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Chapter 41: Martial Arts Realm
Friday.

The weather forecast is cloudy to overcast with possible showers.

Training Hall No. 2, on the padded ground.

A group of young students wearing white uniforms are doing warm-up exercises such as stretching and tumbling.

Having just finished a Jiu-Jitsu sparring class, Fang Cheng simply stood aside to rest and watch.

Take classes and learn relevant technologies.

Today was supposed to be his day off.

But because I had already taken leave on Tuesday, I needed to make up for the time of "absence due to illness".

After the students finished their warm-up exercises, they began to practice Kumite.

The so-called "kumite" is a wrestling and confrontation training in which the players grab each other's hands and simulate actual combat.

Fang Cheng didn't know much about this fighting style, but he was quite interested in it.

Many of its techniques, such as wrestling, throwing, locking, choking, and grounding, are actually also included in karate.

Historically, karate has absorbed techniques from many schools.

To put it nicely, it is all-encompassing; to put it bluntly, it is a hodgepodge.

Perhaps for this reason.

During the days of training with Goro Majima, Fang Cheng has not unlocked the corresponding skills.

Therefore, he simply focused on other more specialized and distinctive fighting styles.

Like Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai...

At this moment, there were bursts of cheers from the field.

The coach constantly reminded the students to pay attention to the key points of the movements and corrected and guided their basic skills.

Fang Cheng watched intently, silently taking note of the relevant key points.

When I was training with that Jiu-Jitsu player before.

He basically just puts on his protective gear, takes his stance, and plays the role of a defender.

Allow your opponent to use all sorts of techniques, including wrestling, throwing, locking, and grounding techniques.

Even though Fang Cheng stood firmly in his horse stance, his center of gravity was often shifted and he almost fell out.

Fortunately, thanks to the long-term practice of squatting, he was able to withstand several rounds of wrestling and throwing techniques from the opponent.

Seeing this, the jiu-jitsu player focused more on using locks and ground techniques.

For a while, Fang Cheng caused a lot of trouble.

However, thanks to his quick reaction, he was able to counter the opponent's moves and barely cope with it.

Finally, the jiu-jitsu player got so anxious that he resorted to a self-sacrificing move.

Use the strength of your thighs and the momentum of your aerial rotation to drag him to the ground, where he is best at, and strangle him.

When Fang Cheng was hit, if he had not used his palm in time to block the thigh that was strangling his neck, he would probably have suffocated.

But the strength of the hands is ultimately no match for the strength of the thighs.

In the end, it was the employer who dragged his slightly bruised leg and proudly declared victory in this sparring match.

Many of the techniques in judo are extremely vicious and cruel, and can be fatal at any time.

As the name suggests, "self-sacrifice skills" are a desperate fighting style, in which one defeats the enemy by sacrificing oneself.

The moves basically use various techniques of falling to the ground, combined with the use of the opponent's own strength, to dissolve the opponent's moves while throwing him out and strangling him.

This is a seemingly inferior but actually very advanced fighting technique.

Through several previous actual combats, Fang Cheng realized the effect of the combination of grappling and wrestling techniques.

If you want to continue to learn in depth, Jiu-Jitsu is a good choice.

If you can master this fighting technique, you can not only unlock new skill bars, but also make up for some shortcomings in the close combat technology.

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Street on a rainy night.

Only occasionally a few pedestrians holding umbrellas passed by.

The sign light box of the "Wuyou" audio and video store was still flickering in the continuous drizzle.

The lights in the room were half turned off, making it seem a little dim.

At this time and in this kind of weather, there will basically be no customers coming.

Wu Datong sat behind the counter, in front of an old 17-inch TV.

He stared at the flickering fluorescent screen, holding the roll of paper in one hand and clenching the other into a fist. His sallow face turned red and his breathing became a little rapid.

squeak-

At this moment, the glass door was suddenly pushed open, and a voice followed.

"boss!"

"what!"

Wu Datong was so frightened that he shuddered, hurriedly turned off the TV and looked up.

I saw a tall and thin young man standing at the door, folding his umbrella and turning to look over.

"I'm here to return the disc and rent some instructional documentaries on Jiu-Jitsu."

The customer who came late at night was Fang Cheng, who had just got off work.

Wu Datong first hurriedly cleaned up the table, then laughed and nodded:

"Yes, yes, I'll get it to you right away."

This time, his attitude seemed even more enthusiastic and attentive than usual.

It didn't take long.

Wu Datong dragged his slightly lame left leg and found a disc with old packaging from the audio-visual rack on the left.

He turned around and walked back, saying:

"Hey, this is 'Jutsu: The Way of Life and Death'."

"Practice by a famous master himself. The main contents include the life and death methods of jutsu, the forbidden moves of various schools and the experience of training the body and mind. It is rarely seen in the market except from me."

"But the moves are somewhat dangerous, and are only suitable for people with a certain foundation in martial arts."

"Thank you."

Fang Cheng took the disc, then took out the two discs he had rented last time from his bag and returned them to him.

Seeing this, Wu Datong couldn't help but mutter:
"You still come here in such heavy rain. It won't cost more than a few dollars to rent it for one more day..."

As he spoke, looking at Fang Cheng's extremely serious eyes, he seemed to recall something.

So I deliberately added a few words and pointed out:

"Jiu-Jitsu is not new. Its fighting philosophy is also found in traditional martial arts, which is to use the opponent's force to counter attack and lure the opponent into a trap. However, Jiu-Jitsu is more extreme."

"If you want to reach a high level when practicing this kind of Kung Fu, it's best not to rely too much on your own physical strength. The most important thing is to feel with your heart, to feel the cycle of life and death, and to understand the changes in the universe..."

At this point, Wu Datong paused and scratched his head:

"Hey, am I being too mysterious?"

Fang Cheng listened very attentively, and then replied:
"Thank you Uncle Wu for your teachings. I think I understand a little bit now."

"It's good to understand. It's good to understand."

Wu Datong said with a smile.

Suddenly, I noticed a strand of hair on the 5 yuan note that Fang Cheng handed over.

I couldn't help but ask:
"Ah Cheng, have you been losing a lot of hair recently?"

"Uh, it seems so. What's wrong?"

"Be careful."

Wu Datong's expression was serious as he admonished:
"Young people should know how to be moderate, don't take advantage of your good health to eat unclean things, and never take drugs for the sake of fitness, especially give up handicrafts."

Fang Cheng did not argue, but just blinked his eyes.

Looking into the half-open drawer of the counter, a pink disc cover was revealed.

Wu Datong followed his gaze and immediately blushed, saying awkwardly:
"What's wrong? I'm in my fifties and I'm not married. What's wrong with relaxing once in a while?"

Fang Cheng nodded to show his understanding.

Wu Datong felt even more ashamed, completely losing the majestic and commanding demeanor of a master he had just had.

Putting the disc into his bag and picking up the umbrella by the door, Fang Cheng was about to push open the glass door and walk out.

But there was another questioning voice coming from behind.

"Ah Cheng, since you like practicing martial arts so much, do you want to find some like-minded boxing friends to learn from and improve together?"

Fang Cheng was startled when he heard this and turned to look at Wu Datong.

This is probably... the second time I've heard similar words.

(End of this chapter)