Chapter 22 Section 2 Be brave and dare to fight

Ancient martial arts emphasized self-defense. It does not mean that practicing good martial arts is to save one's own wealth and life.On the contrary, martial arts practitioners with a sense of justice always see injustice and draw their swords to help.This is exactly the outstanding quality of ancient Chinese martial artists.As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, martial arts who "go through fire and water and die without hesitation" appeared in society.Throughout the ages, there are countless martial arts heroes who are brave, brave, and help the poor and help the poor.Martial artists have a saying of "three fears and three no fears" when fighting with people. The so-called "three fears" refer to relatively weak objects such as the old, the young, and women. Martial artists should not fight with these people.The "Three No Fears" refer to people with great influence, great strength or great kung fu. They are all powerful people that ordinary people dare not touch, and they must fight against these people.At this time, there will be no mercy, and the killer will be hurt: "Slap the throat at the top and hit the yin at the bottom, and be careful with the ribs in the middle. The two knees [Lian Lian] at the bottom join the knees, and the palm behind the head is for the real soul." ("Taijiquan" Spectrum" Volume 12 "Chen Pu: Chen Xin's Taijiquan Theory in the Late Qing Dynasty")

Although in the autocratic feudal society, the social injustices of the poor and the poor being oppressed and bullied cannot be solved by skilled martial arts heroes acting chivalrously, but martial arts heroes dare to stand up at critical moments to help the weak and eliminate the strong , It has indeed left a song of righteousness in history.

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