Chinese martial arts: From being shot and killed by the armed police during a mountain search to bec

The caravan drove away, the sounds of horses' hooves and wheels gradually fading at the end of the official road. Chen Hongwu stood motionless, facing the two boxers.

The mountain wind blew across the official road, stirring up the dust on the ground.

"You're the only one left," the skinny man chuckled, his voice shrill. "You think you can beat the two of us?"

Chen Hongwu remained silent.

He moved.

His movements were frighteningly fast, like an arrow that had been drawn up for a long time and suddenly released from the bow. In the instant his feet slammed into the ground, he had already flashed to the left of the burly man and chopped at his left ribs with a hand chop.

Bagua Hand Knife and Xingyi Piquan share the same origin.

The "slicing palm" technique in Baguazhang and the "splitting fist" technique in Xingyi are similar, both involving a central cut, using the edge of the palm as a blade. However, Bagua hand knife is more off-center than splitting fist, moving from the side and striking the waist and ribs—one of the most vulnerable parts of the human body.

The burly man was startled, but reacted very quickly.

He twisted his waist and hips, turned his body halfway, crossed his arms and pressed down, and with a grab of his hands, he forcefully blocked Chen Hongwu's hand strike.

"Bang!"

Fist and palm collided, muscles colliding, producing a muffled thud.

Chen Hongwu's hand strike was blocked, but he twisted his wrist and his five fingers suddenly spread open, cracking his knuckles.

Transform your palm into claws!

Eagle Claw Force!

The hand strike transforms into a chop and grab, unleashing explosive power.

Eagle Claw refers to the tip of Xingyi (a martial arts style). With all five fingers working together, the force penetrates three-tenths of an inch.

Chen Hongwu demonstrated this boxing technique to its fullest extent.

The burly man's defenses were instantly breached by this grab, the fingertips piercing straight into his lower abdomen. In that instant, the burly man's pupils contracted sharply, and his waist and abdomen suddenly contracted, collapsing like dough, his entire abdomen shrinking back more than half an inch.

Chen Hongwu's fingertips brushed past his belly, missing their mark.

The eagle's claw, delivered with a pinpoint strike, failed to catch anything.

"Impressive skills." Chen Hongwu's heart stirred.

When Hung Kuen is mastered, it emphasizes "sinking the Qi to the Dantian, making the abdomen as hard as iron." But when a strong man "shrinks his abdomen"—using the muscles of his waist and abdomen to instantly contract and avoid a direct confrontation or block—he relies entirely on the Qi in his Dantian to control the opening and closing of his body.

This is the method of "swallowing energy" in Hung Kuen, which is similar to the principle of "swallowing and neutralizing" in Xingyi Quan.

But Chen Hongwu's backup plan had already been implemented.

He suddenly crouched down, his other hand cupping behind his buttocks, grabbing and lifting him from the ground. With a shift in his shoulder joint and a sudden drop in his wrist, he missed the burly man's abdomen and went straight for his groin.

"Grass!"

The burly man felt a chill run down his lower body, and the hairs on his body stood on end. Forgetting about his moves, he stomped his feet on the ground and shot backward, creating a three-foot gap.

"You—" The burly man's face turned pale, still shaken, "What a masterful 'Hidden Flower Under the Leaves' move from Bagua Palm!"

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Hongwu was already close behind.

The burly man steadied himself and took a deep breath. His right fist arced inward from the outside, striking towards Chen Hongwu's ear.

This punch doesn't rely on the strength of the arm, but rather on the twisting of the waist and hips that drives the shoulder blade, which in turn drives the elbow, and the elbow drives the fist.

His entire arm lashed out like a whip, and halfway through the punch, his heart pounded, and his fist sprang up and exploded out with unparalleled power.

It's like a heartbeat that propels a fist out.

The "heart-powered" fighting style in Hung Kuen involves using intention to drive the heart, the heart to drive the blood and qi, and the blood and qi to drive the muscles and bones. When this punch is thrown, it is no longer the "power of the arm" but an explosive burst of "power from the whole body" in an instant.

Just as Chen Hongwu was preparing to counterattack, a glint suddenly flashed in his eye.

The skinny guy pounced on him from the side and behind.

His body was as light as a crane, his arms outstretched, one hand slashing in an arc from the outside towards the back of Chen Hongwu's neck, the other hand hidden at his waist, poised to strike.

The "White Crane Spreads Its Wings" technique in Yongchun White Crane Boxing aims to surround and attack reinforcements, forcing Chen Hongwu to be unable to attend to both the front and rear.

Chen Hongwu did not back down.

His body twisted violently, his spine like a dragon, and his whole body sprang open like a tightly twisted rope. He blocked the burly man's hanging fist with his right hand, and with his left arm, he swung it back and chopped at the skinny man's chest.

Bajiquan, reverse arm strike.

Bajiquan is known for its "Benghan Suji" (a type of striking technique), which involves close-quarters combat and hard-hitting attacks.

However, the "reverse arm strike" is a rare "using short to control long" move in Bajiquan. The arm is twisted in the opposite direction, and the force of the shoulder blade and back is used to strike out, like a spring that suddenly springs open.

The skinny man's pupils contracted, and he crossed his arms to block. With a "smack," he was slapped back two steps, his arm numb.

The burly man also took a half step back, his clenched right fist trembling slightly.

The two stood together again, their expressions much more serious than before.

"This kid... his punches are too hard," the burly man said in a low voice.

"Don't rush me." The skinny man's eyes narrowed to slits. "No matter how tough he is, he's still just a person."

The skinny man pounced again, his movements elusive, his arms fluttering like crane wings.

The core of Yongchun White Crane Boxing lies in "using softness to overcome hardness and borrowing force to strike back".

Instead of directly confronting or clashing with the opponent, one relies entirely on variations in body movement and hand techniques to deflect the opponent's force and then counterattack.

Yongchun White Crane, being a martial art created by women, is more feminine and less powerful, making it more suitable for women to practice.

Fang Qiniang observed the way white cranes flapped their wings and foraged for food, and combined this with the stance and stance techniques of Southern Shaolin Kung Fu to create this most flexible style of Southern Fist.

His arms drew arcs in the air, one palm after another, seemingly gentle, but each strike was actually carrying hidden force, continuously striking Chen Hongwu's face, throat, and chest.

Chen Hongwu dodged left and right, using Bagua footwork to maneuver around, occasionally using Xingyi Bengquan or Zuanquan to counterattack, but the skinny man would dodge by turning to the side or shrinking his body.

After several rounds, the skinny guy still couldn't gain the upper hand.

Suddenly, the skinny man reached into his pocket, grabbed a handful of white lime powder, and flung it fiercely at Chen Hongwu's face!

"call--"

The quicklime powder exploded in the air, like a thick fog, instantly obscuring Chen Hongwu's vision. The quicklime powder was so pungent that it was impossible to open one's eyes; each grain felt like a tiny needle, causing a tearing pain if it pierced the eye.

The burly man was prepared; he charged forward with his eyes closed. His right fist, fully charged, aimed straight for Chen Hongwu's side. If that punch landed, it would break three ribs and rupture a kidney.

Chen Hongwu's vision was obscured by lime, but he did not panic.

The boxing manual says: "Respond to any provocation, and strike at any touch."

A person who has cultivated internal strength to the point of having a membrane-like structure can react faster than their eyes. The instant the lime was thrown up, he closed his eyes, and at the same time, all the pores on his body suddenly closed.

The burly man's fist struck his side.

"Bang!"

The fist slammed solidly into his ribs.

But the burly man's expression changed.

He felt as if he had punched a taut layer of leather; the force of his fist had barely touched Chen Hongwu's skin when it was bounced back by a reverse force. It was like punching into a swamp; as soon as he tried to exert force, he was stuck.

Then a fine, needle-like force burst out from Chen Hongwu's waist, instantly piercing through the flesh of his fist and drilling into the gaps between his bones.

The burly man groaned, his entire arm feeling as if it had been pricked hundreds of times with needles, numb and painful from his fingertips to his shoulder, and he involuntarily pulled his fist back.

He stumbled back several steps and looked down at his fist. The surface of his fist was covered with tiny red dots, as if he had been stung by a swarm of bees.

"You..." He looked up, his face full of shock, "You've cultivated internal energy to the waist?"