On the Characters in Water Margin

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I like him best since I was a child. Of course, let's start with him. Anyway, regardless of the ranking, I also "played favoritism" once. I fell in love with this role only after watching TV series. After reading comics and novels, I found that Song Wu in the book was too cruel. But the first impression has been formed and cannot be changed.

Song Wu's footwork is not the best among the generals in 108, but it is described in the most detail by the author. In addition, I have preconceived ideas, so naturally I think his leg skills are the strongest.

Martial arts students all know that "hands are two doors, legs can hit people", and leg technique is a necessary skill in unarmed combat. Legs have obvious advantages over hands: 1. Legs are thicker than arms, and strength is greater than arms; 2. The legs are longer than the arms and the attack distance is far; 3. The leg attack range is large, which can attack people's upper, middle and lower roads, that is, the head, waist and legs can be kicked, but it is difficult to hit the middle and lower roads with fists; 4. Leg method has good concealment and many tricks.

Song Wu's leg skills are very skillful. He has definitely received strict formal training, and of course he has put a lot of energy into it. Learning martial arts is not so easy. And Li Kui jy just accumulated experience after playing too much. Maybe someone taught him, but maybe he didn't get the advice of a famous teacher, so he couldn't get on the small technology (I will mention him later, in my mind, he is a master with great strength but rough technology). It seems that the master of Song Wu is not explicitly mentioned in the book, but it can be inferred that he is not weak. Some folktales also mentioned that Song Wujin received special instructions from Zhou Dong when he was in Beijing, which was naturally stronger.

Let's take a look at Song Wu's physical characteristics and analyze his martial arts technical characteristics:

Strong body and good looks. A pair of eyes shot at the cold star, and two curved eyebrows were muddy as paint. Broad-minded, invincible; The words are grand, and the ambition of Lingyun is spit out. The heart is bold, like a lion shaking down the clouds in the sky; Strong muscles and bones, such as shaking and moving, sitting on the seat. Like a demon Lord from heaven, he is actually a traditional god on earth.

Although his height is not clearly stated, it should be very high from the text (some storytellers say "eight feet high", at least one meter eight), otherwise it will not give people a sense of awe and oppression. He is tall and naturally has long legs, which is his advantage.

Look at the terrain features again. Song Wu lives in Qinghe County, Shandong Province. Qinghe and Yanggu are said to be in the northwest of Shandong Province and are part of the North China Plain. There are many open areas on the plain, which are convenient for tall people to display their fists and feet. We should know that the formation of the "northern leg of Nanquan" is related to the terrain: the north is plain, the terrain is flat and wide, and the fighting movements can be opened and closed; There are many mountains and rivers in the south, and they often fight in narrow areas or even on ships. Therefore, Nanquan emphasizes that the horse should be steady, fast and short, so as to give full play to both hands (my basic martial arts belongs to Nanquan Department).

Therefore, the technical feature of Song Wu is the typical "North Leg" style. Because of its high height, it is generally not easy to exert its rolling force. Looking at the height of gymnasts, we can know that they are good at somersaults and handsprings, but they are not the strong points of tall people.

Erjing Yanggang Tiger

Song Wu drank 15 bowls of wine and didn't listen to Xiao Er's advice. When I saw the official announcement, my first reaction was to go back to the store. Many people think this is a bit timid. In my opinion, this is human nature. Song Wu is already an expert, but he still has scruples about tigers. First of all, it is better to do more than one thing. Why bother such a beast when you have nothing to do? Secondly, he may not win the tiger. After all, he just has a whistle stick and no sharp weapon like a sword. Blunt weapons can't be so handy against wild animals, let alone just a short whistle stick. What is "great"? Older people are sticks, generally one fist taller than people. For example, Mei Qi's stick is a short stick, and the short stick is great. I believe in all kinds of modern fighting champions, and I don't want to kill a tiger with a stick, do I? So, when I saw Song Wu's idea of going back, my first feeling was true, and it was a bit exaggerated to fight with his bare hands like the sea of Wang Yang.

Finally, Song Wu went to Jingyanggang because he was afraid of being laughed at and because he was lucky, he thought he might not meet a tiger. Seeing this, I have to say that Song Wu doesn't know much about animal habits.

Let's talk about the habits of tigers first. Liger usually doesn't annoy people, but once they eat people once, they will often eat people later. This is the conclusion drawn by zoologists after years of investigation. It is said that it is because people are much easier to catch than other prey. Many people saw liger paralyzed first, and then let liger kill them. Man-eating tigers and lions will teach their young to eat people after eating people, so these animals will mainly kill people when they grow up. There are rumors in India that man-eating tigers often hurt people, and there are also many news about man-eating lions in Africa.

The book describes that this tiger has "ruined the lives of 30 or 20 big men", meaning that it is a man-eating tiger. Since it is used to eating people, the road that people often take when crossing mountains and mountains must be the place where it often haunts. Then, it can be said that it is inevitable for Song Wu to meet a tiger.

Song Wu went into the Woods and was about to sleep on the bluestone when the tiger appeared. Song Wu quickly rolled down the bluestone and picked up the whistle stick in his hand. Why use "scroll" at this time? You know, tumbling while lying down is the fastest way to escape. This is a habit formed by people who often practice martial arts. At this time, you must never choose to "sit up" and run again.

The tiger was the first to jump. What is the concept of this "jump"? Although there is a description of "flying down in the air", it will not jump very high. According to legend, when Shi Naian wrote a book, he specially observed the habits of tigers. Then he should know that the throat is the first target of wild animals such as lions, tigers, leopards and German shepherd, and this tiger is no exception. In the film and television works, the tiger dives high, while the protagonist bows his head and his back, which looks very wonderful. In fact, the height of his diving may be over his head without bowing his head. And it's dangerous to let it pass directly above you with your head down, that is, your head may be hit again, which is too much.

Therefore, Song Wu flashed this jump, and it was impossible to bow his head and let the tiger pass, so he could only flash by. Dodge is essential for a fighter. Those who are good at dodging must have skillful footwork. Then he dodged the tiger's scissors.

If a tiger can't recruit three things, his spirit will be half gone. In addition, the author described the tiger as "hungry and thirsty" when it came out. According to my imagination, it may not have eaten for a long time, because everyone is together at noon, and Orion is very tight. The frontal attack is too fierce and consumes a lot of physical strength. Therefore, the tiger's strength has weakened a lot, otherwise it is still very dangerous for drunkards like Song Wu to deal with it. Even though his wine has turned into a cold sweat, alcohol still has some influence on his cerebellum and eyes, which will affect his balance and judgment.

When the tiger turned around, Song Wu waved his whistle stick and tried his best to cut it down from the air. There are several kinds of "chopping" in stick technique, one is conventional chopping, the other is round chopping, both of which are from directly above to directly below, and there is oblique chopping, as the name implies, that is, chopping from left to right or from right to left. Because Song Wu tried his best, he still laid it from mid-air, so he used the most powerful rim chop, straight up and down. This kind of play has a large arc and a wide range, so it is not appropriate to use such a big opening and closing move in places with many obstacles. As a result, he bumped into a dead tree. We don't rule out that he is nervous or influenced by alcohol. He thought he wouldn't touch the tree, but he did.

Fortunately, Song Wu adapts quickly. When the tiger came at him again, he jumped back 10 step. How to "jump" back 10 step? You can try to jump directly behind yourself. You will feel uncomfortable being close, but it is much easier to jump to your side. Song Wu can't stand in front of the tiger. People who have seen boxing, Sanda and other fighting sports will find that both sides stand slightly sideways in the confrontation, so there are fewer targets exposed all over the body. At that time, Song Wuzheng was standing sideways. When he swoops, he can "jump" out of 10 step as long as his hind foot retreats and his front foot jumps. Now the tiger's front paws are in front of him. Lift your head-hit-and finish it.

It can be seen that Song Wu, a tiger, mainly relied on dexterous footwork and then seized the opportunity to win. As for the stick technique, it remains to be tested.

Kill Ximen Qing in World War III.

As soon as Ximen Qing saw Song Wu, he jumped on the stool and stepped on the windowsill, but he was afraid to jump off the street. Song Wu's success in jumping off the street later shows that his position at that time was not too high, otherwise no matter how fierce your martial arts are, you can't resist the impact of gravity. There is an article saying that Simon didn't jump, which is definitely a wrong choice. I feel the same way.

Relax, and quote a sentence from Jackie Chan's Never Give Up: "I can jump like this, but he must not jump like this! Do you think everyone is me? "

Then, Song Wu jumped on the table. Why did he go up there? Estimation is to see Ximen Qing have plans to escape, because he jumped at this height is not a problem, naturally worried that Ximen Qing jumped and slipped. So he walked in a straight line, trying to seal off the retreat. Those bowls and dishes were "kicked" down, probably because he was shocked when he came to the table. He was unlikely to get on the table, but he kicked the things off the table and got even.

Ximen Qing jumped on the stool, Song Wu jumped on the table, and the two men fought on it. It's almost like a movie. Try to choose some narrow places to play some difficult games.

Ximen Qing saw that Song Wu was fierce, his hand pointed slightly, but his right foot flew. Song Wu just wanted to run for someone, and with a slight flash, he kicked the knife by mistake.

Let's talk about Ximen Qing here. It can be said that he is a little kung fu. First, he kicked Wu Da and vomited blood. Who is Wu Da? Although he is short, he often carries the burden to sell cakes, so he should still be strong. Being kicked to vomiting blood shows that Ximen Qing has great strength. As in real life, not many people can kick people until they vomit blood. Ximen Qing kicked Song Wu's knife, although it was an accident, but before kicking, he used a fake action, which shows that he actually played more than one or two games. Moreover, he didn't panic, which is the evidence of regular actual combat! He is not a master, but he is by no means as useless as many people think.

Song Wu was kicked out of the sword by a rotten person like Ximen Qing, and was repeatedly criticized by later generations. Of course it has something to do with his carelessness. After all, he had a sharp weapon in his hand, and Ximen Qing was negligent with his bare hands. However, I think a master like him is very adaptable. Ximen Qing's goal is certainly not his knife, so he passed by. As for why I was stabbed, I think it has a lot to do with the terrain. At that time, one was on the table and the other was on the stool, and the foot area was very small. If Ximen Qing dodges like a tiger, you may fall off the table. So he could only "flash a little", so the knife was accidentally kicked away.

When Ximen Qing saw that Song Wu had no knife, he was not afraid. This is his great support. Song Wu is also an expert in actual combat. Of course, he will react quickly. Ximen Qing's right hand was empty, and his left fist was about to hit Song Wugang's heart, so Song Wugang avoided it. Why is it "omitted" again? Dodge is also a kung fu. You can't react too early. If you react too early, the other side can change your tactics. Of course, you can't be too slow, or you will be beaten. The essence of hiding is to just avoid when the other party moves, that is, when the other party has no time to accept the flaw!

Song Wu got to Ximen Qing's side, grabbed his head with his left hand, grabbed his left foot with his right hand, and then pushed it, and Ximen Qing went downstairs. This move fully embodies Song Wu's throwing method. As a result, the process in Ximen Qing is estimated to take less than 3 minutes. After reading the martial arts in the book, maybe not everyone can enjoy it, but the description in the book is very close to actual combat. In reality, there is no such thing as copying each other for dozens of times and no one can hit anyone. In actual combat, the moves of both sides are unpretentious and practical, and many winners and losers are scratching.

Hit Jiang Menshen with four mouths.

Song Wu Gao Chao's footwork was best demonstrated when he played Jiang Menshen.

Before the match with Jiang Menshen, Song Wu had drunk almost enough, but he still won easily. As the book says, Jiang Menshen has already "wasted his life".

When Song Wu saw Jiang Menshen, his fists were empty and he turned to go. Jiang Menshen came, Song Wuyong kicked his lower abdomen with his left foot, and then came back.

"What is it"? It means to turn around. We can see from this word that when Song Wu hit Jiang Menshen, he still didn't turn around, that is, he turned his back on the enemy. What kind of kick did he use? It is unlikely to be a back sweep, which has a wide range and poor strength. It is also unlikely to be a back kick, with short time and little strength. I guess he kicked with his back. This action is a straight kick, with good speed and strength. So Jiang Menshen squatted down, clutching his stomach.

A more wonderful magic appeared. When Song Wu came back, he got up early and kicked Jiang Menshen on the forehead with his right foot. This is an absolutely difficult move! First of all, although Jiang Menshen squatted down, his figure has "grown up" and he won't squat down very low. When kicking his forehead, Song Wu's legs should be higher than his waist, even his feet! In the real Sanda competition, there are few cases of high-footed knockouts. Secondly, Song Wu began to kick in the process of turning, that is, turning and kicking, which is the most beautiful turning and kicking in the movie. When this trick is used in actual combat, it is often the time when the opponent loses his attack power. If you start with a spin kick, wait a few blows.

Don't think it's easy. Spin kick requires high strength, speed and accuracy. If you kick with high legs, you should also master the balance of your body. Spin kick can't be practiced well in a year or two, and it may even take longer.

The book also said that Song Wu's move, called Yuhuan Bu and Yuanyang Jiao, was a real talent and learning of Song Wu's "life", which was not easy. What is "Yuhuan Step"? Ring, round also. Under what circumstances will there be a round gait? Spin kick. What is "Yuanyang Foot"? Because when you exercise your legs, you should cooperate with your arms, and your arms rise and fall together like a mandarin duck spreading its wings. Moreover, in the serial kicking method, the left and right legs are kicked in turn, just like mandarin ducks.

Song Wu's leg skills can't be practiced overnight. He must have paid a lot of sweat.

Five blood splashes in Yuanyang building

Let's look at Song Wu's knife method.

On the feiyun shop, Song Wu kicked two people into the water, and one of them was kicked "somersault", which once again showed his fierce leg skills.

Yuanyang upstairs, Jiang Menshen saw Song Wu, soul flying. He was about to struggle when Song Wu got up early and split his face, even the top spot. Judging from the fact that he was still struggling after engaging in it, maybe Song Wu's knife was not so sharp at that time.

Zhang Du supervised his feet before moving. Song Wu turned around and cut his neck. This kind of turning is called "kopis" in martial arts terminology. Zhang Dujian was caught and fell.

Zhang Yong English resisted a little. He picked up a vertex and threw it over. Song Wu was pushed and fell backwards.

Zhang Yong also made a mistake, probably because he was drunk and didn't wake up. You know, he faced Song Wu with a knife. In life, if gangsters have weapons such as daggers, angle knives and machetes, their deterrent power is very great, second only to pistols, and far greater than axes, bricks and long sticks. At that time, Song Wu and Ju had an amazing deterrent.

It is right for him to fight against the top spot with his head up. He should use the only tools to resist, better than empty-handed. But he shouldn't let Song Wu take the top spot. The shape of the chair is irregular, not even dull. In modern self-defense, the requirement of using chairs and stools is to sweep each other's legs as much as possible, so as to at least push them back. Not as intimidating as a knife, it is easy to be directly caught by the other side. This is what happened to Zhang Yong. If he sweeps the next dish, he may still die, but he can play for a long time to make readers look better.

Song Wu beat these people like chopping melons and vegetables, but he didn't see the real strength of knife cutting at all. He can only be described as strong, but he doesn't know how strong he is.

In a word, Song Wu's footwork is very powerful. If he rides a horse, his "north leg" will be useless. I wonder if this is the reason why he is not a general.

Later, after Song Wudang played a supporting role, the description of martial arts was not so detailed, although there were some wonderful fragments, so I won't analyze them one by one. Maybe I'll add something when I think about it later. About Song Wu, let's stop here.

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