Chapter 63 Tongbi Fist
Congratulations on acquiring the skill:
Tongbiquan LV0 (0/100)
"Tongbiquan, it's a pretty good boxing technique."
Du Ruo touched his chin and absorbed the knowledge in his mind. Now Du Ruo is already a master in martial arts. He has a deep understanding of both theory and practical techniques, so he can easily absorb and understand the knowledge of the new boxing in his mind.
Tongbiquan is also called Tongbeiquan. In fact, Tongbiquan is also a very typical practical combat boxing style. Its boxing characteristics are somewhat similar to Piguazhang. Both are long-strike and long-range boxing styles, and the moves are wide open and closed.
But in fact, there are differences. Pi Gua Zhang uses more palm techniques and aims to chop with the palms. Every time a move is made, the arm is driven by the body to make the move more powerful. Many people like to use it in conjunction with Bajiquan, because Bajiquan also likes to use the body to drive the joints to make moves, giving the moves greater lethality. It is said that Baji plus Pi Gua is hard to resist even gods and ghosts.
Tongbiquan is different in that it also uses the body to drive the fist to attack, but some strength will be retained and the strength will not be fully released, but the force will be more penetrating. It often attacks with the arm bones or the back of the hand in order to let the force penetrate and cause greater damage.
Why is Pi Gua Zhang mentioned when introducing Tongbi Quan? That is because in the late Qing Dynasty, Tongbi Quan absorbed many moves and routines from other martial arts schools, among which Pi Gua, Shaolin, and Tanglang were the most popular.
This also led to the existence of many types of Tongbiquan, including not only the Five Elements Tongbiquan, but also the Liuhe Tongbiquan, the Cangzhou Tongbiquan, etc. However, the knowledge Du Ruo obtained was the most primitive White Ape Tongbiquan.
The White Ape Tongbi Fist is considered to be the oldest form of boxing. It is particularly combative, with ferocious and vicious moves that can even make people irresistible. It does not focus so much on moves, but on the use of strength and basic hand training. This results in sometimes blocking the attack of the Tongbi Fist, but its force penetrates the bone marrow, causing unbearable pain, and it is always successful in a bare-handed fight with others.
Du Ruo got a new skill and couldn't help but want to practice it.
There are two most important basic skills of Tongbiquan. One overlaps with the basic skills of Baguazhang and Ziranmen, that is, hitting the sandbag. In fact, all palm techniques have the basic skill of hitting the sandbag, but Tongbiquan, Baguazhang and Ziranmen attach particular importance to it.
Hitting the sandbag with the back of your hand or the palm can not only exercise the strength of your palm but also let the palm and the back of your hand adapt to the feeling of hitting. The second way is to hit the wooden man with your arm to exercise your arm and adapt to the feeling of hitting.
Du Ruo came to the sandbag, which was placed on a rack. Du Ruo could hit the sandbag in a very comfortable posture.
It’s just that the way Tongbiquan hits the sandbag is slightly different. Baguazhang and Ziranmen are done in a comfortable way, while Tongbiquan allows the arms to be stretched straight, and the arms are used as whips or sticks. The body exerts force to hit the sandbag. Only through long-term practice can each hit be made with the strength of the whole body and the force be fully penetrated.
"Bang~ bang~ bang~"
Du Ruo slapped the sandbag again and again, and at the same time carefully adjusted his posture in order to achieve the effect of practicing Tongbiquan.
"Boss Du, Boss Du! Are you practicing Iron Sand Palm? I just happened to have something to talk to you about."
Xingyi Qiangzi... No, now it should be called Tieshazhang Qiangzi. When he walked into Du Ruo's yard, he was a little surprised to see Du Ruo beating a sandbag.
"Didn't you climb Huangshan not long ago? Why are you here again?"
When Du Ruo saw Qiangzi coming, he put away his stance, stopped what he was doing, and took a look at the attribute panel. Just in that short while, the experience gained from Tongbiquan increased a little. It seemed that just like when he first acquired Baguazhang, he could quickly reach level 1 with a little practice.
Du Ruo had mixed feelings about Qiangzi. They were very enthusiastic and persistent, just like what Du Ruo saw online: a middle-aged couple quarreled on the street, and then was discovered by college students, who surrounded them to persuade them. Were the middle-aged couple persuaded? No, they were embarrassed. At this moment, the dispute between the couple was no longer important. They just wanted to end it as soon as possible and go back.
As a result, the college students were very happy to see the couple reconciled, and they gathered around them with lights on and sang songs.
At that moment, the couple did not blame those innocent college students. They just felt extremely regretful for quarreling in the street. At that moment, they just wanted to dig a crack in the ground and squeeze themselves in.
Of course, this is not because Du Ruo dislikes today's college students. It is precisely because that is the innocence that Du Ruo has lost that makes Du Ruo very tolerant of Qiangzi. Even if Qiangzi recommends him to learn martial arts that he has no use for, Du Ruo is willing to give some guidance or tips.
"Boss Du, I have found real kung fu. I saw a master who practices Iron Sand Palm on the Internet. I have decided to pay the tuition to learn it. But I thought Boss Du should be very good, so I came here to ask for his opinion."
Qiangzi was still as excited as before, but this time he did not come over to persuade Du Ruo to study. He was not stupid and could understand that Du Ruo might also be an expert, otherwise he would not have seen the problem with the "gas tank chest" at a glance.
"If you want to learn, just learn. Why do you need me to watch you? Come, have some tea."
Du Ruo answered casually, made a cup of tea for Qiangzi, and motioned for him to sit down and chat.
"Hey, I just want to ask Boss Du for some advice. Here's the video, Boss Du, take a look."
Qiangzi felt a little embarrassed, as if he was thinking of how he had begged Du Ruo to learn martial arts because he thought Du Ruo was weak.
Du Ruo didn't say anything else, but took the phone and started looking at it.
The video shows a man who, after exerting his strength for a while, clenched his fists and placed them in front of the camera. It is obvious that the man's fists have changed after clenching their fists. One fist is smaller, and the other is more than half a size larger. Afterwards, the man took a wrench and placed it in the middle of the bricks. After a few punches, the wrench was visibly bent.
"Boss Du, what do you think? This is real, right?"
When Qiangzi saw that Du Ruo had finished reading, he did not put away his phone, but asked Du Ruo with anticipation, expecting Du Ruo to give a positive answer.
"Tsk~ How do you put it?"
Du Ruo smacked his lips, looked at Qiangzi, and then asked politely, "Why are you so persistent in practicing traditional martial arts? It's actually quite painful to hit a wrench with your bare hands."
"I think it's amazing, and isn't it a good thing to promote traditional martial arts?"
Qiangzi's face was full of pride, he was proud of the country's prosperity. You know, in this era, the trend of cracking down on fake traditional martial arts has only been around for a few years, and it is not easy to maintain such a high enthusiasm for traditional martial arts.
"Oh, forget it, let's talk about this first. Did you see the enlarged fist at the wrist? It's very tight..."
(End of this chapter)
