Shaolin martial arts has a long history and can be traced back to more than 1,500 years ago. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, thirteen warrior monks from the Shaolin Temple helped Tang Wang Li Shimin defeat Wang Shichong. Shaolin martial arts has become famous since then.
During the Five Dynasties, the eminent Shaolin monk Fuju invited eighteen martial arts masters to perform in the temple. They practiced for three years and compiled the "Shaolin Boxing Manual" by drawing on the best from all the experts. It can be said that from the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Shaolin martial arts developed rapidly and gradually
A period of maturation.
Shaolin Temple became world famous for its martial arts during the Ming and Qing dynasties, especially during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. Japanese pirates invaded the southeast coast. More than 80 Shaolin monks, led by Yue Kong and others, bravely went to the battlefield and repeatedly defeated the enemy. There were 30 soldiers in succession.
Many people sacrificed their lives for the country and wrote some touching stories.
On the contrary, in modern times and modern times, with the invasion of Western civilization, Shaolin Temple gradually declined and fell into silence. Today, it has lost its reputation and has become an ordinary ancient temple attraction.
But even though the temple was destroyed by war several times, the inheritance of Shaolin martial arts and Shaolin monks has never been cut off. To this day, the Shaolin Temple still retains a team of about 20 monks who practice diligently every day.
The one selected by Shaolin Abbot Shi Yongda to compete with Lu Chen was Shi Yongzhen, a monk of the "Shi" generation. He was about thirty years old, with a tall build and a rough appearance, thick eyebrows, big ears, bright eyes, and hands.
His joints are extremely thick and covered with calluses, obviously he has been practicing martial arts for many years.
What a fierce King Kong!
Seeing this warrior monk, Lu Chen couldn't help but secretly exclaimed that this trip to Songshan Shaolin Temple was really the right one.
Just now, he was worried that Shi Yongda had scruples and was unwilling to send out real masters, so the competition would be meaningless.
Shi Yongzhen raised his palms and saluted Lu Chen: "Shaolin Shi Yongzhen, I have met the donor."
His voice was low and rough, and there was an indescribable power in his movements. This warrior's aura was invisible and intangible, but others could really feel it.
Mayor Lu, who accompanied Lu Chen, couldn't help but change his face slightly, and couldn't help but look at Shi Yongda.
This monk looks very powerful. Is it really appropriate for him to compete with Lu Chen? What if he hurts the distinguished guest...
Shi Yongda returned a look that reassured Mayor Lu.
He is very confident in the strength of his junior disciples, and only true masters can control the situation freely in the sparring competition, so as not to damage Shaolin's face, but also to control the rhythm without hurting the opponent.
Lu Chen cupped his fists and returned the greeting: "Master, please give me some advice."
Since his fight with Li Zhecheng, the founder of the martial arts school of Korean Taekwondo at the beginning of the year, although many people have challenged Lu Chen, Lu Chen has never competed with outsiders and usually competes with members of the Lu Family Class.
This time against the Shaolin monks, his warlike heart couldn't help but resurface.
Since he was well prepared when he arrived, Lu Chen wore clothes and shoes that were easy to move around. He just took off his coat, and after a brief warm-up, he started a formal contest with Shi Yongzhen.
Others stood at the edge of the martial arts arena to watch, and some staff set up cameras to take pictures.
Scenes like this must be recorded!
"drink!"
Shi Yongzhen was the first to take action, striding forward with a deep shout, and swung his fist straight towards Lu Chen.
What this Shaolin monk performs is the famous Shaolin Boxing. Shaolin Boxing is strong, powerful and unpretentious. The moves are simple but useful for actual combat. They cannot be compared with ordinary routines.
When Shi Yongzhen advances forward, he raises his feet, follows with his knees, and pursues with his hips in extremely standard movements. His lower body is as stable as a mountain, and his punches are fierce and powerful. He has mastered the essence of "punching in a line" and shows extremely profound skills.
When he punched out, the punch was fierce and powerful, but he still retained some remaining power.
Even so, Lu Chen did not dare to take the advantage lightly, and immediately stepped to dodge, twisting his waist and raising his hips, flying up with his right leg, and kicked his opponent at lightning speed.
Shi Yongzhen reacted very quickly. His punch missed and he immediately blocked it with his arms, barely blocking Lu Chen's side kick.
Bang!
The legs and arms struck each other with a dull roar, and Shi Yongzhen's figure suddenly swayed. A look of surprise flashed across his dark face. Lu Chen's leg strength was beyond his expectation.
The Shaolin monk finally became serious, turned around and punched again, his punch power increased to nine points!
Shi Yongzhen's boxing moves are fierce, and his moves are both striking and defensive. There is no pretense, but the instantaneous changes of each hand can have three functions of "blocking, defending, and attacking."
One move gave people a thrilling feeling, and people couldn't help but sweat for Lu Chen.
If we were to compete solely on strength and skills, Lu Chen would not be as good as this monk who had trained hard in the Shaolin Temple for more than 20 years. In a head-on confrontation, he would most likely lose.
However, Lu Chensheng's skills were flexible and versatile, his nerve reaction speed was extremely fast, and his self-created kung fu had a natural advantage in close combat, so he was on a par with Shi Yongzhen in terms of punches and kicks.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two sides went back and forth, fighting for more than ten rounds in the blink of an eye. Shi Yongzhen gradually became really angry, while Lu Chen became more and more excited as he fought.
Opponents are rare. With his current status, it is impossible to compete with others everywhere. At most, he can only fight with the people in the Lu family's class in the training hall. It is difficult to completely let go and fight to the fullest.
"Hey!"
When the fight was at its peak, Shi Yongzhen used all his strength and punched out Lu Chen's chest with both arms.
Lu Chen raised his arms in front of him to protect him, firmly blocking his attack.
Bang! Bang!
The sound of the impact was frightening.
"stop!"
At this moment, Mayor Lu, who was watching the battle, shouted.
Shi Yongzhen and Lu Chen stopped their movements at the same time when they heard the sound. They saw the great mayor running over in a hurry and said with a wry smile: "Fistes and feet have no eyes, how about the two of them stop there?"
Mayor Lu doesn't know martial arts, so he was just watching with fear, fearing that something would happen sooner or later if he continued fighting like this.
If something really happened, he, the mayor, would not be able to escape the blame.
Although Lu Chen was not happy, he knew Mayor Lu's concerns. Besides, he was a guest after all, so he couldn't be too willful, so he smiled and said, "Okay, Master Yongzhen is very powerful. I can't win if we continue fighting."
Shi Yongzhen shook his head and said in a deep voice: "You are very strong, I am not sure I can beat you."
Whether it is martial arts fighting or boxing, the competition is actually about strength, speed and reaction, and moves are not that important. Shi Yongzhen has the advantage in the former, while Lu Chen is stronger in the latter two.
After the two people competed, neither one was sure of winning, and both felt a sympathy for each other.
Mayor Lu smiled and said: "Meeting an opponent in chess is also a good story!"
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became relaxed——