Chapter 13 postscript
I was fascinated by the "Mixed Martial Arts" (Mixed Martial Arts) boxing that emerged in the 1990s.
It is necessary to explain here: the predecessor of "Mixed Martial Arts" was a Brazilian competition called "Vale Tudo". Fighting under the restrictions of the rules, the boxer must have the comprehensive combat power to punch, kick, elbow, knee and throw while standing, and to be able to suppress entanglement, capture and attack while lying on the ground.In other words, in the freest (or cruelest) arena, determine the truly strongest warrior and genre.
——Of course, it later evolved into "Mixed Martial Arts", with many safety rules added, and it has now become a standardized and systematic fighting competition.
My favorite to watch is the "Pride FC" fighting game in Japan.Due to the large scale of the competition and the large audience, top players from all over the world were recruited at that time, and the Japanese production was particularly good at creating an atmosphere. Every time there was an important competition, I deeply felt the feeling of "I am looking at the strongest player in the world." The feeling of "the men who compete with each other".Today "Pride FC" has been discontinued, but until now, every time I hear the drums of the game's opening song "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Pride FC" has a "Grand Prix" finals every year, with multiple rounds of elimination events to determine the world's number one player of the year.This competition has a very simple and powerful slogan: "1/6,000,000,000".
One in six billion means, of course, that among the six billion people in the world, there is only one champion.
How impressive it is to express the concept of "invincible under heaven" in this way.
Writing, of course, is very hard/distressing, but generally it is still a joy for me.And writing this "Poetry of Martial Arts Madness", I feel more joy than I have ever had in the past. In the past, I wrote more tragedies, such as "Killing Zen".It felt like carving a huge stone until there was nothing left but an empty sigh.To be honest, sometimes, I feel slightly depressed when I write. However, this "Poetry of Martial Arts Madness" is just the opposite. Although the main line of the story is about "revenge", what I focus on in the book is the unyielding soul of the warrior.When I swipe my pen, it feels like a wave of positive energy is generated, which constantly boosts my spirit. I very much hope that this fiery energy can also infect readers through words. Especially this year, such a difficult year for everyone.
Regarding the founding statement of "Tai Chi" in the book, it is necessary to explain a little bit. In reality, the origin of "Tai Chi" is still very controversial until now.There have always been a lot of related theories. In my book "Taijiquan Shi Diagram" (written by Xu Yusheng) published during the Republic of China, there are many versions, including Xu Xuanping in the Tang Dynasty, Li Daozi in the Tang Dynasty, Cheng Lingxi in the Liang Dynasty, It was passed down by Yin Liheng, etc., or Zhang Sanfeng created boxing at the end of Yuan Dynasty. In different versions, there are often people with the same name, but the ages are hundreds of years apart. For example, Zhang Sanfeng is said to be from the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, while another version says that he lived in the era of Song Huizong; Wang Zongyue, who wrote "Tai Chi Theory", At one time, he was from the Yuan Dynasty, and at another time, he was from the Ming Dynasty... What is more certain is that Yang Luchan in the Qing Dynasty learned the "Chen Style Taijiquan" from Chenjiagou, Henan Province, and then derived many modern "Taijiquan" schools. piece of history. I wrote this book, although I tried my best to find a lot of real information, but after all, it is still just a novel, and the purpose is not to be elegant.Regarding the setting and description of the Wudang School and the origin of "Tai Chi", the storyline is naturally the first.I use the saying "Wudang Patriarch Zhang Sanfeng created Tai Chi", which is unavoidably partly based on the tradition of classic martial arts novels, but more importantly, it is due to creative considerations.Fellow martial arts history researchers, don't ask me to do the surgery. In addition, I have written many real martial arts schools in this book (I will write more in the future).Martial arts novels describe the grievances and struggles of the Jianghu. The various martial arts that appear in the book are naturally high and low, good and evil, and they are all for the sake of the plot.This kind of borrowing, in fact, is impossible to avoid in most martial arts novels.I hope that all relevant martial arts people will bear with me after reading it.
Not long after the completion of this volume, the news of the death of the giant Liang Yusheng, the predecessor of martial arts, came.Although I am not a fan of Mr. Liang's books, he is undoubtedly the pioneer who created the "new school of martial arts novels". I hereby pay tribute to Mr. Liang.
In the epilogue to volume one, I forgot to pay tribute to one of the most important figures. He should be the most famous "Martial Arts Maniac" in the world. The thoughts left by him have always deeply influenced me—including the creative concept of this "Poetry of Martial Arts Madness". Who else but him? Our late great martial artist, Mr. Bruce Lee. Qiao Jingfu February 12, 2009
Writing, of course, is very hard/distressing, but generally it is still a joy for me.And writing this "Poetry of Martial Arts Madness", I feel more joy than I have ever had in the past. In the past, I wrote more tragedies, such as "Killing Zen".It felt like carving a huge stone until there was nothing left but an empty sigh.To be honest, sometimes, I feel slightly depressed when I write. However, this "Poetry of Martial Arts Madness" is just the opposite. Although the main line of the story is about "revenge", what I focus on in the book is the unyielding soul of the warrior.When I swipe my pen, it feels like a wave of positive energy is generated, which constantly boosts my spirit. I very much hope that this fiery energy can also infect readers through words. Especially this year, such a difficult year for everyone.
Regarding the founding statement of "Tai Chi" in the book, it is necessary to explain a little bit. In reality, the origin of "Tai Chi" is still very controversial until now.There have always been a lot of related theories. In my book "Taijiquan Shi Diagram" (written by Xu Yusheng) published during the Republic of China, there are many versions, including Xu Xuanping in the Tang Dynasty, Li Daozi in the Tang Dynasty, Cheng Lingxi in the Liang Dynasty, It was passed down by Yin Liheng, etc., or Zhang Sanfeng created boxing at the end of Yuan Dynasty. In different versions, there are often people with the same name, but the ages are hundreds of years apart. For example, Zhang Sanfeng is said to be from the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, while another version says that he lived in the era of Song Huizong; Wang Zongyue, who wrote "Tai Chi Theory", At one time, he was from the Yuan Dynasty, and at another time, he was from the Ming Dynasty... What is more certain is that Yang Luchan in the Qing Dynasty learned the "Chen Style Taijiquan" from Chenjiagou, Henan Province, and then derived many modern "Taijiquan" schools. piece of history. I wrote this book, although I tried my best to find a lot of real information, but after all, it is still just a novel, and the purpose is not to be elegant.Regarding the setting and description of the Wudang School and the origin of "Tai Chi", the storyline is naturally the first.I use the saying "Wudang Patriarch Zhang Sanfeng created Tai Chi", which is unavoidably partly based on the tradition of classic martial arts novels, but more importantly, it is due to creative considerations.Fellow martial arts history researchers, don't ask me to do the surgery. In addition, I have written many real martial arts schools in this book (I will write more in the future).Martial arts novels describe the grievances and struggles of the Jianghu. The various martial arts that appear in the book are naturally high and low, good and evil, and they are all for the sake of the plot.This kind of borrowing, in fact, is impossible to avoid in most martial arts novels.I hope that all relevant martial arts people will bear with me after reading it.
Not long after the completion of this volume, the news of the death of the giant Liang Yusheng, the predecessor of martial arts, came.Although I am not a fan of Mr. Liang's books, he is undoubtedly the pioneer who created the "new school of martial arts novels". I hereby pay tribute to Mr. Liang.
In the epilogue to volume one, I forgot to pay tribute to one of the most important figures. He should be the most famous "Martial Arts Maniac" in the world. The thoughts left by him have always deeply influenced me—including the creative concept of this "Poetry of Martial Arts Madness". Who else but him? Our late great martial artist, Mr. Bruce Lee. Qiao Jingfu February 12, 2009