The previous article explored guo jing's first advantage, that is, he is very righteous and chivalrous. After this general direction is determined, he needs to have superb martial arts in order to call the wind and rain in the martial arts jianghu. The trick to having superb martial arts is to practice hard.
01 Guo Jing is blunt, but he is willing to practice
After killing the golden leopard and saving Hua Zheng, the six monsters of Jiangnan were left in the Mongolian steppe by Temujin.
The six monsters of Jiangnan settled in the desert and taught Guo Jing and Tuolei martial arts. Temujin's ability to guide these close combat can only be self-defense, not enough to dominate and be strong, so to drag Lei and Guo Jing only a little bit of fist and foot, most of the time to learn horseback archery, charging the battlefield kung fu. These skills are not the strengths of the six monsters, but to teach the two people that the sharpshooters Tetsubetsu and Borku are the mainstay.
Every night, the six monsters of Jiangnan summoned Guo Jing alone, fist and sword dark weapons, light body kung fu, one by one. Guo Jing's talent is quite blunt, but he has general benefits, and he knows that he will repay his father's great revenge in the future to fight these kung fu, so he clenches his teeth and buries his head in hard training. Although he had little understanding of Zhu Cong, all blonde hair, and Han Xiaoying's small and small skills, the root-rooted kung fu taught by Han Baoju and Nancy Ren, he did it one by one, and he practiced it very solidly.
In the end, Guo Jing was pure and thick in nature, and he was extremely obedient, and the six monsters liked the character of others.
The Six Monsters of Jiangnan were nominally meant to teach Guo Jing and Tuolei, but in fact it was mainly Guo Jing. Their bet was to use Guo Jing against Yang Kang, who was taught by Qiu Chuji, so the six monsters did not dare to forget this true destination at any time.
At this time, a question arose, that is, whether Guo Jing could learn the martial arts of the Six Monsters. Objectively speaking, the martial arts of the six monsters are certainly not high-level in the jianghu, but there are still some on the medium level. Such a level of martial arts is already very good. That is to say, as long as Guo Jing can learn the martial arts of the six monsters, at least he can make a name for himself in the jianghu.
But unfortunately, Guo Jing is a relatively blunt person. What is bluntness? It is stupid, relatively dull about what to do, and lacks targeted sensitivity. This feeling shows that he lacks talent and is a medium-sized person.
Guo Jing of this level was very reluctant to learn the martial arts of the Six Monsters. His basic direction is to practice the kung fu of the foundation better, because such martial arts require more effort and less talent, and the martial arts of qiao kung fu such as Zhu Cong and others are practiced without experience, because such martial arts require relatively powerful talents.
Therefore, Guo Jing himself became the standard and made his own yardstick clear. After not seeing better talents and stronger potential from Guo Jing, the six monsters felt discouraged, because they knew that such a Guo Jing could not help them save face.
But fortunately, Guo Jing was down-to-earth and hardworking, and they were chivalrous and righteous people as Zhu Cong said, and their character was very good, so the six monsters could barely be taught.
02 It is important to practice hard
The down-to-earth and hard work to be said here is actually another advantage of Guo Jing. The so-called talent is not enough, hard work to make up. This advantage, on the contrary, has achieved Guo Jing in another aspect.
When practicing martial arts, why should we emphasize hard practice? Only by practicing in a down-to-earth manner can we lay a solid foundation for martial arts. Guo Jing himself lacks talent and is more difficult to digest for Qiao Kung Fu, but he learns the rooted Kung Fu taught by Han Baoju and Nan Xiren better.
In fact, the foundation of martial arts is the most important. With this foundation, it is possible to talk about learning clever kung fu. Just like sports competitions, although there are many advanced techniques, in the end, you will find that there are still some basic skills. The foundation required for martial arts can only be obtained through practical and hard practice, such as pulling tendons and splitting forks every day, struggling to step and swinging punches countless times.
The reason why it is important to practice hard is also because only in this way can enough muscle memory be formed. Because people who practice martial arts need to form muscle memories, they need to be able to react quickly when they are unconscious, and they can try their best to attack the enemy while protecting themselves.
How do you form muscle memories? Of course, we must practice hard. Only in countless episodes of muscle activity can muscles produce instinctive adaptive responses and naturally generate responses based on external changes. The strength of these countless times of muscle strength comes only from practical and hard work. We can imagine that those who are strong in martial arts have been bleeding and sweating day and night behind their backs. That is to say, it is necessary to practice hard to form muscle memory.
Only by practicing hard and diligently can we continue to enhance physical functions. Martial arts are strong, in fact, require physical functions to gradually become stronger than ordinary people, and even reach an extraordinary realm. This requires continuous strengthening of bodily functions. How to strengthen it? Of course, it still needs to be practiced hard. Just like fitness today, a good body is not something that can be obtained overnight. The physical functions required for martial arts proficiency, you can imagine what kind of hard work it takes.
In addition, only by practicing steadily can we form in-depth permeability. Many times when practicing martial arts, the understanding of the moves and connotations of martial arts cannot be completed overnight. In particular, those advanced martial arts often contain very complex thinking and design. Martial arts practitioners often only know the moves at the beginning, and it is often difficult to appreciate its connotations. Therefore, this needs to be deepened in the continuous practice later.
This requires martial practitioners to practice in a down-to-earth manner and shape the inertia of martial arts training. After this kind of martial arts inertia is formed, it is often possible to induce practitioners to gradually understand the connotation of martial arts and suddenly have an epiphany about martial arts. When they understand the connotation of martial arts, they can practice more fully and can play the potential effect of the martial arts they have learned.
In short, practicing hard is the first way to practice good martial arts. It can even be said that it is the core method that transcends talent and becomes the most needed method for martial practitioners.
03 Hard work has made Guo Jing
Guo Jing relied on practical and hard work to achieve his own life. In the process of teaching him by the Six Monsters of Jiangnan, because of his down-to-earth and hard work, he laid a relatively good foundation, and at the same time won the recognition and dedication of the masters.
Later, also because of his down-to-earth and hard work, he was favored by Ma Yu and learned from Ma Yu for two years on the top of a high mountain. These two years are not something that can be spent casually. Guo Jing had to climb the steep mountain hard every night, and also practiced the inner power method taught by Ma Yu at the top of the mountain, with almost no time to rest. Ordinary people can't do it, and only with the spirit of diligent study and hard work can they support it.
In the far future, because of his hard work, he also learned the Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon from Hong Qigong. Readers familiar with this plot should remember that Guo Jing learned a trick every time, practiced after eating, and practiced hard day and night until he practiced it himself.
Because he saw Guo Jing studying and practicing so diligently, Hong Qigong had more motivation to teach. Descending Dragon Eighteen Palms is the housekeeper kung fu of "Beiqi", it is a martial arts mastery, if there is no spirit of practical and hard training, how can Guo Jing, the supreme martial art of descending dragon eighteen palms, learn it?
Because he had laid a relatively solid foundation, Guo Jing was able to follow Hong Qigong to learn the Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon. After learning to descend the Eighteen Palms of the Dragon, Guo Jing became one of the masters, and only then would he have a series of life adventures. It can be said that all the achievements that Guo Jing has made in the future must be based on practical and hard training in the final analysis. This is where his foundation lies.
And this is the most realistic and enlightening advantage for us today. Practicing hard is not only crucial for practicing martial arts, but also for learning any skill today.
Without practicing steadily, can you get good grades and get into a good university? Without practicing steadily, can you occupy a superior position and salary within the company? Neither. Therefore, the advantage of Guo Jing's practical and hard work is the fundamental source of competitiveness to this day.