Guoshu basketball

Chapter 99: Shang Yun's Advice

Early the next morning, Shang Yun brought Li Du and Shang Xiaolong to the Los Angeles Zoo.Located in Griffith Park, the zoo was built in 1966 and covers 113 acres.There are 1200 species of animals in the park, and it receives 140 million tourists every year. It is one of the 172 zoos in the United States approved by the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

After getting off the car, because Shang Xiaolong could not stand for a long time, Shang Yun asked Li Du to push Shang Xiaolong, and the three of them went directly into the aquarium together.Of course, they didn't come to see the show, but came to the aquarium where they could observe the animals under the sea through the glass.

Here, Shang Yun led them to walk slowly until they found a sea turtle. Shang Yun pointed to the sea turtle and asked Li Du and Shang Xiaolong to watch it carefully.Sea turtles swim lightly on the water with their wings pulsating. The turtles are bulky, but their wings are pulsating, but they are very light.

"The tortoise is the longest-lived animal." Shang Yun looked at it for a long time, and said slowly: "His body is very heavy, with a shell on it, and he is as stable as a bear, but his wings are as nimble as a bird flying in the air. Xiongjingniaoshen, when the tortoise floats in the water, it is perfect, this is where people have to learn."

While talking, Shang Yun looked at Li Du and Shang Xiaolong. He taught his disciples how much less they could hear, and he had to comprehend the rest by himself.Besides, the two of them have not reached the realm of using the world as a metaphor for themselves and comprehending the truth. What I said just now was just a little mention for them to give them an impression, and there will be some inspiration and direction in the future.

Shang Yun put his hands behind his back and continued: "This time, I am very quiet for the teacher, and I let you come to the zoo. It is also a kind of self-cultivation. Boxing is closely related to animals. You need to practice the twelve forms of Xingyi from sound to silent. Both strength and softness can be changed in the fight, and the sudden changes are coherent and perfectly displayed, but when the fist is at its peak, the most important thing is the intention, any moves, shape changes are not important."

"If you can really return your boxing skills to the basics, every time you fight, you can show the evolution of animals for hundreds of millions of years. For the sake of survival, you don't stick to the shape. This is the pinnacle of boxing!" What the senior brother said, the two looked at each other, and immediately understood that the master was passing on the experience of Xingyiquan to themselves, no matter whether they understand it or not, they must write it down first!

Li Du likes studying Chinese studies, but he knows that there are many similarities between Chinese arts and Chinese studies.There is a saying in Chinese martial arts: when a person transforms Chinese martial arts from sound to silent, from tangible to intangible, and finally to the natural instinct and artistic conception of survival from generation to generation.This is the pinnacle of boxing, the supreme truth.From the outside to the inside, see the big from the small, return to the basics, and turn intentional or unintentional, only then can we be called "real people".

The word "real person" was first proposed by Zhuangzi in "Zhuangzi. The Great Master".

Looking at the tortoise and the sea turtle, Shang Yun explained: "Don't look at the tortoise swimming in the water as if it is limp, but when it comes to splitting muscles and bones and catching close to the body, the most powerful thing is the 'divine turtle floating water' with a deep body and light hands. The spirit strike, once held, the strength instantly passed through the whole body, and the tail vertebra was shocked twice, opening and closing like scissors, the trick of 'crocodile tail cutting', tore the enemy apart."

Coming out of the aquarium, Shang Yun took the two of them to see the eagle again. Looking at the American eagle trapped in the cage, Shang Yun felt a little emotional: "We Chinese ancients believed that birds can fly in the air, which is the closest thing to God. The eagle is the highest flying among the birds, so in Xingyiquan Xiongying Xiongxing, what is captured is the open artistic conception of the eagle spreading its wings and soaring into the sky."

Then, Shang Yun pointed to a big brown bear not far away, "Look, the bear's body is extremely heavy, and it walks staggeringly, as if the whole body is fat, chubby, chubby, we are practicing Sometimes, the body is like a bear, just to capture the mood of being heavy and steady.”

Li Du was thinking in his heart: bears are the most cumbersome animals, and birds are the lightest animals. The combination of these two extreme animals forms a special harmony!I have to sigh the magical wisdom of the ancestors!
"The body is like an old bear, the hands are like an eagle flying, and they are paddling like a sea turtle! This is the key to the formation of a bear and an eagle!" Shang Yun finally concluded, and then stopped talking, leaving time for Li Du and the others to learn from each other. Brothers guess for themselves.

Li Du's heart moved. The phrase "body is like an old bear, hands are like an eagle" gave him a lot of inspiration. He seemed to know how to improve himself on the court all at once, and he thought that he could no longer improve. Defensively!
Li Du's current defense is actually terrible. Most of the players who have been defended by him call him "the nightmare of the opponent".The terrible thing about Li Du's defense is that he can use the opponent's muscles and strength to judge whether the opponent's movement is true or false, whether he is going left or right. More importantly, he does not suffer from speed and is even stronger in strength. is an advantage.

Li Du can keep up with fast players, and Li Du will not let the opponent take advantage of players who rely on their impact to fight head-on.This makes many players have no way to deal with Li Du. Under his defense, the offensive efficiency drops sharply.This is why many commentators believe that the "Best Defensive Player" of the season should undoubtedly be awarded to Li Du.

But Li Du's defense is not without weaknesses, especially when he meets a player like James with both speed and strength, Li Du is always inferior to the opponent in terms of height and weight, and his weakness is highlighted at this time.

Although Li Du can use some special force and stance to stabilize his body, but also, in the confrontation, Li Du needs to use more physical strength and strength.This is also the reason why Li Du was almost exhausted in the last match against James and left the field with six fouls.

Shang Yun looked at Li Du thoughtfully, and said to Li Du: "Xiao Du, you told me yesterday that your basketball path is different from everyone else's. What they need is to understand some of their physical and technical shortcomings. Board training, but you need to integrate the things in Chinese martial arts into basketball, I think, this is also the reason why although you have been distracted by basketball recently, your martial arts cultivation has improved."

"Integrating the things in Chinese martial arts with basketball skills, no one has done this kind of thing before, so I can't give you more advice as a teacher. I can only say that if you want to know something about Chinese martial arts, I will know everything about it as a teacher." Tell you!"

"Thank you, master!" Li Du clasped his fist at his master, then found an open space, and demonstrated to his master and senior brothers some of the footwork that he had figured out recently and was going to use in basketball. Ball offense, lack of active offensive ability!
Shang Yun looked at Li Du's footwork and didn't say a word. He touched his chin and thought for a long time, and finally reminded Li Du: "Xiao Du, although I don't know basketball as a teacher, any technical movement requires solid basic skills. , This is an unchanging truth in any sport. So, don’t think about breakthroughs with the ball and active offense. You need to practice basketball dribbling to the point where you can control it! As for the footwork, I think Very good, but you are mostly using the footwork in Xingyiquan, in fact, there is a footwork in Baguazhang that is more suitable for the basketball court!"

"What footwork?"

"Kirin step!"

(End of this chapter)