Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 321: The Second Kendo Tournament in the World
Seeing their surprised expressions, Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Don't be surprised. I didn't create this out of thin air. I summarized and concluded the achievements of my predecessors."

The three swordsmen immediately sat up straight and listened carefully to Lin Yuan's teachings.

"Historically, Japan's kendo ancestors passed down many sword techniques for practical use. It's just that they've become routine and mechanically applied."

"So my first step is to take these sword moves apart and make some minor adjustments before using them."

"Also, the katana is good at slashing, but slashing weapons have a longer path than stabbing weapons and are more easily blocked and countered by the opponent. Therefore, it needs to be paired with a backhand sword technique. I will incorporate some of the stabbing techniques of the Chinese sword into this part."

After hearing Lin Yuan's answer, the three swordsmen immediately understood.

Although the samurai sword can be used for both slashing and stabbing, it is mainly used for slashing. If you really like stabbing, then a rapier is obviously more suitable.

When slashing, the weapon must draw an arc-shaped trajectory, and the path is much longer than the shortest straight line between two points such as stabbing.

Therefore, it is easier for the opponent to predict the path of the katana and make corresponding countermeasures.

Lin Yuan’s idea is: don’t be afraid of the opponent’s prediction, and then play a tricky strategy where the opponent predicts your prediction.

Instead, I choose to take the initiative to attack. Your blocking and counterattack don’t matter. As long as I use the corresponding backhand, how will you respond?

Lin Yuan continued, "I have choreographed 36 basic moves and 25 backhand variations, all designed based on actual combat."

"As long as you master these moves and flexibly apply them according to the situation during the duel, you will definitely be stronger than those who only use the Five Directions Formation."

"Of course, not all moves can be learned by everyone. I will provide a corresponding physical fitness requirement table, and everyone can choose to practice according to their own conditions."

If the previous summary of moves is still within the scope of ancient martial arts teaching.

This physical fitness requirement table is really very modern.

The moves have physical fitness requirements, which is very easy to understand.

For example, the "Kanken" that Lin Yuan demonstrated when he first came to Japan seemed to have the biggest feature of being a fast sword!
After all, the sword can kill a frigatebird at a speed of 420 kilometers per hour.

But in fact, if you want to use this move in actual combat, not only the speed of the knife needs to be fast, but also the reaction needs to be fast in order to seize the fleeting opportunity.

If you want to increase your knife speed, you can also increase your muscle strength, practice more, etc.

However, in order to react quickly, you need nerve reaction speed, which is almost innate and difficult to improve much later in life.

Therefore, students only need to refer to the physical fitness chart tested by themselves to know which moves they can master after diligent study and practice.

There is no need to waste your energy on those things that are destined to be out of your reach.

The ability to create this physical fitness requirement table and guide students' practice in a scientific way is due to Lin Yuan's experience in the four master-level weapon skills.

He is the only person in the world whose understanding of the use of weapons exceeds the limits of human capabilities.

Therefore, he was able to quantify these needs and compile this table.

"That's great! I'm completely relieved now." said Tsukahara Nobutomo.

"It's really reassuring to have the teacher helping out." said Liu Sheng Heguang.

"Teacher, could you please record the explanation of the moves into a practice video?" Ueizumi Saisunao pleaded.

Lin Yuan thought about it and decided that with video materials, learning would be more efficient.

He nodded and said, "You can record the video, but I have two requests." "Teacher, please speak."

"The first requirement is that the narration part of the video should be completed by Yui Aragaki," said Lin Yuan.

"Ah?" GAKKI-chan, who had been sitting aside without saying a word for a long time, found that she was being called.

Of course she knew that Lin Yuan was doing her a favor, and she didn't know how many times this teaching video would be played in the future.

How much would your popularity be increased by being able to appear in this video and act as a commentator!

"Teacher, we will all listen to you. Please continue." said Liu Sheng Heguang.

"The second requirement is that the law should not be spread lightly. You must control the conditions for its dissemination." Lin Yuan said.

"We fully understand, this is what we should do." Kamisumasai answered honestly.

Wherever you are in the world, if a skill is acquired too easily, it will not be valued.

Whether it is charging fees or adding other conditions, it is necessary to set some thresholds to limit access.

This will not only make people who practice Lin Yuan's improved Kendo cherish their efforts more, but also make them feel more honored and cohesive.

It can also play a role in initially controlling the number of people so as not to arouse the vigilance and hostility of the traditional kendo circle all at once.

After explaining the matters concerning the improvement of kendo, Lin Yuan began to propose his second plan.

"I plan to hold a worldwide kendo tournament next spring," Lin Yuan said. "Anyone who practices Japanese kendo can sign up to participate in this practical tournament and compete for the championship."

"During this time, I will be responsible for obtaining protective gear and weapons suitable for competition use and ensuring the necessary safety for the competition."

"At the same time, I will provide prize money to the winners of the Kendo Tournament. The champion's prize can reach 500 million US dollars." Lin Yuan added.

"If that's the case, kendo enthusiasts all over the world will go crazy and they will definitely gather in Japan!" said Yagyu Heguang.

"I am tempted by such a prize amount. As the first ones to get the new version of the kendo teaching materials, we are considered to be early adopters. I want to participate in next year's competition even more," said Nobutomo Tsukahara.

"Teacher, you're wise. With a real-life competition like this, more people will naturally come to practice our improved kendo. Once more and more people practice it and it reaches a sufficient scale, we won't have to worry about the reaction from the traditional kendo community."

Ueizumi Sainao was indeed the soul of the three swordsmen. He saw through Lin Yuan's plan at a glance.

But he didn't know at that time that Lin Yuan's ambition was not limited to the kendo tournament. In the future, he even planned to expand it into a martial arts tournament covering all weapons.

"Teacher, may I ask what we should name this kendo tournament? If we want to hold it next year, we should make preliminary preparations now." Kamizumisai asked directly.

Lin Yuan nodded, he was right.

Such armed fighting competitions not only involve venues, personnel, equipment and publicity, but also require approval from relevant government departments.

Each of these tasks took time and energy, but the three swordsmen were happy to take on these tasks.

As for the name, Lin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Let's call it 'The Second Best Kendo Tournament in the World'."

"Why not the best in the world?" asked Liu Sheng He Guang naively.

"Because I'm not participating, they can only compete for second place."

(End of this chapter)