Chapter 62 Health-preserving exercises? No!
"Boss Du, please help me. Money is not a problem. My cousin and her husband are both locals. They own several buildings in the area and collect rent."
Li Qiyao didn't know how to evaluate her cousin, but she trusted Du Ruo very much and thought that Du Ruo was a man of real ability. She wanted him to teach her cousin, which was why she came here immediately after the forging of the Panlong silk was completed.
"It's not impossible, but practicing martial arts is something that can't be accomplished in a day or two. We are so far apart. Let your cousin train her stamina first. When she's done, come over when she has time. I'll teach her some skills. Anyway, they will definitely be enough for self-defense."
Du Ruo thought about it and finally gave Li Qiyao an answer. He was unwilling to accept a disciple but it was okay to teach him some fighting skills.
"Thank you, thank you Boss Du."
After hearing this, Li Qiyao quickly thanked Du Ruo, then walked aside, picked up her phone and started calling her cousin. Since she was not the person involved, she actually could not understand the confusion and pain her cousin was feeling.
"Boss Du, please teach me too. I feel like I've been feeling a lot worse lately. Is there any martial arts I can learn that can help me stay healthy?"
Xiang Yuanyuan also joined in the fun, patting her shoulders and neck as she spoke.
"I can't teach you. There is no martial arts specifically for strengthening the body in real traditional martial arts. Your poor health is probably caused by long-term alcoholism and unhealthy diet. I suggest you go to the hospital."
Du Ruo glanced at Xiang Yuanyuan and refused directly.
"Forget it, if you don't want to teach me, then don't teach me. Qiqi, let's go back. We won't stay at his B&B anymore. Let's stay at mine."
Xiang Yuanyuan was not angry. She knew her own business and everything Du Ruo said made sense. She just felt a little embarrassed to be exposed by Du Ruo.
Watching the two people leave, Du Ruo continued to stroke the Panlong silk bracelet, somewhat reluctant to let it go.
After a while, he took it out and started practicing in the yard. Du Ruo even attached "qi" to it, but made an unexpected discovery. After the "qi" was attached to the Panlong silk, Du Ruo found that as long as he concentrated his mind, he could make the thrown dragon tail make some slight changes in direction. This discovery alone was enough for Du Ruo to study for a long time.
In fact, what Du Ruo said to Xiang Yuanyuan before was not wrong. There are no special exercises in traditional martial arts that are used to strengthen the body.
Since ancient times, martial arts training has been for the purpose of killing the enemy, in order to kill the opponent more effectively, and strengthening the body is a process rather than a goal, so there was no special practice for the purpose of longevity or physical recovery at the beginning. (There are Five Animals Exercises, Emperor's Internal Classic, etc.)
The first to extract the physical training part of traditional exercises from martial arts should be Buddhism and Taoism, with the purpose of catering to the people in power. (This is fictional, and any similarity is purely coincidental.)
When people gain power, what they fear most is that their body will collapse, or that they will be unable to enjoy life due to a sudden illness, so they spend large sums of money to seek out techniques or secret skills that can strengthen their bodies.
As a result, the most influential Buddhism and Taoism at that time were the first to be affected, followed by health-preserving exercises or various types of elixirs.
These exercises are very popular, and their best feature is that anyone can practice them and it is safe for anyone to practice them. To put it more nicely, they are moderate and peaceful.
Some sects will give it only if there is a destiny, and some will give it only if there is a chance. Anyway, since there are many people practicing, some die young because of bad luck, while others are healthy and live long because of the power of their skills. Therefore, many skills have been passed down in this way.
As for whether it is useful or not, Du Ruo can only say that it is always a good idea for people to exercise more, and long-term practice can also have certain effects, but it cannot be compared with normal exercises at all.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, when martial arts were popular and the country was in turmoil, many children of the rich and powerful began to become disciples of martial arts masters, whether out of currying favor with them or for other reasons. The most famous one at the time was Tai Chi master Yang Luchan. At that time, Yang Luchan lived in Kyoto, and no matter whether he was a prince, a noble, a high-ranking official, or even a commoner, everyone wanted to be his disciple.
It was okay for common people, as they basically could not see Yang Luchan, but it was not easy to reject the princes and nobles. So Yang Luchan's son Yang Jianhou came up with an idea.
At that time, no matter what kind of boxing you practiced, you had to practice the basic skills hard. You had to strengthen your body from a young age, and then start practicing fighting techniques. There were even many boxing styles that only had a few simple moves.
Yang Jianhou summarized the performing techniques of Tai Chi into a routine. This routine is beautiful to perform and does not require very good basic skills. If one is strong and has someone to guide him, he can also deal with one or two ordinary people. Practicing more will have more health-preserving effects. So this routine began to circulate among the nobles. This routine is called Tai Chi Small Frame.
The small frame was launched with the help of Tai Chi master Yang Luchan. If one practiced it well, it would mean that Tai Chi was really powerful, but if one did not practice it well, it would mean that one was dull. This not only allowed the kings and nobles to save face, but also earned enough fame and tuition fees. Later, the medium frame and large frame were launched, making Tai Chi more popular, and even old men could practice it and perform it well.
However, the training of the real core basic skills, the use of medicated wine or medicated food and bath, or the breathing method, or the mental method, and other martial arts have never been passed down.
When other schools saw this, they thought, great, this is how it can be played, right? So, various routines from each school began to appear, and then began to branch out, and traditional martial arts also ushered in their final glory.
Decades passed, and those master-level figures passed away one after another. When the world began to be peaceful and life began to be affluent, various martial arts masters began to emerge all over the country. Many of these masters were disciples of masters and had formally become their apprentices. Then they began to recruit disciples and made a lot of money.
It was not until the fakery was exposed that it was discovered that these masters were all just show-offs. They had practiced routines for decades but had never practiced the basic skills. The key point was that these people's identities were so real that it was impossible to find any flaws. As a result, the reputation of traditional martial arts plummeted.
Only various health-preserving exercises are widely circulated. After all, this kind of thing is totally impossible to verify, and I have already told you the health-preserving exercises that I practice. Do you still want to expose my lies?
The most core breathing method and mental method combined with standing meditation in Baguazhang, one of the three major internal martial arts, were lost in this way.
However, these have nothing to do with Du Ruo. What he practices is the knowledge and martial arts extracted from the game. Each set has a complete inheritance. The basic skills, training methods, fighting methods, and even routines are the most complete. There is no need to worry about practicing incorrectly or making mistakes.
Du Ruo practiced until nearly ten o'clock in the evening before going to bed. When he got up the next morning, the first thing he did was to practice the Panlong silk in the yard.
Even when Xiang Yuanyuan and Li Qiyao invited him to visit the ancient city of Huizhou, Du Ruo directly refused.
Just kidding, there is no way that playing with a woman is as fun as playing Panlongsi at home.
"Ding ~"
The phone on the table vibrated, indicating a message. Du Ruo stopped, took out his phone and took a look.
"Boss, that Xingyi Qiangzi, no, now he changed his name to Tieshazhang Qiangzi, came to the B&B and asked where you are as soon as he arrived."
"Uh? Are today's college students so persistent and determined?"
Du Ruo was confused and replied to Yang Ling's message, then expanded the panel. Just now, his hidden weapon skill was upgraded and he won another lottery. Now Du Ruo was looking forward to it the most.
(End of this chapter)
