Starting from a short stick, becoming the master of the universe

Chapter 44 Basic Skills

According to Zhao Xiangyu's introduction, the people present had a pretty good attitude towards Jiang Cheng.

However, it is unknown what will happen after Zhao Xiangyu leaves.

Jiang Cheng didn't care much about these and followed Zhao Xiangyu to a secluded place.

"Junior Brother Jiang, today I will teach you the standing practice. By the way, put the stick aside first."

Jiang Cheng took out two short sticks from behind and placed them on the ground a few meters away.

"Brother Zhao, put it away."

"Okay, let me explain it to you first."

Zhao Xiangyu nodded.

"Zhuang Gong, also known as Zhan Zhuang, is to practice standing on both legs. There is a saying in boxing that a hundred practices are not as good as one standing, which shows the importance of standing.

The most basic stance is the horse stance, also known as the "Wuji stance," which involves spreading your legs slightly wider than your shoulders, pointing your toes forward, and squatting into a horse stance.

Zhao Xiangyu demonstrated as he spoke.

"The degree of bending of the leg can be large or small, that is, it depends on the physical condition. The smaller the angle, the lower the body, and the more difficult it is. When you first start practicing, you can use a high stand, but you can't stand upright. You must maintain a certain angle.
Keep your head straight and neck upright, your torso upright, your shoulders and elbows dropped, your chest slightly tucked in, your waist relaxed and your hips dropped, your abdomen tucked in and your buttocks retracted, as if you were sitting upright on a stool, and your arms clasped in front of your chest as if you were hugging a tree.

Then stand still, the longer the better. After standing for a certain period of time, you will have various physiological reactions, such as swelling, soreness, and even trembling in your legs. At this time, stop and rest for a while. Come on, imitate my posture. "

Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng imitated his movements, standing with his legs shoulder-width apart, bending his knees, and clasping his hands in front of him.

Zhao Xiangyu came over and corrected Jiang Cheng's movements. "Keep your back straight. Right, just like that. Lift your legs higher. You just started practicing, so don't lift them too low, otherwise it will be hard to hold on for a few minutes."

"Well, just like that, keep moving until you can't hold on any longer."

Zhao Xiangyu stood at the side, watching and saying:
"After practicing Zhuang Gong for half an hour, I will teach you Rou Gong. Like Zhuang Gong, Rou Gong is also a basic skill in martial arts. Through rotating, winding, pulling and other body movements, you can stretch your muscles and bones to enhance your body's flexibility, agility and coordination.
Soft exercises are usually practiced before boxing. They are the preparation before boxing. After you have mastered the pile exercises and soft exercises, you can formally learn boxing. In fact, compared with the subsequent routine exercises, these are the best things. "

He sighed.

Jiang Cheng listened carefully.

His eyes occasionally glanced at the proficiency panel in front of him.

I couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Logically speaking, I have been standing in the stance for almost two minutes, so my movements should be standard, after all, Senior Brother Zhao is watching me.

Why hasn’t the Wuji pile been unlocked yet?
Is there not enough time?

Another minute passed and Jiang Cheng gradually felt the pressure.

Every second that passed from then on seemed to be a second of torture.

"Can't hold on anymore?"

Seeing this, Zhao Xiangyu smiled and said, "If you can't hold on, take a break. You've just started training, so it's good enough if you can hold on for three minutes."

Jiang Cheng gritted his teeth and persisted.

I don’t know how long it took, but finally a few lines of information appeared on the panel.

Wuji pile experience value increases by 1.

The Wuji pile skill has been unlocked.

[Wuji Posture: Not yet started (0/100)]

It was not until this moment that Jiang Cheng relaxed like a deflated balloon.

"Not bad, I've lasted almost five minutes."

Zhao Xiangyu's eyes showed approval.

It seems that this Junior Brother Jiang applied for senior membership because he really wanted to come here and learn something.

Not far away, someone waved towards here.

"Senior Brother Zhao."

Zhao Xiangyu nodded at the man.

"Take a rest for two minutes, I'll come back to you later."

"it is good."

Jiang Cheng smiled, then his eyes fell on the panel.

It takes five minutes to add a little experience value.

Those 500 experience points equal 8 minutes, or more than 8 hours. Without eating or drinking, more than hours is not a long time.

But Jiang Cheng hopes it can be shorter.

"Maybe my legs are too high. I'll try lowering them a little next time and increase the difficulty. If I persist for the same five minutes, I'm sure I'll gain a lot more experience points."

After resting for two or three minutes, seeing that Zhao Xiangyu was still demonstrating the boxing moves, Jiang Cheng simply started practicing on his own.

After all, he has the panel. As long as he knows how to practice at the beginning, the rest will be a natural thing.

"This Junior Brother Jiang is quite hardworking."

Zhao Xiangyu took the time to look over here.

I just don't know if it's just a passing fad.

In the past, there were many people who, when they first applied for senior membership, were full of motivation. They came earlier than anyone else in the morning and left later than anyone else at night.

But after two or three months, he started to be absent.

Later on, I kept renewing my subscription, but people basically stopped coming.

After lowering the altitude, Jiang Cheng suddenly felt much more tired.

But no information appeared on the panel yet, so he had to persevere no matter how hard it was.

After a long time, a message finally appeared on the panel.

The experience value of Wuji Posture increases by one.

At this moment, Jiang Cheng couldn't hold on any longer. He relaxed and let out a breath.

After resting for two minutes, Jiang Cheng started standing again.

Before I knew it, more than half an hour had passed and the experience value of Wuji Posture had increased to 5 points.

Just as Jiang Cheng was about to continue, Zhao Xiangyu's voice rang out, "Okay, let's stop here for the standing practice. The longer the standing time, the better. Generally, half an hour is enough, and it's best not to exceed an hour. The most important thing is to persist every day."

"Brother Zhao is right."

Jiang Cheng said hurriedly.

This is the case for most people.

But not for myself.

But of course there is no way to explain this to others.

"Next, I will teach you some soft skills, which will help you stretch your muscles."

After finishing a set of soft exercises, Jiang Cheng immediately felt a lot more relaxed.

New skills are also unlocked on the panel.

[Soft Kung Fu: Not yet started (1/100)]

The experience points added are also a little bit, but it is much easier than standing still.

Jiang Cheng wondered whether he should go back and max out this skill.

"Okay, Junior Brother Jiang, let's stop here for the morning practice. You have just started practicing the basic skills. It will not be good if you practice too long." Zhao Xiangyu smiled gently.

"Brother Zhao is right. It's getting late. I should go back and prepare to set up the stall. By the way, Brother Zhao, can you come over to practice in the evening?"

"Of course, the gym closes at 10 o'clock in the evening, so just leave before then. The gym also has showers, and as long as you are a member, you can use them for free."

"That's great."

Jiang Cheng said sincerely.

With the martial arts gym membership card on hand, I’m safe when walking in the slums at night.

The boxing gym has a larger space and there are various weapons not far away.

As for taking a hot bath, it is indeed a convenience, saving grandma from having to boil hot water.

(End of this chapter)