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Chapter 120 Chop and Slash
"So, first of all, let me briefly explain to you what sword skills are."

"The so-called swordsmanship is an ancient fighting skill used in fighting. It involves the skills and movements of using knives for offense and defense."

"The characteristics of swordsmanship are also very distinct. It is famous for its bravery, speed, and impressive momentum. Its movements are strong and powerful, like a tiger."

"In the actual combat of swordsmanship, body skills are particularly important. Practitioners are required to switch swords with them and coordinate their bodies and weapons between forward and backward flashes, vertical jumps and somersaults. These skills include not only offensive movements, such as piercing, Cutting, lifting, hanging, splitting, sweeping, picking, chopping, etc., and also include defensive actions, such as pressing, belting, wrapping the head, wrapping the brain, etc.”

"To put it simply, any movement in swordsmanship is not a single hand movement, but requires coordination and cooperation from all parts of the body."

"I don't know why you need to learn just the cutting action, but even if it's just a cutting action, it's not just about standing there or squatting there, holding a knife and swinging it down."

"At the same time, cutting actions can also be subdivided into horizontal cuts, chopping cuts, diagonal cuts, serial cuts, progressive cuts, backhand cuts, whirlwind cuts, etc. Each cutting action must be coordinated with different body postures to achieve the desired effect. Use your strength better, and at the same time leave yourself the opportunity to change your moves, taking into account both offense and defense.”

Su Xin listened to Coach Xing's explanation attentively, nodding slightly from time to time to express understanding.

After the other party finished speaking, he said:

"Then Coach Xing will teach me the simplest slashing action first. I'll give it a try first."

"it is good."

Coach Xing nodded: "Then I will teach you the most basic chopping action first."

As he spoke, he walked to the weapons rack on the wall, picked up two wooden knives, handed one to Su Xin, and held the other in his own hand. He took Su Xin to the middle of the box, two feet apart. meters standing side by side.

"You learn my moves."

"Squat your body down a little, stagger your legs forward and back...continue, stagger them some more!"

"Okay, that's it."

"Next, hold the handle of the knife with both hands and lift it up. It should not be raised too high. The right hand should be almost at the height of the chin..."

"Okay, that's it."

Coach Xing stood up and walked to Su Xin's side, looked at Su Xin's posture, nodded with satisfaction, and said:

"Hold it first. You have to remember your current posture and try to be familiar with it. Your body must be steady, and your hands should be even more steady. But your body doesn't need to be tense, and you don't need to hold your hands too tightly. Wait until you need to exert force before exerting force. Exerting force now will only tire your body out quickly and cause tension.”

"Keep your breathing steady first."

"Remember, when you use the knife to chop down, you must hold the handle of the knife tightly with both hands and use about 80% of your strength to chop down at the same time."

"When the blade reaches about knee height, you must immediately stop the force."

"We usually call it a rush-stop."

"There are three major benefits to doing this."

"First, this can help us better control our own knives and our own strength, which is equivalent to constantly exercising our control."

"Secondly, if the quick start and stop technique is done well, the attack will be faster and more sudden, making it more difficult for the opponent to guard against and defend against."

"Third, with this technique, it is easier for us to change our attacks. Even if we encounter an unexpected attack, we can stop our attack in time, quickly change from attack to defense, and protect ourselves."

Coach Xing returned to his seat and assumed the same knife-holding posture as before. At a certain moment, his eyes suddenly sharpened and he shouted:
"Get ready... to kill!"

"call out!!"

A sharp sound broke through the air suddenly.

The wooden knife in Coach Xing's hand almost turned into a phantom, and then stopped suddenly. It was as stable as a mountain in his hand, motionless.

Su Xin's performance was far inferior to that of his opponent. Not only was his sword swing slower, the sword in his hand could not stop steadily, but moved slightly with the rhythm of his breathing.

"It doesn't matter. Beginners are like this. It's normal. Just practice slowly."

Coach Xing comforted him and raised the wooden knife in his hand again, stopping steadily in mid-air:
"Repeat the action just now."

"Come on, raise the knife again."

"Hold for five seconds...cut!"

Under the guidance of Coach Xing, Su Xin practiced chopping movements again and again. Although it is just the simplest slash, with full concentration, nearly 80% of the body's strength is exploded every time. After just a dozen slashes, it is easy to get tired. Even the professional Coach Xing, who has done dozens of slashes in a row, After the chop, there were obvious signs of shortness of breath.

Su Xin's arms were even more sore and weak at this time, and he could hardly even lift the knife.

However, just as the time to die was approaching, Su Xin said hello and sat down on the sidelines. He said he closed his eyes and rested, but in fact he died after leaning on the bench for a minute.

After resurrecting, he opened his eyes again. The fatigue in Su Xin's body was swept away, and all his energy and physical fitness had been restored.

"Coach Xing, let's continue."

Su Xin stood up, picked up the wooden knife he had just placed next to him, and walked back to the middle of the field.

"Huh? Have you rested?"

Coach Xing stared blankly at Su Xin, who stood still in the middle of the field with an energetic look on his face and raised the knife again eagerly.

"Okay, then continue."

Coach Xing had no choice but to stand up and walk over, continuing to teach Su Xin's movements.

Su Xin devoted himself wholeheartedly to it.

He does not repeat the cutting action mechanically, but adjusts his body posture every time he cuts, feels the change in strength, and from time to time recalls the concept of swordsmanship mentioned by Coach Xing.

"Swordsmanship is an ancient fighting skill used in fighting."

"Apply to fighting..."

"fighting……"

"So, killing the enemy should be the core."

"Knife technique is a kind of killing technique!"

Su Xin's eyes became more and more fierce.

As he struck again and again, he gradually gained some understanding of the swordsmanship.

"call out!"

The sword screamed.

Su Xin held the knife and stopped steadily.

"Ding! [Sword Skill Madman] progress +1."

"Finally the first bit of progress has been made."

Su Xin couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

As long as he succeeds once, it means that his course of action is correct, and there is great hope to continue to improve the progress in the future.

It's not in vain that he practiced hard for so long.

Su Xin paused for a moment, letting his body slow down, then raised the wooden sword again, thinking about the situation just now, and after concentrating for a moment, he suddenly clenched his hands and slashed forward suddenly.

"call out!"

The sharp sound of breaking wind sounded again.

But this time, the system prompt did not sound again.

Su Xin was not surprised by this.

Maybe he just happened to have some insights, rather than fully understanding the true meaning of sword skills.

Otherwise, if you happen to succeed once and then continue to succeed, then the so-called true meaning of swordsmanship is too simple.

(End of this chapter)