Fanatic!

Chapter 20 The Old Bear Hugs a Tree
Chen Wujun was deeply moved and filled with longing as he listened to Zhou Qing's account.

For hundreds of years, generations of exceptionally talented individuals have stood on the shoulders of their predecessors, integrating the strengths of old and new techniques to continuously create new methods.

Just thinking about it is enough to be awestruck by such a magnificent achievement.

"Master, why are there so many new techniques everywhere, while the old techniques are not well-known and few people learn them?" Chen Wujun suddenly asked.

"You'll find out later," Zhou Qing smiled, not continuing the explanation, and instead said:

"You exude a murderous aura; have you killed someone?"

"However, your Wolf Fist is all form and no spirit. It lacks the joy of battle, the mentality of 'I am invincible,' and the killing intent to kill the enemy."

"You may be young, but you have a lot on your mind. The more you think, the slower your punches become."

"Of course, this idea doesn't mean you should recklessly charge in and die even when you know you're no match for them. Rather, it means that when you're fighting someone, you should have the mindset that you are invincible!"

After saying that, Zhou Qing suddenly straightened his back, lowered his shoulders, and lightly touched the ground with his heels, making a soft "snap" sound.

The air inside the warehouse instantly became scorching hot.

Zhou Qing didn't stare at Chen Wujun, nor did he emanate any oppressive aura from him. He merely shifted his posture slightly, and his breathing sounded like a war drum.

Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom!
Chen Wujun felt as if he were on a battlefield, surrounded by the clanging of metal, and the smell of iron and blood rising from deep within his nostrils.

His toes involuntarily gripped the ground, his back arched naturally, and his fists clenched at his sides. He first assumed the Golden Rooster stance, then raised his leg and took a step forward, transitioning into a charging stance.

He only had one thought in his mind right now.

"kill!"

However, in just a moment, Chen Wujun's vision blurred, and everything returned to normal.

All that was left was to assume the stance of a charging soldier, clenching his fists as if holding a weapon, ready to pounce at any moment.

"This is what it means to be happy at the prospect of battle, to be invincible! On the battlefield, there's no need to consider anything else, just kill the enemy in front of you!" Zhou Qing said calmly.

Chen Wujun was utterly shocked.

what is this?
He felt as if he were truly standing on a battlefield, becoming a soldier about to fight. He forgot all about apprenticeship and fortresses.

"When you practice boxing in the future, try to understand what you were thinking just now."

Chen Wujun loosened his fist, and it took him a long time to come to his senses: "Master, what was that just now?"

"It's just a little trick for using magnetic fields! You'll naturally learn it when you reach this level," Zhou Qingping said calmly.

"Today, I'll teach you the 'Old Bear Hugging a Tree Stump' technique!"

“First sink your roots, then lift your spine; your body should be like embracing a tree, your mind as steady as a mountain,” Zhou Qing said from the side.

"If you practice this exercise well, it can strengthen your foundation and improve your back strength. With a stronger back, you will have greater overall strength!"

As Zhou Qing spoke, he assumed a low horse stance.

"Thighs nearly flat, feet gripping the ground in three points, tailbone slightly tucked in, palms lightly pressed against the outer front of the thighs..."

"Take a breath, slowly count to 5, and lift your spine one by one from your coccyx up to your chest, like beads on a string..."

"Then exhale, slowly count to 7, slowly lower your body, and feel your hips open to the sides."

"Pause for two beats, don't move or think, listen to the 'warmth' in the soles of your feet."

"The human body has two systems that control it simultaneously. One is the automatic system, which controls your heartbeat, breathing, hormone secretion... This is the oldest system in the human body. This system is independent of your interference and will operate autonomously. Most of it is completely beyond your control, such as how your heart beats faster when you encounter danger, or how your body secretes hormones..."

"The second system is the active control system, which is controlled by your brain: thinking, planning, attention, imagination... This is also the reason why humans can become the world's dominant force."

"These two systems are mostly unconnected. We can actively change the world, but we cannot fully control ourselves. We can only be passively led by our bodies."

"But our bodies have a part that is both an automatic system and an active control system, which we can use to control our bodies to a certain extent..."

"That's breathing!"

"Standing in this posture is about using your breath to influence your body and make it obey you."

Chen Wujun had never thought about what Zhou Qing was talking about, nor had he been taught these things at school.

But upon closer reflection, it is indeed the case.

You can control yourself to raise your arm, but you can't control everything inside your body.

Only breathing can be slightly interfered with; for example, deep breathing can slow down the heartbeat when you are nervous. Zhou Qing corrected Chen Wujun's movements and then said, "When you stand in this stance, you need to feel 'warm and relaxed' in your hip joints and feel the fascia on the outside of your thighs 'tightening'. Only then can you be considered to be practicing correctly."

Chen Wujun has been practicing standing meditation for days, which has greatly increased the strength in his feet, legs, waist, and back. He is also often in a state of "being on the verge of a great battle," so he is no stranger to feeling his body's state.

While silently focusing on my breathing, I also felt my body. Soon, I felt my soles getting warm and swollen, as if a spring was welling up beneath my feet.

Two minutes later, Chen Wujun felt a hot mass in his groin that remained stuck there, neither rising nor falling, and it was getting hotter and hotter, making him feel uncomfortable all over, with sweat dripping down his head.

"When the hips are not open, the fire is trapped on the edge of the pot. Once it's open, the heat pours down the side of the pot and falls along the pillar. If the pillar is stable, the body will be stable." Zhou Qing said slowly, looking at the sweat on Chen Wujun's forehead.

"You feel like there's a ball of fire stuck in your hips, unable to go up or down. This means your hips aren't open, and the heat is stuck in your crotch."

Zhou Qing reached into his pocket and pulled out something, though it was unclear what it was.

"Open your mouth!"

Chen Wujun obediently opened his mouth, and Zhou Qing threw something the size of a soybean into it.

"Hold it under your tongue!"

Chen Wujun didn't know what it was, so he put it under his tongue and after a while he felt a slight numbness in his fingertips and the surface of his body.

"Imagine an old bear hugging a tree, heavy yet not sluggish..."

Chen Wujun imagined himself as an old bear clinging to a tree, seemingly trying to climb it.

Although he looked heavy, he moved with remarkable agility.

A moment later, Chen Wujun felt something in his hips suddenly open with a "snap," and the hot flow that had been gathered in his hips first slid outwards, then flowed down the outside of his legs to the soles of his feet.

It felt like a basin of hot water was poured over me, warming me from my hips to the soles of my feet.

Zhou Qing watched Chen Wujun's changing expression and nodded slightly.

So quickly they opened up the hips... in no more than ten minutes.

She is indeed talented.

“That’s enough!” Zhou Qing said.

Chen Wujun then got up and stretched his legs, and was surprised to find that his legs were exceptionally relaxed, his steps were more natural, and his hip rotations had a warm and smooth feel, like a rusty machine being oiled.

It's like there was a lock on your hip before, and now that lock has been opened.

How could such a small tree stump, which resembles an old bear hugging a tree, bring about such a significant change in such a short time?
Then he remembered the foreign object under his tongue, opened his mouth and spat it out. It was a gray crystal the size of a soybean, with tiny specks of azure light inside.

Chen Wujun held the crystal in his palm, having some guesses in his mind, and asked, "Master, is this a magnetic crystal?"

"It's just scraps."

"Here you go. Use it once a day for standing meditation. It should last you five days. After that, figure out what to do with it yourself." Zhou Qing tossed a key to Chen Wujun and turned to walk out unhurriedly.

"From now on, I'll be waiting for you here every Tuesday at 2 PM."

"At other times, don't bother me if there's nothing wrong, and don't bother me if there is something wrong either. If you cause trouble, don't mention who your master is. On the path of martial arts, you can only rely on yourself."

"Lock the door when you leave."

Chen Wujun looked at the crystal in his hand, then put it away.

When they reached the warehouse entrance, Zhou Qing was no longer in sight.

He turned to look into the warehouse, which was filled with various training equipment, and he felt that he could use it at his leisure.

He walked around the warehouse again, picked up the dumbbells and barbells on the ground and tried them out, and then took out a single-edged sword and a shield from the weapon rack.

With a single sword in his right hand and a shield in his left, he formed a golden rooster stance, then landed in a charging stance, and immediately switched to a horse stance.

He had heard from his senior brother Li many times before that this Wolf Fist was used by ancient soldiers, who held a knife in one hand and a shield in the other.

I tried it out and found that many of the movements were indeed similar.

However, there are some movements that are not possible.

After all, Wolf Fist has evolved countless times. Nowadays, Wolf Fist is mainly used for unarmed combat. If it involves using a knife and shield, there is probably a separate training method.

(End of this chapter)