Chapter 671: Martial Arts

If Zheng Shanao had not learned mixed martial arts, he would definitely not be able to beat Ma San.

Now that he has learned mixed martial arts, he beat Ma San without any chance to fight back.

So can we draw the conclusion that mixed martial arts is much better than traditional martial arts?

Actually, it is not the case.

Scientifically speaking, powerful techniques are constantly explored, improved, developed and advanced by generations. This is true for mixed martial arts, but is it not the same for traditional martial arts?

Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do is known as the pioneer of mixed martial arts, but Jeet Kune Do has absorbed the essence of dozens of martial arts schools such as Wing Chun, Tai Chi, Cailifo, Taekwondo, Aikido, Jujutsu, etc. So strictly speaking, mixed martial arts was formed on the shoulders of traditional martial arts.

Looking at traditional martial arts again, each school also has its own history of origin and transmission.

It's just that we can fully imagine that in the long period of time and low productivity, it is actually difficult to have a systematic fighting system. Because any fighting system requires at least several generations of talents to establish.

Since the Han Dynasty, the social atmosphere of advocating culture and spurning martial arts and the control and suppression of ironware and warriors by the central imperial power have made it difficult for folk martial arts to survive. As a result, it is impossible for people who specialize in fighting to survive by fighting. In the era of cold weapons, the only space for traditional martial arts to survive and develop is in the army.

Only in the military formation, under the pressure of life and death, will the generals and soldiers summarize and improve various methods of dealing with crises, and finally form the skills of killing enemies and defending.

All powerful armies, from generals to soldiers, are martial arts masters, but these masters do not advocate personal force, but collective strength, and their martial arts are also used to form powerful military formations. The martial arts they have worked hard to study are actually just a link in the military formation, like a screw in a machine. Once out of a specific environment, the power of this martial arts will be greatly reduced.

So we can say that the martial arts in ancient times are actually "military fighting techniques."

This situation lasted until the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. China was broken, foreign races invaded, and society was in turmoil. Martial arts were not only needed by soldiers, but also by the people for self-defense. Various secret societies that resisted the Qing court also needed martial arts to enhance their strength. Therefore, the real martial arts in China basically began to spread and create from this time.

The Qing court ruled for more than 300 years, and the slogan of anti-Qing and restoration of Ming was also shouted for more than 300 years. This is unique in the 5,000-year history of China. It can be seen that in this wonderful dynasty, martial arts also have soil for survival and development among the people.

During this period, the skills of fighting and fighting began to be born out of the military formation, and began to pursue individual strength and develop the limits of the human body. Many boxing schools that integrate righteousness and skills appeared in the folk, mostly called "doors", or "boxing", and "associations". The so-called Tai Chi, Tongbei, Xingyi, Bagua, etc. in traditional martial arts, which are said to have originated from the past, actually began to develop during this period.

So China has a long history, but China's martial arts may have only been passed down for more than 300 years.

According to the scientific concept of development, the skills created by folk martial arts at the beginning must be crude, simple and low-level.

Maybe any MMA boxer today can beat Ji Jike, the founder of Xinyiquan, to a pulp. Because the latter is a pioneer, he can explore and summarize a set of effective personal fighting methods, which can be called great. But to say that this most primitive fighting method can defeat the advanced fighting skills summarized after hundreds of years of development is nothing but a fool's dream.

In ancient times, a move of picking peaches by the immortals could be passed down as a secret skill of a sect. Because this move is not known by others, few people have seen it, and few people can defend it.

But when everyone knows how to pick peaches by the immortals, this move has become the standard for martial artists, and the development of martial arts urgently needs each sect to create new moves to "lead the trend".

So there are constantly unique moves being created, and these unique moves are either lost or cracked, becoming common goods on the street.

In this way, martial arts developed from generation to generation, and there were more and more popular ones, and the basic foundation of the martial arts system was gradually formed.

When martial arts developed to the Republic of China, it can be said that all schools and sects had basically reached the extreme.

This era was the last sound of traditional martial arts, the last golden age, and the last peak.

Because after this era, folk martial arts once again lost the soil for survival and development.

Seventy or eighty years later, traditional martial arts became routines and performances.

This is not to excuse traditional martial arts, but a fact. Chinese martial arts were originally created to determine life and death. Now martial arts do not allow deaths - is martial arts that do not allow deaths still martial arts?

Before the Republic of China, martial artists had to sign a life and death agreement when they competed. Once they got on the ring, it was life and death. Even if they agreed to compete and said that they would stop at a certain point, they would still say that fists and feet have no eyes.

Why? Because martial arts at this time can really kill people. Nine out of ten moves are KO moves that are not allowed to be used in later generations. If you are not good, you will die on the stage.

In later generations, due to the 70-80 year gap in martial arts and the devastating blow to martial arts information and talent during a special period, most martial arts were lost. In addition, the moves that caused disability or death could no longer be used. The already declining traditional martial arts became a mere show after this castration, leaving only a few performing masters active among the people to cheat.

There are martial arts projects such as Sanda that are derived from traditional martial arts, but whether Sanda is considered a traditional martial arts remains a question mark.

The reason why mixed martial arts is so powerful is that it combines the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought and has scientific and modern training methods and fighting concepts.

But the advanced ones are not necessarily the most powerful ones.

If Gong Baosen and Zheng Shanao were fighting just now, no matter how advanced and novel Zheng Shanao's tricks were, he would still not be Gong Baosen's opponent, because when it comes to individual strength, Gong Baosen surpasses Zheng Shanao A distance of ten horses and three.

Even Ma San, if he plays a few more games with Zheng Shanao, gradually adapts to Zheng Shanao's style, and explores Zheng Shanao's martial arts characteristics, he may not lose to Zheng Shanao again.

The difference between Ma San and Zheng Shanao is not in strength, but in knowledge.

So from this point of view, mixed martial arts is not much better than traditional martial arts.

If you approach these martial arts masters of the Republic of China with the idea of ​​being able to conquer the world with one move, you may be able to make a splash in mixed martial arts at the beginning, but these martial arts masters of the Republic of China will soon make you understand that the old is still the best. .

Because they are not standing still, they are also integrating martial arts from other schools, absorbing the essence of each school, and accepting new things.

Northern boxing spread to the south, and the Five Tigers went to the south of the Yangtze River. These were the pioneering and attempts of martial artists of this era. They already had a sense of crisis that the spread of martial arts was declining, and they were eager to find a new way out for martial arts.

When they discover the advanced concepts and styles of mixed martial arts, they can quickly study mixed martial arts thoroughly and even become better with their rich experience and martial arts thinking.

Just like Zheng Shanao himself, Zheng Shanao improved Baguazhang and integrated it into mixed martial arts, forming his unique fighting style, which even Su Yi was amazed by.

Zheng Shanao is like this, but what about Gong Baosen?

Definitely stronger!

It is definitely not a simple matter to compete between mixed martial arts and the traditional martial arts of this era in the ring. If you don't do well, you will miss the mark.

Besides, is the core selling point of mixed martial arts in this era lies in its power? Is it a comparison of who can fight better?

The real subversion of mixed martial arts is that traditional martial arts requires several years, more than ten years or even decades to train martial arts talents, while modern mixed martial arts can be trained in as little as a few months or as long as two or three years!

Quick success, this is the most powerful thing about mixed martial arts.

Of course, in the current martial arts arena of the Zheng family, the people of the Gong family have not yet come into contact with the instant magic of mixed martial arts, but they have been subverted by this novel and unique fighting style.

After Gong Baosen called to stop, Zheng Shanao immediately let go of Ma San, and the two of them stood up at the same time. The former hugged the latter's fist, smiled slightly and said: "San'er, I accept."

Ma San was lost and his eyes were blank.

Here, Gong Baosen stood up with a solemn expression.

Naturally, Gong Er and Lao Jiang could no longer sit still. They watched Gong Baosen walk to the court and walk in front of Zheng Shanao.

"Uncle Master..." Zheng Shanao hid a little lust in his eyes, panting slightly as he greeted Gong Baosen.

But the next moment, Gong Baosen took action, using the simplest Qinglong Claw in Baguazhang.

Gong Baosen was not very fast, so Zheng Shanao quickly reacted and responded. While dodging sideways, he stepped forward and used a wild horse move to part his mane, forcing Gong Baosen to retreat.

His idea was good, but almost at the same time he reacted, Gong Baosen's originally unhurried speed suddenly accelerated. Before Zheng Shan'ao could react, he slapped his left shoulder with a palm, and Zheng Shan'ao suddenly staggered. He staggered backwards, unable to use any moves.

Gong Baosen had no expression on his face. He took two steps forward and continued to attack with another simple and unpretentious progressive move.

In two consecutive moves, Gong Baosen used the most basic moves in Baguazhang.

Zheng Shanao's expression changed, and he shook his body, trying to get rid of Gong Baosen's attack and make him lose his target.

But as soon as his feet moved, Gong Baosen's speed suddenly increased again, and he punched him between the chest and abdomen.

"Ugh!" Zheng Shanao let out a loud burp, covered the area where he was beaten and stepped back again and again, with a look of pain on his face and his face turned red.

Gong Baosen did not pursue the victory again, but stopped thoughtfully and looked at Zheng Shanao.

Zheng Shanao couldn't hide the complex emotions of shock, frustration, disbelief, etc. in his eyes. He couldn't believe that the new martial arts he had pinned his hopes on to show off his ambitions could not even make a single move against Gong Baosen.

Gong Baosen just used the simplest speed change to defeat all his moves.

"You don't have to be sad." Gong Baosen said slowly to Zheng Shanao, "Your skills are still stagnant and have not yet reached perfection. The connection is not smooth. I think it is due to the short training time. I will wait for you in due course. If you master this skill and master it thoroughly, I will not be your opponent."

Zheng Shanao's expression softened slightly, and he hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Uncle Master, your words are serious."

"This is not a skill, but a concept..." Gong Baosen sighed, "No wonder you want to open a martial arts school instead of a martial arts gym."

"Uncle Master's eyes are as bright as a torch," Zheng Shan said proudly, "but the concept is difficult to promote. I can only use this concept to create a brand new Kung Fu to explain martial arts principles. The core of my new Kung Fu lies in the word 'fusion', with There is no law, and the infinite is limited. All the martial arts in the world can be used for my use."

"The ambition is not small." Gong Baosen narrowed his eyes, "How did you discover this concept? Are you willing to tell me?"

"If the master uncle asks, I will tell you everything." Zheng Shan'ao said with a smile, "This matter still falls on Geng Liangchen."

Zheng Shan'ao began to tell the story that he and Su Yi had checked before.

Because he had a past with Geng Liangchen's parents, Zheng Shan'ao adopted Geng Liangchen as his adopted son after Geng Liangchen's parents left, and began to teach him martial arts.

But Geng Liangchen was a strong man, and he had to carry a large bag to work during the day, so he had no time to practice martial arts, so Zheng Shan'ao figured out a set of training methods suitable for strong men to practice martial arts, and continued to improve them.

During this process, Geng Liangchen met a foreign martial artist, and learned Western boxing, Muay Thai, judo and other martial arts from this martial artist. Zheng Shan'ao suddenly had an idea, could he integrate these martial arts into one?

So he began to continuously improve this concept, and used Geng Liangchen as an experiment, and finally, he succeeded.

Gong Baosen nodded slowly after hearing this and said, "It's a good story. I heard that Geng Liangchen has now become the leader of the foot industry? A little Li Ba has become the leader in just a few months. How did this trick work?"

"This child is quite scheming, but this is his own ability." Zheng Shan'ao couldn't help laughing.

He felt quite proud of his own child and told the story of Su Yi in his eyes.

From how he got a foothold in the foot industry at the beginning, to how Su Yi's operation a few days ago made his enemies willingly send him to the throne of the leader of the foot industry.

Gong Baosen and the other four were amazed when they heard this. To be honest, Su Yi's story is a legend no matter how you look at it.

Legend means that it is impossible for others to replicate his experience.

After Zheng Shan'ao finished his story, Gong Baosen did not express any opinions, but just said that he had not been to Tianjin for a long time and wanted to walk around.

Zheng Shan'ao offered to accompany him, but was rejected by Gong Baosen, who said he just wanted to walk around casually.

After the four of them packed up and went out, Gong Er suddenly approached Gong Baosen and asked, "Dad, do you want to meet that Geng Liangchen in private?"

"You are really the buzzworm in Dad's stomach." Gong Baosen said with a smile, "Yes, I want to meet this Geng Liangchen. I want to test his skills."

"Is it necessary, Dad?" Gong Er was a little confused about the purpose of Gong Baosen's doing this.

"Whether it is necessary or not, you will know after trying it." Gong Baosen said with a deep look in his eyes.