The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 23, Apprenticeship

Li Weiguo touched his head, smiled coquettishly, and then told Uncle Wang the whole story.

Some secrets that cannot be told have been deleted, and the other causes and consequences have been told to Uncle Wang.

After listening to Li Weiguo's explanation, Uncle Wang understood.

He glanced at Li Weiguo with a complicated expression and said, "When your father Li Tieniu had an accident, I didn't think much about it. Later, when Zhang Biao targeted you, he had some suspicion, but there was no evidence and he was not sure, so he could only let you Be careful."

Then he patted Li Weiguo on the shoulder and said with emotion: "I didn't expect you to be able to achieve this level. It's great."

"Hehe, Master, do I win now? There is no way Zhang Biao and Zhang Tai can escape from inside and confuse me." Li Weiguo said with a smile.

Uncle Wang was silent for a moment and stared at Li Weiguo with a serious face: "Do you really want to learn from him?"

As soon as I heard this, I knew there was something going on.

Li Weiguo quickly replied: "Yes, Master, I really want to!"

Uncle Wang was silent for a moment, and then said: "My real name is Wang Zhenhai. I am 58 years old. I was injured in the battle and retired from the army a few years ago. I have no children. If you worship me as your teacher and learn my skills, you will have to give me some help in the future." I’ll take care of myself until the end of my life, are you sure?”

I thought it was such a big deal. Li Weiguo didn't hesitate to make this request.

"I'm sure, Master. Once you are a teacher, you will be a father all your life. It is the right thing to do to support Master in his old age. A hundred years from now, you will have disciples who will wear sackcloth and wear filial piety." Li Weiguo expressed his feelings without hesitation.

If the first or second uncle asked this, he would definitely not be happy about it.

But Uncle Wang is different. They have similar temperaments, and he has no financial pressure. There is no psychological barrier to providing for Uncle Wang in his old age.

After a month of getting along with each other, Uncle Wang also knew Li Weiguo's temperament and nodded: "Okay, now is a new era, and we don't pay attention to the previous rules of apprenticeship and apprenticeship. Just give me a cup of tea and kowtow, and we'll forget it." Master and disciple are accomplished.”

Li Weiguo was overjoyed. He immediately picked up Wang Zhenhai's enamel jar, made a cup of tea, and put it aside.

He knelt down in front of Wang Zhenhai, kowtowed three times solemnly, took the tea from the side, held it in both hands, and shouted respectfully: "Master."

"Okay. Okay."

Wang Zhenhai took the tea with both hands and took a sip, his eyes turned red.

The more you don't have it, the more you want it.

People of the older generation always have an unspeakable obsession with carrying on the family line and providing for old age.

Anyone who has watched the original drama will know it, it almost turns black.

Over the years, he has also wanted to find an apprentice who can pass on his mantle and provide for him until the end of his life.

But I have never found one that I like, and today I finally got my wish.

Wang Zhenhai put down the tea, wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves, lifted Li Weiguo up with both hands, asked him to sit down next to him, and began to introduce to him the origins of what he had learned.

His Tan Kou comes from a family tradition. His ancestors studied in Shaolin. Each generation has not neglected this skill and has passed it down.

Another method of dividing tendons and bones and wrapping dragon hands, also known as Zhanyi Shibatuo, was learned from a traveling Wudang Taoist master during the Anti-Japanese War.

Wang Zhenhai said: "Although you are a little older now, it's not too late. First, learn the Twelve-way Tan Kung from me. When the Tan Kung is completed and the lower body is stable, you can learn how to wrap the muscles and bones together with the Dragon Hand. "

"As the saying goes, the poor in culture and wealth in martial arts. To learn martial arts, you not only need to supplement enough nutrition, but also need the necessary medicinal materials to avoid losing both qi and blood and damaging the foundation."

Then he warned: "The situation is not good now. Everyone's rations are not much. If you don't have enough food, it will be difficult to practice Kung Fu well. When you practice, you should pay attention to your sense of propriety and don't show off."

"Yes, Master, I will pay attention. But don't worry, I will not be short of food." Li Weiguo asked him to rest assured.

Wang Zhenhai didn't ask him where the food came from. Even if it was lacking, with Wang Zhenhai's ability, it would be easy to get some food for his apprentice.

Then he added: "Since you want to learn Tan Kou, let me give you the first lesson. As the saying goes, strength starts from the ground and strength comes from the waist. If you want to practice any kung fu well, you must have a stable lower body. I’ll teach you the first thing first, Zama Step.”

"Zamabu?"

When Li Weiguo heard this, he thought, this skill was taught by the primary school martial arts team back then.

He immediately threw off his arms, squatted half way, stretched out his hands, and squatted firmly, motionless. "Is that so, Master?"

Wang Zhenhai didn't speak, just looked at it with a smile.

After a while, Li Weiguo's knees began to feel sore, and after a while, his legs began to tremble. Then his waist also began to feel sore, his whole body was hot, his forehead was sweating, and his whole body was trembling.

After only a few minutes, I couldn't hold on any longer. I took a deep breath, stood up, and rubbed my knees and thighs. "Master, is this true?"

Wang Zhenhai shook his head: "It's useless for you to stand motionless like this. It will only strain your lumbar muscles. Horse step, horse step, the important thing is to stand up like a horse."

What the hell?

One horse has to stand out, the Arima or the Penguin horse?

"Have you ever seen a person riding a horse?" Wang Zhenhai said: "When a person gallops on a horse, his body rises and falls with the horse. The horse's steps must also stand up and down together, and a horse stands out of thin air."

"Look how I squat." Wang Zhenhai said and also took a horse stance.

I saw his body rising and falling slightly, just like the waves in the water caused by the breeze.

"Here, come and prick one, and I'll correct it for you." Wang Zhenhai went to a normal school and asked Li Weiguo to follow him.

"When squatting, the force must reach the soles of the feet first. When you stand up, the five fingers of the soles of the feet should be dug into the ground like chicken claws. When the five toes dig in, they will affect the bones and muscles of the calf, and the knees will naturally stand up. When the knees are straightened, Once the thighs are tight, lift the waist and tighten the abdomen. This is the energy."

"Fold down, the soles of your feet should be like a duck or goose, and the webbed feet and fingers should be loosened. In this way, the knees should be loosened, the thighs should be loosened, the waist should be seated, and the abdomen should be bulging."

"It is during these ups and downs that you must constantly shift your body's center of gravity to prevent your body's center of gravity from falling in one place for a long time and causing physical damage."

At the beginning, Li Weiguo couldn't do this ups and downs at all. It was difficult to grasp the slight ups and downs, either more or less.

Wang Zhenhai was right next to him, explaining and correcting him over and over again.

"The amplitude of the ups and downs should not be large, it is just one inch apart from the toes. You rise and fall together, and you have to squat down one inch apart accurately. The more precise, the better."

After about ten minutes, Li Weiguo felt a little tired and stopped to rest for a while.

Being able to squat for more than ten minutes at the beginning shows that his physical fitness is very good. Wang Zhenhai is quite satisfied: "During this period, you should practice horse steps first, and practice whenever you have nothing to do. When you can squat for more than half an hour at a time, we will Start learning leg skills.”