are routines really useless in actual combat? Look at what Qi Jiguang said about Li Xinfang's routine, which is one of the basic forms of traditional martial arts in China. Is it useful for actual combat? How useful is it? This is a topic that people have talked about a lot in recent years, and we can't agree on it. Let's take a look at what Qi Jiguang, the actual martial artist who is most opposed to the flower method, said. Qi Jiguang (1528~1588), whose character is Jing, whose name is Nantang, whose name is Meng Zhu, and whose name is Shi Wuyi, was born in Penglai, Shandong Province. He was an anti-Japanese hero in the Ming Dynasty, an outstanding strategist and a practical martial artist. His New Book on Ji Xiao is not only a military masterpiece, but also a rare martial arts masterpiece. His boxing classics are 32 potential, which is an outstanding representative of early Tai Ji Chuan. First, does the flower method refer to martial arts routines? Looking at Ji Xiao's New Book, the first flower method refers to that the sergeant adds flowers to the correct offensive and defensive actions in order to "look good before others" in actual combat training: "Whoever compares martial arts, he must learn the real enemy skills as shown, so that he can really fight against the fighters, and he is not allowed to still learn the methods such as fireworks, but only to build an empty frame to look good before others" (Ji Xiao's New Book Comparative Martial Arts Rewards and Punishments). Obviously, the comparison of martial arts here can never refer to routine, but it is exactly what we often say now, such as antagonistic martial arts competition. Now, the antagonistic Wushu competition is a "practical performance", which is to meet the requirements of the "fighting market" and show it to the audience. Is it okay not to "look good in front of others"? The basic principle of Wushu is to attack the opponent's key parts and defend their own key parts. However, in the "actual combat performance", because of the regular protection, there is no need to defend the key parts, and the purpose is only to score points, especially those with high legs and leaning back, which obviously violates the principle of actual combat. No wonder in recent years, some boxing champions have been killed and maimed by people who can't martial arts outside the arena. Second, it refers to the actual combat technique of "how can soldiers learn everything when they are stupid?" "Ji Xiao Xin Shu or Wen Pian" says: "Can the methods of spear, Hua Gun and flower fork used in front of the government on weekdays be used against the enemy? Guang said: It is different to open a large array against a big enemy than to be more skillful in the field and catch a small thief. In the open array, thousands of people March forward, and the brave can't go first, and the timid can't go back. Bunch of guns poking, bunch of guns poking, disorderly knife cutting, killing him back, just crowded in together, it's hard to change hands, how can you move around ... how can you move in or out! Usually very martial arts, if you use five points temporarily, you can also succeed ... When you fight, you forget to take the method. " The flower method here refers to the actual combat techniques that are not suitable for ordinary soldiers, including police martial arts and folk martial arts, not to say that these techniques are not suitable for actual combat, but to emphasize the differences between battlefield martial arts and folk martial arts. However, as a general, unlike ordinary soldiers, he has to take the lead in fighting among millions of troops, which is no different from police martial arts and folk martial arts, but requires more superb skills. Therefore, the new book on discipline and efficiency, the theory of long-term use of soldiers and short-term use, goes: The above methods are quite complicated, and soldiers are stupid and can learn them all. But it has to be prepared, and it is refined by those who have their own intentions. However, the soldiers only used closed arrest and stopped six shots. Closed arrest, there are big doors and small doors, and this is enough. " This is about the difference between martial arts and military martial arts. Of course, it is not correct to think that "soldiers are stupid", but it is normal that as a strategist in feudal society, it is difficult to surpass its own historical limitations. Second, what is the actual role of Wushu routines? It is not difficult to see from the quotation that the flower method that Qi Jiguang opposes does not refer to martial arts routines. The actual training methods of Wushu are nothing more than single training and competition, both of which are simulated actual combat, which cannot be equated with actual combat, even in modern military training, from the assassination of individual tactics to the live-fire confrontation drills of large corps and multiple arms. On the contrary, Qi Jiguang paid special attention to Wushu routines, pointing out that "solo dancing is inevitable, but it is necessary to learn from it" (Ji Xiao Xin Shu or Wen pian). According to the book, "Ancient and modern boxers, Song Taizu had thirty-two potential long fists, six-step fists, monkey fists and slap fists", "Up to now, the Wen family has seventy-two lines of fists, thirty-six locks, twenty-four abandoned horses, eight flips and twelve bunts, which is also a good person. Lu Hong's eight strokes are just enough, but not enough. Shandong Li's half-day leg, the eagle claw king's hand, Zhang Bojing's beating, Shaolin Temple's stick, and Qingtian's stick method, Yang's lock method and Bazi's fist stick are all famous today. " It can be seen that China Boxing has formed many different schools in the Song Dynasty, and all martial arts, whether boxing or equipment, all take routines as the basic form. On the basis of summarizing various martial arts before the Ming Dynasty, combined with his own actual combat experience, Qi Jiguang also created excellent martial arts routines such as the 24 potentials of spear, the 14 potentials of spear-fighting, the 8 potentials of rattan brand (adding knives and javelin), the 6 potentials of wolf-fighting and the 32 potentials of boxing. This is precisely because routine is an advanced stage of Wushu development, a scientific summary of the actual combat experience of Wushu for thousands of years, and a shortcut from civilians to qualified non-commissioned officers with strong actual combat ability and even martial arts experts. 3. What are the martial arts routines that meet the requirements of actual combat? China's martial arts are subtle and numerous sects, but as far as actual combat techniques are concerned, they are nothing more than kicking and wrestling. Each martial arts only focuses on different things and has its own strengths. The so-called equal practice means no competition. As far as every practitioner is concerned, the most important thing about his actual combat ability is not the boxing school he is practicing, but the size of the reference system he is based on, his understanding of martial arts actual combat and the degree of hard work. The so-called hero doesn't have to ask about his origin. It is the optional category of modern competitive martial arts, which specializes in difficult movements, as well as Tai Chi exercises and Tai Chi dances, but this only shows the identity of the practitioners. Who dares to conclude that there are no people among them who also study actual martial arts and achieve Excellence? Wushu routines that meet the requirements of actual combat should mainly meet the following basic requirements: First, defend one's own vital parts of the human body and attack the other's vital parts of the human body. "Ji Xiao's new book, On the Short Use of Long Soldiers": "The flat gun is broken. Flat gun, king in the gun, high or low, far or near. Don't stop if you are high, and don't take it if you are low, which is a bit difficult to cover. Go like an arrow, come like a line, point to the head, prick the face, and see it from high to low. " Another cloud "shines on the tip of the nose, on the tip of the gun, and on the toes." And boxing is no different from equipment, so later generations have the saying that "Zhongping is the king of boxing, and the height and distance may as well be". Second, every potential in the routine can be directly converted into any other potential. "Ji Xiao's New Book, Boxing Classics, Highlights" says: "……… Therefore, those who choose their boxing are of thirty-two potentials, and the potential is the same, and they are victorious in the face of the enemy, with endless changes, subtle and unpredictable, and those who can't peek at it are called gods." Some people say, "Who will fight with you in the real fight?"? Yes, but I have to ask: which master of traditional martial arts told you that you should fight according to the routine when fighting with people? The only difference is that if you learn the routine, can you achieve the same trend? But if you don't have a routine, you can only play "tortoise boxing", or close your eyes and wait for a beating. Any martial arts will have a routine when it develops to a certain stage, and the combination of boxing and the 3-second air strike of modern Sanda are also a routine. The third is to lead to the gods and gradually achieve full automation in actual combat. "Ji Xiao's new book, On the Short Use of Long Soldiers" says: "Fu pike …… its beauty lies in its familiarity. If you are familiar with it, your heart can forget your hand, and your hand can forget your gun, which is round and not stagnant. It's more expensive than quietness, and quietness keeps the mind from moving, but it's rich, unpredictable, and infinite in deification ... There are falsehood, strangeness, falsehood and strangeness. Its advance is sharp, its retreat is slow, its potential is dangerous, its section is short, and it does not move like a mountain, moving like Lei Zhen. " The Book of Changes, as the general source of China culture, has had a broad and far-reaching influence on the development of Wushu for thousands of years. The thirty-two potential of boxing classics created by Qi Jiguang is an outstanding representative of early Tai Ji Chuan, and Wang Zongyue's On Tai Ji Chuan is the first scientific masterpiece that consciously uses the absolute truth of Taiji to comprehensively summarize the actual combat experience of Wushu for thousands of years. Through Wu Yuxiang and Li Yishe, it has completed the historical transformation from early experience Tai Ji Chuan to modern scientific Tai Ji Chuan. In particular, Wang Zongyue's "On Tai Ji Chuan" has specific training methods on how to reach the realm of gods, which are called "Walking is a fighter, and a fighter is walking" and "No one seems to be there when walking, and some people seem to be there when fighting", and practicing routines is to practice actual combat, that is, to gradually walk towards the gods. Wu Yuxiang's "Interpretation of Tai Ji Chuan" said: "First in the heart, then in the body, then in the body, you don't know how to dance with your hands, and you can do it with your feet. The so-called one-stop, self-sacrificing, and unsuccessful introduction" is a concrete exposition of walking and beating, and thus achieving full automation in actual combat. Some people think that the actual combat technique of traditional martial arts in China is "modern Sanda", and some people in Tai Ji Chuan only practice pushing hands and don't learn to walk. Although they can practice some actual combat kung fu, they can only play a role in a small scope, which is far from the actual combat kung fu that traditional martial arts in China can achieve. I advise you not to ignore traditional martial arts routines, nor to underestimate Tai Chi exercises and Tai Chi dances, not to forget Qi Jiguang's famous saying: ".