Start with push-ups to gain experience

Chapter 20 You’re welcome
After entering December, the average temperature in Dongdu has been dropping.

Especially during the coldest hours of the morning, a layer of fog condensed on the windows.

Suddenly, a shrill bell rang in the darkness.

Jingle bell—jingle bell—

Fang Cheng, who was curled up in the quilt, opened his eyes, his gaze a little blurry.

It was as if I had just been pulled back to reality from a beautiful dream.

He stretched out his hands, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and yawned.

I heard the alarm clock still ringing, so I turned on the light, looked up and checked the time.

5: 01.

Fang Cheng's heart was shocked and his eyes became clear in an instant.

Then he threw away the warm quilt, got up and stopped the alarm clock.

Then he quickly put on his clothes and pants, opened the bedroom door in his slippers, and walked quickly to the bathroom.

Soon, the sound of the faucet turning on and the sound of the toothbrush holder and towel shuffling could be heard.

After a few minutes of washing.

Fang Cheng stretched his arms, walked to the balcony of the living room, and pushed the closed windows to both sides.

The cold wind blew, bringing with it icy rain that hit my face.

Although it stings the skin, it also refreshes the mind.

Another day of self-discipline begins.

On the dark street in the rain, there is only a small hotel with a red light box sign on.

Fang Cheng enjoyed his own quiet time and whispered:

"Do a set of squats first to warm up."

"Let's do a few more air strikes..."

After stretching the muscles in his hands, feet and limbs, Fang Cheng faced the dawn outside the window, raised his left leg and bent his right knee.

When squatting down, you can clearly feel the muscles of your entire thigh tense, and your waist and back core are also in a state of fully drawn bowstring.

The difficulty of single-leg squat is hellish for ordinary people.

But for Fang Cheng now, it only takes a little more effort than when he first practiced standard squats.

After doing 5 reps, switch to your left leg.

Doing 10 counts as 1 set.

Fang Cheng glanced at the prompt message and saw that his experience point had just increased by 1.

At the same time, I vaguely felt a heat current rising from the bottom of my abdomen, constantly expelling the coldness imposed on my body by the environment.

"It should be OK. The testosterone is already taking effect..."

After punching the air and kicking twice, Fang Cheng carefully felt the changes in his body.

My whole body seemed to be injected with energy, completely breaking away from the sluggish state of waking up early, and my mood began to become excited.

With the enhanced special effects of "The Lonely Person".

Squats are obviously the best warm-up exercise, no doubt about it!

Fang Cheng stood on a relatively open balcony, clenched his five fingers together, and stepped forward and backward.

His eyes were fixed firmly ahead, as if he was confronting a non-existent enemy.

Suddenly, his body moved, closing the distance forward, and his arms that were holding the frame immediately exerted force.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, he continuously jumps and throws left and right straight punches, quickly hitting the opponent's face and jaw.

Swish!
Then, he cut off his opponent's counterattack with a straight kick and kicked him hard in the abdomen.

Snapped!
As soon as his right leg landed on the ground, he turned around and stepped around to the opponent's weak side.

He twisted his waist and hips, and threw out another high and fast whip kick.

Soon, Fang Cheng began to sweat slightly on his forehead.

Although only wearing thin underwear and a coat, the biting cold could no longer penetrate the body.

The blood flows quickly, making the whole person warm up quickly and enter a combat state.

The punch and kick movements also went from being slightly stiff to becoming more and more smooth, coordinated and relaxed.

The sound of each punch and kick breaking through the air can prove the full extent of the force exerted.

The four major techniques of Sanda are kicking, hitting, throwing and grabbing.

Fang Cheng's current boxing and kicking skills are enough to be considered entry-level.

Therefore, I began to try to connect the punches and kicks together to practice combination skills that are more suitable for actual combat.

If I go back to the hospital again and confront Huangmao again.

Fang Cheng thought to himself that he didn't need to use the iron fist special effect. He could KO his opponent with just a feint and a high kick.

Even if the opponent is holding a folding knife, no matter how long his arms are, can they be as long as his legs?
Half an hour later.

[You practiced air strikes and gained some insights. Boxing skill experience +10]

Looking at the prompt information on the panel, Fang Cheng's eyes were filled with relief, yet a little dissatisfaction.

Unfortunately... air attack practice can only increase one skill experience for now.

Having an expert-level boxing skill allows Fang Cheng to apply what he has learned to other similar situations, making it easier for him to learn other fighting techniques.

In just three or four days, I observed about ten courses.

You can successfully master the basic skills of Sanda, including stance, footwork, boxing and kicking.

If you want to fully unlock this new skill, you must also master wrestling and grappling to make up for your shortcomings.

However, these two techniques are very practical, and without someone to practice with, it is impossible to get started by just imitating.

You can't just fall over for fun, right?

Therefore, Fang Cheng did not include wrestling and grappling moves in his air-strike training.

"Maybe... I can apply to be a sparring partner now."

In the darkness, Fang Cheng looked at the panel attributes with sharp eyes.

I did some empty boxing for half an hour and then calculated the training results.

The total increase in constitution is 0.02, strength is 0.01, and agility is 0.006.

Among them, although the improvement of agility attribute is slightly slower, the progress bar has reached 94%.

The improvement of training efficiency by the special effect of "The Lonely Man" is already evident.

Moreover, with the steady flow of funds and continuous accumulation, the strong will become stronger, and it will inevitably form a snowball "Matthew effect".

maybe one day……

It is true that pure physical training alone can break through the limits of the human body and reach the extraordinary realm imagined. Seeing this, Fang Cheng gathered his thoughts and his eyes calmed down again.

Strictly speaking, air punching is also a warm-up exercise to stretch the muscles.

The most important part of morning exercise is still physical exercise.

Next, it’s time to hone yourself to a higher level of strength!

100 jackknife pushups.

100 Tiger Push-ups.

200 single-leg squats.

300 lying leg raises.

....................................

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

In the training hall, the sound of trainees exhaling and kicking the sandbags could be heard from time to time.

There are no classes scheduled in the Sanda department this morning, and there is only one private lesson and one group class in the afternoon.

Fang Cheng was so idle that he was a little dazed.

In the previous class, the coach also talked about the techniques and key points of punch-kick combinations and punch-wrestling combinations.

In this class, the students basically practiced kicking sandbags on their own, with the coach standing by to point out any areas where the movements were not handled cleanly enough.

The core techniques of Sanda are leg techniques and wrestling techniques, which have always accounted for a high proportion of scores in competitions.

The so-called hands are two doors, and you rely on your legs to hit people, with punches accounting for 30% and kicks accounting for 70%.

The problem Fang Cheng is facing now is not a specific technical problem.

But I can’t find anyone to practice with.

Let alone actual combat, he doesn't even have a fist partner, so how can he truly master the skills?

Sometimes, Fang Cheng really has an impulse.

I thought of grabbing a random thug on the street and beating him up to see how it feels.

5: 30.

The last class is over.

It was still early before the end of get off work, so Fang Cheng started cleaning the venue in advance.

After finishing his work, he saw Chen Xiaohai standing alone in the smoking area, smoking leisurely.

His eyes flickered, and he walked over.

"what?!"

Chen Xiaohai looked at Fang Cheng with surprise.

That expression seemed to reveal his true feelings. I was just saying it casually, but you are so rude. Come to me if you have something to say.

Fang Cheng found Chen Xiaohai to ask him how to become a sparring partner.

As for the excuse, it was ready-made. My grandfather was ill and the family was short of money, so we urgently needed to earn some extra money.

Chen Xiaohai was stunned for a while before he stammered:

"Ah Cheng, it's not easy to be a sparring partner. The club has very strict controls..."

indeed.

Being a sparring partner makes a lot of money. Based on the minimum hourly wage of 500 yuan, if you play two games a day, you can earn yuan a month.

Compared with ordinary working class people, a monthly salary of less than 4,000 yuan can be said to be very tempting.

However, this job is not something that anyone can do if they want to.

Although it is a temporary job, the club still needs to bear the relevant medical risks, so the assessment is very strict.

If you want to be a professional boxer, just pay the money. Whether you can succeed or not is another matter. At most it will affect the club's performance and reputation.

Being a sparring partner can be said to be more difficult than being a boxer in some ways.

The first requirement is to be strong and sturdy, able to withstand beatings.

Secondly, I have practiced boxing and have some knowledge of the techniques.

Finally, he must be someone the club knows inside and out and must be recognized by both the human resources and coaching departments.

Therefore, many sparring partners are retired professional players who are familiar with each other.

Or maybe they are amateur boxers who come out of the club but never get a chance to compete.

Fang Cheng also knew a little about these situations, and then said sincerely:

"That's why I came to trouble Brother Hai, to see if you have any solution?"

"Well..."

Chen Xiaohai's expression looked complicated.

The boast has already been made, so you can't go back on your own feet, right?

Fang Cheng waited quietly.

He could have asked Xu Maocai for help, but being a sparring partner would conflict with his main job.

The other party might find an excuse to shirk responsibility, and Fang Cheng was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

Chen Xiaohai pondered for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up:
"There is a way, but I'm afraid you will misunderstand."

"We just got a banned Japanese player from our karate department. That bastard hit us hard and injured several people. Now no one dares to take his job."

"But the club still keeps this guy because he pays a lot of money!"

Having said that, Chen Xiaohai looked up at Fang Cheng.

"Why don't you go to the Human Resources Department and apply tomorrow? They've been recruiting lately, and if they can't find a suitable candidate, they might relax the requirements."

"It's just that it's easy to get hurt as a sparring partner, so you'd better think carefully..."

Fang Cheng hesitated for a moment after hearing this and asked:
"Does karate also have wrestling and grappling techniques?"

Chen Xiaohai was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Yes."

Fang Cheng nodded, then smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Hai."

There is definitely a risk of injury when serving as a sparring partner.

But what can be done in this world that is guaranteed to be risk-free?
His eyes brightened as he looked at the skills displayed on the panel.

[Leg Raise Level 0 (83/100)]

I decided to increase my intensity a bit to speed up the slow progress bar a little.

It should be much safer to do this after your leg-raising skill is successfully upgraded to level 1 and you have gained attribute points.

(End of this chapter)