Chapter 1820: Using Gymnastics to Practice Fighting

Xiao Peng asked sincerely, "What are you trying to achieve? Zasosova, are you really going to live up to your name?"

Everyone burst into laughter after hearing Xiao Peng's words. Zasosova's name means "hickey," but now she didn't have a hickey, but a bruised face.

Suo Xishiya looked even worse. Her nose had been broken, and her clothes were now stained with blood. The other young men were also in a state of disarray. What surprised Xiao Peng was that among their opponents were many of their clubmates. They were all chatting animatedly, arm in arm. Could they really "let go of a grudge after a fight"?

Russians are really generous!

No wonder Terekhin prepared so many gauze and medicine in his car. He must have thought of this result!

"Master, there's a 'Mechanica' tonight, are you going?" a young man asked.

Terekhin glared at him. "What 'Mechanica'? Did you forget something? Didn't I tell you we'd be training today?"

After hearing this, several young people screamed together.

Terekin said, "We've already promised to take Xiao Peng to the sports center. Okay, if you're not dead yet, get in the car and we'll go there!"

The group drove to the Norilsk Sports Center.

The Norilsk Sports Center is a large indoor arena where you can cycle, run, swim, play football, work out, and even play ice hockey! Just how big it is!

The reason why the sports center is so large is that in winter people may not be able to go out to participate in outdoor activities for several months and can only move indoors.

The first thing Xiao Peng saw when he arrived was a group of children practicing gymnastics. Both boys and girls—Russia has always been a strong sport in gymnastics—a group of children, no more than ten years old, were expertly performing various gymnastic exercises.

As we passed by the swimming pool, we saw a women's synchronized swimming team training. Russia has never lost a gold medal in this event since it was introduced to the Olympics.

How strong are they in this event? Xiao Peng feels that the women's synchronized swimming team from the small city of Norilsk can participate in the Olympics!

It’s just like the level of domestic table tennis - the level of Russian domestic synchronized swimming competitions is much higher than the Olympic level!

This is definitely a paradise for leg lovers.

Although Xiao Peng is not a leg-control freak, he is now a little unable to control himself.

Alas, I have been holding it in for too long!

"Xiao, which girl have you taken a fancy to?" Terekin asked with a smile, "How about I ask Zasosova to introduce them to you? They're all very familiar."

"Ahem!" Xiao Peng coughed twice to hide his embarrassment. "Terekin, are you a coach or something? Why would you let your apprentice do this? I admire art. The level of rhythmic gymnastics in your country is too high."

After hearing this, Terekin said, "Our Sambo level is the best! Let's go and see our Sambo training!"

When they entered the Sambo training ground, many people had already changed their clothes and were training here: the upper body of the Sambo training uniform is very similar to the Judo uniform, but the lower body is different. The Judo uniform is worn with pants, while the Sambo uniform is worn with shorts.

Their training was very different from what Xiao Peng had imagined. Terekhin called it "fancy training." Xiao Peng's sambo training involved two people throwing each other, but this wasn't the case. Instead, all the athletes were doing various somersaults similar to gymnastics training, such as forward rolls; having someone lean forward on the pommel horse while they do back rolls; somersaults overhead; forward flips, cartwheels, and a variety of other tumbling techniques.

Terekin blew a whistle to get the students to tumble, then explained to Xiao Peng, "This Sambo training method is derived from gymnastics and is designed to make people more flexible. Sambo isn't just a wrestling style; it incorporates numerous joint techniques designed to allow the weak to defeat the strong, so flexibility and agility are crucial. This training method, which incorporates gymnastic elements, is not only popular in Sambo but also in mixed martial arts. It's a great way to warm up."

Xiao Peng suddenly realized: "I thought your training has always been like this!"

Terekin laughed and said, "How could that be possible? There are many moves in Sambo. Do you want to learn some?"

Xiao Peng refused directly, "No, no, actually, I have a friend who is a Sambo master. If I want to learn Sambo, I can ask him for advice. Look, I don't look like someone who likes fighting, do I?"

The 'friend' he was talking about was of course Kasim.

He practiced with Kasim all day long, and Kasim did use a lot of Sambo moves, which would be fatal to others.

For example, the "crab grip" move is a highly representative sambo technique. It's a throw that requires both strength and agility: While clutching each other's clothes, the opponent's left armpit is slammed by the right hand, which grasps the front of the shirt and pulls them downward. The pain in the joints causes the opponent's body to lean forward. Then, using both knees to launch themselves into a leap, one leg in front of the other, clamping the opponent's waist. Then, using the leverage of twisting legs, they push the opponent to the ground. Using their legs to press against the opponent's chest and thigh, they can then attack further. In "Wolf Warrior 2," the protagonist uses a similar technique to knock down his opponent.

Although Sambo originated from judo and jujitsu, this technique is prohibited in the other two martial arts, which shows how threatening it is. Moreover, Kasin practiced offensive Sambo, and his various killing techniques were extremely brutal—but they were useless against Xiao Peng.

It's not that Kasim isn't powerful, it's because Xiao Peng can "defeat ten skills with one force". Can a two-year-old kid pose a threat when playing "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms" against an adult?

But Xiao Peng thinks Sambo has many advantages.

Both are killing techniques, but Sambo's has survived in the military and can also be used in competitions. But what about kung fu? It's been completely transformed from a fighting technique into a performance technique. While this has significant benefits for public security and other aspects of society—after all, "Confucians using literature to disrupt the law, and knights using force to break the law" is certainly not an isolated case—but is it a pity to end the millennia-long tradition of kung fu?

Seeing that Xiao Peng had rejected him but hadn't given up, Terekin said directly to Xiao Peng, "Trust my judgment. Your physical strength and other things are good. I think you have the potential to practice Sambo. Soshishiya, don't practice for now. Take Xiao to change clothes, and then let Xiao feel the charm of Sambo."

Xiao Peng was a little confused. "Let a girl practice with me? Are you letting me experience the charm of Sambo or the charm of Russian girls?"