Fanatic!

Chapter 13 He Has Five Bows

In the following days, Chen Wujun continued to practice boxing at the martial arts school every morning and help out at the dental clinic in the afternoon. When there were no customers, he would practice standing meditation at the dental clinic.

Without the pressure of money, Chen Wujun felt much more at ease.

With these days of standing meditation, he could clearly feel that the strength in his toes, soles, legs, and waist had increased significantly, and his stability and flexibility had also improved greatly.

A week later, even when Chen Wujun was standing in the Golden Rooster Stance, if Senior Brother Li suddenly kicked him, he would not fall down.

Chen Wujun had just finished practicing 600 knee strikes. He was wiping his face with a towel in one hand and slumped on the ground to rest.

"Have you heard? Someone's offering a 10,000 yuan reward for finding someone! 10,000 yuan!" Lin Zetao, who seemed to have heard the news from somewhere, said excitedly as he sat down next to him.

Ten thousand yuan is a lot of money.

"Who are you looking for?"

"I don't know, but I heard this guy robbed someone and even killed someone!"

"You don't know why you talk so much!" Chen Wujun slapped him on the back of the head.

Although the loan sharks were still searching for the murderer in the walled city... and even offered a reward, it didn't affect him.

“Perfect timing, go and wipe the hemp rope for me,” Chen Wujun said.

"why?"

"Just go when I tell you to!" Chen Wujun slapped him on the back of the head again.

Then he pressed the newly healed skin on his knee with his fingers. It was as tough as cowhide and had a slightly firm feel.

He was able to reach this point so quickly partly because of the medicine his senior brother Li gave him, but more importantly because he had never backed down even though his knees were covered in blood and flesh every day for the past two weeks.

The skin and flesh of the knee are constantly being damaged, then regrown after the medication is applied, and this process repeats until the skin and flesh that grow back are as tough as cowhide.

Now, when he slams his knee into the wooden stake with all his might, he doesn't feel much pain in his knee.

So he asked Lin Zetao to wipe the dried, blackened blood off the surface of the hemp rope, so it would at least be cleaner.

Lin Zetao said sullenly, "Give me the handkerchief!"

"Use yours, I need this one too!"

"I'm helping you wipe the rope, and you expect me to get a towel myself?" Lin Zetao said angrily.

However, after being glanced at by Chen Wujun, he immediately got up and went to find a rag.

He was quite afraid of Chen Wujun.

Chen Wujun often got into fights while in school.

Although he arrived at the martial arts school first, Chen Wujun's progress was much faster than his.

Even with his knees covered in blood, he gritted his teeth and continued training, and this fierce determination made him even more afraid of his opponent.

Chen Wujun is ruthless not only to others, but also to himself. Watching him suffer these days is painful for him.

Senior Brother Li was drinking tea on the side when his gaze swept over Lin Zetao, who was wiping the hemp rope, and said to Chen Wujun, "If you want to achieve something in kung fu, you can come this afternoon too."

The martial arts school is only open in the morning and closed in the afternoon.

However, Senior Brother Li really thought highly of Chen Wujun's talent and wanted to give him extra tutoring.

Chen Wujun immediately nodded and said, "Okay!"

It's been almost a month since he arrived at the martial arts school. After that, he said that he would work at the school and do cleaning, so he wouldn't need to go to the dentist anymore.

He goes back to the dental clinic for lunch, and his mother, Huang Meizhen, brings him food every day at noon.

During the meal, Chen Wujun said, "From now on, I'll be cleaning at the martial arts school in the afternoons, so I won't be helping out!"

“Do your job well when you get there!” said Chen Hanliang, the father.

"understood!"

After finishing his meal, Chen Wujun rested for a while before heading straight to the martial arts school.

The door to the martial arts school was closed, but Chen Wujun pushed it open, and there was Senior Brother Li sitting in a chair.

Upon seeing Chen Wujun arrive, Senior Brother Li stood up and said, "You are different from others. You are talented and hardworking. If you can concentrate, you will definitely achieve something in the future."

"Today I'm going to tell you all about Wolf Fist. Wolf Fist is a fighting style used on the battlefield, and its purpose is to kill. Therefore, you should avoid fighting if you don't have to, otherwise you'll end up in jail if you kill someone."

When Senior Brother Li said this, there was little warning in his tone; his gaze held a deeper meaning.

"The core stance of Wolf Fist is the charging stance, which improves your skills and allows you to raise your mental focus to the highest level."

"In Wolf Fist combat, the Golden Rooster Stance is the core, which can be used for both defense and offense. In addition to the Golden Rooster Stance, there is also footwork. Wolf Fist footwork is to walk in a snake-like step, cutting to the side of the opponent."

"In addition to this, there are twenty-four forms of Wolf Fist."

"Common attacking techniques in Wolf Fist include straight punches, hook punches, and uppercuts; elbow strikes include straight elbows, chopping elbows, horizontal elbows, upward elbows, and reverse elbows; leg techniques include straight kicks, side kicks, low sweeps with the back leg, and reverse kicks; and knee strikes include straight knee strikes, oblique knee strikes, and jumping knee strikes..."

"The 24 forms of Wolf Fist include these striking techniques and power generation methods."

"In addition, there is a set of four gates and eight locks, which includes techniques such as grabbing, wrapping, locking, buckling, twisting, folding, hugging, and pressing, which are specifically used for close-range grappling and tearing to create openings."

"I will teach you these things one by one. Once you have mastered them, you will have achieved a minor level of proficiency in Wolf Fist."

Chen Wujun found it strange. In a normal martial arts school, the students should be taught the twenty-four forms of Wolf Fist first so that they would be interested in practicing them.

However, from the moment I entered the martial arts school, I first practiced standing meditation, then knee exercises, and it took about a month before I was taught the twenty-four forms of Wolf Fist.

This is only because I have good talent; for others, it would take at least several months to achieve this.

Lin Zetao has been here for two months and is still practicing knee exercises. He has complained about it many times in private.

Chen Wujun still remembers how proud Lin Zetao looked when he mentioned the martial arts school's owner, but now he couldn't continue training.

The same was true for the other students. When I first arrived, there were nine students in total, five of whom were practicing standing meditation.

Now, including Lin Zetao, only two of the five remain. High school is about to start, and Lin Zetao won't be able to come in a few days either.

Chen Wujun felt that the owner of the martial arts school did not open it to make money.

How many students can stick to this teaching method?

Another point is that he has never met the owner of the academy; it has always been Senior Brother Li who has been managing it.

When asked, Senior Brother Li simply said that the headmaster was very busy and that it was enough for him to teach them. He added that once they mastered Wolf Fist, they would have the opportunity to meet the headmaster.

Although Chen Wujun was puzzled, he did not show it on his face and immediately agreed, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"Today I'll teach you the twenty-four forms of Wolf Fist! Watch carefully!"

"Apprenticeship Ceremony... Starting Stance... Horse Riding Stance... Horse Stance... Immortal Pointing the Way... Gongda Peak... Tiger Slaying and Heart Piercing..."

With each word Li Shixiong spoke, he unleashed a move. Although his movements were not fast, each step he took made the bluestone bricks on the ground resound loudly. His elbow and knee strikes were powerful and fierce, and although they did not appear to be fast, they produced a whooshing sound.

Chen Wujun, on the other hand, was filled with amazement.

What Senior Brother Li said was true; with one knee and one elbow strike, the opponent would at least have broken bones and tendons.

You should know that the power of elbows and knees is much greater than that of punches!

An ordinary person cannot kill someone with an elbow or a knee strike, but someone who has practiced martial arts for a long time and reached a certain level can kill someone with a single blow; this is not an exaggeration.

Some of the moves have really weird names, like "Gongda Peak" and "Drying Grain and Rice"...

After finishing his set of punches, Senior Brother Li turned to Chen Wujun and asked, "Did you see that clearly?"

"I saw it clearly, but I didn't remember it!" Chen Wujun said honestly.

The Twenty-Four Styles are actually quite complicated.

"It's good that you've seen it clearly. You should have noticed it too. Although Wolf Fist combines fists and elbows, it mostly uses elbows and knees for attacks because these two parts are the most lethal."

"It's better to take ten punches than one elbow, and better to take ten elbows than one knee!"

"And feet are mostly used to move and disrupt the opponent's balance!"

"Now you follow me and learn one move at a time. Wolf Fist is all about close-quarters combat, it's all about powerful and solid strikes..."

"The apprenticeship ceremony, the starting posture," this is for focusing the mind and perceiving the surrounding environment.

"Horse stance, horse stance! Defend first, then counterattack. When the opponent throws a punch, raise your hand to block it, then retaliate with both fists!"

"The Immortal Points the Way, Gongda Peak... After creating distance from the opponent, step forward and throw a punch, then elbow the opponent in the chest or face, or step forward and thrust your elbow!"

"Drying grains and rice... When the opponent kicks, you turn sideways to catch the kick, then smash the opponent's leg bone with a cleaving elbow, and then turn around to strike the opponent's neck, chin, temple, and other vital points with a horizontal elbow strike..."

"Remember, your spine should be like a bowstring, storing up power and then snapping back, transmitting the power of your waist and hips to your limbs, generating overall strength... Only then can you connect the power segment by segment when exerting force, and explode it at a single point in an instant."

"It's like throwing a stone. How far can you throw it? Forty meters, fifty meters, and even the most skilled ordinary person can only throw it a hundred meters. But an archer can easily shoot it two or three hundred meters! A skilled ordinary person can shoot it four or five hundred meters."

"Why? Because the bow is charged up! And then it explodes!"

"When practicing, you also need to coordinate with vocalization, using your voice to boost your momentum and your breath to drive your strength! You've just started practicing, so you need to shout out your breath to ensure that your breath flows smoothly."

Senior Brother Li explained each movement to Chen Wujun, and Chen Wujun learned each movement one by one.

"Senior Brother Li, why are some of the moves named so strange?"

"Does it seem crude? This style of boxing isn't anything particularly profound. It used to be used in the military, and many of the moves were derived from farm work and animal movements," Senior Brother Li explained.

"Senior Brother Li, there are also profound boxing techniques?" Chen Wujun's heart stirred upon hearing Senior Brother Li's explanation.

"Of course, but you can only learn it after you've mastered Wolf Fist and the master agrees!" Senior Brother Li smiled as he looked at Chen Wujun's expectant expression.

He also went through this stage.

Upon receiving the answer, Chen Wujun felt a surge of longing.

If even a simple fist technique like Wolf Fist is this fierce, one can only imagine how powerful the more advanced fist techniques must be.

"However, although this Wolf Fist is rudimentary, it is by no means weak in actual combat," Senior Brother Li added.

Although Senior Brother Li said that, Chen Wujun still felt that profound boxing techniques were good.

Otherwise, why would it be called a profound martial art?

Chen Wujun learns very quickly; his body can memorize a movement after only one or two corrections.

While demonstrating and correcting his movements, Senior Brother Li said:
"The spine is the bow of the body, and the major tendons and joints are the bowstrings!"

"Your body has five bows: one for the body, two for the arms, and two for the legs!"

"The body arches from the cervical spine to the coccyx, the waist is the bow handle... the arm arches from the wrist to the shoulder, the elbows are the bow handles, the leg arches from the hips to the heels, the knees are the bow handles..."

“Every movement must utilize the power of these five bows!”

The Wolf Fist doesn't involve any profound or overly complex movements. Its most important core is the explosive power generated by the spine, and each movement requires the use of the power of five bows.

It took Chen Wujun more than two hours to memorize the movements and power exertion of these twenty-four styles.

However, it was merely something I remembered.

He then went to the side to practice, and while practicing his punches, he would shout "Ha!" as he exerted force.

Senior Brother Li sipped his tea while watching Chen Wujun practice his boxing.

Chen Wujun moves very slowly, and he needs to think for a moment after each movement before doing the next one.

Even if his movements weren't perfect at first, Chen Wujun could correct them himself after a few practice sessions without needing Li Shixiong's reminders.

"I memorized it after being taught once, and after practicing a few more times, I could get pretty much right!"

Senior Brother Li watched as Chen Wujun went from not being able to feel the Five Bows at first, to being able to grasp it slightly after practicing a few times.

(End of this chapter)