In fact, Zhang Yongsheng accepted Dong Qishan not only because of Yuan Zhen's recommendation and Dong Zhenwu's sincerity, but also to find a competitor for Zhao Yunfei. With Dong Qishan chasing after him, Zhao Yunfei did not dare to slack off even if he went to the provincial capital. This was beneficial to his efforts and growth.
Dong Zhenwu acted quickly. Within two years, Dong Qishan sent over the basic boxing manual of Dong Family Monkey Boxing, and also brought a cash check of 100,000 yuan. Zhang Yongsheng was quite surprised that the Dong family was so generous. He was not polite and put the money into his pocket decisively.
Zhang Yongsheng took the time to study the basics of Dong Family Monkey Boxing, and then formulated a training plan to lay the foundation for Dong Qishan. According to the plan, after Dong Qishan received complaints from the physical education students’ training class every afternoon, he would report to Zhang Yongsheng to train in basic monkey boxing routines.
There are many categories of monkey boxing in traditional martial arts. In addition to the common monkey-shaped boxing, there are also the five-way monkey boxing of the Great Saint Sect, the Tongbei boxing of the north, the iron monkey boxing of the southern school, and the ape punching technique of this province, all of which belong to the monkey boxing category. . Generally speaking, they all imitate the martial arts of monkeys, and different monkeys have different moves.
The Dong family's boxing is derived from the ape striking technique. Later, the ancestors visited famous teachers in the north and became a registered disciple under the best disciple in the world. Therefore, they merged the characteristics of monkey boxing from the north and the south, and became a school of their own. At that time, Dong Family Monkey Boxing was very famous among peers, and some people even called it the unique show in the Southwest.
However, due to the impact of the war and the sudden death of the inheritor, the essence of Monkey Boxing has not been passed down, leaving only some relatively basic boxing records and scattered martial arts training notes. In recent years, Dong Zhenwu has been trying to revive Dong Family Monkey Boxing, but due to his low qualifications and level, he was unable to do so.
Dong Zhenwu pinned his hopes on Dong Qishan, so he found various channels to let him learn a lot of miscellaneous knowledge. I thought I could find a way to revive the Dong family's Monkey Boxing through this method, but who knew that it actually harmed Dong Qishan and made him go astray.
According to Zhang Yongsheng's arrangement, Dong Qishan had to practice from the very beginning, each move was like a child learning to walk, crooked and awkward. Zhang Yongsheng was very patient and would only let Dong Qishan perform one move at a time. If he couldn't get it right, he would practice it again and again until he was completely proficient.
Dong Qishan was embarrassed. He was sixteen or seventeen years old, and he was still practicing the tricks of a four- or five-year-old child. It would be embarrassing if word spread. Fortunately, he was being trained by Zhang Yongsheng in No. 2 Middle School and there were no children from his family around. Otherwise, he, the eldest grandson of the Dong family, would not be able to see anyone in the future.
After watching Dong Qishan practice a few moves, Zhang Yongsheng soon discovered his biggest problem. When he exerts force, he always subconsciously switches to other moves, and his breathing rhythm is also chaotic, unable to be stable and pure. This situation is the result of him practicing too much in miscellaneous studies and becoming a toddler in Handan.
So Zhang Yongsheng forced Dong Qishan to slow down the pace of practice, counting the numbers and correcting each movement, which made Dong Qishan very embarrassed. He has been practicing monkey boxing for more than ten years and has never been educated like this. In many sects, this is a treatment that only those disciples with extremely poor qualifications enjoy.
Seeing Dong Qishan's anxious look, Zhang Yongsheng sighed: "You can't rush things like this, and don't feel embarrassed. You have practiced too much. Now you can only use basic skills to wash away those messy things, and then you can do it again." Rebuild your martial arts system, otherwise you will never be the same."
Dong Qishan said depressedly: "Then don't do it one by one. I have been doing this punch for more than ten years and I am very familiar with it. I am not a three-year-old child. Can you teach me something that works. "
Zhang Yongsheng shook his head and said: "What I'm talking about is the most effective. If you can't finish three or five movements now, the rhythm and force will drift to the natural gate. On the outside, it looks like you are doing monkey boxing, but in fact everything is No. The first thing you have to do now is to make three consecutive moves without any problems, can you do it?"
"Can...is it possible?" Dong Qishan was unsure: "I think I may need to practice again. The three moves should be fine. I'll give you a call first, and it should be fine."
Dong Qishan immediately started practicing, starting with the first move of Monkey Fist. Sure enough, as Zhang Yongsheng expected, something went wrong within three moves. The beginning and end of the third move is a flying and striking movement. After landing, you roll to release the force, and stand up to take the fourth move. As soon as Dong Qishan got up after rolling, he was stopped by Zhang Yongsheng.
Glancing at Zhang Yongsheng in bewilderment, Dong Qishan said in confusion: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with me? There's nothing wrong with these three moves, right? Just don't stop randomly, okay?"
Zhang Yongsheng pointed at Dong Qishan's feet and said, "Look at the position of his feet. Does your Monkey Boxing have this footwork? Is your fourth move based on this footwork?"
Dong Qishan lowered his head subconsciously and was stunned. The position of this pair of feet is a typical virtual and solid step, and it is a step commonly used in natural martial arts, and is more common in crow step. The fourth move of the Monkey Fist is to start with a false step, which is lively and ape-like, and is essentially different from the jumping of the Crow Step.
Although both footwork are famous for their flexibility, when combined into moves, the principles of offense and defense are completely different. The Monkey Fist moves performed with the natural gate's crow step momentum are not only unorthodox in their movements, but also difficult to fully achieve the purpose of the attack, and even leave holes for counterattacks.
Martial arts are used to beat people, and pretense that cannot beat them is of no use at all. Zhang Yongsheng hates crops that don't pay attention to footwork, so he pays great attention to footwork. A layman can't see the problem with Dong Qishan's specious style of play, but an expert can seize the opportunity to kill with one blow.
Dong Qishan said disapprovingly: "Just this little difference, there's no big problem, right? Whether I use a virtual step or a virtual step is used as a precursor to taking off. As long as my vertical jump meets the requirements of the move, it's fine. This little difference is fundamental. It will not affect any effect of the move."
Zhang Yongsheng shook his head and sneered: "It seems you still don't understand. If you hit me with these moves now, if you can touch my clothes, I will be considered a disciple of you."
Dong Qishan had only heard that Zhang Yongsheng could fight, but had never seen Zhang Yongsheng do it, let alone had any experience of fighting with him. He was immediately excited when he heard this. He wanted to see what kind of martial arts level Zhang Yongsheng, who was so praised by his elders, was at.
He was not polite, made a hasty hand gesture, took a quick step forward, and reached out to grab Zhang Yongsheng's face. Scratching and scratching are commonly used moves in Monkey Boxing. The moves are quick and flexible and changeable, making it difficult to guard against. But this move was useless against Zhang Yongsheng. He slid back and all the opponent's back moves had no place to land.
Dong Qishan snorted coldly, and kept on grabbing Zhang Yongsheng with both hands. His footwork was extremely fast, and he tried his best to attack. He was deeply influenced by Western martial arts thinking, and planned to use all-out offense and defense, and use a preemptive strategy to gain the upper hand in the encounter.
