Chapter 22: Horseback riding
Cao Ping accompanied them to have a good drink, Yu Qian drank and sang Dingjun Mountain, and drank until ten o'clock in the evening, before staggering back to the hotel, Cao Ping's stomach turned over the river and the sea, this is also a helpless thing, domestic connections, have to be done on the wine table, send them away Cao Ping lay on the bed and slept. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The next day, as usual, he got up at six o'clock in the morning, and after Cao Ping washed up, he went to ask Wang Yuan to get up for morning exercises, Wang Yuan snorted twice, and slept like a dead pig. Cao Ping didn't care, although he was obsessed with watching action movies every day these days, his morning exercise in the morning didn't fall, and he was used to it when he woke up Wang Yuan every morning.
Turned over on the roof, Cao Ping took out the boxing book, after opening it, it was the outline of the literary practice written by the grandfather with a pen, and the villain who was drawn, tossing and turning, it was a set of nine moves, and a set of footwork, and the footwork was matched, and there were eight changes in each move, a total of seventy-two styles. These mornings, morning exercises, and leisure time to watch movies, Cao Ping is studying this set of loose hands, and he barely memorized the moves.
Cao Ping carefully read the boxing book again, put it aside after reading it, and stood on the gossip map drawn with chalk a few days ago, the footwork law in the boxing book is evolved according to the gossip formation, a total of eighty-eight sixty-four changes, plus the combination of boxing, I don't know how many kinds of changes, the math is good to calculate it! Therefore, it is easy to learn boxing for three or five years, the reason is this, just the change between different moves to learn has to take a little effort, and then want to integrate it, such as arm command, the average person has to spend years of time, boxing routines are in accordance with everyone's shooting habits, plus the best line of practice that has been tried countless times, this is the formation of the routine, but if you actually shoot against each other, you still have to see the moves, and you have to practice the moves into a conditioned reflex. Otherwise, if you look at some boxing matches broadcast live on TV now, or domestic martial arts conferences, some disciples from famous schools, who play tiger and tiger style, become Wang Bahammer as soon as they arrive on the stage, and the reason is this.
After the advent of firearms, the traditional martial arts fist and foot kung fu has declined, the biggest stage for kung fu application is always on the battlefield, the moment gunpowder appears on the battlefield as a weapon, it has already flaunted the withering of the era of personal force, how many traditional martial arts techniques have been lost in the long river of history, and now the martial arts heritage of the famous schools is more than ten in the past. What's more, there are not many people who are willing to practice traditional martial arts through the traditional three training methods, and there is only one reason, it is too hard! and the requirements for talent are too high, and it is not beautiful. Now martial arts has become a tool to entertain the public, and it has lost its former meaning. Now you can go to a martial arts school to learn for a few years, stretch your muscles, play two boxing methods, play two weapons, and turn a few heels, and you can perform on stage and make money.
Cao Ping learned this loose hand is also for a wish, since he was a child, he has no talent for literary training, he can only improve his physical fitness through martial arts, hard work little by little, and now by chance, he can practice boxing through literary practice, and it can be regarded as not letting his grandfather's inner boxing be lost, and his hard work for more than ten years has not been in vain!
Cao Ping used to be at a loss for words, and his grandfather didn't bother to play that soft boxing every day, so how could he be so powerful? Moreover, he was woken up by his grandfather every day to practice boxing, and his stomach was full of anger, so why was his grandfather not tired and kept practicing every day?
He now knew that Wen Lian was really happy! He practiced the exercises comfortably, and moreover, the effect of practicing the martial arts for 10 days at the top of the day! He finally understood why his grandfather was distressed and sorry after knowing that he had no sense of qi.
A few days ago, he practiced the exercises every morning for three weeks, and he only felt that the internal qi slowly flowed through the whole body, as if he was massaging every inch of muscles and bones, crispy and numb, where it flowed, where it was cool, Cao Ping couldn't wait to keep practicing the exercises all the time, but every day only the moment at sunrise would have a strong effect on the internal qi, and the cultivation at other times was minimal, but there were still people who were willing to retreat for a long time and keep the internal qi circulating as a whole, no way, because it was too cool.
Cao Ping sat on the roof of the house first, practicing quietly with his eyes closed, enjoying the massage of internal qi, while waiting for the sunrise. The internal qi maintained a flow of about the thickness of a human hair, which was far less majestic than when it was passed through that day, and most of it was still stored in the dantian.
Suddenly, Cao Ping felt a burst of red light in front of him, he opened his eyes suddenly, and a round of red sun jumped out of the sky, and the sun that had just risen in the morning was not dazzling, and it was at this moment! Cao Ping ran the internal qi to the brain, and he only felt that the internal qi condensed into a drop of crystal dew under the illumination of the morning sun, dripping from the back of his head, rolling down the spine, and the cells in his whole body were cheering, competing for a trace of mist contained in the dewdrops, and when they rolled into the dantian along the tail vertebrae, the dewdrops were only half the size of the beginning.
Cao Ping almost groaned comfortably, it was so cool, what he was waiting for every day was this moment, practicing refining and transforming qi, Lao Tzu had saved a boy body for eighteen years, and finally it was not in vain, let the refining and refining qi come more violently!
Cao Ping reluctantly spit out a breath of turbidity, if he can, he is willing to practice all day long, but people still have to eat, and every day, only the moment of sunrise in the morning can refine and refine the qi, and then practice two ways of boxing, it is time to go out, and today I have to learn to ride a horse!
Cao Ping lightly pressed the ground, bounced up from the ground, stood firmly on the ground, he looked at the chalk gossip map at his feet, took a step forward, and stood in the "dry" position, which is the first important position in the general outline of boxing. That's right, it's a defensive punch.
Cao Zhengde from Cao Ping when he was a child, what he taught him was a variety of self-defense exercises, even if he practiced hard skills through martial arts, it was also to exercise his ability to resist hitting and avoid danger, Cao Ping's parents' tragedy made him feel guilty all the time, and his wish for the rest of his life was to let Cao Ping be safe, so he named him Cao Ping, he told Cao Ping many times, if you want to be invincible, you must let the enemy have no chance to shoot, and the best way to let the enemy have no chance to shoot is not to have an enemy. You know that people want to beat you, but don't run away, isn't it stupid! But the most important wisdom of Cao Zhengde's life is not recognized by Cao Ping, and every time he comes back from a fight, he will inevitably be beaten by Cao Zhengde again, and he will be hurt more severely than fighting with others.
Cao Ping cleaned up his mind, pushed his fist with luck, moved his right foot horizontally, and practiced one move at a time according to the boxing method on the boxing spectrum, which was the first time he practiced boxing off the script these days, that is, the first time he did not play a complete and smooth set of punches according to the boxing spectrum. As soon as he practiced the two styles, Cao Ping felt that something was wrong, and after the luck of the whole body, the internal qi became very difficult to control, and the whole body felt as heavy as a mountain, and it took great physical strength to punch and kick out. After a punch, it was already sweating like rain, but it felt like it was all over, as if every muscle was moving, and the spirit was not good.
He went downstairs to take a shower, woke up Wang Yuan, and had breakfast together, Wang Yuan had something to do today, and he wanted to arrange to go to Hangzhou with the group of actors, so Cao Ping went to Wang Xiaolei to learn to ride a horse alone.
When I arrived at Wang Xiaolei's horse farm, Wang Xiaolei was still sleeping at home and didn't come over, but someone was there, a man about thirty years old took Cao Ping to pick a horse, Cao Ping saw him, and he was a horse master who followed Wang Xiaolei yesterday.
The horse master smiled and said to Cao Ping: "Mr. Wang has already explained, I will teach you to ride a horse today, you can just call me Lao Wei." ”
Cao Ping was polite and said, "Then I'm sorry for you, Master Wei, is it easy to learn to ride a horse?"
Lao Wei said: "What's so hard to learn, my hometown is Inner Mongolia, I have a lot of Mongolian friends, they have grown up on horseback since they were children, and they will know if they go up and run two laps." ”
Cao Ping came to the horse circle, looked at the tall horses, looked confused, didn't know how to choose, Lao Wei smiled and said: "That's it, you just ride this white horse, this is a retired military horse, obedient, smart, although a little older, but riding is quite stable, this is Boss Wang bought back at a big price, he explained that you can ride, a good opportunity, go up and try?"
Cao Ping looked at the white horse, and found that it was indeed quieter than other horses, and he lowered his head to eat hay, he nodded, and said, "Then this one." ”
Lao Wei led the white horse to the runway and told Cao Ping: "Riding a horse is very simple, it is nothing more than getting on the horse, running on the horse, getting off the horse, it's as simple as that, as for taming horses and raising horses, you don't need to learn them, after all, you don't really want to raise a horse." First of all, let's talk about getting on the horse, beginners can find a horse platform, find a high place at will, lead the horse over, just ride on it, and after being proficient, you can step on the stirrup directly, just like me. Lao Wei grabbed the saddle, stepped on one side of the stirrup, turned over, and rode neatly on the horse, he continued: "This side of the horse, the most important thing is to make a strong hand, jump up, not just rely on the strength of the foot to step up, the stirrup will be stepped on, hard stepping will hurt the horse." Lao Wei turned over and dismounted, and said to Cao Ping: "Let's go, go to that platform, you get on the horse and try it first." ”
Cao Ping looked at it and said, "I'll just get on the horse and try it." ”
Lao Wei glanced at Cao Ping and said, "Then you try, it's not that simple......"
Before the words fell, Cao Ping had already pressed the saddle with one hand, jumped up, and sat on the horseback lightly without even stepping on the stirrups.
Lao Wei said with a long mouth: "Awesome, ......" Still before he finished speaking, Cao Ping lost his focus and quickly hugged the horse's neck.
Lao Wei laughed, and while helping Cao Ping put his feet on the stirrups, he said: "I haven't praised it yet, I thought you had learned, you must step on the stirrups to maintain balance." ”
Cao Ping sat for a while, wanting to get off the horse, Lao Wei helped him on the side and said: "Lie forward, yes, it's best to keep parallel to the horse's body, hold the saddle with your hands, put your weight on your waist and abdomen, and turn down, yes!" Cao Ping's posture of getting off the horse was ugly. Lao Wei smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, this horse is very well-behaved." ”
After practicing a few more times, Cao Ping was already able to turn over and get off the horse very neatly, Lao Wei began to lead the horse, and walked slowly with Cao Ping, Cao Ping saw that the white horse had been walking steadily, and he didn't need Lao Wei to exert himself at all, and the reins were relaxed and followed Lao Wei's pace slowly, and the original nervous mood was also relaxed.
Lao Wei said on the side: "Don't clamp your legs so tightly, just step on the stirrup and can't fall down, riding a horse should make you and the horse comfortable, you have to follow the horse's strength, relax, and follow its rhythm." ”
Cao Ping's tense body slowly relaxed, he began to shake his body slightly with the pace of the white horse, and instantly he felt that the horse's steps were more stable, this horse was really a very spiritual animal, Cao Ping could feel that the white horse was naturally adjusting his pace slightly according to the shaking of his body, so as to make himself sit more stable. (If you have never ridden a horse, you can try it, and the horse is really smart.) )
Lao Wei saw that Cao Ping was sitting firmly on the horse, so he handed the reins to Cao Ping and said, "You learn very quickly, now you try to ride by yourself." Pull the reins in the way you want. ”
Cao Ping took the reins, still walking forward slowly, he suddenly remembered that the people in the movie didn't sit on the horse, they were all half-standing, and as the horse's body squatted slightly, the upper body could remain stable, riding a handsome batch. Thinking about it, he stepped on the stirrups and stood up slightly. But he didn't know that this was the action that made the horse speed up, and the white horse under him felt Cao Ping's movements, walked a few steps quickly, and began to gallop, Lao Wei saw it, and hurriedly ran to chase it, but how could he catch up with the galloping horse? He had to shout loudly: "Relax! Pay attention to the rhythm! Slowly rein the reins!"
Cao Ping took a deep breath, calmed down his slightly nervous mood, and began to slowly pull up the reins, the white horse felt the strength, and began to slowly reduce his speed, gradually returning to the state of breaking steps and walking slowly, Cao Ping also exhaled and redid it on the saddle. (The author's personal experience)
Lao Wei ran for a while before running over, quickly grabbed the reins of the horse's ear, and asked Cao Ping, "How are you?" Cao Ping shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's just running, it feels pretty cool!"
Lao Wei gasped, smiled, and said, "Actually, you rode quite well just now, relax a little more, don't collapse your body so tightly, just be natural." ”
Cao Ping nodded, and couldn't wait to say, "Okay! Then I'll try again!"
Lao Wei said, "Okay! Then be careful, don't ride too fast." He let go of the reins.
Cao Ping began to ride the horse and walk slowly, and after a while, he began to itch again, recalling the action just now, he gently raised his buttocks, and the white horse instantly felt his movements, and began to accelerate again. Cao Ping reminded himself to relax, while following the ups and downs of the horse's body to maintain the stability of his body. Slowly, Cao Ping felt that he had mastered the rhythm of the white horse, and he could maintain the balance of his body with very little strength, and let the white horse run on his own. Cao Ping half-squatted, feeling like he was one with the horse, his movements were incomparably compatible, the wind was whistling in his ears, and he couldn't help but shout excitedly.
After a few laps, Cao Ping slowly tightened the reins, let the white horse slow down, and finally slowly stopped at the entrance, the white horse snorted, Cao Ping could not suppress his excitement, riding a horse is really a very refreshing thing!