Chapter 5: Three Levels of Strength—Organize, Soften, and Transform
"You scholars, it is important to explain things clearly before doing anything. Now, I will briefly explain these three kinds of energy to you, so that you can have an outline in your mind."
"Please give me some advice, Third Uncle."
"Jiangjin is also called Mingjin and Shunjin, but I prefer to call it 'Zhengjin'."
"Strengthen your energy?" Chen Kui thought about it for a while. It was a simple two words, but it was a bit mysterious, and he seemed to understand it but not yet.
"Yes, Zhengjin, as the name suggests, is to integrate all the strength of the whole body and then release it. This is Zhengjin." As he said that, he suddenly punched Chen Kui. The fist stopped right in front of Chen Kui's eyes, and his fist and
There was only the slightest distance between Chen Kui's face. Chen Kui could feel the wind of the fist caressing his face and hear the crackling sound.
"People who practice martial arts mostly practice Jing Jin, that is, firmness and Ming Jin. The only difference lies in how much Jin can be integrated, and how strong and rigid the integrated Jin is."
Hong Zhennan's words caused a flash of inspiration in Chen Kui's mind, and he asked: "In this way, foreign fighting styles such as karate, boxing, and Muay Thai actually cultivate strength."
Chen Kui's words sounded strange, but Hong Zhennan still understood. He nodded and said: "Yes, I have also experienced karate and boxing. The laws of the world are always changing and it is difficult to separate from the original one. The size of the power is nothing more than determined by
The purpose of practicing techniques and your own strength is to better integrate your strength, and to train your body is to make your strength stronger and use it to launch more powerful attacks."
"That's it." Chen Kui suddenly realized.
Hong Zhennan clenched his fists and said: "It is not easy to completely integrate the scattered power. It requires hard practice, understanding, and opportunity. If you can do this, you can move. The whole body is one, and it needs to move together.
, you need to stop together, follow each other up and down, and connect the hands and feet. Only in this way can the strength of each part be integrated and the maximum power can be exerted. The shoulders and hips, elbows and knees, and hands and feet should be combined. Why do you need to practice it first?
Three-year Zhuang, because Sanhe uses the waist as the center, if you don’t practice the Zhuang Kung Fu well, it will be difficult to maintain your strength.”
"I see, what about Master, An Jin? Is it more powerful than Zheng Jin?" Chen Kui asked. In various novels, Ming Jin, An Jin, and Hua Jin mostly have an advanced relationship.
"Yes, that's not right either," Hong Zhennan said.
"What's the meaning?"
"Dark Jin is also called Ni Jin, soft Jin, which is opposite to Shun Jin, strong Jin, and Zheng Jin. This kind of force is different from Zheng Jin. It is very mysterious and difficult to describe. The key is to relax." Hong Zhennan's body began to shake as he spoke.
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It looks like catkins swaying in the wind. The movements are not stiff at all. They look very soft, but they are not the same as the pure softness of the dancers. Between the trembling and trembling, there seems to be infinite meaning.
The power of.
"Roujin is based on the whole body strength. A warrior must develop the whole body's strength to a state of complete integration before he can develop softness. From this level, your words are indeed correct. The softness is better than the whole body strength."
Be high-end."
"Then why is it wrong?"
"This..." Hong Zhennan frowned slightly, as if he didn't know how to answer it. After a while, he said: "The biggest characteristic of softness is its longevity."
"long?"
"Yes, it is said in the Tao Te Ching that 'the wind does not end, and the rain does not end the day.' It is true that you can practice your strength, strength, and Ming Jin to a very powerful level. You can chop bricks and rubble and dominate for a while, but people will eventually grow old. After that,
In the third year of life, the body will start to decline after reaching its peak. By the time you reach the age of forty or fifty, no matter how strong you were before, you will not be able to exert any energy."
"Not bad." Chen Kui nodded. Those boxing champions and sports stars should basically retire after they reach the age of thirty-five.
At this time, Chen Kui thought of "Ip Man 3" and "Ip Man 4". In these two movies, Ip Man is not too young, especially in "Ip Man 4", Ip Man is already in his fifties or sixties.
, even though he had cancer and injured his arm, he was still able to defeat a SEAL instructor in his prime. How incredible is this!
Could this be softness?
Throughout history, there are many warriors who are able to keep their skills from declining even as they age, or whose skills decline relatively slowly. This is the power of Roujin.
To a certain extent, this is the correct way to preserve one's life, cultivate one's moral character, and realize the Tao, and it is also in line with the Chinese nation's tradition of following the natural laws of heaven and earth.
"It seems you understand." Seeing Chen Kui's expression, Hong Zhennan said.
"Some." Chen Kui said.
"A little is enough. Don't aim too high. Gentleness is very mysterious. If you have the opportunity, you can experience it yourself in the future." Hong Zhennan said.
In fact, Hong Zhennan didn't know how to explain it specifically. In order to maintain his authority, he simply ignored it.
"Yeah." Chen Kui naturally didn't know what Hong Zhennan was thinking and nodded.
"So, in terms of instant victory or defeat in the arena, a warrior with soft strength is not necessarily more powerful than a warrior with strong strength. As long as a thin warrior can practice full strength, he may be able to develop soft strength, but it may not be possible in the ring.
It is normal to be able to defeat a strong master who is in his prime and has experienced hundreds of battles, but if the time is extended to ten or even twenty years, the soft warrior will naturally be better."
"Yeah." Hong Zhennan's words could be regarded as solving a mystery in Chen Kui's mind, and also allowed Chen Kui to see a relatively complete system of martial arts.
"Third Uncle, you should have developed your tenderness, right?"
"Of course."
"So gentle." Chen Kui looked at the night sky and sighed.
The heart longs for it.
"What about Hua Jin?"
"There is a saying in the Boxing Sutra: 'Combining smoothness and reverseness'. Unifying the bright and dark energies is called Huajin. Huajin is also called toughness."
"Huajin warriors, also known as masters, are said to be able to achieve the magical state of 'no feathers can be added, and flies cannot fall'. Shaolin Bodhidharma, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, Wudang Zhang Sanfeng, and the master of mind learning Wang Yangming are all famous figures.
Grandmaster Huajin, it’s just that there hasn’t been a grandmaster in this world for hundreds of years.”
"..."
Shaolin Bodhidharma, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, Wudang Zhang Sanfeng, and Xinxue master Wang Yangming, the names of these four people made Chen Kui very excited.
Bodhidharma: Created the Shaolin lineage, and the ancient temple has stood for thousands of years.
Zhang Sanfeng: Founded the Wudang Sect, created the internal martial arts, and Tai Chi became famous all over the world.
Zhao Kuangyin: A pole and a stick equal to the body, and he captured four hundred troops. Everyone in the state was named Zhao.
Wang Yangming: The only sage in Chinese history who met the standards of Confucius' "three true immortalities".
"I, Chen Kui, can I also become such a person?" Chen Kui thought to himself as he looked at the starry sky.
"I can definitely become such a person!"
"Even, surpass them."
"Crack."
Hong Zhennan slapped Chen Kui on the head, woke him up, and said:
"Okay, come to your senses. Now that I'm done talking nonsense, let's start practicing."