"The body is like a mast and the foot is like a boat, and the stretch is like a whip." In our vast culture, martial arts is definitely a star with brilliant brilliance. It was born from the ancient society with frequent conquests, which can not only strengthen the body but also defend against external attacks, and in the history of thousands of years, the precipitation of time has made the martial arts form a skill with connotation.
In our lives today, countless film and television actors are performing martial arts in front of the screen, and the world is also shocked by this excellent kung fu. In the past days, we have seen a lot of martial arts masters, and Huo Yuanjia is one of the most famous, and they are quite famous today.
In various literary and artistic works, Huo Yuanjia's story has been interpreted in various ways. He possesses a very high level of martial arts, not only often drawing swords for the weak to help, but also creating a legend of "jingwu", and is not afraid to face foreign countries. But unfortunately, the cause of his death has always been a mystery, and there are many opinions about poisoning and illness. So was he really poisoned by the Japanese? It was not until the opening of Huo Yuanjia's tomb 79 years later that people finally knew the truth that had been sealed for a long time.
In 1868, Huo Yuanjia was born in a family of dart masters in Jinghai, Tianjin. His father was a prestigious dart master, and the family had passed down a kung fu called "Lost Fist" for generations. But he was physically weak from an early age, and his father did not think that he was a martial arts practitioner and never taught him martial arts.
But Huo Yuanjia did not give up on this, he insisted on exercising every day, and stole his brothers. This sincerity eventually touched his father, and he was recognized. After being exposed to martial arts, he showed great talent and by the age of 24 had become a leader in the family. For this reason, his father not only taught him, but also let him go out alone to practice.
During the period when he started a pharmacy in Tianjin, Huo Yuanjia did not give up his martial arts, and after he became famous, he gave generous instructions to the chivalrous warriors who came to visit. In 1901, the Russian Hercules came to Tianjin and made a bold statement in an arrogant posture, bluntly saying that "the invincible hand has been beaten all over China." However, when Huo Yuanjia, who was extremely angry, stood in the ring and challenged him, this Hercules who knew his strength actually retreated without a fight, and begged for forgiveness on the spot.
In 1909, another Hercules named Oppi Yin appeared in Shanghai, and still released rampant words. However, when Huo Yuanjia, who had just arrived in Shanghai, laid down the ring and issued a battle book, he was once again frightened and fled. Taking this opportunity, in 1910, he founded the "Jingwu Gymnastics Association", and Chinese martial arts were immediately famous.
In the same year, the Japanese challenged the imposing Jingwuhui, but there was no doubt that all their masters were defeated by the Huo family kung fu. But during the break, the Japanese immediately recommended a "brilliant" doctor to Huo Yuanjia after learning that he was suffering from lung disease. Open-minded, he was not worried about this and gladly accepted the treatment. But no one expected that just after taking the medicine, the condition suddenly became worse, and when Jingwumen brought Huo Yuanjia back, it was too late, and the japanese chronic poison had already taken his life.
Although people were extremely angry, in the medical level at that time, people could only judge that the medicine was not good, but there was no conclusive evidence of poisoning, so there was no real answer to huo Yuanjia's true cause of death. And all this until 79 years later, in 1989, people first obtained consent and opened Huo Yuanjia's mausoleum for examination.
Under the scan of modern medicine, the toxin that is still attached to the skeleton today has become too conspicuous, and it has become a fact that the Japanese poisoned Huo Yuanjia. In Huo Yuanjia's former residence, there is such a memorial word "a lifetime of chivalry, a hero of the world". Throughout his life, he had a broad mind and carried out the spirit of martial arts to the fullest, but it was a pity that Japan did not have such a high consciousness of this, and eventually used it to harm him. True martial artists are extremely open all their lives, and this is the true meaning of our martial arts.