Chapter 399 395. Internal Kung Fu
From now on.

Luo Yihang started practicing with Taoist Master Tan Yanqing.

Every two or three days he would go to Dongyang Palace to ask the old Taoist priest to inspect the results of his practice.

And learn something new.

The first time I went there, I learned the twelve forms after the Five Elements Boxing in Xingyiquan, which were choreographed based on the movement characteristics of twelve animals.

The second time I went, I learned the eight-character kung fu: chop, intercept, wrap, hip, lift, top, cloud, and collar.

The third time I went, I started practicing "tearing", which means looking for gaps and attacking when the opportunity arises.

It is called "point and transform but don't hit" and "hook, mix, sweep and kick".

This is complicated, and includes hand techniques, foot techniques, listening techniques, dodging techniques, and grabbing techniques, and each technique has further subdivisions.

We have officially entered the sparring phase.

The old Taoist priest personally served as a target for Luo Yihang to fight against.

After a few rounds, Luo Yihang really realized what the old Taoist priest meant when he said that one should not rely on muscles and bones for strength.

The old Taoist priest is experienced and has superb skills, but his physical strength really can't keep up.

During the sparring, even if Luo Yihang tried to hold back, the old Taoist priest could only hold out for one or two minutes, and then he had to rest for a long time.

Even so, the old Taoist priest did not show any impatience. Instead, he was in high spirits and repeatedly praised Luo Yihang as a true martial arts genius.

But being a wizard doesn't mean that you learn quickly, but that you are tall, have long arms and great strength.

Just like what the old Taoist priest said, the moves and routines of martial arts are indeed not difficult. With the guidance of a famous teacher, it won't take long to learn them. The rest is nothing more than hard work and practice slowly.

The key is persistence, and the hardest thing is persistence.

Luo Yihang was practicing Kung Fu at home these days.

The kids in the company were all excited.

Which young man doesn’t have the dream of being a knight?

Luo Qingcai, in particular, can finally be proud of himself.

He had the most contact with the little kids, and he was always bragging about how powerful the boss was, how he was a hidden master who could jump onto a three-meter-high tree on the spot, hit whatever he pointed at with a locust stone in one hand, and cut a bamboo as thick as a bowl in half with just a broken hatchet.

Thinking back to the time when the three of them were stealing something, they were caught by Luo Yihang, sent to the police station to be frightened, and then brought back to be beaten up by the NBA. The experience was so unforgettable.

When we brag, we subconsciously exaggerate a little.

As a result, none of the kids believed him.

Although the boss seems a little fierce and strict on the surface, he is very nice behind the scenes. He pays them wages, gives them clothes and shoes, and they eat well in the cafeteria and live in good dormitories, all for free.

I took them out to play at the end of the year.

As I just said, it’s inconvenient to buy things in the village, so a small shop was opened right away, and the things sold there are much cheaper than in the supermarket.

The most important thing is that the boss looks gentle and refined, and doesn't look like an expert at all.

Although there is no direct connection between these, this is what the kids think.

Luo Qingcai was made to lose face.

Now, the boss has finally started practicing kung fu. The facts are before us, I didn’t lie to you.

Luo Qingcai was very proud.

They brought a bunch of little kids to pester Luo Yihang, insisting on becoming his apprentice and begging him to teach them kung fu.

There is no need to become their apprentice, but you can teach them to keep fit. With a good body, you can do more work.

What a great staff.

Unfortunately, Luo Qingcai, who persisted the longest, only practiced for half a month.

There's no other reason: doing horse stance, standing still, and doing the same movement hundreds of times is tiring and boring.

And the silly couple looked completely different from what they had imagined.

There's no way, these are just basic skills.

There are also some moves that feel so silly when done with bare hands.

Especially when standing still, it is used to stabilize the lower body.

According to the teachings of Taoist Priest Tan Yanqing, Luo Yihang has his own understanding.

When using equipment, the overall center of gravity is constantly changing with the movement, and the longer the weapon is, the further it deviates from the torso. Without a stable lower body, some small muscle groups that are useless with bare hands cannot be trained properly.

Once you really pick up the guy, that's it.

Except for these little kids.

Also watching were the old grandfathers and great-grandfathers in the village.

Wherever there is activity on the mountain, you can be sure to see them.

The result was still the same, it was too boring, the grandfathers came and went in a hurry.

Only Grandpa Luo Luo would come over every now and then to watch Luo Yihang practice martial arts. He would not say anything, but would just stand by and watch for a while with his hands behind his back, then walk away again...
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More than a month passed like this.

Luo Yihang has become familiar with the Taoists in Dongyang Palace.

In the inner courtyard of Dongyang Palace, young and middle-aged Taoist priests with lollipops in their mouths can be seen everywhere.

Greeting the Taoists along the way, Luo Yihang arrived at the courtyard where Taoist Master Tan Yanqing lived with ease.

After rehearsing the results of these days.

The old Taoist priest said that he wanted to teach Luo Yihang internal martial arts.

"Internal power? Taoist priest, do you really have internal power?" Luo Yihang asked in surprise.

This is too shocking. Ten years of internal strength, sixty years of skill, and the ability to break a monument and split a rock with just one palm.

If there really is internal strength, then the Northern Ocean Divine Art, the Star Absorbing Art, the Great Shift of the Universe, and the Light Footsteps are all powerful, cool, and can be obtained without any effort.

How cool.

But then I thought again, that's not right, doesn't internal strength become stronger as you get older? If the old Taoist priest knew internal strength, how come his body functions have deteriorated so much?

Sure enough, the old Taoist priest stroked his beard and smiled happily, as if it was just as expected.

"What are you thinking about? I've always told you that martial arts training is about strength. Internal and external martial arts are just different ways of using strength."

"External Kung Fu emphasizes hitting from a distance, using visible force. Internal Kung Fu emphasizes not being too much or too little, using hidden force."

"To put it simply, in external Kung Fu, the arms are the arms, the legs are the legs, and the breath should be pushed upwards. Internal Kung Fu is from the inside out, the whole person is a whole, exerting strength together, and the breath should sink downwards."

The old Taoist priest’s simple explanation actually didn’t make it clear.

Luo Yihang has gotten used to it. He writes down the formulas and other things so that he can understand them later.

Many times you will understand it naturally through practice.

Then the old Taoist priest taught him internal martial arts, such as internal boxing, internal palm, internal gun and stick, anyway, the core of internal martial arts.

"Qi sinks into Dantian" and "Elbows sink and shoulders drop".

These two are breath and movement.

The qi sinks into the dantian and the breath moves downward.

The elbows and shoulders sink, the elbows sink, the shoulders sink, the wrists also move downward, and the whole body is in a sinking posture.

For the first time since Luo Yihang started practicing martial arts, he felt a little awkward.

It’s mainly the movements and ways of using force, which are not compatible with the habits developed in normal life.

After everything sinks, the center of gravity is too low.

The center of gravity of the whole body has moved from the chest to the waist and abdomen. Some muscles in the lower body are very tight, while the muscles in the upper body are empty...

Regarding Luo Yihang’s questions.

The old Taoist priest only had one answer, "Practice more."

You will understand it naturally if you practice more.

This is also a skilled job.

Fine.

Then practice.

After Luo Yihang returned home, he practiced for several days but still couldn't figure it out.

With his control over his body, it wasn't awkward, but what was the use of this thing...

(End of this chapter)