He is not only a martial arts star, but also China's last "sword saint": Yu Chenghui, the master of two-handed swords

In Chinese culture, in fact, "Xia" is a very "Chinese" concept. "Xia" was born from ancient Chinese classics, and has also been given many Chinese cultural meanings with the development of history.

Among them, martial arts is an important part. Even if you haven't read real martial arts novels, you must have seen some film and television works adapted from martial arts novels. Affected by the martial arts culture, many people have a dream of being a "hero" in their hearts. The great poet Li Bai once portrayed a martial arts heroic image in the poem

"White Horse Chapter"

, and entrusted his dream of being a knight.

For martial arts practitioners, the dream of a "hero" is also deeply imprinted in their bones. For thousands of years in Yangyang Huaxia, everyone does not mention the martial arts that have emerged from ancient times to the present. Today we are going to talk about the "Generation Sword Sage", "Two-handed Sword" master-Yu Chenghui.

Generation Master, Yu Chenghui

武学程

At first, Yu Chenghui was born in an ordinary family in Penglai, Yantai, Shandong, due to his nature. Naughty and combative, he often calls himself a hero, and often beats other children to cry. Children from all over the world will run away watching the wind when they see him. Encountering such a careless child, Yu Chenghui's parents sent him to Qingdao to study martial arts at the age of 12 in order to temper his temperament and began his martial arts career.

may also benefit from his nature, and he practiced martial arts diligently and solidly in martial arts school. When he was in the sports team, he was the most annoyed of adding somersaults to his routines, and his favorite was the "strength" explained by the teacher. Later, when he was 21 years old, he participated in the Qingdao City Martial Arts Competition and won the all-around championship in one fell swoop. After some leadership communication and mobilization, he was elected to the martial arts team of Shandong Sports Institute. Because of his obsession with martial arts for many years, his martial arts became more and more exquisite. When participating in martial arts competitions in East China, they won the championship with a set of "drunken swords". Perhaps, sometimes the life of a famous artist is destined to encounter ups and downs. In a training session, he accidentally injured his leg. Yu Chenghui, who was unable to stay in the martial arts team, had to retire early. After that, he transferred to the state-owned factory Shandong Huangtai Paper Machinery Factory to arrange office work such as a statistician.

But martial arts practitioners love to challenge difficulties by nature. Although they can't practice martial arts anymore, Yu Chenghui still actively applied to work as a heavy lifter with higher difficulty. After a period of groping for lifting and transporting large-scale machinery and equipment, he has undergone rigorous design preparations for each lifting and shipment. When the work is carried out, not only has it been carried out from the perfect pool, but it has become the focus of the whole factory and is often watched by onlookers. Even after many years have passed, he will often mention this triumphant thing to those around him.

is exactly this thing, let Yu Chenghui feel that although her leg injury has delayed martial arts training, how can he give up after many years of martial arts career? So he healed his wounds at ease, exchanged martial arts with other martial artists in his work and spare time, and read ancient books to study ancient two-handed swordsmanship.

Because of the "mantis boxing" in Shandong boxing, the walking spirit monkey step requires flexible waist and hip, moving hands and feet together, which is extremely suitable for two-handed sword footwork. In the following 4 years of painstaking research and continuous improvement, Yu Chenghui concluded that the two-handed sword is used as a technique of splitting, picking, and cutting. The main force is the waist, the long sword is used as a spear head, and the two hands are used as a spear. Traditional martial arts moves fixed the pattern of swordsmanship, and finally created the man-shaped "Twenty Methods of "Two-handed Swords"", and wrote an article about "Two-handed Swords" on the basis of this.

is born with three arm joints,

holds Changfeng four times.

Junruo practice two-handed swords,

first pass a major hurdle.

distinguish between main and auxiliary with dual grip,

is flexible and natural.

Only when you can get used to the sword, the

method can be used.

Skillful swordsmanship is twenty complete,

still need to pay attention to the waist step.

File the steps quickly and without gaps,

destroys the sword to life and danger.

Shocking Step Lianhuan Yaolitian,

The wind and thunderbolt with lightning.

Shenbu bumps into Linbu,

is close to swordsmanship.

a small step live double-grip sword,

virtual spirit conversion is convenient.

Step Zhongfa is close to the hand,

Helix connects in the waist.

Twist the waist and stretch the body,

The bladder is smooth and firm.

Qingshou Huangbang has dodge,

has rules and rules.

Move your arms sideways and look out,

It is difficult to put your hands far away.

occasionally has a sword to let go,

wants the fierce front to touch the horizon.

This shape and this two-handed sword,

Only the eagle eye can pass the gods.

Six steps at one glance,

Five bladder and four sections are natural.

is light but not buoyant and asks for a quick,

is heavy but not stagnant.

Fast but not chaos the law is also clear,

Slowly but never let go of the organs.

can handle freely, rigid and flexible,

must be studied together with Qi.

is full of energy and awe-inspiring,

has pure skill and no evil.

is unbiased without seeking form,

but seeking method is the source.

chasing his hand, eye, body and footwork,

should be the first according to law.

Research of Spiritual Qigong Gong,

There are pure words that can serve the sky! --------------------Yu Chenghui "Two-handed Sword and Sword Theory"

Actually, Yu Chenghui is not just a martial idiot, he has no cultural background at all. low. After completing the idea of ​​merging the mantis boxing with two-handed swords, the two-handed swordsmanship that had long been lost in China rejuvenated, this Wu Chi also wrote a poem at that time.

I have not succeeded in enlightening sword righteousness in the near midnight,

Huo Ranqi Ling's transcript is already on my chest;

Instantly hurriedly stormed into heavy rain,

Electricity struck and thunder struck a crack in the sky ;

A small insect gallops in the forest in the artistic conception,

swings the giant axe with all his strength and fights for life;

smashes the rain and mist and cuts the obstacles to find his way back,

fights against a stubborn enemy How desperate;

string of grass around the branches to transport the imaginary spirit in an ingenious manner,

hurts it first to prevent it, and then has long moved;

anti-cloud top catching cicadas,

套玉环Dissecting the liver and surviving anger;

Near the sky and run forward to break the long wind,

ride thunder and lightning across the rain and fog;

At this time,

exhibition peak,

fly Bi Lin Zhonghan Guangying,

spectrum into the mantis string forest;

Human Dao is a sword that should fly, dragon and dance phoenix,

With thunder and lightning all in it;

To succeed first Hold Changfeng,

returns to its meaning and accepts the unification of the words of the law;

Feng Yu Jingyu has stopped and clarified,

Thank God, thank God for helping me;

Want the future The ambassador Lingqiong explores the wonderland,

See the infinite and beautiful scenery in the dangerous peak. ---------------- Yu Chenghui's "Sword Enlightenment Chapter"

The "two-handed sword" created by Yu Chenghui is like a flowing water when dancing. It is dazzling, but the sword technique is different from the traditional martial arts routines. It contains practical combat techniques, which shocked the entire domestic martial arts community. In the spring of 1979, the Ningxia Wushu Team graciously invited Yu Chenghui to be the coach of the Wushu team. Yu Chenghui also cherished this hard-won job. However, because domestic martial arts masters are hard to find, and also the director of "Shaolin Temple" Zhang Xinyan who values ​​Yu Chenghui, although Yu Chenghui has repeatedly emphasized that he will return to coach the Ningxia Wushu team after performing the play. But as "Shaolin Temple" caused a sensation all over the world, Yu Chenghui's life also turned to the film and television industry. It was this turning point that made the world gradually realize this "Sword Saint"!

电影生活

In Chenghui’s film and television career, he has starred in "Shaolin Temple", "Shaolin Boy", "North and South Shaolin", "Heroes of the Yellow River", "The Legend of the East Returned Heroes", CCTV martial arts drama "The Swordsman", TV drama "The Shaolin Martial King", costume martial arts drama "Liancheng Jue", Liu Yifei's version of the TV series "The Legend of Condor Heroes", TV version of "Seven Swords Under Tianshan", " "Ma Mingfeng Xiaoxiao", "Ink Attack", TV series "Green Blood Sword", "Legend of Shaolin Temple", "Legend of Bruce Lee", "Deer and Ding Ji", "Evening Heaven and Slaying Dragon", "Li Bai", "Journey to the West", "Mu Guiying in Command", "Hot Blood Pier", "Good Work", "Langzhong Love", "The White-haired Witch's Moon Kingdom", "Four Famous Catches", and the film "Traces of the Japanese Pirates" directed by Xu Haofeng as No. 1 in Frost Leaf City The master Qiu Dongyue, and the martial arts master Kuang Yimin in "The Arrow and the White Ape".

However, among many film and television works, Yu Chenghui’s favorite is "Heroes of the Yellow River", "Traces of the Japanese Pirates" and "Arrows Willow White Ape" , Because there are more scenes showing his martial arts!

In this film, he performed the demeanor of a hero for the country and the people, and also performed the heroic courage of "A thousand miles of loneliness, a thousand gold and a promise". The image of proudly standing martial arts masters is still reflected in the hearts of many martial arts fans. The Heroes of the Yellow River is Yu Chenghui's true masterpiece, which subverts his acting career.

However, after the completion of this film, he chose to fade out of the show business. Yu Chenghui believes that the feature film is subject to various factors, and it is difficult to express his martial arts views in depth and accurately, nor can he fully demonstrate relevant research. Results.

Therefore, he has always wanted to make a documentary of his own, a short film showing his "two-handed sword" skills. "剑痴" should be a small attempt. In "Sword Madness", I introduce my own experience and disclose my sword skills. They all use poetic language, full of emotions and profound charm.

In February 2012, when director Xu Haofeng invited him to return to the big screen, he played the protagonist Qiu Dongyue in "The Trail of Japanese Invasion" . In the film, he has white hair flowing. With a long beard, he is the number one master in the world who caught fire in his backyard. After that, "Arrow Shiliu White Ape" played the role of "goods and emperors" but kept the martial arts character.

"The Yellow River Hero" was released in 1988. Yu Chenghui was nearly 50 years old when he was filming the Yellow River Hero. However, in the play, he used his superb and subtle swordsmanship to make people feel fascinated. The man and the sword have reached a high degree of unity, reaching the highest level of the unity of man and sword in the martial arts novels. After

, Yu Chenghui still used real skills when shooting the other two movies. Among them, there is a scene in "The Trail of Japanese Kou" where Yu ChenghuiThe strength in the field is the strength of Xingyiquan.

Golden Rooster Dancing Ling and Golden Rooster Dancing Ling Jin are the ideal state for all internal exercises. The power rises from between the feet, spirals upwards, and reaches both hands, expressing the combined strength of horizontal and vertical. So when this film was exhibited at the 48th Golden Horse Awards, Taiwanese film audience commented: The scene in the rice field is really too classic!

and then in "Arrows Willow White Ape" , Yu Chenghui basically showed the martial arts he had practiced in his life.

For example, hitting paper people in the temple, and fighting against people "drawing bar".

Look at "Jiner", as well as his Sun Binquan, shaking big spears, and the use of physical strength and strength. And the amazing "Back Carbine"!

When finally fighting with the protagonist Song Yang, although the opponent’s bowstring was attached to his neck, his hand had reached the opponent’s throat, and all of them showed every aspect. Martial arts skills. Yu Chenghui deliberately asked the director Xu Haofeng in the action design to record his work as comprehensively as possible. This movie is very precious, and maybe more people will discover its value in some time!

武痴

As long as you focus on one thing, your heart will be stable. If your heart is stable, you will be able to do things with ease. Unfortunately, at 20:40 on July 4, 2015, Beijing time, Yu Chenghui passed away at the age of 76. Mr. Yu Chenghui has always shown the image of "Wu Chi" to the outside world. He almost didn't enter the film and television circle because of a difference in thought, but he did not follow the path of a movie star like Jet Li. He just spends most of his life on martial arts, and regards the development of martial arts tradition as his lifelong pursuit!

Later words:

The dream of the ancient knight, the man has passed away, the hero is gone, but "wu idiot", "generation of swordsman", "generation Master" Yu Chenghui, his proud figure of Pinghe is still reflected in our minds...