Chapter 194 General History Of Martial Arts
"Next, should we go to the Sword Tomb or the Langhuan Paradise?" Shi Qiang thought about the choice: "Let's go to the Langhuan Paradise first. There is nothing else in the Jian Tomb except Dugu Qiubai's invisible pretense. Yang Guo His swordsmanship is completely achieved with the help of the divine eagle, rather than the secret book in the sword tomb. If you want "Dugu Nine Swords", it is better to go to Feng Qingyang. But the "Beiming Magic" in Langhuan Paradise "Lingbo Weibu" has also been taken away by Duan Yu, and the other martial arts have been moved to Langya Jade Cave by Wu Yazi's wife and daughter. It is estimated that there is only a statue left in it."
"Martial arts archeology is not easy. Let's go to Wuliang Mountain first. Shi Qiang packed up the harvest of the Tomb Sect and continued to set off.
It is also easier to find Langya Blessed Land. First look for Wuliang Mountain, and then find Wuliang Jade. Legend has it that there will be immortals dancing swords on Wuliang Jade. In fact, it is Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui dancing swords.
The shadows of the two people were projected onto the infinite jade through a smooth stone wall at the bottom of the cliff. The locals didn't know it and thought they were gods.
There are so many terrain features that are easy to find.
"Although the road is difficult to walk, I finally found it." There is a flat vertical mountain wall in front of you, and then you just need to find the cliff and go down. Below is Langya Blessed Land.
Shi Qiang used the ladder to go down to the bottom of the cliff without any hesitation. At the moment he descended, the vegetation was already lush and there was no trace of the blessed land at all, but there was indeed a cave among the vegetation.
It is now full of animal bones, and ferocious Beasts have obviously lived there. But Beast is also gone, and must have died of old age.
Wuyazi is older than Wang Chongyang, and the Langya Blessed Land is all open, unlike the ancient tombs which are closed, so the damage was very serious.
"Is this the statue of the fairy sister?" Shi Qiang found the statue, but it was covered with moss and could not see its original appearance at all: "The statue that made Duan Yu willingly kowtow a thousand times has not escaped the ravages of time. , it no longer looks like it did before.”
The statue has fallen down, one of its arms is broken, and it is surrounded by bat droppings. The fairy sister's expression is completely invisible. There is nothing left, Shi Qiang came here for nothing.
"Sure enough, all the good things have been moved away, and even the two secret books hidden in the futon were taken away by Duan Yu. I wonder if he put the secret books in Tianlong Temple [or other places. After all, he also became a monk in the end I'm a monk." Shi was curious where Duan Yu would put his martial arts.
He searched again with his breath, but still found nothing, so Shi Qiang had no choice but to give up and go elsewhere.
"Why don't you go to Guangmingding to look for "The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth"? I guess you can't find it either. Mingjiao developed under the suppression of the Yuan Dynasty, and many things can't be passed down: "I don't know if there are Zhang Wuji's martial arts notes in Wudang Mountain, I guess. There is none either. After all, Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min went to the grassland in the end and never came back. His "Great Shift of the Universe" and "Nine-Yang Divine Art" cannot be preserved. "
Shi Qiang really felt that these martial arts masters lacked the sense of responsibility to inherit martial arts and only cared about their own comfort, which caused suffering for future generations of archaeologists.
"There are also the Beggar Clan's "Eighteen Palms for Subduing the Dragon" and "Dog Beating Stick Technique". Except for Shaolin's "Book of Changes" which has been passed down the longest, other martial arts, no matter how powerful they are, are all specious. . It is too difficult to restore the original appearance of martial arts." Shi Qiang also had to admit that his "History of Martial Arts" could not contain all the unique skills, but he still had to go.
Visit Guangmingding, Tianshan Piaomiao Peak, Xiangfan Sword Tomb, Mandala Villa and other ruins. This is the attitude that martial arts archeology should have.
At the same time, he has also begun to slowly publish the contents of the "General History of Martial Arts" in "History of Martial Arts", using the slogan that martial arts is the history of martial arts.
General history of martial arts, history of martial arts culture, history of martial arts ideas, history of martial arts exchanges, and history of martial arts schools. The general history of martial arts is the content of the first part.
People in the martial arts world are very curious and want to know what this "General History of Martial Arts" is.
"What kind of history does martial arts need? Martial arts secrets are the most important. What's the use of just looking at history?"
"I also think that writing a history of martial arts is putting the cart before the horse. Martial arts are just skills. How the skills come about is not important at all."
Some martial artists are dismissive of Shi Qiang's works, believing that martial arts are just techniques that are easy to use and don't need to care about the causes and consequences.
Philosophy is the history of philosophy, and philosophy values history, because philosophy does not exist in a vacuum, but historical changes affect thinking. Just like the three Greek heroes, the ideological changes of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle are closely related to the rise and fall of Greece. Their thoughts are not rootless water. They actually want to answer the problems encountered by ancient Greece at that time and solve conflicts.
Therefore, philosophical thoughts must be viewed in conjunction with the history and class of the philosophers in order to understand what issues their thoughts are aimed at.
The contention of a hundred schools of thought in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was also to solve the problems at that time, and the birth of Buddhism was also to solve the local problems.
If you don't look at history, philosophical thinking is completely random.
But after all, martial arts is not a nihilistic thing like thoughts, but real skills that can be used without considering the historical background of martial arts.
If you use ideas as you please, you are likely to make the same mistakes and tragedies again, so you have to be careful. But martial arts doesn’t have this problem. If it’s easy to use, use it. If it’s not easy, don’t use it.
There are definitely some people in the world who are looking forward to it.
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"I think it is necessary for someone to sort out the history of the development of martial arts. Today's martial arts is very messy. It seems that there are more and more skills, but the influence of martial arts is getting less and less. In the past, a single martial artist could It can affect the situation of the world, but what else can the current warriors do except fight with darts? The world is in decline, and someone is needed to bring order to the chaos and point out the problems."
Smart people all know that the current influence of the world is not what it used to be.
"Indeed, Xiao Feng alone could resist the Khitan invasion back then. Later, there was the hero Guo Jing to protect Xiangyang. Even a few decades ago, Zhang Wuji was in charge of the Mingjiao to compete with the Yuan Dynasty. But now there are only people like flies and dogs in the world. Why on earth would this happen? So? I am looking forward to "The General History of Martial Arts" to answer this question."
"This is the first time someone has compiled a history of martial arts, and I'm looking forward to it."
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"What is Shi Qiang's background? Why is he qualified to write a history book?"
"That's right, I've never heard of this person. Who does he belong to?"
"Shi Qiang is from the Huashan sect."
"No way? Hasn't the Huashan Sword Sect declined? How can I have the money to compile a history book?"
"Shi Qiang already had money, he just borrowed Huashan's name. As far as I know, Shi Qiang has never joined the Huashan sect, but he does have something to do with Huashan."
Everyone in the tavern discussed and discussed, but they didn’t know where Shi Qiang came from. In the end, they could only wait for the book to come out.
"General History of Martial Arts" is the main axis of the history of martial arts. It is very rich in content, so it is very thick, but the price is not expensive.
"Everyone has no money these days. Even if they have money, they can just buy a few Buddhist scriptures or the "Four Books and Five Classics" to read. They can't afford other books at all. Don't talk about "Historical Records" and "Zizhi Tongjian" etc. It's a huge piece of work, even if it's the "Tao Te Ching" or "Zhuangzi", few people will buy it." Shi Qiang knew very well that knowledge is still a monopoly these days, and ordinary people can't afford books. And people who can afford books may not be able to understand them.
Only those scholar-bureaucrat families with inheritance have large collections of books and many interpretations. Only by reading the Four Books and Five Classics first and obtaining the qualifications of a scholar-official can you have the opportunity to read other books. In addition to historical books such as "Historical Records" and "Three Kingdoms", there are also county records from various places, as well as books on the contention of a hundred schools of thought, religious books, and even Books circulated from foreign countries "are full of interest.
But the problem is that this knowledge is monopolized. Ordinary people can only buy it starting from "The Analects of Confucius" and "Diamond Sutra". If they buy other books, they will not be able to read them.
Therefore, "General History of Martial Arts" lowers the threshold. It is not a classical Chinese text, but a vernacular text, highlighting something that is easy to understand and cheap and broad. .