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Chapter 68 Explanation of Kung Fu Attributes

As we all know, in the world of novels, internal strength is mostly divided into Yin and Yang, five elements and seven attributes, and rigidity and softness are used to describe strength.

As a result, many people don't quite understand how these are distinguished and mean.

The most intuitive feeling of refining qi is closely related to Taoism, so use Tai Chi (breathing, breathing, and concentrating to refine qi) to generate Liangyi (running and circulating in two different meridians of the human body to form yin and yang two qi).

Liangyi produces four images and four images produce eight trigrams (yin and yang and two qi circulating in the meridians of the human body will absorb nutrients through the internal organs, and the internal organs correspond to the five elements derived from the four images and eight trigrams).

People store energy in the internal organs through food and drink, and further absorb external energy and condense the breath through meditation, breathing and Qi training.

This breath moves the energy in the internal organs to reciprocate in the meridians of the human body through the operation of God.

In this process, because the meridians are related to the endocrine blood circulation of the human body, it will inevitably involve the eternal truths such as changes in cold and heat, so there is a distinction between yin and yang.

The energy of yin and yang further changes as the tendons transport the energy of the internal organs, and the energy contained in each organ changes with the qi of yin and yang to give birth to one of the five elements.

The heart belongs to fire, the lungs belong to metal, the spleen belongs to earth, the liver belongs to wood, and the kidney belongs to water. Yang qi is biased towards the heart and lungs, yin qi is biased towards the liver and kidneys, and the spleen is in harmony.

Essence, qi, and spirit are both taught in Chinese medicine and Taoism, and they are the three treasures of the human body, which come from traditional culture.

Essence - is the basic microscopic substance of the human body, such as the blood, flesh, and tendons of the human body are all formed from it, which is somewhat similar to the concept of microscopic particles in today's science.

Qi——is the basic substance to maintain the life activities of the human body, and the essence is formed by the transformation of Qi.There are innate qi and acquired qi.

God—is the projected substance of the spirit (heart), existing in the form of light.Nouns such as soul and primordial spirit have such meanings.Qi is divine.

Essence, qi, and spirit all belong to hidden energy and hidden matter, that is, the concept of dark energy and dark matter in scientific theory, which cannot be seen by human eyes or detected by instruments.

For audiences who simply like to watch animation, it can also be explained in game terms:
Essence is the amount of blood, that is, the value of life. When fighting the enemy, you must pay attention to the consumption of essence and replenish it in time.When the energy is very low, the person is in a dying state, and if he is not replenished in time, he will be lightly hit by the enemy, and his life will be gone.

Qi is necessary for skills. If there is very little Qi, you can only use ordinary attacks to hit the enemy, and the effect is poor.If you accumulate more energy, you can unleash powerful attacks.

God is necessary to activate spells, and few gods can't cast spells. Some recovery food or medicine is needed to restore God.

All of the above belong to the category of Qi training, and cannot directly affect martial arts moves. At most, they add magic or chemical effects to martial arts moves, and the physical effects depend on the human body mechanics that martial arts moves rely on.

In a fight, no matter how many moves there are, the ultimate goal is to use force to hit the opponent and make the opponent feel pain. Then one needs to learn to use strength, and use the legs and waist to train strength and other additional martial arts methods to learn and practice hard. Boil the physical body to increase the capacity of essence.

Coupled with the effect of increasing Qi and spirit that comes with practicing internal skills, the combination of internal skills and external skills has become a theory that the three must be combined.

Then, among the various kinds of strength in practicing external kung fu moves, one must understand the attributes of strength. It has two types of rigidity and softness. Whether it is practicing or fighting, the most typical example is Taijiquan:
When practicing Taijiquan, you need to use soft strength, but when you fight, you actually use strength in many cases.

The above are the meanings of the words often used in novels to describe martial arts.

(End of this chapter)