Atlas of Heaven and Man

Hearing Yu Gang's greeting, Chen Chuan also came to the middle of the field and stood in front of Yu Gang.

Lu Ke, who was training by himself, also slowed down and glanced over here.

Yu Gang stood there expressionlessly, without urging him with words, but Chen Chuan felt an invisible pressure, as if reminding him that he needed to act as soon as possible.

He subconsciously used his breathing technique, clenched his fist, and punched Yu Gang's chest. With a bang, it felt like he was hitting a thick tire, and a force of shock came over, causing him to take a few steps back.

Yu Gang unceremoniously commented, "Your punching posture is that of an amateur among amateurs. Your strength is insufficient, and your speed is as slow as a snail. Any trainee who has undergone a month of training can easily defeat you. You can't pass the entrance exam like this, even with connections."

Lu Ke sat aside watching, a slight smile on his lips.

Yu Gang looked at Chen Chuan's calm expression and said, "But judging by your appearance, you are holding back. Use your full strength, otherwise I won't be able to arrange a plan based on your actual situation."

Chen Chuan knew that in the process of receiving training, he would inevitably reveal the power of his Second Self, so this time he decided not to hold back.

Chen Chuan heard the terms Old Martial and New Martial for the first time. Out of a desire to understand, he asked, "Mr. Yu, are we learning New Martial now? What is Old Martial like?"

Yu Gang said, "Old Martial has complex categories and many types, but generally it is based on weapon combat, with fist and foot techniques only as an accompaniment, because the martial arts of the old era were both for fighting to the death and for survival.

In the old era, there was a need for this choice. If you were fighting to the death with someone, including hunting wild animals, if you had a tool, would you choose to fight bare-handed?"

Chen Chuan decisively replied, "Of course not."

Yu Gang said, "So the direction of Old Martial is also very clear. Many of the fist and foot techniques of Old Martial are only for the purpose of coordinating the use of weapons. In this way, many movements seem redundant when only using empty hands, and they are at a disadvantage compared to pure bare-handed New Martial. However, some pure bare-handed combat techniques after improvement are still good.

Of course, New Martial doesn't mean that you don't master weapon combat, but after all, it is different from bare-handed combat, and it is different from Old Martial's emphasis on the combination of weapons and fists.

Alright, we're getting off topic. Let's talk about the present. I will teach you a set of basic combat techniques. The folk name is 'Small Scattered Hand' or 'Big Scattered Hand'. The difference is only in the different emphasis on the concept of offense and defense. There is also a set of 'Proper Scattered Hand' that is not allowed to be spread outside. Only those who have obtained a Martial Academy certificate are allowed to use it, and the set I teach you is 'Big Scattered Hand'. Pay close attention to my movements."

He walked to the side and assumed a fighting stance, with his feet one in front of the other, his body slightly lowered, light in the front and heavy in the back, one hand probing forward and the other covering his abdomen.

He said, "This stance is not fixed. Depending on the enemy and the way you fight, the stance is also different. For example, when encountering someone who is good at wrestling and grappling techniques, you can lower your center of gravity. When encountering someone with quick movements, you can move your center of gravity up to speed up your movement. The fist hand can also be transformed into fingers and palms at any time, depending on how you fight and how skilled you are in mastering the techniques." After he finished speaking, he stood up straight and said, "You try to do it once."

Chen Chuan walked to the middle and put on a stance according to Yu Gang's appearance just now. Yu Gang walked over again and corrected his posture, saying, "Don't be so nervous, don't raise your head so high, tuck your chin in, both hands must have a sense of protection…"

Under his guidance, Chen Chuan soon put on a decent posture. Yu Gang came down and taught him how to clench his fists and hold his palms, how to exert force in simple punches and kicks, and the use of some common advancing and retreating steps.

Since the skills and movements taught at the beginning were not many, after practicing for a morning, although he was far from mastering them, Chen Chuan at least remembered them.

In the afternoon, in addition to continuing to familiarize himself with these techniques, he mainly carried out various basic training, also under Yu Gang's strict guidance. There would be stops to rest and replenish nutrition. He trained like this until about five o'clock in the evening, when he was told to run back.

In this process, he did not forget the most important breathing technique. In addition to making full use of the time during training during the day, he also used the Second Self to practice basic breathing techniques at night. This process would continue until the Second Self presented an almost completely illusory state before he would go to bed to rest.

In the following time, he basically maintained this training rhythm every day. In less than ten days, he was able to skillfully use some of the techniques in the Big Scattered Hand.

At the same time, he also discovered that once the movements became familiar, whenever he used the breathing technique, he would naturally know what kind of force exertion the moves needed to coordinate correctly.

If there was a stumble or incorrect movement when making a move, then the breath would not be smooth. Conversely, once the breath was smooth, the power would also condense accordingly. In this way, he could also use his breath to better guide his movements.

This was undoubtedly the role of the breathing technique, and it was no wonder that Yu Gang said that the breathing technique was the core of the core.

Because he could always feel the gains, he also immersed himself wholeheartedly in it. Normal training during the day gradually strengthened his physical fitness, allowing him to gradually lengthen the time to maintain the breathing technique under normal conditions, and the breathing technique in turn promoted the efficiency of training. This state was undoubtedly excellent, and the progress was also very obvious.

Moreover, he also had a discovery that the time limit for the Second Self to be used by him was also slowly increasing. This may be a positive feedback generated during exercise, driven by the pleasure generated when he constantly became stronger.

In mid-June, he found Yu Gang and said, "Mr. Yu, recently I feel that my body gets slightly hot every time after practicing the basic breathing technique. I don't know what the reason is?"

Yu Gang seemed a little surprised, looked at him, and said, "Hot? After each breathing exercise, are you sure?"

Chen Chuan nodded and said, "I'm very sure. It's after each breathing technique. At first, I only felt a little bit, but it's become more and more obvious in the past two days."

Yu Gang asked again, "About how long has it been?"

Chen Chuan thought for a while and said, "It's been about four or five days."

Yu Gang couldn't help but cross his arms and ponder.

Chen Chuan asked, "Mr. Yu, is there a problem?"

Yu Gang said, "There is no problem. This is a natural phenomenon that occurs when practicing breathing techniques, but it usually takes a while. I didn't expect it to appear so early in you. It seems that you can start the next stage of training in advance."

The appearance of body heat during breathing exercises indicates that the practitioner's body is fully adapting to this breathing rhythm, especially for young people whose bodies have not fully grown. As they get older, there will be a longer period of improvement.

But for ordinary people, this situation usually occurs after practicing breathing techniques for dozens of days or even a year and a half. Some people may not even feel it in their entire lives, but how long has Chen Chuan practiced now?

At most half a month.

He couldn't help but think, "Sure enough, is this talent…"

In the afternoon, Yu Gang called Chen Chuan and Lu Ke together and said, "Chen Chuan, you can start sparring for a while. Lu Ke, you will be Chen Chuan's sparring partner. Your training can be postponed."

Lu Ke felt a little uncomfortable, but smiled on his face and said, "Okay, Master." He also said, "Young Master Chen, feel free to call me if you need anything."

Chen Chuan said, "Brother Lu is too polite."

From this day on, his training included two people's offensive and defensive feeding techniques, as well as some mutual cooperation reaction training. The main thing was for Lu Ke to cooperate with him and further familiarize himself with the application of Big Scattered Hand in offense and defense.

After continuing like this for seven days, Yu Gang began to let the two try to conduct actual combat confrontation. In order to avoid injuries, the two naturally wore protective gear and boxing gloves.

But if it was in the Wuyi University Hall, unless it was equipment teaching and usual sparring, there would be no protective gear, so later, he would gradually remove these protections.

"Today is your first day of confrontation, so let's have three rounds. Each round will be limited to three minutes, with a five-minute break in between. I will score. Whoever has the fewest points will be responsible for organizing the equipment and cleaning the field today."

After simply explaining some precautions, Yu Gang retreated to the side, signaling that the two could begin.

Chen Chuan and Lu Ke walked to the middle and bowed to each other according to the etiquette of fighting, but before Chen Chuan's hands were completely lowered, Lu Ke suddenly delivered a punch, heading straight for his chest and abdomen!