The rules of this trial are similar to the first round of the Chinese Martial Arts Elite Competition in Jinmen, both adopting a challenge system.
Since 60 people have to be selected to participate in the main competition, the rule this time is that there are only 60 champions.
You can still be called the champion only if you win three games in a row. If you lose in three rounds, although you lose your status as champion, you still have the qualification to challenge the champion again. As long as you win three more games in a row, you can still become the champion.
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What is different from the previous elite competition is that after becoming the champion, you only need to accept three challenges. If you win two of the three games, you will be considered a success and become one of the contestants in the main competition.
In other words, if you want to be selected as a participant in the main event of the World Fighting Competition, you need to fight a total of six games. You must win the first three games, and win two out of three games in the last three games.
This kind of competition system is much gentler than the Jinmen National Martial Arts Elite Competition. The reason for this regulation is that firstly, the competition does not want to be too intense, and secondly, the competition does not want to be too fierce and cause injuries to the contestants.
But in fact, because there are only 60 participating places, first come first served, the competition is destined to be uneventful.
The second biggest difference between this trial and the Tianjin Martial Arts Classic is the "North-South Battle".
The warriors in the south can only choose the warriors in the north as their opponents.
Similarly, warriors from the north can only fight against warriors from the south.
This regulation completely eliminates the possibility of using loopholes in the rules to "send" one of your own people to the top.
At the same time, it also increases competition.
The competition venue is set up in front of the Foshan Ancestral Temple. Due to the size of the venue, only ten arenas can be set up.
The ten arenas are divided into five in the north and south. For the sake of fairness, the five arenas in the north belong to northern warriors, while the five southern arenas belong to southern warriors.
The competition in ten arenas will be held at the same time. The North and South sides will each select five people to defend the arena, and at the same time, each will send warriors to attack the other party's arena.
Each person can go on stage up to three times a day, and if they lose two times, they will be eliminated.
"Liangchen, as the team leader, you don't need to participate in the trials, but you need to worry about and arrange how our northern boxers will fight and who will come first."
In a certain room in the Jin Building, Gong Baosen, Li Shuwen, Ma Yingtu and Yang Chengpu were discussing the competition with Su Yi.
"The ultimate purpose of this competition is to select talents for the World Fighting Championship, but in fact it is also a battle between the North and South martial arts." Yang Chengpu said, "Southerners are very resistant to going to the North to teach their skills. Baosen finally negotiated something before.
They went back on their word again and said they wanted to see the result of this universal fighting game."
"What are we looking at? Let's see who can defeat who from the north and the south, and see if our Chinese warriors can show their faces in this game." Yang Chengpu continued, "Listen to what Master He, Master Dong and Master Rong mean, if
We northern warriors have been overpowered by the south this time, so the matter of exporting art to the north is probably in doubt. At most, they will agree to allow the northerners to go south, but will not allow the southerners to go north again."
"If we Chinese lose all face in this competition and lose our prestige, then this matter will probably come to nothing."
"They really do a lot of shit!" Ma Yingtu couldn't help snorting coldly, "It's obviously a major event in the entire martial arts world, why do they seem like we are begging them?"
"Now we are forcing others to agree with our ideas, and of course we are begging them." Gong Baosen said.
As soon as he answered, Ma Yingtu immediately snorted coldly.
The conflict between the two is still there, but they still stand on the same side on major issues.
"Fighting in the ring depends not only on ability, but also on who the opponent is." Li Shuwen said to Su Yi, "There are many situations where various boxing styles are mutually exclusive. If a promising youngster is unlucky, he could have been defeated.
Most of the people present, but he encountered two opponents in a row who could restrain his martial arts, so he was kicked out. It would be a pity."
"So as the leader of the team, you need to know how to organize your troops to avoid being targeted by the opponent. You also need to know the situation of all the participants in the north. It's a big responsibility."
"The seniors should be responsible for arranging the troops, right?" Su Yi asked doubtfully, "I am a junior, I just want to be a pioneer in breaking through the barriers."
"We old people are left to do everything. When will you young people come forward?" Gong Baosen said calmly, "This is the arena for you young people. If we old guys can't make the decision, we should try our best not to make the decision."
"Good day, you can do it boldly and confidently without any psychological burden!" Ma Yingtu encouraged, "It doesn't matter even if you don't do it well. There are Chinese people in the south and the north, and the meat will rot in the pot."
"The words are rough, but the reasoning is not rough." Gong Baosen said.
"Zhuang Niangniang! You are so stupid!" Ma Yingtu immediately replied, "Did I tell you that you would just accept my words?"
Gong Baosen's face turned dark immediately.
"Haha, anyway, Liangchen, I will leave everything to you this time!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Yang Chengpu hurriedly made a haha to change the topic, "We have also explained the people below, and let them all listen to you.
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Su Yi looked serious and said slowly: "Masters, I will do my best."
The masters in the north completely delegated their power, but it was completely different in the south.
Although Ip Man is the leader, Wing Chun is a small sect, and Ip Man was chosen only because of himself. He does not have the prestige of Su Yi, and with the conservatism of the south, he will not hand over the "power of command"
into his hands.
The matter of tomorrow's battle was discussed and decided by the three senior men in the south, Master He, Master Dong and Master Rong. Ip Man was just called in to observe.
Ip Man didn't feel there was anything wrong or unhappy about this, on the contrary, he felt that it was only natural.
If the "Three Elders" entrusted him with the heavy responsibility of arranging troops, firstly, Ip Man would not have such great prestige in the southern martial arts world, and secondly, he himself would not be willing to take on such a big task.
Ip Man has a relatively cautious character. It cannot be said that he does not take responsibility, but at least he will not take responsibility if he can do it.
For Ip Man, his mission is very clear, which is to fight against Su Yi at the end of the selection, and then lead the masters from the south who have entered the main draw to fight against the foreigners.
The rest is none of his business.
"This is at our doorstep. We must not let the Yankees show off their power."
"Give them a show of strength and get the upper hand!"
"That's right, regardless of offense or defense, attack the strongest one first!"
The three elders quickly reached a consensus.
Ye Wen frowned when he heard this, feeling something was wrong.
If you reveal your trump card at the beginning, what will you do next?
Isn’t it a bit——?
Care about the head but not the tail?
Of course, this kind of doubt will only be in the heart, and Ip Man will not say it with his mouth.
Moreover, the three elders had no intention of consulting him, so the matter was settled.
Early on the next morning, there were money, dragon and lion dances and firecrackers blasting in the Foshan Ancestral Temple, which was very lively.
Southerners pay great attention to rituals in their work. Before the start of the event, the older generation and the younger people must first worship the ancestral temple and pray to the gods to bless the event smoothly.
The ceremony lasted for two hours before the main game began.
The older generation of masters enjoyed themselves happily and occupied the best viewing angle, overlooking the entire scene. Ip Man and Su Yi were also among them.
After the two sides exchanged greetings, the game officially began with the sound of a gong.
There was no movement on the south side, but on the north side, people could be seen standing in a long row every five meters from Su Yi's side to the arena.
Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that these people are used to deliver messages, but is it such a big battle?
What is being competed in the ring is real ability. Do these fancy things really work?
The three southern elders didn't say anything, but they looked at each other and saw the ridicule and disdain in each other's eyes.
On the contrary, when Ye Wen saw this scene, a trace of worry flashed through his eyes again.
Just in terms of the degree of attention, the North completely outperforms the South.
He had a hunch that the southern warriors would suffer heavy losses today.
The game officially begins!
In the ten arenas, the first-generation champions chosen by the North and South sides took the stage one after another.
Needless to say, the three elders from the south sent out what they considered to be the “strongest lineup.”
As for the five arenas in the north, the lineups sent by Su Yi were both strong and weak.
The judges came on stage and began the roll call.
"Beiyi Arena, Chen Style Tai Chi Ma Chengzhi!"
"North Second Arena, Piguaquan Guo Dekun!"
"Beisan Arena, Xiliang Zhang Wu Yingdan!"
"North Fourth Arena, MMA Fang Pinru!"
"Beiwu Arena, Bajiquan Li Yuanzhi!"
The five "starters" were naturally specially arranged by Su Yi.
He divided the warriors into three levels. The first level was the seeded players that Su Yi believed must advance to the main competition, such as Ma Chengzhi from the North First Arena and his apprentice Fang Pinru from the North Fourth Arena.
The second-tier players are those who have a chance of advancing, but the probability is 2-2, such as Guo Dekun from North 2 and Li Yuanzhi from North 5.
The third level is the people Su Yi thinks will accompany the runners. The reason why these people came to the south with the team is that some are related households, and some are because Gong Baosen specially gave quotas to some small sects to compete. For example, Wu Yingdan from Bei San
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The reason why Su Yi arranged this was because today's first match had just started and both sides didn't know each other very well, so he had to try his best to be stable.
Tai Chi is stable, strong and soft, and there are few martial arts that can completely restrain Tai Chi. In addition, Ma Zhicheng is a master and has abundant physical strength, so Su Yi sends him as the final master of this round, which can almost guarantee a victory.
Baji and Pigua are both fierce and violent martial arts, with great opening and closing. No matter how you come, I will only go all the way. No matter how you fight, I will fight first.
Li Yuanzhi and Guo Dekun have both participated in elite competitions in Tianjin before. Both of them have the characteristics of "peaking at the beginning". The opponent's martial arts characteristics have little impact on them, so they are sent to play just to let them
Give it a try and see if you can get the upper hand.
Wu Yingdan is from a small sect, and he came here with the intention of gaining knowledge. Su Yi chatted with him and personally gave him some tactics and playing methods. This person was extremely grateful to Su Yi, and he himself
Admiring the heroes of Jinmen, he readily agreed to become cannon fodder in the first round.
The reason why Su Yi arranged Wu Yingdan as cannon fodder was because he had a "Tian Ji horse racing" mentality. He wanted to defeat a master of the opponent, consume one of the opponent's matches, and take advantage of the situation to observe the opponent's martial arts characteristics.
Even arranging Wu Yingdan in the Beisan Arena was intentional, because according to psychological probability, if the opponent chooses a master, it is likely to put this master in the center and the most eye-catching arena.
The last Fang Pinru is Su Yi's secret weapon.
Now I'm afraid no one in the world thinks highly of Su Yi's apprentices. After all, Su Yi has only taught them for less than half a year.
In half a year, for any martial arts school or sect, the disciples have not even mastered the basic skills, so no one thinks that Su Yi's disciples can learn anything.
In the first round of his own arena, the bottom line goal Su Yi set for himself was to secure second place and compete for third place.
If you keep two wins and strive to win three, you will have achieved the set goal.
But when it comes to the opponent's arena, Su Yi has higher requirements.
He turned his attention to the southern arena, where the referees also began to roll their names.
"Nanyi Arena, Hong Fist, Yan Dianxiong!"
As the referee sang the first name, the audience suddenly burst into amazing cheers.
On the Nanyi Arena, a burly middle-aged man clasped his fists and looked high-spirited.
"It turns out it's him!" Su Yi's eyes showed a clear look.
This Yan Dianxiong is a contemporary Hongquan master and can be regarded as a first-class master in the south. Even in the north, Su Yi has heard of this man's name.
This is definitely one of the most capable masters in the South.
Su Yi quickly made arrangements.
"Nan Yi lets Shi Liu go up!"
Shi Liu was a disciple of a famous Baguazhang master and was regarded as Gong Baosen’s nephew. He was nicknamed Thief Leg Shi Liu.
The Hong Fist is powerful and flexible, and can restrain the Chang Fist of the north. But against the Baguazhang, it has no advantage.
Su Yi asked Shi Liu to play against Yan Dianxiong, and the outcome should be determined by six and four.
Su Yi gave the order, and the messengers quickly passed on the news one by one.
Ye Wen saw clearly, and then he realized that Su Yi was actually taking command on the spot, sending different opponents to different people.
On the other hand, the three elders in the south, the first hundred people to go out for today's battle, they all decided in advance yesterday and notified them.
"The south is going to be in trouble..." Ye Wen looked at his cheap junior brother and his biggest opponent this time with a complicated mood.
"Southern Second Arena, Cai Family Boxing, Cai Yongming!"
Amid cheers, Su Yi made another arrangement: "Let Monk Huitong go!"
Cai Yongming is still a famous Nanquan master, and Su Yi has also heard of this person.
Cai Jiaquan mainly attacks sideways, is good at attacking from the bridge, specializes in hitting vital points, and is very cunning and vicious.
The monk Huitong sent by Su Yi practiced a very cumbersome martial arts - iron cloth shirt.
This person is also proficient in Shaolin Changquan, and his style and characteristics are exactly the same as those of Cai Yongming.
The outcome of this game should be decided on July 3rd.
"Nan San Arena, Mo Family Boxing is Mo Liang!"
"Another famous person..." Su Yi was a little surprised when he heard this name.
The three people sent to the three arenas in the south are all the most representative martial arts masters in the south. What are they going to do?
The best start?
Head start?
Su Yi couldn't help but feel dumbfounded. Where could a bomb appear right at the beginning?
Will the remaining two arenas also field famous southern masters?