Chapter 121 - 109: Paving the Way for Martial Artists Around the World_2
Yan Baili continued, "As for the experts from other schools within our country, I visited some when I was younger, but at that time, my perspective wasn’t broad enough to discern whether they were truly experts. Later, I joined the Sandboxing team in Qi City and indeed encountered many peers from the Martial Arts World. However, everyone understood deep down that the things we practiced on our own were not suited for the ring, and in the end, we had to rely on Sandboxing."
"After I left the Sandboxing team, I really wanted to ask for advice from some high-level peers to see if there were any good methods to modify Yong Chun Fist so that it could achieve success in the ring. Unfortunately, maybe I’m just a frog at the bottom of a well. In all these years, aside from you, I haven’t met any particularly outstanding Martial Arts peers."
Hearing Yan Baili’s words, Wu Li nodded with some regret.
"What do you want to find a Traditional Martial Arts expert for?" Yan Baili asked.
Wu Li replied, "Master Yan, you should know that I’m running a Martial Arts Hall now too, and I’ve made many changes to the Xingyi Fist techniques to make them more suitable for modern combat in the ring and then teach them to my students. But I feel that for Traditional Martial Arts to prove themselves, Xingyi Fist alone is not enough. More styles should join in, so I want to look for some Traditional Martial Arts experts and invite them to join my Martial Arts Hall."
"On one hand, I can discuss with them about changing the techniques of Traditional Martial Arts, and on the other hand, I can have them teach at my Martial Arts Hall."
Yan Baili looked at Wu Li in surprise, "You want to modify Xingyi Fist, and you’re considering changing other styles’ Martial Arts as well? How much do you want to change?"
Wu Li smiled, "The more, the better."
Yan Baili frowned, "But there’s a limit to what one person can do. Even if you can find experts from various schools, the transmission of Traditional Martial Arts to this day is mostly incomplete. How easy is it to make changes?"