Global Martial Arts: Slaughter to Become Emperor

Chapter 7 Battle Tactics

The next day.

Lu Hao got up early, ate breakfast, and went to the training room to adjust his state, practice standing meditation, and wait for the arrival of the combat instructor.

Before long, the sound of the door opening came from inside.

Lu Hao looked up and saw a middle-aged man with a kind face, smiling at Lu Hao, wearing a light-colored martial arts uniform.

"Hao'er, this is the combat strategy teacher I found for you. Just call him Teacher Li. He's an old classmate of your mother's. There's no basic combat strategy he doesn't know. You can learn from him, and you definitely won't go astray."

Bai Qiuyao, who was standing to the side, explained.

"Hello, Teacher Li," Lu Hao greeted Teacher Li with a martial arts salute.

"Hmm, his lower body seems quite stable, his horse stance is pretty good, and his qi and blood circulation are also good. Sister Bai, your son has great talent."

Li Siyuan observed Lu Hao and said.

"That's right. Don't you know whose son he is? How could your sister Bai's son be lacking in talent? I'm entrusting him to you. I still have to go to the detective agency."

"Okay, don't worry, Sister Bai, I'll definitely train this kid to be perfectly upright."

After saying that, Bai Qiuyao left, leaving only the two of them in the training room.

"Lu Hao, right? Let me briefly introduce myself. I was in the same year as your parents. Your father had the best talent and has now reached the Grandmaster level. Then there's your mother, who has become a Rank 5."

"I can say that I have the lowest cultivation level among the three, still at the fourth rank. I work as a combat instructor at Donglin Martial Arts University. Although my cultivation level is not as high as your parents', they are not as good as me in terms of understanding various basic combat techniques."

"Ever since I realized I wasn't very talented, I've devoted half my life to mastering basic combat techniques. I've practiced every basic combat technique available on the market."

"So, in terms of understanding basic combat tactics alone, I can rank among the top ten in China, which is why Donglin Martial Arts University invited me to be a practical combat instructor."

"I heard from Sister Bai that you want to practice with a sword as a melee weapon?"

Listening to Teacher Li's introduction, Lu Hao couldn't help but marvel at the strategic teacher his mother had found for him—one of the top ten strategic teachers in China. This was the advantage of having connections.

"Yes, Teacher Li, I do intend to practice swordsmanship."

"Alright, don't rush with the swordsmanship. Today I'll teach you basic leg techniques first. Leg techniques are the foundation of everything. If your leg techniques aren't good, no matter how well you practice the others, it's useless."

Li Siyuan didn't say anything more and began to teach Lu Hao leg techniques.

"The key to mastering leg techniques is stability!"

If you can't stand still, you'll fall over with a push and be kicked backward; your leg techniques are just for show.

Only by standing firm can you run fast, kick accurately, and strike hard!

If your stance training isn't stable, no matter how well you practice your leg techniques, it's just for show... That's why it's best to master stance training before practicing combat techniques.

Lu Hao nodded. This was why Bai Qiuyao only asked someone to teach him combat techniques after his stance training had broken through.

"Standing firmly in the stance is the foundation for many combat techniques."

Standing firm is not just a literal meaning; being able to stand firmly also means that one can control the coordination of the body very well.

It's unlikely that you'd kick out and miss the person, only to fall and hurt yourself instead.

Martial arts combat methods differ from traditional martial arts routines, which are primarily for performance and aesthetic appeal.

However, the combat method focuses on explosive power and lethality.

The purpose of tactics is to kill the enemy; therefore, tactics are also techniques for killing the enemy, techniques for killing people.

Everything in combat tactics serves the purpose of killing the enemy; the core of combat tactics lies in how to kill the enemy faster and better.

"The core of basic leg techniques lies in gathering power, explosive power, and stickiness."

"Concentrating your power means gathering all the energy and blood in your body into your legs, so that your attacks can cause maximum damage."

Explosive power means that when you attack an enemy, you must unleash your force directly. Otherwise, when the enemy is knocked back or sent flying during the battle, there will be a loss of force in the middle. If you exert 100% of your force on the other person, only 50% will have an effect in the end.

The final stickiness is to stick to the enemy, preventing them from escaping your attack range and preventing them from retreating and losing momentum.

Listening to Li Siyuan's explanation, Lu Hao immediately gained a better understanding of the basic leg techniques. There was still a lot to learn about gathering power, explosive power, and sticky power.

"Come on, look at this sandbag, I'll demonstrate for you."

As Li Siyuan spoke, he led Lu Hao to a sandbag. Li Siyuan took a step forward with his left foot and kicked the sandbag with his right leg.

With a bang, the sandbag burst open.

"Did you see my move? The moment my leg hit the sandbag, the point of contact between the sandbag and my leg exploded instantly. That's explosive power. When your leg techniques are mastered, every move will concentrate power on a single point, which is what many people call 'point explosion'."

"When you reach the explosive power level, your leg techniques have reached a minor level of mastery. However, stickiness is the mark of mastering leg techniques. Once you are entangled by an enemy who has mastered leg techniques, you will be unable to escape."

Next, Li Siyuan began to break down the leg techniques and slowly taught Lu Hao, who followed Li Siyuan step by step to learn.

The sounds of kicking and hitting sandbags could be heard from the training room...

night.

"How was your practice with Li Siyuan today?"

Bai Qiuyao asked as she served food to Lu Hao.

"Not bad. Teacher Li explained it very clearly. Today I have basically mastered the concept of focusing force. Next, I will gradually master the concept of explosive force."

"Hmm, not bad. Focusing power is quite simple and generally easy to learn. However, explosive power requires a long time to master, and as for adhesive power, that requires practical experience to understand."

"By the way, Mom, is it true that Teacher Li said his basic combat tactics are among the top ten in China?"

"It's true, Li Siyuan isn't very talented and can only stay at the fourth rank without being able to break through. So he has studied basic combat techniques for nearly 20 years. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that his basic combat techniques are among the top ten in China."

"However, his method is only effective against lower-rank martial artists. After reaching the fourth rank, they will cultivate mid-rank combat techniques, and the power of those mid-rank combat techniques is far superior to that of basic and low-rank combat techniques."

"So Li Siyuan is now in a limbo, and can only stay at Donglin University to teach students."

"Is that so? Then why isn't Teacher Li, who has reached the fourth rank, studying mid-rank martial arts techniques?"

"Li Siyuan's fourth-rank skill was achieved through a lot of resources and time, but he didn't have much combat aura at all. Cultivating mid-rank combat techniques was also a lot of work for little gain, so he gave up."

……

After dinner, I returned to the martial arts training room.

Lu Hao took out a large basin, filled it with water, and then prepared to practice his stance training.

This was taught to him by Li Siyuan. If he wanted to break through to the "Standing in the Void" realm in his stance training, he needed to practice treading water. He would reach the "Standing in the Void" realm when he could tread water up to his knees and adjust his center of gravity so that he wouldn't fall into the water.

Just like the water-skimming skills in the movies.

As soon as Lu Hao stepped onto the platform, before he could even begin practicing the stance, he fell into the basin, getting completely soaked. He took off his wet clothes and continued trying to practice the stance.

After all, stance training is fundamental.