At six o'clock the next morning.
The reveille of the 034th Border Regiment sounded precisely on time.
Yuan Yi opened his sleeping eyes.
You know what, he's been sleeping incredibly well these past two days in the army.
I don't know if it's because they feel safe under the protection of the People's Liberation Army that they act this way.
After stretching and yawning on the bed, Yuan Yi started getting dressed, getting up, and washing up.
Since he started learning ancient martial arts, he has been practicing for a while every morning.
There's nothing we can do about it; his system is indeed omnipotent, but aside from ordinary skills...
Special skills like ancient martial arts require him to practice continuously before he can master them and make them his own.
Xingyiquan is an internal martial art that originated in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It is said to have been created by Ji Jike.
Its boxing style is based on the Five Elements Fist (splitting, collapsing, drilling, cannon, horizontal) and the Twelve Forms Fist (dragon, tiger, monkey, horse, alligator, chicken, swallow, hawk, snake, hawk, eagle, bear), emphasizing "pictographic representation" and focusing on the combination of internal intention and external movement.
It is powerful yet contains a soft touch, emphasizing the transition between tension and relaxation. The movements are concise and practical, aiming to strike the vital points directly and incapacitate the enemy.
In addition, Xingyiquan also emphasizes the coordination of various parts of the body, requiring "the hands and feet to be in harmony, the elbows and knees to be in harmony, and the shoulders and hips to be in harmony."
It trains both the external form and the internal energy, emphasizing "where the mind goes, the energy follows; where the energy goes, the strength follows."
The training method is also very simple: it mainly involves standing meditation, such as the Three-Body Stance, to cultivate internal energy and body coordination.
Solo practice: Repeatedly practice a single movement to improve combat proficiency.
Pair training: Improve combat skills through adversarial training.
Routines: such as Five Elements Continuous Fist and Twelve Forms Fist, which comprehensively utilize the techniques of the Five Elements and the Twelve Forms.
"You're up so early?"
After watching Yuan Yi get dressed, Li Gang asked him a question.
"Yes, I went to bed early yesterday."
"Go out and practice some boxing."
Li Gang only learned that Yuan Yi had mastered an ancient martial art after Yuan Yi had been following him around these past few days.
It should be noted that ancient martial arts have long since declined in modern China.
Those who can truly grasp the essence of it are extremely rare.
At first, he thought Yuan Yi had only learned the basics online, like the kind of health-preserving Tai Chi that old ladies and gentlemen in the park learn.
But it wasn't until he first witnessed Yuan Yi's fierce and powerful fist techniques that he realized how terrifying his punches were.
After a punch landed on the wooden stake, the stake exploded immediately.
Li Gang was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time.
Once he came to his senses, Li Gang quickly jogged over to Yuan Yi's side and took Yuan Yi's hand to examine it.
"Huh, even someone with such delicate skin isn't wearing any protective gear?"
"How did you do that?" Li Gang asked, carefully examining Yuan Yi's hands.
Hearing the surprise and doubt in Li Gang's voice, Yuan Yi wore a smug expression.
"This is a family secret technique; it cannot be revealed!"
"Get out of my way!"
"You're an orphan with a family secret technique? You think I don't know anything about you?!"
Li Gang said to Yuan Yi in an annoyed tone.
Yuan Yicai was waiting for Li Gang to say those words.
"My adoptive father gave it to me!"
"Don't you know? My adoptive father comes from a family with a long and distinguished scholarly tradition!"
"I've been practicing since I was little, and I even use a family secret medicine to keep my hands smooth as new!"
At this point, Yuan Yi was simply raising a banner.
Anyway, his adoptive parents have already passed away, so it's impossible to bring him up from below to question him, right?
Li Gang glanced at Yuan Yi but said nothing.
"Alright, you can continue!"
After saying that, Li Gang left.
However, they didn't go far, observing the enemy from a short distance away.
Since these things would be needed sooner or later anyway, Yuan Yi fabricated a story to make them seem legitimate.
Anyway, no one can ask the adoptive parents.
Besides, Yuan Yi wasn't exactly lying; his adoptive parents' father and grandfather were indeed famous martial arts masters during the Republic of China era.
However, when it came to his adoptive father's generation, he abandoned martial arts and studied literature.
Later, his adoptive parents were unable to have children due to health reasons, so they adopted Yuan Yi.
Yuan Yi opened the door to his room and went out. After washing up, he went to the parade ground of the 034th Regiment.
At this time, officers and soldiers were already conducting morning exercises.
Officers led the way, with soldiers running behind them.
"One, two, one; one, two, one; one, two, three, four!"
The sound was loud and carried far and wide through the deserted mountains.
Zhao Yan walked over at this moment and saw Yuan Yi.
"Why don't you rest a little longer?"
At this moment, Zhao Yan asked Yuan Yi with concern.
Yuan Yi smiled when he saw Zhao Yan.
"It's nothing. I've gotten used to the reveille in the barracks lately, so this is a good opportunity for me to get some exercise."
Since there were no wooden stakes here, Yuan Yi naturally wouldn't make any demands on Zhao Yan.
After simply stretching his limbs in the open space, he began practicing stance exercises such as the Three-Body Stance according to the training methods of Xingyi Quan.
The Three-Body Stance is one of the important basic skills in traditional martial arts, especially widely used in Xingyi Quan.
It is not only the core of stance training, but also the foundation for improving body coordination and internal strength.
The basic training method for the Three-Body Stance is to stand with your feet together, relax your body, let your arms hang naturally, and look straight ahead.
Step your left foot forward and to the left, with your feet about 1.5 times shoulder-width apart, and shift your weight slightly to the back.
With palms facing out, the front hand (on the same side as the stepping foot) faces forward and is about shoulder level; the back hand is placed in front of the abdomen with the palm facing down.
Keep your head upright and neck straight, chest slightly concave and back straight, shoulders relaxed and elbows drooping, waist relaxed and hips slightly bent, and knees slightly bent.
The weight distribution in the Three-Body Stance is typically 30% on the front foot and 70% on the back foot, ensuring stability and flexibility.
Use natural breathing or abdominal breathing. Relax when inhaling and keep your body stable when exhaling.
Zhao Yan looked at Yuan Yi's Three-Body Stance with a similar expression of surprise.
Just then, Li Gang also came out of the room and onto the playground.
Yesterday's back strain made Li Gang realize that he also needs to exercise more, otherwise his physical functions will deteriorate severely.
"Greetings, Commander."
Zhao Yan saluted Li Gang directly.
"Hello, Political Commissar Zhao."
"What is this, sir?"
"Oh, I came out to exercise a bit!!"
The two chatted idly for a while.
Yuan Yi's stance training is mainly to integrate the progress of Xingyi Quan in his mind.
A dozen minutes later, he ended the standing meditation activity.
Then he tightened his training clothes and began practicing the Twelve Forms Fist.
The Twelve Forms Boxing, by imitating the forms and characteristics of animals and combining them with the principles of martial arts combat, has formed a set of boxing techniques that are both practical and artistic.
At this moment, they watched as Yuan Yi continuously transformed into various animals.
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