Chapter 37: First hearing about Zen martial arts
First of all, he practiced Tai Chi and learned the most basic footwork. He practiced Tai Chi in the water and exercised the strength of his whole body, especially his legs. He became proficient in the technique of exerting force while walking bricks.
He got practical training during the sparring with the wild boar. The most important thing was to practice Wu Qin Xi, which improved his physical fitness in an all-round way.
Some of his training methods can be copied, while others cannot.
“I practiced Tai Chi in the water in the swimming pool for a short time, and also practiced walking bricks.” Wang An thought for a while and said two methods that others can try.
“I can understand practicing in water. What is walking bricks?” Hong An asked curiously.
“Do you have bricks here?”
“Yes, please wait.”
After a while, Hong An found a pile of bricks.
Wang An erected the bricks and lined them up in a row with the short sides facing down. They were more than 20 centimeters high. He jumped lightly, landed on the turning head, and then started walking on the bricks.
The body is light and the movements are neat,
Not one of the standing bricks has fallen down.
Hong An and Li Xinzhu’s eyes lit up when they saw this, and even the abbot next to them also stroked his beard and nodded silently.
“This is a way to practice Qing Gong, and you actually succeeded in it?” Hong An exclaimed.
“It’s hard to say whether Qing Gong can be practiced, but it can make people more flexible and control the strength of the body, especially the legs and feet, more accurately.
Practice with plum blossom piles and practice with buckets at Faxing Temple, which are similar in approach and effect. You should have some experience of this, right? "
“I’ll give it a try.”
Li Xinzhu stepped forward and turned his head. He used the wrong strength and his center of gravity was unstable. The brick tilted and his body swayed. He fell from the top and almost fell.
“His, this is still a bit difficult!”
“This must be done step by step, there is no need to rush.” Wang Andao said.
When talking about Kung Fu, Monk Hong'an became obviously more serious and professional, and he had his own opinions.
The years of practicing martial arts in Faxing Temple were really not in vain.
“Does Faxing Temple really have the Book of Changes and the Seventy-Two Special Skills?” Li Xinzhu asked curiously.
“Who are you?” Hong An rolled his eyes at him.
“Hey, you monk!”
"I also want to know this question, can you tell me, Master?" Wang An said at the side.
Anyone who has read martial arts novels or movies will basically be interested in this issue.
"Yes." Hong An nodded, "The Arhat Fist and Skanda Palm I practice are among the seventy-two stunts. It's just not as exaggerated as those in novels and movies."
“Is it because you haven’t practiced well enough?” Li Xinzhu interjected.
“If you don’t speak, no one will think you are dumb!”
“There are also some martial arts that are strictly controlled and cannot be accessed by ordinary monks. As for the famous "Yi Jin Jing", I have never been exposed to it.
To practice kung fu, you need to select people. "
“What about the Yi Jin Jing that was published in reality?”
Hong An smiled and said, "That's not the original version. If you follow the exercises, you should be able to strengthen your body. After all, it can stretch your muscles and bones."
They were chatting, and the sky became dark.
The abbot Zen Master specially arranged for a meal to be prepared for the two of them, and asked Hong An to entertain them well.
He knew that people who practiced martial arts had big appetites, and he had seen people who could eat, but this was the first time he had seen a person eat so much.
After dinner, it was already dark.
Wang An and Hong An exchanged contact information and then left and went down the mountain.
“Did you really go to the swimming pool to practice Tai Chi?” In the car, Li Xinzhu continued to ask Wang An about his practice.
"Um."
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“You didn’t ask either?”
“Where did you learn all these training methods?”
“Television, movies, and books, that’s what I mean by innovation and divergent thinking.”
“That makes sense.” Li Xinzhu nodded.
“What swimming pool, how much does it cost per month?” He had already begun to consider taking time to go to the swimming pool to practice Xingyiquan in the future.
It was almost eight o'clock in the evening when Wang An returned to his residence from the foot of the mountain.
After practicing squats and push-ups, he began to practice "King Kong Patting" in the yard.
He tried hard to forget about Tai Chi, and just followed the diagrams recorded in ancient books to perform the exercises one after another.
The same force is generated from the feet, but this palm technique is more vigorous and straight. It's a bit like "one force can defeat ten people".
He practiced like this, trying hard to gather all his strength into his palms, and slapped the air one after another.
Practice for a while, stop and think about it, then continue practicing.
“You have taken three hundred and sixty-five palms. You seem to have realized something. You might as well keep going.”
“Hey, today’s tips have changed a bit. If you keep at it, I’ll continue practicing tomorrow.”
Before going to bed at night, I read the book "Vajra Zen" again, and also read the "Illustrated Illustration of Meridians and Acupuncture Points of the Human Body".
That night he had a dream. He dreamed that he would practice martial arts on the mountain. One day it was Tai Chi, and the wind and water were rising, and the other was Vajra Zen Palm, and he smashed a mountain rock with one palm.
When I woke up, I was still lying in bed, and a new day began again.
After dinner, we arrived at the hospital.
Zhao Zhiyuan first briefly explained some of the knowledge he had taught yesterday, and then started to explain new knowledge.
The focus is still on explaining the meridians and acupuncture points of the human body and the functions they play.
This time, at Wang An's request, he focused on explaining some acupuncture points and meridians related to the waist. Regular massage can relieve some waist discomfort.
During the explanation process, Zhao Zhiyuan pressed his hands on Wang An from time to time to help him understand the locations of meridians and acupuncture points and deepen his impression.
“Dr. Zhao, which meridian is the heart pulse specifically? Is it this one?” Wang An pointed to a meridian marked on the model.
“The heart pulse in traditional Chinese medicine refers to the pulse condition that determines whether the heart is normal or not, and is not just a single meridian.
This article is the Heart Sutra. The heart meridian of hand Shaoyin is one of the twelve meridians. The heart meridian starts from the heart. The first point is Jiquan, the last point is Shaochong, and there are 9 points on the left and right.
It passes downward through the diaphragm and connects with the small intestine. Its branches separate from the heart system, ascend along the esophagus, and connect to the eye system;
It goes straight out from the heart system, goes back up and passes through the lungs, and goes downward to the Jiquan point of the armpit, along the inner posterior edge of the upper limb,
It passes through the middle of the elbow, passes through the sharp bone end of the back of the palm, enters the middle of the palm, along the Shaochong point on the radial end of the little finger, and intersects with the Taiyang Small Intestinal Meridian of the hand.”
Zhao Zhiyuan pointed to the markings on the human body model and explained them in detail.
“Dr. Zhao, is it possible to hit this location to cause myocardial infarction?” Wang An pointed to a location below the heart.
This location is where he heard that two people were injured by "Jie Mai Fist".
(End of this chapter)