Chapter 221 - 199: Carrying Water, Breaking Through in Battle
Yesterday, when Wu Li’s physical condition was at its limit, he walked carrying two heavy counterweights, and a misstep occurred, causing his body to lean to one side.
In the process of regaining his balance, Wu Li had a flash of inspiration and thought of a great training method: carrying water with a shoulder pole.
The process of carrying water with a shoulder pole actually incorporates all the power of the rising, drilling, falling, and overturning movements of Xingyi Fist and can train one’s waist strength, leg strength, and the ability to control one’s center of gravity.
In the past, many Kung Fu practices included carrying water with a shoulder pole because this seemingly simple action can train many basic skills.
Wu Li’s foundational skills in Xingyi Fist were already very solid, and his control over the rising, drilling, falling, and overturning power was incomparably proficient. He was now using the method of carrying water on a shoulder pole to dodge in training, intending to enhance his control over his body’s center of gravity.
Carrying over a hundred pounds of weight and weaving between poles back and forth, dodging in training was like a farmer carrying water on a rugged and uneven mountain path filled with various obstacles. Sometimes he needed to bend down to avoid branches above his head, sometimes he needed to jump over ditches in front of him... And yet, in such an environment, the farmer still moved quickly and had to ensure that the water did not spill from the buckets as much as possible.
Such difficulty was undoubtedly many times greater than the original dodging training, but it was only by tackling such difficulty that Wu Li would be able to break through his limits!
Wu Li darted right, and the two iron buckets swung in the air, tilting left, the water surface shaking, looking as if it was about to spill, then Wu Li suddenly stopped his body and darted left.
Like swinging on a swing, the two iron buckets swung to the other side, the water surface again violently shaking, splashing some water droplets.
The center of gravity of the body, the weight of the barbell on the shoulders, the center of gravity of the water buckets on both sides... During the process of rapid movement, Wu Li had to take all these into account to achieve a perfect balance to ensure speed while keeping the water in the buckets from spilling even a drop.
At the beginning, Wu Li completed a lap, and the water in the iron buckets was almost less than half left. After trying a few times, he no longer deliberately pursued speed but focused his attention on how to keep the water from spilling.