Dream Journey from Shaolin

Chapter 11 Arhat Fist

"Yes, Master, this disciple must work harder!"

Jiang Ming, who was standing on his feet, was shocked when he heard Tanzong's comment.
According to what he saw, a normal person's body can basically stand for about an hour a day, but he stood for nearly ten hours yesterday afternoon and yesterday night, which is equivalent to ten days for an ordinary person. The amount of training, the effect should be more significant,

But according to Tanzong's evaluation, it is just a little better than average,

What does this mean? It means that although his body is much stronger than the people in this world, his talent for practicing martial arts does not seem to be that good. It took ten times as long as others, and he is only a little stronger than others. How can it be considered good?
That's right, Jiang Ming thinks this result is not unacceptable, after all, he used to be an ordinary office worker, how good is his talent in martial arts?

Originally, he thought that he had the ability not to sleep, so he must have made rapid progress. Three years is enough for him to become strong. Now it seems that he overestimated his talent in martial arts. Even if he has the advantage now, he must not relax.

In this way, Jiang Ming gritted his teeth every day, carried water, chopped firewood, kicked his feet and punched, and stood up all night. It can be said that he seized every minute and every second to strengthen himself.
As time went by, his strength became stronger and stronger, his ability to control his body became stronger and stronger, and his punching speed became faster and faster.

One afternoon two months later,
In the yard where the monks were practicing martial arts, Tan Zong stood in front of Jiang Ming and said gratifiedly:
"Your seven-star pile has entered the room, and you can spend half an hour every day to strengthen it, and you don't need to spend too much time on it!"

"Then can I really practice moves?"

Jiang Ming asked with bright eyes,
For the past two months, he saw monks practicing all kinds of boxing techniques, palm techniques and [-] kinds of weapons every day, while he could only do boring stance training every day, and he felt envious in his heart.

But he also knows that if you practice martial arts without practicing kung fu, you will get old for nothing. If the kung fu is not in place, not only will you get twice the result with half the effort, but the power of the martial arts you will develop will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, he has been reluctant to ask Tan Zong about the practice of martial arts, until now Tan Zong told him that he can let go of the stance, and he asked,

Tan Zong nodded with a smile, and gave a rare compliment,

"You have been practicing very hard during this time. Whether it is carrying water and chopping firewood, or kicking piles, you have practiced to a certain extent. You can indeed start to learn some basic moves!"

In just two months, Jiang Ming completed the foundation that normal people take nearly two years to complete. Even the Tan sect couldn't help but boast a few words,
Hearing Tanzong's accurate reply, Jiang Ming was immediately elated,

Finally waiting for you, it is really not easy!
"Juexin, the kicking and punching exercises before are mainly for you to adapt to how to punch with strength, but there are no specific moves against the enemy. Today, I will teach you a set of basic Shaolin boxing methods-Shaolin Arhat Boxing!"

Tan Zong couldn't wait to see Jiang Ming, and he didn't talk too much, so he demonstrated it on the spot, and explained to Jiang Ming while demonstrating:
"Shaolin Arhat Boxing is our Shaolin Temple's introductory boxing method. There are [-] movements in total, so it is also called Luohan Eighteen Hands. It is a basic martial art that includes boxing, palm and leg techniques. It is also the origin of most martial arts in our Shaolin Temple. , was created by Patriarch Bodhidharma himself, so don't underestimate him just because he is the foundation!"

"Master, what kind of punch do you often punch?"

In fact, Jiang Ming was more interested in Tanzong's Seven Star Mantis Fist, because he knew that it was the Tanzong's housekeeping skill.

"Hmph, that is Seven Star Mantis Boxing, also called Arhat Mantis Boxing, and it is also one of the advanced techniques of Arhat Boxing. Only when you have mastered Arhat Boxing, can you have the foundation to practice Seven Star Mantis Boxing, including Shaolin Five Boxing, Dragon Boxing, Tiger Boxing, etc. Fist, Leopard Fist, Crane Fist, Snake Fist, Shaolin Vigorous Palm, Shaolin Arhat Cudgel, all need the foundation of Arhat Fist to practice well!"

As soon as Tan Zong heard Jiang Ming's question, he knew that this guy was a layman, and he looked down on Arhat Fist, so he explained the importance of Arhat Fist in detail,
And Jiang Ming also heard some dissatisfaction from Tanzong's tone, and immediately realized that he had acted too hastily, and sincerely admitted his mistake:

"Master, this disciple is stupid, you must practice Arhat Fist well, it will not be in vain for Master's painstaking efforts!"

Tan Zong looked at Jiang Ming's immature face, couldn't help but shook his head, and continued to teach:

"Juexin, take a good look. The first form-monk holds scriptures, the second form is a drunken arhat, the third form-boy picks onions, and the fourth form is a series of attacks."

After Tan Zong performed the eighteen movements of Arhat Boxing one by one, he began to explain every detail and every change in Arhat Boxing to Jiang Ming in detail.

After teaching the first six poses, Tan Zong asked Jiang Ming to practice beside him, while he himself corrected his mistakes.
"Juexin, you remember that Luohan Quan is simple, but its moves are coherent. The most important thing is: move up and down, divide yin and yang from inside and outside; break up from above, break from below, break up from below; point to right and strike left, and strike east and west; , fast and changeable,
When practicing, you should blow your teeth with anger, make a sound like thunder, shake your body and shoulders, twist your waist and adjust your hips, shake your body to generate strength, use your voice to boost your strength, and use your breath to promote your strength! "

"Yes, Master!"

Jiang Ming let out a loud roar, and seemed to be performing the extremely unskilled first six forms of Arhat Fist.

From then on, at night, Jiang Ming's nocturnal activities changed from Seven Star Pile to Arhat Fist,

the next afternoon,

When Jiang Ming skillfully punched out the six-style Arhat Fist that he learned yesterday, Tan Zong couldn't help feeling that there is indeed a gap between people. Therefore, in view of the fact that geniuses should be treated differently, he taught all the remaining twelve styles at once. Jiang Ming,
another month,

On the training ground, Jiang Ming, with his upper body naked, was concentrating on practicing Arhat Fist. After a month of non-stop practice day and night, his Arhat Fist finally reached the realm of Xiaocheng.

That is to say, the state of using strength, being more rigid than soft, rigid but not soft, soft and not rigid, to put it bluntly, is that the moves have changed and are familiar with the heart, but the control of power is still in the state of rigid is rigid, soft is soft,
In fact, there are three realms in general boxing, the first realm is only the strength, the second realm is the strength, can be strong, can be soft, the combination of hardness and softness, the strength reaches the whole body, not only the moves are familiar with the heart, but also can be used again In terms of strength, both rigidity and softness are achieved, that is, when a punch is punched out, it is still strong in the first second, and it can immediately turn into softness in the next second.
The third state is to use divine action, complementing the virtual and the real, combining rigidity and softness, and penetrating the body with strength. Even if a punch hits, it can hurt the internal organs through the skin and flesh of the armor. When this state is reached, that set of boxing techniques is truly I have reached the level of mastery,
Of course, that realm is still far away from Jiang Ming. The most important thing for him now is to break through to practice with strength and enter to practice with energy, because Tanzong said that if he can reach to practice with energy, he officially passed on the Seven Star Mantis Fist to him.

(End of this chapter)