began to attract the world's attention.

The greatest innovation of Gracie's fighting system is that it has developed a strategy that is closest to real combat, i.e., fighting on the ground. The Gracies have amassed a large amount of data, and their tactics have been tested in real combat. They found that most fights ended on the ground at most. Especially when dealing with opponents who are more muscular than you and weigh much more than you. Gracie found that if you pull your opponent to the ground, his weapons – strikes and kicks – are greatly weakened. This advanced fighting strategy has allowed BJJ fighters to win numerous unrestricted fighting bouts, making their fighting system accepted by the world. Gracie tried to find a solution to all martial arts: how to create a fighting system that would be effective against any opponent and that would give all trainers the same results.

Since Jiu-Jitsu is their profession, Gracie spends a lot of time studying, training generations to make corrections to the jutsu, and the previous generation passes on the knowledge of fighting to the next. All of the Gracie family were small in stature and lacked strength, which was often seen as a disadvantage. But it forced Gracie to take his technique to the extreme, making himself very dependent on his technical advantage. Instead of trying to win.

Since Gracie Jiu-Jitsu was developed by Gracie, there is a lot of freedom for family members. They don't have to ask their mentors or grandpa for advice. If a technique is not practical in real combat, it will be modified or even abandoned. Practicality is at the heart of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Each technique is proven in real combat.

No moral, social, or ideological ideas will influence Gracie's research direction. They firmly believe that "practicality is the only criterion for testing martial arts" in real fights. After a lifetime of fighting, Erio Gracie I still teaches Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil. Despite being nearly 90 years old, he still made the spread of Jiu-Jitsu his way of life, and now, in the world of Lu, he is known as "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu".

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu does not have a bad habit of resting on its laurels, there is no patterned sparring routine, and practicing it requires more innovative thinking, because all the techniques and the whole body are like a game of chess when they are played against each other. It pays attention to force, but does not overemphasize the brute force of the outbreak, and each time the force is forced, there is a clear force point, fulcrum, and focus point, and the controllability is very strong to defeat the strong with the weak.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu began as a martial art of wrestling, and its technique and strategy were based on an in-depth study of ground fighting. A Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who is good at dragging his opponent to the canvas and then on the ground, gaining a controlled stance. Once in a control position, Jiu-Jitsu practitioners can use a variety of attacks such as joints, chokes, or striking techniques to subdue their opponents. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu techniques emphasize the principle of effective use of leverage, which allows the user to pry heavy opponents up with very little force and create a huge amount of force. The use of leverage allows small, lightweight, and weak players to protect themselves from big, heavy, and strong players. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu revolutionized the world of martial arts, becoming one of the most popular martial arts in the world. Those who wish to find a truly effective martial art of self-defense can find the most effective and straightforward answer in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has a wide range of martial arts, including striking, throwing, knuckling and strangulation. In its original sense, Jiu-Jitsu means "the law of softness", and it applies to all Japanese martial arts systems, and "soft" means to use flexibility. Jiu-Jitsu is characterized by making full use of leverage, rather than fighting against the opponent. Jiu-Jitsu practitioners will choose to use jutsu to bring their opponent to a kneel or exhaust their physical strength before eventually subduing them. However, in ancient times, Jiu-Jitsu was seen as a secondary martial art. Because most samurai first used swords, and swordsmanship was regarded as the most important martial art. As a result, Japanese Jiu-Jitsu has developed a variety of fighting systems, each embodying some of the most primitive techniques and strategies.

BJJ's technique and strategy are based on an in-depth study of ground fighting. Watch as the Jiu-Jitsu practitioner drags their opponent to the canvas with their different moves, and then on the ground, gaining control of the stance. Then use a variety of attacks such as joints, chokes, or striking techniques to subdue the opponent. In such an irregular twisting process, the body forms a balance between points and surfaces, strength and beauty, while the veins in the flow are deeply hidden and soft. At the first Ultimate Fight Tournament (UFC) in 1993, Howis? Gracie won the title, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu began to attract the world's attention. The ultimate fighting competition. Make martial artists of different sects. Play a match with no restrictions on the rules. Despite Howis? Gracie weighs the lightest. He went on to win three more Ultimate Fighting Tournaments and is the only fighter in Ultimate Fighting Tournament history to win four consecutive fights in one night.

From the day this unique wrestling technique was called "Gracie Jiu-Jitsu" or "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu", it actually had the true attribute of combining strength and softness, and the vast majority of those who practiced it were tall Europeans. But small, lightweight, and weak players have more advantages in this regard. They say it protects them from big, heavy, and powerful guys. Most fans of mixed martial arts also come to practice Jiu-Jitsu, which is enough to prove that this Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has its combination of rigidity and softness that makes it practical and effective both inside and outside the Circle.

Your opponent may be taller and stronger than you: the famous Greek philosopher Archimedes famously said, "Give me a fulcrum, and I can lift the whole earth with one hand." ”

Jiu-Jitsu is based on the premise that your opponent is taller and stronger than you. A person who is weaker than you and not as tall as you will not provoke you on the street. Even if he does it with you, he will be at a disadvantage in size and strength. So, if you get into an argument on the street, most opponents can be assumed to be stronger and taller than you. You are weak, so it is not wise to compete with your opponents.

Opponents who like to use brute force are vulnerable to attacks by skilled fighters. Although strength and strength are very important. But everyone should have a technical advantage first. A person who is skilled in skill saves more energy than a person who uses brute force. The principle of using leverage in the right place and at the right time can achieve the desired purpose with very little effort. The principle of leverage will allow you to save a lot of effort. Jiu-Jitsu practitioners use the force of their entire body to create leverage. Deliver devastating blows to your opponent's weakest spots.

At its core, Jiu-Jitsu is about using effective techniques to deal with brute force and aggression. The Jiu-Jitsu philosophy advocates the anticipation of the use of greater force to resist, and Jiu-Jitsu practitioners prefer to "transform" the force, changing the direction of the opponent's offensive force, and then reacting to the opponent. Remember: unless you are the strongest man in the world, there must be stronger, heavier, and bigger opponents in this world.

Don't try to fight your tall, strong opponent if you think you can fight your tall, strong opponent, you're wrong. In all boxing bouts, fighters are divided according to their weight. On the streets, there is no weight limit, and it is usually the big guys who bully the little guys. Does boxing work against opponents who weigh more than twice as much as you?

In order to avoid this kind of conflict, the best option is to shorten the distance between you and your opponent and control him better. Once you pull him to the canvas, your jiu-jitsu jutsu can protect yourself. Jiu-Jitsu is an excellent martial art of self-defense that allows you to master the fighting techniques on the ground.

Most street fights end up falling to the ground after entanglement: Statistics show that most street fights end up falling to the ground after entanglement, some intentionally and some accidentally. A fighting party may intentionally throw the opponent to the ground, or one of the parties may lose their balance and fall to the ground. It often happens that a big-headed, powerful man knocks a small man to the ground and beats him on the back. Even in professional fighting, fighters use the method of holding or holding their opponent close or clung when they are in trouble or want to rest. It's very rare to be knocked down in the opening stanza. In boxing, the clinching is foul, and as soon as the clash occurs, the referee will immediately separate the two sides. Fighters are also not allowed to fall their opponents and continue the fight on the ground. As a result, fighters won't be trained to deal with fighters who are good at "grinning" and not punching with him.

Closing the distance between you and your opponent: The most dangerous obstacle for a Jiu-Jitsu fighter is not being able to shorten the distance between them and their opponents. At this distance, the attacker can unleash powerful punches and kicks. The Jiu-Jitsu athlete's goal is to shorten the distance between them and not get knocked out by him. It's unrealistic to imagine yourself being able to block or dodge all of your opponent's blows, so the first goal of a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner is to get close to your opponent and not get knocked down, and by shortening the distance, the Jiu-Jitsu practitioner will "hold" his opponent's punches and kicks. Move quickly and get into a distance where your opponent can't deliver powerful blows and hit you hard.

Jiu-Jitsu practitioners have a variety of strategies to get close to their opponents. The most common is to harass the opponent with punches and kicks first, which will cause the opponent to either get close to the clinch or move back, which is exactly what Jiu-Jitsu practitioners need. Jiu-Jitsu practitioners don't need to be a fighting expert. But you should be proficient in several punches and kicks. At the same time, he is good at some footwork movement and head dodging. These techniques can protect oneself while fighting on the feet. You also need to master the transition from standing to falling to the ground.

Physics reveals that the strength of the blow depends on the distance and the angle of contact with the target. By eliminating these two lethal factors, Jiu-Jitsu practitioners greatly weaken their opponent's aggressiveness. Because most strikers face opponents who are also strikers, they don't know how to deal with grappling and wrestling. Due to the lack of training in this area, it is easy for a wrestler to force a boxer into a wrestling duel. Once the Jiu-Jitsu practitioner has secured their opponent, the next step is to take the time and create opportunities to wriggle them to the canvas. Unless the opponent is trained to prevent falls, or is overweight, it is much easier to wring the opponent to the ground than one might think.

into a dominant stance: once in the ground grappling. The striker's main weapons, punches and legs, are effectively weakened. On the ground, certain poses are far superior to others because they can provide different defensive and offensive opportunities. On the ground, fighters can enter different positional positions. The strategy of a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner is to be in a position that is more advantageous than that of the opponent. Once a controlled positional stance is implemented, Jiu-Jitsu practitioners have a variety of offensive options: striking opponents, using joint techniques, and chokes. Jiu-Jitsu's technique can be used to make an opponent surrender without dealing damage. Since the striker is unfamiliar with basic ground grappling techniques, jiu-jitsu practitioners can easily control him on the ground. There are many wrestling martial arts in the world, but none place as much emphasis on control of ground posture as BJJ.

The representative of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is undoubtedly Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, and it is impossible not to talk about Helio Gracie, the representative figure of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Helio is the shortest and thinnest of the Gracie brothers, so he pays more attention to mastering his skills, and when he finds that many of them are difficult to apply when encountering taller and stronger opponents, and many of them are not very practical in real combat, Helio improves on them. The lever principle can be used to the maximum extent possible for each movement. By using less effort and more leverage, the usefulness of Jiu-Jitsu is greatly increased. New techniques are constantly being added. Techniques that are impractical or imperfect in actual combat are completely abandoned. Maeda's technique to Gracie was somewhat aggressive, while Helio added a defensive aspect to Jiu-Jitsu due to his physical factors. Helio has made a significant contribution to Jiu-Jitsu, resulting in a complete set of martial arts strategies and techniques designed to deal with taller, stronger opponents. Helio became the best of the brothers, the "Family Champion". He was a reformer and instructor of new techniques and strategies, and helped complete the evolution from "Japanese Jiu-Jitsu" to "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu", also known as "Gracie Jiu-Jitsu".

On November 12, 1993, in Denver, Colorado, USA, the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was held, which was later widely praised as the first world MixMartialArt, that is, a mixed martial arts tournament. Before the competition, the champion was repeatedly speculated, what kind of martial arts can win the championship the most?! Among those competing were boxers, sumo wrestlers, karate champions, kickboxing masters, and Ken Shamrock, an American mixed martial arts representative who had already achieved success in Pancrase in Japan. Even the mighty KenShamrock only supported him for fifty-seven seconds. The world of martial arts was in an uproar, and they all speculated whether the luck of this small Brazilian youth was too good. So on March 11, 1994, still in Denver, Royce spent four games, basically about two minutes each, and easily became the champion. Claims of luck were dismissed, and in addition to karate, Muay Thai and boxing in the American martial arts world, Jiu-Jitsu became a compulsory course for American martial artists. At the UFC 3 held on September 9 of the same year, although Royce withdrew from the competition due to fitness problems, his supremacy is still unshakable. In December of the same year, four days after Royce's 28th birthday, Royce successfully defended his title again, and after completing a three-peat, on April 7, 1995, Royce and Ken Shamrock's SuperFighting was hailed as a second collision between the two planets, and after the defeat of UFC 1. Ken and Royce battled hard for thirty-six minutes. After the most reluctant, he shook hands and made peace. His presence really made the world aware of BJJ.

When Royce was famous and famous all over the world, he once said: My third brother Rickson Gracie is ten times stronger than me! Let the world of martial arts at that time leave all kinds of speculation, and where the great Rickson Gracie is sacred.

In '94, Rickson Gracie, known as the god of jiu-jitsu, was invited to attend the ValeTudoJapan tournament in Japan, and the fighting media paid a lot of attention to Royce's remarks at the UFC. How terrible is the god-man who can make the legendary hero Royce sigh to himself. Thus, Rickson shows that Royce is incomparably terrifying, and his strength is even more suffocating than Royce's! He's never been a passive TakeDown like Royce, and all TakeDown results are Rickson on top. Or just go straight to the mount, and then it was not Royce's grappling, but it was a dense spill of horse riding punches on his opponent, and the most of them ended with a clean TKO, and Rickson also took a very short time to show the world how strong he is. Among the names of the opponents, there are Kimura Masahiko Takashi Ryonori Nishi, American KickBoxing celebrity Bud Smith, and the second generation of the Gracie family continue to write their jiu-jitsu myths in the world. At ValeTudoJapan95 the following year, Rickson was back in the competition, although his opponent was already prepared. But it still can't stop Rickson, and Rickson is still indisputably the king again. Later, October 11, 1997. JB sent the symbol of JB mixed martial arts at that time, Nobuhiko Takada, the leader of the Takada Dojo, to fight Rickson, and whether Rickson, who was forty years old at the time, could continue to write the myth of undefeated, as a result, the martial arts world continued to write history in the Gracie family, and the god of war is still the god of war. It took less than five minutes for the undefeated Rickson to give Takata taste of defeat with a wrist arm. On November 20 of the following year, at the Pride 4 conference, Rickson played again against Takada, and when the time was running out of nine minutes and 30 seconds, Takada was again awarded the head under Rickson's wrist arm. Although his retirement was not officially announced, the last time the great Rickson appeared in public was four years ago, when another legendary JB hero in Pancrase, Seikatsu Funaki, was defeated by Rickson in a retirement match, and in a timeless and rule-free contest at the time, Rickson finally ended up with a trademark RearNaked Choke (rear-naked choke) at 12:49 Let the Japanese hero suffer the worst defeat before retiring! Since then, the then forty-two-year-old Rickson has not been seen in public, and at the same time, the sad fact has been that the foundation of this ancient jiu-jitsu empire is constantly weakening, except for Rickson and Royce, who are struggling to defend their honor, the rest of the family lacks experience and foundation in martial arts, and due to the conservative approach of the family's martial arts system, it has not attracted as many new martial arts as it did in its founding days, resulting in the lack of advantages.

In addition to the two brothers in the family who have written a strong mark in the world of martial arts, the other members of the Gracie family have participated in competitions and won honors, but they cannot be compared to Rickson and Royce, RoylerGracie has only played six times in total, with three wins, two losses and one draw, although RenzoGracie has a good record of ten wins, five losses and one draw, but compared to Rickson and Royce's milestone results, In terms of quality, it is also much worse. Ryan Gracie, despite his passion, has only played six PRIDE appearances with four wins and two draws, while RalphGracie has been in a similar situation, and even the mighty Royce has not impressed his opponent with knockouts or joint skills since his draw with KenShamrock in '96. What made the Gracie family even more frustrating was that a Japanese man had acquired an insulting nickname for their family: Kazushi Sakurata, for knocking out RoylerGracie, RoyceGracie, RenzoGracie, and Ryan Gracie in a year. He was given the title of Gracie Hunter. And since Rickson's victory over Funaki. The Gracie family has had a rare list of impressive results. The decline of the Jiu-Jitsu founders themselves has reached a considerable point, and today, when Brazilian martial artists are still able to lead the mixed martial arts situation in the world, the Gracie family has gradually faded from the stage of history, although it was once magnificent and powerful, and now the Gracie Family is only immersed in the memories of Rickson and Royce.

Today, the UFC's Gracie IV has returned to his former glory as the Gracie family, taking less than a minute in an open challenge bout. He knocked out (Gracie Hunter) Kazushi Sakura, and as soon as he came up, he entered the riding position, and also used the way of horse riding fists to end this one-sided challenge and regain the honor for the Gracie family. Gracie IV not only regained his family's former glory, but also became a three-time MMA champion in unranked competitions, and even a fighter who weighed twice as much as him could not last a few minutes in front of his Gracie IV's jiu-jitsu, becoming the untitled untitled king. The first "Tai Chi Young Hero" Gu Xiaolong played against. It is this new generation of uncrowned king, Gracie IV, BX Jiu-Jitsu against the ancient Taijiquan of Country C. What kind of fierce confrontation will it be?

The game began, a young man in a loose white shirt and white pants walked into the boxing ring, Si Swen was gentle and elegant, and he couldn't see any image related to martial arts and martial arts at all, but more like a classical Taoist in country C who had just debuted, as soon as he got on the stage, he just stood quietly, a loose white shirt and white pants seemed to bulge slightly without wind and automatic, but there was a god-like aura that overwhelmed the audience, and all the people were shocked by this aura. "Tai Chi Young Hero" Gu Xiaolong smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, bringing a wisp of cordiality and warm air to the audience, so that people are willing to be close to him and communicate with him.

Gracie IV finally appeared, and after the two met the courtesy, Gracie IV was not polite, and immediately pressed towards Gu Xiaolong. Gu Xiaolong, on the other hand, stood still in the center of the ring, waiting for Gracie IV to make a move, and Gracie IV tried several times, but never found a chance to make a move. You must know that the master of the road has made a move, and he has already passed all the movements of the opponent in his heart a few times, as long as there is a slight flaw, it is the time to make a move. In Gracie IV's eyes, this "Tai Chi Young Man" seems to have eyes all over his body, and his BX Jiu-Jitsu must be close to the grappling and grappling, but he just can't see how to start.

In this way, the stalemate lasted for two minutes, and the air on the field was as suffocating as if it had frozen, and it was still the "Tai Chi Young Hero" who was generous, suddenly took a step forward, and took the initiative to stretch out his right hand for Gracie IV to grab. Gracie IV hesitated for a moment at first, but how could a huge fighter plane be wasted? Both hands instantly grabbed Gu Xiaolong's right hand. If you catch it, you can catch it, but whether you can catch it or not is another matter.

When Gracie IV grabbed Gu Xiaolong's right hand, he already felt that something was wrong, because whenever he grabbed Gu Xiaolong's wrist and arm, he could feel an instantaneous force trembling, and the wrist or arm that was grabbed slipped out of his palm, and he was still stuck by the other party and couldn't get out, and the active attack was easily countered by such a small action, and he couldn't help but feel a big shock in his heart. "Tai Chi Young Hero" smiled at Gracie IV at this time, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "You just have to attack with confidence, use all Gracie Jiu-Jitsu moves, I will cooperate with you and will not fight back, just attack!" ”

After hearing Gu Xiaolong's words, Gracie IV was very sure in his heart, and he knew very well in his heart that this "Tai Chi Young Hero" was by no means a waste of fame, his kung fu had indeed reached the point of being like a god, and since he said so, he would definitely cooperate with himself. At this time, both hands are out, grasping wrists, twisting arms, and throwing waist all the moves are out together, and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu will be brought out wholeheartedly.

And Gu Xiaolong completely followed Gracie IV's moves, but whenever Gracie twisted the joint, he would take the initiative to reverse the joint, and when he reversed his back, he would take the initiative to be reversed, and after Gracie's full set of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu was used, people could see that Gracie's jiu-jitsu was just to twist Gu Xiaolong like a soft rubber man, and Gu Xiaolong was completely like a soft boneless, and he couldn't restrain him at all.

Nearly a quarter of an hour had passed, and all of Gracie IV's Gracie Jiu-Jitsu moves had been exhausted, and he was about to continue repeating the quickened moves, but he was suddenly countered by Gu Xiaolong's countermeasures, which were completely the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu moves used.

Immediately after that, Gu Xiaolong repeated all the moves that Gracie IV had just done, and Gracie IV had no ability to parry at all, because Gu Xiaolong added Gracie IV's Gracie Jiu-Jitsu to all the strength of Tai Chi pushing, linking, sticking, following, and not losing the top, plus Taijiquan's eight methods, such as squeezing, squeezing, pressing, picking, squeezing, elbowing, and leaning on the eight methods, and suddenly Gracie Jiu-Jitsu became Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, and the two kinds of Jiu-Jitsu were simply one underground and one in the sky, with a qualitative leap that was worlds apart. In less than two minutes, Gu Xiaolong finished this Gracie Jiu-Jitsu that had been rubbed into the Tai Chi push hand. Looking at Gracie IV again, instead of being frustrated by Gu Xiaolong's countermeasures like an adult playing with a child, at this time, his face was ecstatic, as if he had obtained a treasure, he was carefully thinking about Gu Xiaolong's moves just now, he really couldn't figure it out, and rushed forward to grab Gu Xiaolong, and said vigorously: "I want to apprentice!" I want to apprentice! Please teach me! "You must know that Gracie IV was already nearly forty years old at this time, and Gu Xiaolong had just turned eighteen, and the scene was both funny and warm.

The first challenge ended with the victory of "Tai Chi Shaoxia" Gu Xiaolong, a highest-level MMA champion in UFC history, defeated by this god-like "Tai Chi Shaoxia" in an almost teaching way, and was so defeated that he was convinced to chase and shout to learn from his teacher, which is really worth writing in the history of MMA. (To be continued......)