My Way

Chapter 35 Weapon-type martial arts and bare-handed martial arts
Early morning hours.

Inside the White Crow Gang’s training ground.

After completing the most basic group physical training and one-hour fast long-distance running.

A large number of students have already dispersed to various places and are undergoing their own training.

Knife, gun, sword, stick, whip, fist, palm, claw...

Everyone has something to practice.

However, the female martial arts instructor, who looked to be around 35 years old, after silently observing the actual conditions of each student for a while, bluntly expressed some of her own views and ideas in public.

"I have said before that in the martial arts, if the cultivation method is the foundation and path for us to continue to move forward, and determines whether we have the means and foundation to reach the other side of the road, then martial arts are the self-defense skills that we must possess while walking on the road. It will determine whether you can protect yourself on the road of cultivation, and even whether you can obtain the resources sufficient for your own cultivation..."

"However, although martial arts are diverse and have many types, such as knife skills, sword skills, fist skills, whip skills, spear skills, halberd skills, palm skills... they can all be extremely exquisite and can destroy mountains and seas, and it is difficult to tell the exact level of superiority. However, there is always a clear difference in the level of people who use them, and you also have to consider various other factors, such as the situations that various martial arts are good at dealing with..."

I stopped talking halfway.

She pointed at several students who had been practicing karate techniques, namely fist techniques, palm techniques, claw techniques, finger techniques, etc., and said:
"Take you guys for example."

"Although bare-handed martial arts are more convenient to use and practice, you can use and practice them anytime and anywhere, and you don't have to worry about being disarmed or encountering some unexpected situation when you are unarmed. But... I mean, if you encounter a large beast that can use its fur to resist ordinary weapons or an enemy wearing professional protective gear, you will often die very quickly without any weapons, because you basically have no way to cause any effective damage to the enemy and can only take the beating one-sidedly."

"In fact, I can make my words clearer."

"As unarmed guys, although you are quite capable in close combat, you simply cannot use your own flesh and blood to block the opponent's weapons. In a head-on battle, you can only dodge or attack from the side."

"Compared to you, the enemy has a clear advantage in attack distance and attack strength. As long as you make the slightest mistake, the enemy can often kill you quickly."

"So, to be honest, for newcomers like you who have just become practitioners, although I don't think it's a bad idea or decision for you to practice karate-type martial arts, but if you really fight, I still think it would be better for you to hold a knife or a sword."

"Don't ever think that just because you've practiced martial arts for a while, you can rely on your own flesh and blood to fight against other people's weapons... If you want to do something of that level, you must at least learn an entry-level martial art, or even better, learn a technique that specializes in body training to strengthen your own flesh and blood body's defense."

"Of course, if the opponent is a weapon expert holding a magical weapon, then even if you are an expert in body training, you can never rely on your body to block the opponent's magical weapon, unless you want to die early..."

The meaning of the other party's words is very simple.

Unarmed martial arts.

There is no doubt that it has a bright future.

The instructor would not deny this.

But, that is for experts.

For those novices who have just started or even haven't even entered the door.

Any weapon is many times more powerful than fighting with bare hands.

At least.

When fighting an opponent of the same level, you don't have to doubt whether you can break through the opponent's defense. You don't have to doubt whether you can kill the enemy after you successfully hit the target by chopping at the enemy's head.

Is my output enough?

[I punched him, will he be okay? ]

This is something that is hard for you, the unarmed fighters, to avoid thinking about when you are fighting with your bare hands.

Now, I heard the instructor's words.

Those students who were practicing karate-type martial arts basically couldn't hide their disappointment, only a few didn't seem to care much.

On the contrary, those students who were practicing weapons and martial arts had proud looks on their faces, feeling that their choices were absolutely correct.

However, the instructor quickly told them:
"You don't have to be proud of your choice."

"Although holding weapons is more advantageous in frontal combat, it is impossible for you to keep your weapons in your hands all the time. There will always be times when you relax your vigilance and encounter unexpected situations. When facing those special situations, your combat effectiveness is often reduced to one tenth of what it was, and your opponent will easily take advantage of the opportunity to eliminate you!"

"So, although I suggest that you mainly practice weapon-based martial arts, you'd better also master the basic tricks of unarmed martial arts in your spare time. Don't be complacent..."

Having said that.

The instructor pointed at Ling Wuyuan who was practicing archery in the shooting range not far away and said:

"In this regard, I think Ling Wuyuan does a better job."

"Although the main focus is on swordsmanship, boxing and palm techniques are also involved."

"Even though it may not be that advanced, it is still possible to perform those basic martial arts in a decent manner."

"I think that even without any weapons in his hands, he can still show some combat effectiveness. He even has some interest in bows and arrows..."

Hear the words.

Some students were a little dissatisfied when they saw Ling Wuyuan shooting at the target with a short bow.

"Others who specialize in one martial art may not be able to pass the exam."

"But that guy has already learned sword techniques, palm techniques, boxing techniques, body techniques, and archery techniques. He can be said to be able to do five things at once. Even if his main focus is still on sword techniques, it is inevitable that his energy will be dispersed. As long as we work harder, we can definitely surpass him in our specialized martial arts and make him understand that specialization is the best choice..."

Another person decisively agreed:

"Brother, you're right. Look, that guy's archery is not very good, right?"

"The target was ninety steps away, and that guy could only barely shoot his arrows onto the target. Except for one or two arrows that were particularly lucky, those arrows basically failed to hit the center of the target..."

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