The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 30 Zhou Tong's Teachings

"The head and neck imitate Huqian, whichever is firmer and purer; the feet and knees imitate Hukun, whichever is calmer and thicker; the shoulders and back should be loose and active, which means smoothness; the crotch should be tightened, and it must be fulfilled. Emotion. The chest desires to be developed, and Gen Mountain is similar; the ribs have breathing, and the vibrations are unpredictable; Kanli is the image of water and fire, and water helps fire, and it is water; the heart and kidney are the organs of water and fire, water should rise, and fire should fall."

Zhao Gou silently recited the mantra, and murmured: "You are handsome with your spirit, and your shape is handsome with your spirit. The breath can be turned freely, and the shape can follow the breath. The mind moves with the spirit, and the spirit rises with the spirit. When it is still, it is full, and when it is moving, it is surging. Stretching can become a song." , You can walk even if you live, bend like a crouching tiger, extend like a dragon. Walk without trace, bend and extend to stealth, turn over fierce tigers and leopards, turn swift falcons and eagles. The body is as strong as iron, the law is as dense as a cage, the door changes, and the law has no shape The front and back are orderly, the left and right are clearly defined, chasing when far away, and welcoming when near. Arbitrary heights, lengths and lengths, like fire like electricity, like water like wind.

The work of servant skills, both hard and soft, high mountains and rocks, crossbows and arrows leave the bow.Like a ball like a wheel, it rolls non-stop, responds to every feeling, and strikes when the opportunity arises.If it is not as advanced as it is, it will keep passing positions, and it will be demolished ruthlessly due to the situation.

Knowing without knowing, doing without thinking, adapting to the situation freely, comes from intuition.Beyond behavior, out of instinct, internal strength and luck, reason is also mediocre.Spirit, shape, qi, and strength are born accordingly, naturally and without force.The coincidence of shape, momentum, qi, and strength is a sign that internal strength has reached the stage of divine luck. "

When a person's internal strength has reached the stage of divine luck, he can move because of the enemy while walking, sitting or lying down, and win because of the enemy.Reaction faster than thought comes from instinct; action more accurate than judgment comes from intuition.Although Zhao Gou possesses the inner strength of both Buddhism and Taoism, it is still too early to reach the stage of divine luck.

Zhao Gou sighed with a wry smile: "There is still a long way to go if I want my internal strength to reach the state of divine fortune. Now, my internal strength is considered to have a small success. Even if it is a difficult training, I can adjust my breath a little bit. It can be restored to the original state. The fundamental problem mentioned by the master has gradually been consolidated, but this process is really too difficult."

The Patriarch Chen Tuan taught him the "Fetal Breathing Sutra"; Zhou Tong passed on his "Dharma Secret Gong", both of which are upper-level internal exercises.The martial arts passed down to him by Chen Tuan's ancestors is to change his own physique, and it is specially aimed at Zhao Gou's weak physique.At the same time, Zhou Tong also had the same purpose. The last two types of internal energy were superimposed, based on the "Material Breath Sutra", and the "Dharma Secret Technique" was deepened, so that Zhao Gou's internal energy could be improved to a higher level.

However, the pain in it was unbearable. One moment was Taoism, another moment was Buddhism. Two different theories of martial arts were rampant in Zhao Gou's body and intertwined.At the beginning, when he was practicing, the two different breaths collided together, which was really unbearable for him. He couldn't help but grunt, and he was cruelly trained by Zhou Tong. They entangled each other endlessly, but instead merged with each other, with a clear distinction, constantly making up for Zhao Gou's lost physical strength.

Zhao Gou's foundation is weak, Zhou Tong has a way to change it, first replenish his vitality with internal strength, and then supplement it with external training for further stimulation, which is equivalent to Zhao Gou needing to start practicing again.At the beginning, he only needed to stride and stretch his legs, etc.; now, Zhao Gou needs to practice with a weight of [-] kilograms on his back, which makes him bear several times more force than ordinary people.

The effect is also very obvious. First of all, Zhao Gou's pace is more steady, and his internal strength is getting deeper and deeper.Through continuous practice every day, Zhao Gou's physical strength has been greatly improved, and the strength of his whole body has gradually increased.From the beginning of carrying ten kilograms, to thirty kilograms later, several months passed, and it was directly added to fifty kilograms.

He practiced for two hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon, and practiced with Zhou Tong in person during the middle hours.The weapons of Yue Fei and others had already been made several months ago. They watched Zhao Gou practice with weights every day, stared wide-eyed, stared at Zhao Gou blankly, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If it was replaced by them, they might not be able to do it, and only Zhao Gou practiced internal skills, practiced external skills during the day, and practiced internal skills at night. Both internal and external training gave Zhao Gou endless strength every day.Even though it was very hard, he was sweating profusely every day, and his whole body was exhausted; the next day, Zhao Gou woke up still refreshed, which surprised everyone.

Yue Fei and others also practiced internal strength, but it was difficult to cultivate without Zhao Gou's internal strength, and the difference in effect was also very obvious.No matter how hard it was, Zhao Gou persisted.As time went by, Zhou Tong admired Zhao Gou's perseverance very much. He believed what Lin Chong said in his letter, and couldn't help admiring: "This son's perseverance is just like what Lin Chong said. It is really rare. The multiplied effort of ordinary people has paid off; next, it is time to teach him how to attack. Now, the foundation is already solid, and the pace is more steady."

"Zhao Gou, how long have you been a teacher?" Zhou Tong put his arms around his body, looked at Zhao Gou with kind eyes, and asked kindly.

Zhao Gou stopped his movements out of breath, and said in a deep voice, "I have been practicing martial arts with my master for seven months."

"Time flies!" Zhou Tong sighed, and continued, "In seven months, your foundation has become solid. This is beyond my expectation, and your weak body has also become much stronger. Moreover, your steps are not as frivolous as before, but much calmer, and it is really rare that you can hit the vital point every time you attack."

"At the beginning, my teacher promised you that after your foundation is solid, I will teach you new martial arts. My teacher is proficient in all eighteen martial arts, but I have nothing to teach you. Back then, you had already learned all of them. , it’s just that it lacks some heat. Now, your foundation is solid, and these moves have already been memorized by heart.”

Zhao Gou listened intently to Zhou Tong's words, seeing that he was not going to teach him martial arts, he couldn't help feeling a little anxious.Zhou Tong already knew what Zhao Gou was thinking, and said with a smile, "I don't have anything to teach you about moves, but I can still teach you how to fight the enemy, that is, actual combat practice. Use all the moves you have learned to fight me. Only in this way can you catch up with the progress of Pengju and others, there is no other way but this is the only way, I wonder if you want to?"

"Teacher, thank you, master!" Zhao Gou was overjoyed when he heard the words, the previous haze was swept away, and his eyes showed yearning.

He knew that Zhou Tong was a master of martial arts of a generation. He learned everything he had learned from a long history and learned from others.The way of martial arts is not like the way of literature. Martial arts needs to be taught by precepts and deeds, and the way of literature can be taught by analogy. Only martial arts needs down-to-earth hard practice.If you just practice alone, you will gain very little, but if you practice in pairs, you will benefit a lot and make rapid progress.

Now, Zhou Tong is willing to personally guide him in martial arts, how can Zhao Gou not be excited and forget himself.While Yue Fei and the others were happy for Zhao Gou, they also looked at Zhou Tong curiously.They followed Zhou Tong for a long time, and never saw Zhou Tong openly willing to practice against others in person, only Zhao Gou got this treatment.

Yue Fei and the others were not out of jealousy, but out of genuine curiosity. They didn't understand what Zhou Tong was thinking, and only Zhou Tong knew all this best.

The next day, after Zhao Gou did the basic exercises as usual, he waited for Zhou Tong early, eager to see through.Zhou Tong, who had not been seen for a long time, came late, put on his practice uniform, looked at Zhao Gou calmly, and said with a smile, "Not bad!... These days of training are not in vain. Next, let's Just try the exercises on the fists and feet!"

Zhao Gou nodded quickly, very excited, he had already prepared for today.So, Zhou Tong and Zhao Gou began to practice against each other.After all, Zhou Tong was old and no longer used in the past. He was panting and out of breath after just fighting for an hour. On the other hand, Zhao Gou's breath was not disturbed at all, he was calm and eager to try.

When Zhou Tong stopped to rest, Zhao Gou also stopped, panting violently, sweating profusely, and sighed: "It seems that I am really old, and I can't accept it!"

Zhao Gou then said, "Master, you should grow old and strong. If ordinary adults are not your opponents, how can they grow old?"

"Okay, I know the matter of the master, and I have reached this age, so there is nothing to ignore!" Zhou Tong smiled and said, "Zhao Gou, you fought with the master before and used the same moves, what do you have? feeling?"

Zhao Gou pondered for a moment, and said solemnly: "The master's moves are easy to use, and you can do whatever you want; the disciple's moves are chaotic and incomparably rigid. Simply put, the disciple's moves have not grasped the essence, and they can only be regarded as superficial. It’s still far from it.”

Zhou Tong slowed down, and praised: "You can see so much is already very good, in fact, your martial arts is also considered the best among several people. It's just that you are still young, even if you have passed the rigorous training After training, my strength has improved a lot, but strength alone still cannot be compared with Pengju and others."

"Your steps are steady, but your moves are too fierce, and they are easy to break when you pass them, and you are a little less flexible, and you can retract them freely; Do whatever you want. When you can really do whatever you want, you're not far from doing whatever you want."

"Fighting against the enemy is not static. You must know how to change at the right time. Moves are dead, but people are alive. Moves are created by people, how can they be reduced to slaves of moves. When fighting against people, any move can be used. Especially when going into battle to kill the enemy, if you are too rigid in form, you will inevitably suffer a disadvantage.”

"Whether it is a conspiracy or a conspiracy, the most important thing is to win the war and protect the country. When the two armies are fighting, they only need to win the war and plan their strategies. If not, you won the war with integrity A good reputation or a bad reputation, only the final result is the key, the victory will last forever, and the defeat will be infamous."

"The same goes for martial arts moves. If you stick to formality, then you will be at a disadvantage. As long as others know the moves you use, they can defeat the enemy with one move, and you will lose. Martial arts routines are just to make you proficient in this martial art. , it is not for you to use the same routine when confronting the enemy, in this case, if you do not fight, you will already be defeated."

"Therefore, you have to keep in mind that moves are dead, and people are alive. Don't be static, but use them flexibly. Sometimes, learning martial arts and learning literature have the same goal. Learning literature has to learn from one another. Learning martial arts is the same, and even more powerful. Because, If you are careless, you will lose your life."

Zhao Gou listened attentively to Zhou Tong's teachings, nodded with understanding, and said solemnly, "My disciple remembers it!"

(End of this chapter)