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In 1990 the summer vacation, after graduating from university, I waited for the assignment at home. At a schoolmate meeting, my middle school schoolmate, Li Wensheng, told me: You have lots of spare time ,why not see a person whose Kungfu is excellent. if you have the interest ,you can learn from him. I very much thought otherwise at that time. I thought, I practiced lots of Shaolin boxing. I had practiced the national stipulation repertoire, the martial art combining various techniques. I thought the Taijiquan only was one kind of movement which the senior citizen fitness, in the art of attack and defense it was useless. Knowing that I did not believe, Li Wensheng suggested I try. Thereupon, I complied that we could pay visit to the senor person, whose Kungfu was good.
One evening in July, Li Wen and I visited Huaiyu. At that time, Huaiyu was writing, When seeing we came, he warmly soaked immediately for us served tea, then, we started to chat. When Li Wensheng explained my purpose of coming, the old person said immediately with modest manner that, I did not look like what they said. I just exercised the body. From old person's style of speaking, I have felt the old person immediately unusual and the erudite Confucian scholar style. Mentiond the Taijiquan, the old person was eloquent, witticism continuous, but I could not understand at that time i. Finally, Li Wensheng suggested I try with the old person, and the old person agreed. I thought, I as soon as fight with the fists, the old person age, nearly 60 years old, had been able to be good? Li said: You do not worry that,. Thereupon, I really initiated the attack to the old person.
I hit his chest first, but really strange. When my hand did not contacted to him, I myself already fell to the one side. I pushed to his front chest, my hand did not unbent, his hand has built in mine hand. I wanted to attack, but could not go forward, wanted to pull out the hand, but my hand resembled by his hand, cannot pull out. I felt that it looked like standing on the blow, hot and cold boat, all possibly threw down, controlled by the old person completely. Finally, I gently am pushed by the old person paste to the wall on. The old person smiled: This calls "to paste the sesame seed cake". I was attracted immediately by this kind of marvelous skill at martial arts, also was subdued by the Li old profound time. With Mr. Li Huaiyu, I started my Taijiquan difficult journey
Mr. Li Huaiyu, May, 1932, born in Xuzhou. When 11 years old , he learned calligraphy from Han because of poor physical condition, Mr. Han teaches Li Huaiyu. the traditional Yang type Taijiquan and The Hand push technique. Latter Mr. Li Huaiyu learnd Hsuchou martial arts from famous expert Zhang Renfu and Mr. Lu Chengyin, and continues to pursue advanced Taijiquan, the Chinese boxing imitating various animals, the Eight Diagrams palm and The Hand Push. In the early days of liberation, Li obtains Mr. Deng fortunately unusual advice(Kuomintang major general). Mr. Li Huaiyu’s natural talent intelligent, sincere personality, enduring hardship, is deeply cherished by the four teachers. He became a generation of famous teacher in the Wushu circle in Xzhou.
Now when recollect that section of day practice with Li Shi, I still have a clear picture, as if it was yesterday’s matter. From Li teacher there, I first time have heard the primal chaos eight law: Strokes, Pushes, According To, Picks, The Elbow, Depends On; Has known the primal chaos 13 potential; Has studied four forehands, the four corners; Also first time heard the introduction to fail, to hit the strength taking advantage of the strength, 42 dials thousand catties and so on the mysterious theory. Li Shi was extremely severe. A formula did not understand that, practices not correctly, does not let off, cannot teach to under. Therefore, I just started time the progress was very slow. At that time, I really felt very arid tasteless, now thinks, overcame not at that time the solid foundation, I am impossible to have today the achievement.
I practiced for five years with Li Shi,who have introduced ancient Taijiquan this me from a layman but the mystical palace. Heartfeltly thanks kind teacher Mr. Li Huaiyu!
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