Chapter 10 In the third quarter, rushing narrow Yanzhuo, chest protruding front

These are two very dangerous acrobatic performances. It was mentioned for the first time in "Xijing Fu" that "Chong narrow swallows, chest protruding front", which is the content of Baixi in the Han Dynasty. According to the old annotation of Xue Zongzhi's "Xijing Fu", Chongzao is "rolling a mat, inserting a spear into it, and throwing a tricker into it, passing through it".There is an image of "Chongzai" on the portrait bricks of the Han Dynasty unearthed in Chengdu, Sichuan.This kind of event was performed in ancient times. At the beginning, only a bamboo-swept circle was used, which was relatively narrow, and a sharp knife was inserted in the circle, and the performers had to fly through the circle.Probably the performers of this skill in the early days were mostly gentle women, who turned somersaults through the circle like flying swallows, and then gently fell into the water plate behind the circle, just like a swallow drinking water, so it is called It's called "Chong Nian Yan Zhuo".Later, it gradually developed and added iron spears, spikes, knife points, or ignited flames in the circle, changing into extremely dangerous movements of drilling knife circles and fire circles.According to the record in Volume 6 of Zhao Lin's "Yinhualu" in the Tang Dynasty "There are Toujianmen tricks in the army", the acrobatics of "Chong Narrow" developed into the popular "Tujianmen tricks" in the army in the Tang Dynasty. , The generals used swords to weave a corridor of tens of steps long, called Jianmen.The samurai who asked to participate in the performance rode a pony and rushed away from the sword gate amidst the sound of swords and swords, without any damage.Once, when a young general was passing through the sword gate, the weather suddenly changed, and a strong wind blew, swirling inside and outside the sword corridor. Died tragically by the sword.In Song Dynasty Wu Zimu's "Meng Liang Lu" Volume 20 "Hundreds of Operas and Skills", there are also records of "passing the sword door" and "passing the circle".In the Ming Dynasty's "Emperor Beijing Scenery", the old name of "Chong Narrow" was officially changed to a more popular new name called "Drilling Ring". "Acrobatics.

Chest protruding to the front, Peng Song said in "Chinese Dance History" (Part of the Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties): There are two paintings in Wu Youru's "Pictures of Customs" by Wu Youru in the Qing Dynasty: "White Blade Can Dance" and "Obey God". Foam".Chest protruding front may be a relatively pure martial art. It is an acrobatic performance that combines hard and soft skills. It can use the chest and back to support the tip of the knife, or walk on the tip of the knife with both feet. It is similar to today's martial arts. In acrobatics, it is similar to stepping on broken glass with bare feet, or lying on a row of knife points on the chest and back. It is acrobatics performed with real Qigong and cannot be tricked.