Chapter 172: Flip the Hand to Cowl the Fist and Intertwine Yin and Yang to Let it Fly

“Apart from Duan Guochao, did the navy actually have much more consultants like this?”

Seated on prime of the couch, Wang Chao may instantly inform from his opponent’s actions that his ability in Baguazhang had already reached a really top quality degree of ability.

In Baguazhang, one fought with the hand appearing as a knife that will minimize, slash and stab on the weak factors whereas evading to the facet. Apart from this, they wouldn’t use their fists to hurt even in extraordinarily shut fight.

But when one’s martial arts had been deep sufficient in understanding and had been able to make main enhancements in vigor, then combating head on with the fist to shake and break can be attainable.

The Hammer Jin was completely different than a fist. With the Hammer Jin, the fist should be hole and get away with energy from inside that area. Then the three joints, 4 ideas and 5 organs should resonate with drive to go from delicate to laborious after which from laborious to an explosive may. By circling this highly effective may, the drive that comes out from the hand is second to none.

However there have been many issues with the Hammer Jin. At a single strike, the muscle mass and bones should be properly coordinated with each other. The interior organs, hair, nails, enamel and tongue should be in sync with the circulation of Qi with the spontaneous nature of a dragon flying out from the water after hibernation and with the grace of wind blowing by the timber. A hammer strikes the person, and your entire physique will quake. The traditional practitioner wouldn’t be able to such a strike.

Within the older colleges of Baguazhang, there have been a number of hammer fists. The “Eight Types of the Reverse Arm Hammer”, the “Eight Chain Hammers”, and the “Twenty 5 Paths of the Fast Hammer”. When Liu Qing struck, one fist had been large open whereas the opposite had been hidden by his ribs. This was one of many Fast Hammers of Baguazhang.

The Twenty 5 Paths of the Fast Hammer had two particular paths that may very well be expressed by a mnemonic. “Flip the hand to cowl the fist with a palm and intertwine Yin and Yang to let it fly.” Proper now on this motion of Liu Qing, he had demonstrated the mnemonic completely.

The that means behind the mnemonic was that the palm represented Yin whereas the fist represented Yang. With the fusion of each as one struck from above and the opposite struck from under, it may strike with a ferocity that will launch a thunderous sound as if lightning had struck. With the palm appearing nimble and fast, it will disguise the killer fist just like the clouds that hides the lightning.

“His martial arts isn’t under Duan Guochao’s within the slightest. It’s no surprise he’s unwilling to simply accept me as his teacher; he’s properly inside his rights to take action. However with this degree of ability, he ought to be no weaker than Duan Guochao, so why was he solely second place throughout the navy? Or did he develop stronger within the years he was gone and got here again for revenge towards him?”

Wang Chao was very educated about the truth that the extra one progressed, the slower one would enhance as time goes on. For instance, a world class champion sprinter may end 100 meter sprint in 9.8 seconds, however to enhance by a single second can be extraordinarily difficult. For somebody who completed properly over ten seconds nevertheless, it will solely take some apply earlier than they might see a number of seconds shaved off of their subsequent try.

This was the identical in a match between martial artists. When towards somebody of weaker ability, they might not afford to go straightforward or else threat their opponent coaching laborious for a number of years and are available again in vengeance to cripple or kill them.

The trail of martial arts was countless, however the limits of man was not. Martial arts was not one thing that the extra one apply the extra one discovered, it was not the identical as cultivating within the sense of Daoism. In the present day one killed with a flying sword, and in sixty or seventy years they flip over your entire ocean with a wave of their hand. With Wang Chao’s energy, he was already able to Reworking Jin, however the top was the peak. Even when he introduced his physique to its limits, he would solely see a small enchancment after excessive problem. Compared to somebody of weaker martial arts, they might have a far sooner price of enchancment.

Jiang Hai can be a superb instance of this. Wang Chao had heard that after Jiang Hai had his sword taken from him, he had gone abroad to coach himself diligently. It went with out saying that ought to Jiang Hai survive for a single yr with out dying, then with luck, his martial arts would certainly enhance a lot that it wouldn’t be implausible to see him catch as much as Wang Chao.

A couple of years in the past Liu Qing had misplaced to Duan Guochao. And now a couple of years later, he was on par with Duan Guochao. Such a development like this was solely pure.

“Then all that’s left to do is to press palms.” On the similar time Liu Qing struck out, his palm had flew out in a similar way to the actions of a white snake in the direction of Wang Chao’s wrist.

Wang Chao was proficient in Baguazhang as properly nevertheless. He knew that this motion was meant to hide the hidden intent along with his different hand. Not even rising up from the couch, Wang Chao drummed up the muscle mass in his decrease again and however space earlier than circulating the vitality by his physique.

Borrowing that energy, his arm bent inwards and immediately jabbed on the hand coming in the direction of him with blinding velocity!

Bang! The sound of flesh hitting flesh may very well be heard because the hidden fist of Liu Qing made contact with Wang Chao’s hand.

“The Eight Elbow Units?” When Liu Qing had his fist countered by Wang Chao’s elbow with out even shifting from his seat on the couch, he had been extraordinarily startled. However this feat was sufficient to inform him that Wang Chao was a person who was able to the best kinds of Baguazhang, together with the “Twisting Elbow Drop”.

Throughout the larger ranges of Baguazhang, there was the hammer Jin, and there was the elbow methods. In Bajiquan, the elbow was an exceedingly highly effective weapon, however in Baguazhang, there was additionally a softer facet to them that was extraordinarily mysterious as compared.

If not for that, Baguazhang would merely deal with attacking from the facet at their very own leisure with a knife palm. However that wouldn’t be sufficient to earn them a spot as one of many prime three inner kinds of martial arts.

“I heard that he was distinctive in Xingyiquan, so why is he so expert in Baguazhang as properly?” Liu Qing knew that Wang Chao’s nickname of “Tortoise Immortal” had got here from his show of Xingyiquan. So he had by no means anticipated to see that he can be proficient in one other self-discipline too.

Regardless of the shock in his coronary heart, his arms didn’t cease shifting for even a second. With a swipe of his left hand, it instantly shaped a knife edge! Within the subsequent few moments, he stabbed in the direction of Wang Chao’s ribs with the “Liberating Rib Pare.”

On the similar time his left hand moved to free himself, his proper hand started to shake much like how a metal rod would vibrate after being struck. With a splurt of vitality, he tried to strike at Wang Chao’s chest.

This was the ability of “Rolling Arm Hammer”.

His fashion of combating was to battle with a rising palm and a speedy hammer. The palm was just like the clouds, and his fist was just like the lightning.

Drumming up the muscle mass in his butt as soon as extra, Wang Chao made a small motion along with his physique to slip three-four inches to the facet and evaded the knife palm. Borrowing the momentum given to him from his dodge, Wang Chao’s elbow made contact with the opposite hand coming at him with out his butt ever leaving the couch.

From this elbow strike, Liu Qing may distinctly really feel the air round Wang Chao’s elbow crackle. His personal pores and skin had acutely sensed the speedy displacement within the air as if it was exploding.

However there had been no sound that accompanied this speedy displacement of air, symbolizing that his opponent was somebody that had achieved a state of martial arts the place no sound adopted the fist. He himself was thus missing as compared.

This explicit elbow strike had been known as the “Leaping Explosive Elbow”.

The hammer and elbow collided along with a surprising impact for Liu Qing’s physique. Whereas he was despatched staggering again two steps, the couch Wang Chao was on gave solely a small creaking sound from the drive.

“I can not underestimate your martial arts it appears. It’s fairly laborious to take care of an assault whereas seated.” Wang Chao hadn’t actually pounced ahead when he used the “Leaping Explosive Elbow”, and so along with his seated posture, his legs didn’t add that additional explosive may to it. He had solely used his waist and butt muscle mass to substitute that explosive springing movement, however compared to what it was when standing up, the 2 had been as completely different as night time and day.

Standing up afterwards, Wang Chao gave a small remark earlier than stepping ahead along with his elbow capturing ahead in the direction of Liu Qing’s chest. Liu Qing however tried to maneuver his chest again whereas making his palms push Wang Chao’s arm away and divert the Jin harmlessly.

On the similar time his arm was pushed, Wang Chao’s midsection shook earlier than bringing his elbow up in the direction of Liu Qing’s chin.

This “Advancing Elbow Strike” emphasised a jabbing movement first earlier than linking it to an upwards elbow strike.

“His ability in Baguazhang is ridiculous! He’s virtually on the identical degree of elder Li from again then!” Liu Qing had thought. As shortly as he had tried to push Wang Chao’s elbow away earlier, Liu Qing’s palm then jettisoned upwards whereas his physique scuttled to the facet. In unison, he had dodged utilizing the “Tide Swimming Carp” and used the “Lifting Palm” to neutralize the elbow strike.

Together with his lifting elbow not hitting something, Wang Chao’s physique turned over and had his elbow swing in a horizontal method like a big pole sweeping throughout the bottom.

As quickly as Liu Qing had neutralized the earlier elbow strike, his waist had gone taut and his hair stood on its finish in preparation for the subsequent assault. Realizing full properly that this sweeping movement with the elbow was the “Elbow Sweep Overturn”, he may solely attempt to take a step to the facet to dodge it. His left hand widened to kind a claw and precisely moved to strike Wang Chao’s rib whereas the fitting moved to smash aside his shoulder joint.

“Eagle Claw to grapple with a hammer fist to strike, how superb.” Wang Chao sighed in admiration. Within the span of his 4 elbow strikes, he didn’t but use his full energy. Cao Yi had informed him earlier than they’d arrived that there couldn’t be a repeat of what occurred with Duan Guochao.

Liu Qing’s hand had been no worse than Duan Guochao on that very day. The Fast Hammer of Baguazhang, the left-handed palm strikes with the chops and grappling methods whereas the fitting hand struck and slapped with a hammer. All of his strikes had been exceedingly robust.

Within the second Liu Qing tried to seize Wang Chao’s elbow and arm, he had already leaned again like a lever. With a single “Falling Lever”, he had efficiently evaded Liu Qing’s seize.

On this sequence of exchanges, Wang Chao had intentionally held again in order that the match had develop into a match between Baguazhang and Baguazhang with out letting it develop into too one-sided. Liu Qing had moved energetically with every transfer, however seeing how completed Wang Chao had been to this point, he may solely muster up much more energy and strike out with Fast Hammer.

When Liu Qing was coaching abroad, he had solely two needs. The primary need was to seek out Duan Guochao and defeat him, and the second need was to problem the “Little Martial God” Zhou Binglin. However as quickly as he had returned again to China, one in all his targets had been killed and the opposite had been diminished to a cripple who had one foot within the grave already. This had tremendously upset him as if he was an individual who had skilled to the purpose of perfection to take revenge on the folks however his targets had all died already. And the one who had been liable for each occasions had been Wang Chao. There was no motive that Liu Qing wouldn’t battle Wang Chao on this case then.

When Wang Chao backed away, Liu Qing pressed ahead along with his palm deviating from its path to stay near Wang Chao’s physique and seize maintain of him. Then with a kick to journey Wang Chao, Liu Qing started to make use of the extra deadly grappling methods of Baguazhang.

Throughout the grappling methods of Baguazhang, there have been a myriad of various kinds to take action. The Eight Killing Grapples, the Eight Saving Grapples, the Eight Submission Grapples, and the Eight Deviating Grapples. Liu Qing had used the Eight Killing Grapples that had been meant to interrupt the joints and convey them underneath submission shortly.

However Wang Chao wouldn’t permit Liu Qing to carry out such an act on him. Together with his earlier sequence of elbows completed, Wang Chao moved onto the Eight Types of the Reverse Arm Hammer. Wang Chao’s Hammer Jin was far stronger than Liu Qing’s by an honest margin so when he had used the primary strike, “Hammer Beneath the Elbow”, Wang Chao’s opponent may really feel his blood and Qi start to quiver.

Following it up, Wang Chao moved on with the sequence of Twin Hammer Toss, Connecting Hammer, Reverse Hammer, Direct Hammer, Jolting Hammer, Drilling Hammer, and Downwards Hammer seamlessly.

Every profitable hit had brought on Liu Qing’s physique to be quiver and his inner organs felt as if the horses of a number of thousand troopers had been stampeding over whereas beating the gongs of struggle. It had been a sensation that was robust sufficient to make him puke.

The actions of the 2 had been fast, however the space they fought in had been tiny. From the area between the couch to the espresso desk, it had certainly been the identical space of size Wang Chao described as being the “cow”. In a split-second, roughly sixteen blows had been exchanged earlier than Wang Chao had pressured Liu Qing to really feel disorientated. Abruptly main with a clinch, Wang Chao appeared proper in entrance of Liu Qing’s chest.

A harmful glint had been in Liu Qing’s eyes at that second. His palms out of the blue shaped an eagle claw and moved to seize at Wang Chao’s wrist. Together with his arms shifting from outwards to inwards to seize and swing Wang Chao to the facet, he had adopted the “Golden Eagle Tossing Wolf” to throw Wang Chao away.

Within the animal kingdom, there was a selected kind of golden eagle that might kill a prairie wolf. From a thousand meters within the air, it may drop from the skies and use its claws to seize maintain of the wolf. With its beak, the eagle may even raise the wolf up and throw it again down. This was one in all its strongest methods of looking its prey.

Compared to the “Eagle Claw” from Xingyiquan, the “Golden Eagle Tossing Wolf” from Baguazhang was much more harmful. The Eagle Claw was merely a option to seize and tear aside the enemy, however the Golden Eagle Tossing Wolf was a technique to seize maintain of the enemy and fling them away in a single occasion. Ought to they be tossed away and tripped onto the bottom, then it will solely require a number of kicks and stomps to fully obliterate the pinnacle or chest. In a single transfer, the individual can be diminished to a sack of flesh.

However when Liu Qing moved to seize Wang Chao’s wrist, he realized that solely air had met his palms. “The place did his palms go?” On this vital second, Liu Qing’s eyes couldn’t appear to register simply the place Wang Chao’s palms had gone off to.

Bang! After his palms didn’t seize Wang Chao and Liu Qing had but to react, Wang Chao had already moved nearer to him and pressed towards his physique!

Earlier than Liu Qing may even react, he had felt as if he was being pushed apart like a ragdoll in the course of the busiest moments within the prepare. With numerous of individuals pushing him this manner and that with out mercy, his physique couldn’t assist however separate from the bottom after which fall onto the glass espresso desk in entrance of the couch. With a smattering sound, your entire desk had shattered aside and minimize at his physique with the numerous of glass shards left over.

“Was that final transfer from the crocodile stance?” Liu Qing had climbed again up whereas ignoring the glass shards caught in him.

“I struck you with the ‘crocodile ram’. Take it straightforward for 3 days or else you’ll discover downside along with your inner organs.” Wang Chao sat again down on the couch whereas replying to Liu Qing at a leisurely tempo.

“Your ability in Baguazhang is healthier than mine, no extra must be stated about that. You didn’t even present your complete energy and held again too. If it had been the “Splitting Tail of the Crocodile” as a substitute of this ‘Crocodile Ram’, then my physique would have suffered the identical destiny as Nguyễn Hồng Tú. I don’t even know what else to say about such a navy teacher.” Liu Qing sighed. “We’ll be taking our depart then. We will probably be there on your class and study in earnest.”

“One second.” As Liu Qing rotated to stroll out along with his companions, Wang Chao spoke up, “You stated you had been from the Han Type of Baguazhang, appropriate? Up to now, the premier Han Muxia handed on his teachings to elder Li in Beijing and shaped this similar fashion you say you’re in. You possibly can’t be the premier’s disciple, so does that imply you’re the heir of elder Li?”