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Chapter 244 - 221: How Can the Descendants of Yanhuang Fall Behind Others?

Chapter 244: Chapter 221: How Can the Descendants of Yanhuang Fall Behind Others?

On September 15th, at the UFC Training Center, Wu Li appeared on time in the training hall, which relieved Danny who had been worried that Wu might take another day off.

Today was the last day of comprehensive strength training, and they were going to start group sparring tomorrow.

Wu Li continued to instruct the students in the technique of powering from the spine, not just his own group but also Floreson’s group. This impartial approach filled everyone with gratitude towards Wu Li. Moreover, using the techniques Wu taught for the strength training exercises indeed yielded better results.

"Wu Li."

During a break, Chen Gang called Wu Li over with a somewhat complicated expression.

"What’s up?"

"You mentoring on TUF has caused a sensation back home," Chen Gang said.

"Oh." Wu Li nodded, "And so?"

Since Wu started live streaming in the United States, due to the time difference, the number of people watching daily had noticeably decreased, thus the level of attention Seeking Martial Arts received back home had also reduced slightly. That was until the news of Wu Li becoming a mentor on TUF returned to China; after simmering for a day, it once again sparked a great deal of attention and discussion.

On one hand, everyone felt extremely proud of Wu Li for becoming a mentor as a Chinese person, while on the other hand, some people felt it was inappropriate for Wu to so readily teach foreigners some of the core power-generating techniques of Traditional Martial Arts.

"Everyone’s proud of you for being a mentor and they are proud of you, but there is some controversy over you teaching core power-generating techniques to other students," Chen Gang articulated.

Wu Li smiled, "What controversy?"

Chen Gang glanced at his tablet: "Some netizens feel that Chinese people are naturally physically weaker than those from Western countries, and now that you’ve passed on these technical skills, won’t our country’s fighters be without any advantage in the ring? Some even think your actions amount to being a traitor."

"Ha?" Wu Li couldn’t help but laugh, "Why are there weight classes in ring fights? It’s to minimize the physical differences between the fighters as much as possible, so that everyone competes in a relatively fair environment, based on skill, will, experience, and tactics."

"The fighting techniques abroad mostly use Ming Jin, and what I’ve taught them uses Dark Force as the main way to generate power. If we’re talking about fighting in the ring, both have their own advantages and there is no superiority. I’ve merely given them another option. So even if I pass these technical skills on, it won’t affect the fairness of competition in the ring. If some people think that learning these techniques will give them a huge advantage in the ring, they are mistaken. What truly determines the outcome of a fight has never been a certain technique, but the person - your talent, will, and the effort you put in!"

"As for being a traitor, that’s even more far-fetched. If this were the era of cold weapons, indeed these matters should be kept secret. However, this is the 21st century, where countries don’t compete in this way. In the age of information explosion, anyone who really wants to find what I teach can do so online - does that make someone a traitor?"

Chen Gang nodded, "There’s also a segment of netizens who feel that such content should not be taught so easily. Some overseas Chinese running Martial Arts Halls may rely on this knowledge for their livelihood, and by making this core content public, you could affect their business."

Wu Li said: "First off, everyone thinks what I’m teaching is too easy, as if just by sharing it, others can watch, know, and learn it, but that’s not the case. Even with Ming Jin, which emphasizes external body movements, being taught hands-on versus learning from a video yield very different results. Not to mention Dark Force, which focuses more on internal changes in muscles and bones."

"Without someone who has truly mastered Dark Force, like myself, to help manipulate the spine and correct movements bit by bit, learning from videos alone can lead to problems for even the most extraordinary genius. So me revealing the core power-generating techniques of Traditional Martial Arts will not harm the business of those overseas Martial Arts Halls but will instead make many who watched the video and became interested in Chinese Martial Arts sign up to learn at these Halls. In other words, I’m essentially advertising for them, and they should be thanking me."

A smile appeared on Chen Gang’s face; he had only received feedback from China about Wu Li this morning and had planned to talk to Wu after today’s training to discuss how to respond. However, as many netizens in the live chat were mentioning it, he couldn’t ignore it and had to bring it up. Fortunately, Wu Li’s response was as strong as ever, never disappointing, whether in action or in words.

"Lastly, I’d like to share something heartfelt with everyone."

Wu Li looked into the camera with a sincere expression, "Our Traditional Martial Arts have declined to this point, where even passing it on is difficult. We should think more about how to develop it, rather than how to hoard it."

"Why did I gather so many masters practicing Traditional Martial Arts to discuss how to improve Traditional Martial Arts? It’s because I want Traditional Martial Arts to have a place in the ring, to let more people know about it through competition, attract more people to learn it, study it, and develop it."

"Take Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for example. It used to be a very niche Martial Art, known and practiced by very few. It was the Gracie family who used Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to achieve world-renowned success in Mixed Martial Arts rings, showing fighters worldwide its value and practicality. That’s why more and more people are learning and researching it. Today, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is world-famous, and a majority of Mixed Martial Arts fighters are practicing it. Many of UFC’s legendary fighters specialize in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu."

"Now, I’ve gathered a group of people to refine our Traditional Martial Arts, aiming to give it the same possibilities Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu had in the ring. As more and more fighters see its value and unique advantages, and someone tastes success with our Traditional Martial Arts in the ring, more and more people will actively learn and study it, just like when Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu first appeared in the UFC."

Wu stood in front of the camera, his voice rising, "I hope that one day Chinese Martial Arts can be as esteemed as today’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, and perhaps even achieve a higher status!"

"Moreover, let’s be open about this. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, Muay Thai, Judo... These Martial Arts all openly teach their core techniques; they don’t hide anything, hoping that more and more people learn them. Why can’t we do the same? Even if these TUF students learn our power generation techniques, what then? If they want to perform well in the ring, they’ll still need to learn our fighting style, to use Traditional Martial Arts techniques. In that case, even if they beat our fighters using them, aren’t they winning with our Martial Arts?"

"When the day comes that a foreign fighter uses Chinese Martial Arts to defeat our own in the ring, we should be proud, because the whole world is learning Chinese Martial Arts! And at the same time, we should be filled with fighting spirit, because as descendants of Yanhuang, how can we fall behind others?"

After finishing his speech, Wu nodded to Chen Gang, turned, and walked back to the training area. The short break was over, and training had resumed.

"Exactly! What decides the outcome of a match has always been the fighter themselves. Jordan’s techniques are no secret, anyone can learn them, but why did Kobe learn them the best? Because he had talent and he worked hard!"

"I think it makes sense. Our Traditional Martial Arts are struggling to be passed on. If one day we could achieve what Wu is talking about, letting all fighters worldwide study and learn, that would be a proud and history-making achievement."

"I feel Wu has truly put his heart into promoting and developing our Traditional Martial Arts. Can you believe some people are calling him a traitor?"

"He’s just teaching power generation techniques, not lethal moves. Which country’s Martial Arts are kept secret? It’s as if they’re some big secret when in reality, a simple online search yields plenty of resources. Still, you have to go to a Martial Arts Hall to learn them properly."

"If it wasn’t for Wu, how many people would know that those techniques are so useful? How many would know that Chinese Martial Arts could be such a great help in UFC tryouts? I think Wu is right, those Chinese Martial Arts Halls overseas should be thankful to him."

...

Chen Gang looked at the comments in the live stream and smiled. He knew that after Wu’s words were broadcast today, it wouldn’t be long before the domestic public opinion would change.

...

That night, the number one trending topic on Hua Country’s Weibo was: How can the descendants of Yanhuang fall behind others?

Clicking on it brought up Wu’s live stream video, with the comments overwhelmingly in agreement.

Mo Yin didn’t even need mentioning; it had practically become Wu’s home ground online. As soon as Wu had any news, the hot topic would immediately shift to him, and Mo Yin’s backend would actively promote related short videos, prioritizing them near the top.

With Wu’s rising popularity, Mo Yin’s traffic grew, and the attention to ’Seeking Martial Arts’ also increased. Mo Yin had made a killing with the live variety show ’Seeking Martial Arts,’ and the cooperation with Qi City TV Station to broadcast it was regarded as Mo Yin’s most successful contract in the past three years!

For Wu, what he had publicized from the beginning was the promotion of Chinese Martial Arts, fighting competitions, opening Martial Arts Halls, rallying masters of Traditional Martial Arts to improve the art, and now coming to the United States, participating in the UFC, and mentoring at TUF, teaching Chinese Martial Arts. He let outstanding fighters from all over the world experience the value and advantages of Chinese Martial Arts.

Now, nearly all his fellow countrymen who knew him believed that promoting Chinese Martial Arts was not just talk – Wu was actually taking steps to achieve it!

Next, Wu’s task was to achieve universally recognized success.

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