Start with push-ups to gain experience

Chapter 6: The Secret of Air Attack (Please Read)
The physical attribute broke through the 99% limit and finally reached 9 points!

This is not simply adding a little boost.

Instead, it is the result of real practice in life and accumulation of results over time.

"A 9-point constitution is roughly the health level that an adult male should have..."

Fang Cheng felt his body becoming stronger and more durable.

His eyes swept across the upgrade progress of other attributes.

Strength 86%, Agility 73%, Spirit 42%.

The body, which was originally a little tired, was instantly full of energy again.

Looking at the experience points of various skills on the panel, my heart was even more excited.

Many times, what people fear is not the hard work of persistence, but the lack of a clear goal.

Some things may be very far away.

But as long as you do it, it will eventually get closer and closer to you!

After taking a deep breath, Fang Cheng bent his elbows and leaned forward to the ground.

Keep going and continue with the unfinished task of 100 standard push-ups.

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There are three boxing classes in the afternoon.

Two of them are still large classes for ordinary students.

The last section is a small class for elite students who are preparing to play professional games.

It can also be said to be a real professional fighting course.

It's about five o'clock.

The setting sun slowly sank and was blocked by the skyscrapers outside the window.

The light in the room becomes soft and deep.

Many students left the venue one after another after class, and the venue gradually returned to its original empty state.

Colleagues yawned one after another, staring at the wall clock, waiting for the end of get off work.

Fang Cheng, on the contrary, became even more alert, staring intently at the figures throwing punches on the boxing ring.

Two muscular young men wearing combat training shorts assumed a classic stance and attacked each other tentatively with their fists.

There was another older coach standing nearby, who would occasionally shout for them to stop and point with his finger.

The two elite students are being taught competition experience and some advanced technical and tactical applications.

Such as pendulum swing, antelope jump, followed by various combination punches, and double hits.

"To be honest, although these moves have the miraculous effect of defeating the enemy with one blow, I advise you not to use them lightly."

"Because when you open your fist up close, your weaknesses are completely exposed within the reach of your fist. This puts a huge strain on a boxer's reaction ability. The outcome is either a knockout or a knockout."

"If you want to use the skills and tactics you have learned in training in the game, the first thing is to master the sense of distance, timing and rhythm."

"These cannot be taught. They can only be developed through years of actual combat to develop your own physical instincts."

A boxer nodded after listening and then asked:
"Coach, we usually train except to hit sandbags, and it's hard to find a suitable opponent. What should we do?"

“Go back and watch more videos of top boxers, imagine them as your enemies, learn how to punch, how to dodge, and how to do fake moves.”

"Every time you practice a real fight, your brain and body will register it in the neural pathways. The more times you practice, the more comfortable you will be in applying it in future competitions..."

The coach's deep voice echoed in the stadium, causing the two elite students to nod frequently to accept his instruction.

It was like a flash of lightning that passed through Fang Cheng's mind.

Air strike!

Also known as "shadow striking".

It originated from the fact that ancient warriors saw their own shadows reflected on the wall by sunlight and used them as imaginary enemies.

Simply put, it is to fight with the shadow enemies imagined by your brain, and simulate actual combat by hitting the air.

This is a very important training method in stand-up combat. Regardless of the level of skill, as long as you can master the basic skills, you can use air strikes to hone your skills, build combat awareness, cultivate a sense of rhythm, and thus improve your actual combat ability.

Many top boxers even use air strikes to warm up and relax before a match, as well as to prepare psychologically and tactically.

At this time, the coach continued speaking, pointing out the problems that the students had in their usual training.

"The reason why you feel that the effect of practicing air strikes is poor is that one reason is that your basic skills are not yet proficient enough, and the other reason is that you are too focused on continuity and lack a sense of rhythm."

"To perform an air strike, it is not enough to just hit a few times and then shake your body a few times. In actual combat, there are not so many opportunities for continuous punch combinations."

"If you really want to understand the sense of rhythm, you should think of the coordination of punches and footwork as dancing."

"The rhythm of dancing comes from the background music, while the rhythm of air strikes comes from your imaginary opponent."

"When you throw a front jab like this, your opponent can choose to fight with you, or he can dodge and counterattack with his back hand. This is his accompaniment. You turn your head to create distance and make targeted defensive moves. This is your rhythm."

"The stronger the accompaniment provided by your opponent, the stronger your sense of rhythm will be. Only then can you remain calm in actual combat. When the opponent punches you, you can think of various counter-measures in an instant and make the most appropriate choice..."

The coach used vivid metaphors to explain the key points of "empty strike" practice.

Finally, he pointed to his head:

"So, the key here is to be flexible. If you don't use your brain when punching, you will only be a sparring partner for the rest of your life!"

Fang Cheng was deeply moved by what he heard and benefited greatly from it.

This is the real useful stuff.

Before, when he practiced boxing, he simply imitated and practiced routines over and over again.

Never set up a clear imaginary enemy, and actively try to deal with offensive and defensive changes outside the routine.

Therefore, the speed of unlocking skills and gaining experience has always been relatively slow.

It was not until I personally experienced a street fight that I deeply realized the benefits of actual combat.

However, opportunities for actual combat are hard to come by.

Air strike is obviously an effective alternative to speed up skill improvement and make up for experience deficiencies.

"Besides... I still have a panel, so my efficiency in practicing air strikes is definitely higher than that of an ordinary boxer!"

Fang Cheng's eyes sparkled, and he couldn't help but feel the urge to give it a try.

I decided to go to the video store right after get off work to rent some discs of fighting star matches and watch them at home.

However, the world-class boxing champion is still far away from me.

And the most familiar boxer at the moment...

It must be Coach Hu, who once fought in kickboxing and won the championship in Nanjiang Province!
In the coach's lounge.

Coach Hu was holding a thermos cup and drinking wolfberry tea.

Suddenly I shuddered.

I looked up at the temperature displayed on the air conditioner. It wasn't low, so why did I feel so cold?

In winter, it gets dark quickly.

Soon it was time to get off work, and the beeping sounds of clocking in began to emanate.

The lights in the training hall, which was filled with the smell of detergent and disinfectant, went out one by one and fell silent again.

After taking a hot shower, Fang Cheng was the last one to walk out of the employee passage, carrying a bag of clothes.

There are several matte pink paper posters on the background wall at the door, reflecting a dim light.

There are advertisements for special admissions offers, previews of fighting matches, and photos of some star athletes.

Fang Cheng's eyes swept across and landed on the portrait of a famous boxing champion with muscular body and dark complexion.

Is there any power in this world that exceeds the limitations of mortal bodies?

He didn't know.

but……

If you keep climbing up the mountain, you will always see different scenery, right?
(End of this chapter)