Huo Yuanjia
01-Died mysteriously
In 2006, the movie "Huo Yuanjia " starring Jet Li became popular all over the country. Anyone who has watched the movie will be moved by the chivalrous spirit and national spirit of "The Hero of Jinmen" Huo Yuanjia.
During the competition with the Japanese, Huo Yuanjia was secretly poisoned by the Japanese in his tea and died on the ring. Huo Yuanjia's death was tragic and tragic. This ending filled the audience with indignation and made them unable to let it go for a long time. The processing of
film art requires this kind of effect. Just imagine, if Huo Yuanjia died on the hospital bed, would he still be the hero of Jinmen in people's minds? Huo Yuanjia must die vigorously.
If someone says that Huo Yuanjia died of illness, can everyone accept it? In 1922, Pingjiang Buxiaosheng, a contemporary of Huo Yuanjia, wrote the martial arts novel "The Legend of Modern Chivalrous Heroes", which tells the chivalrous stories of Tan Sitong, Big Sword King Wu, Huo Yuanjia, Nong Jinsun and others. .
According to the description in the novel, Huo Yuanjia did have a martial arts contest with the Japanese. The martial arts contest was won, but Huo Yuanjia fell ill. The Japanese introduced a doctor named Akino to treat him. He took the medicine prescribed by Akino, but instead of getting better, his condition worsened to the point where he vomited blood and died of the illness.
The basis for the creation of the novel comes from the following passage:
"(Japanese) Zhilishi (Huo Yuanjia) was suffering from choking, and recommended his comrade doctor Akino to treat the choking. Luxi was straightforward and accepted it without any doubt. At that time, Luxi Just as the Jingwu Gymnastics Association was being established, the spirit of the warrior returned to Daoshan within ten days. The morning after the warrior's death, the wild rats returned to the cave. "It is also a medicine for the lungs."
This record comes from "The Book of Jingwu" in 1919. Huo Yuanjia died mysteriously. Can his disciples not suspect that it was the Japanese? The fact that Japanese doctors poisoned people in the name of diagnosis and treatment proved that Huo Yuanjia was poisoned to death. However, there is no record of what "chronic bad lung medicine" is.
If Fearless didn’t take Japanese medicine, wouldn’t he be fine? What disease did Huo Yuanjia suffer from?
One of the early founders of the Jingwu Gymnastics Association, Chen Gongzhe, recalled that Huo Yuanjia originally suffered from hemoptysis and had frequent attacks. Japanese doctors sold medicine to Huo Yuanjia, saying that it could treat hemoptysis and cure lung diseases. After Yuan Jia bought it and took it, his condition became serious.
Huo Yuanjia practiced Qigong when he was a boy. He "swallowed air horizontally and damaged his lungs", which resulted in hemoptysis and a sallow complexion, so he was known as the "yellow-faced tiger". These symptoms showed that Huo Yuanjia was suffering from "tuberculosis", which was an incurable disease at the time, and the only way to get this disease was death.
Chen Gongzhe was Huo Yuanjia's best friend during his lifetime, and what he said is more credible. According to Chen Gongzhe, although Huo Yuanjia took Japanese medicine, he did not agree with the "poisoning theory." Huo Yuanjia's condition suddenly worsened and he died, not because he was poisoned.
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After Huo Yuanjia passed away, the Jingwu Gymnastics Association held a grand funeral for him. Initially Huo Yuanjia was buried in a cemetery in the northern suburbs of Shanghai; a year later, his brother Huo Yuanqing, son Huo Dongge and apprentice Liu Zhensheng escorted his coffin back to Tianjin and was buried in the Huo family's ancestral grave.
Huo Yuanjia's soul returned to his hometown. Huo Yuanqing's son Huo Dongfu recalled: "When my uncle's coffin arrived in Tianjin, there was a sensation in Tianjin. Thousands of villagers came out to greet them and everyone cried."
Huo Yuanjia is A patriotic martial artist who is very popular in Tianjin. So what kind of person is the real Huo Yuanjia? Did he defeat foreign strongmen and Japanese samurai like in the movie?
02-Heroic Boy
On January 18, 1868, Huo Yuanjia was born into a civilian family in Xiaonanhe Village, Jinghai, Tianjin. His father, Horn, is the successor of Mizong Quan and has outstanding martial arts skills. He often travels in and out of Guandong as a bodyguard for merchants, and is quite famous in the martial arts world.
The Huo family has three children, the eldest Huo Yuandong, the second child Huo Yuanjia, and the third child Huo Yuanqing. Huo Yuanjia was frail and sickly since he was a child, and his father Huo Endi prohibited him from practicing martial arts.
People who walk in the rivers and lakes have fists and feet but no eyesight. His father was worried that Huo Yuanjia was weak and would not be able to practice martial arts well. Instead, he would be injured and the Huo family's signboard would be smashed. He had no choice but to let him study with peace of mind and find a stable way out in the future.
My elder brother and younger brother can both practice martial arts, why can’t I? Huo Yuanjia, who was resolute by nature, was not convinced, so he would practice martial arts secretly if he was not allowed to do so. He secretly determined that he must practice hard and not be a weak and incompetent person.
There is a jujube forest at the west end of the village, which is a cemetery. Few people usually go there. While the brothers were practicing martial arts, Huo Yuanjia lay down in the crack of the door and peeked. He memorized each move in his mind, and then ran to the depths of the jujube forest alone to practice hard.
There is no airtight wall in the world. As time passed, Huo Yuanjia's martial arts training reached his father's ears. Horndi was very angry and reprimanded him severely, and he was not allowed to practice martial arts anymore. But Huo Yuanjia still secretly learned martial arts and worked harder than the other brothers.
One day in October 1890, a man named Du Yuquan came to the gym to compete with Master Huo. The three sons of the Huo family have already established their own family, so of course they can't let outsiders run wild. Huo Yuandong, the best in martial arts, stepped forward and started fighting with the stranger.
This Du Yuquan is no ordinary person, he actually defeated the eldest and third eldest son of the Huo family. The 22-year-old Huo Yuanjia handed over his hand and asked Senior Du for advice. Unexpectedly, he gained the upper hand and defeated Du Yuquan.
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This scene surprised everyone present. Since then, Huo Yuanjia's reputation has spread. Huo Endi was no longer stubborn and officially included Huo Yuanjia as a disciple of Mizong Quan.
Although the Huo family is a martial arts family, they are not rich and powerful, they are just ordinary farmers. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, life was difficult for ordinary people, and the Huo family was no exception.
Huo Yuanjia cuts and sells firewood every day, and occasionally does part-time work for others. At that time, there were many martial arts practitioners like him, and his reputation as a "Jinmen Hero" could not be compared to him.
In the twelfth lunar month of 1895, Huo Yuanjia went to Tianjin Wei with a load of firewood, preparing to exchange some money for the New Year. As a result, he encountered a group of local gangsters who wanted to collect protection money. How could the young and energetic Huo Yuanjia be willing to be so angry?
He pulled out his pole and was about to start a fight with the group, when someone shouted "Stop". The visitor was Shopkeeper Feng from Foot Shop, which was very influential in Tianjin at that time. Shopkeeper Feng spoke, and the gangsters dispersed.
The storm subsided in this way, and Huo Yuanjia was very grateful to Shopkeeper Feng. Shopkeeper Feng hopes that Huo Yuanjia can do things for him, and he takes a fancy to Huo Yuanjia's kung fu. Huo Yuanjia couldn't make up his mind, so he excused himself: "I still have an old father at home, so I need to go home and discuss it before making a decision."
Huo Yuanjia was already married and had children, and his life was very difficult. His wife, children, and children also had to eat. So he discussed with his father and went to Tianjin to work for Shopkeeper Feng to make a living. When he arrived in Tianjin, Huo Yuanjia was highly regarded by shopkeeper Feng and became the acting shopkeeper of the foot shop. After
entered the foot business, Huo Yuanjia knew what kind of business they were doing. The so-called foot soldiers are thugs who act as agents of the government to manage markets and docks and extort farmers and traders. Those who work in the footwear industry are all desperadoes.
After Huo Yuanjia took over the business, he was very dissatisfied with his subordinates' methods of oppressing the people. He directly waived some "exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes" that could not be collected.
As a result, at the end of the year, the bank could not pay the taxes it owed the government. Shopkeeper Feng and his gang hated Huo Yuanjia and colluded with the government to imprison him. A man named Nong Jinsun actually paid to redeem Huo Yuanjia.
Nong Jinsun
03 - The Great Hero
Who is this Nong Jinsun? The shopkeeper of Huaiqing Pharmacy outside Beimen City had studied in Japan in his early years and was quite knowledgeable. While studying abroad, Nong Jinsun got acquainted with revolutionary Chen Qimei and others; after returning to China, he inherited the Huaiqing pharmacy left by his father, ostensibly doing business, and secretly helping the revolutionary party.
Nong Jinsun likes to get acquainted with righteous men in the world. Huo Yuanjia got acquainted with him after arriving in Tianjin, and the two hit it off. When he could no longer walk, Huo Yuanjia went to Huaiqing Pharmacy to help. In his free time, he chatted with Nong Jinsun and competed in martial arts.
Nong Jinsun was knowledgeable and patriotic. He was extremely angry at the incompetence of the Qing court and the greed of the great powers. When Huo Yuanjia listened to Nong Jinsun's speech, he found it very novel and admired him very much. With the help of Nong Jinsun, Huo Yuanjia broadened his horizons, increased his knowledge, and inspired his patriotism and ambition to serve the country.
Through Nong Jinsun, Huo Yuanjia got acquainted with the famous "Big Sword King Five" in the martial arts. Dadao Wangwu's real name is Wang Zhengyi, his ancestral home is Cangzhou, Hebei. He is known as the "Guandong Hero" in the world. He opened a Yuanshun escort agency in Beijing and often traveled to Guandong.
In September 1898, the Reform Movement of 1898 failed, and Tan Siping, one of the Six Gentlemen of 1898, was beheaded at Caishikou outside Xuanwumen. 王五 was heartbroken after learning about it. In order to inherit Tan Sitong's legacy and take revenge, he organized personnel to assassinate senior officials of the Qing court many times.
When Huo Yuanjia met Wang Wu, Wang Wu was taking refuge in Tianjin, and the two became good friends at first sight. Soon after, Wang Wu was arrested and imprisoned, and was handed over to the Eight-Power Allied Forces by the Qing government. Wang Wu died heroically at the age of 56. Wang Wu's head was hung on the city gate tower for public display.
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Huo Yuanjia learned that Wang Wu had been killed, so he came alone and took off Wang Wu's head for burial at night. The great hero serves the country and the people. The tragic death of Da Dao Wang Wu greatly touched Huo Yuanjia, and he began to think about the deeper issues of saving the country and the people.
Witnessing all kinds of brutal acts by the great powers, Huo Yuanjia could not calm down for a long time. He realized that no matter how strong an individual is, it is useless. Only when the whole people is strong can a country have hope. He wrote a couplet in front of his door: "Only one who is friendly to one's hometown is a hero, and one who competes with foreign nations is a hero" to encourage himself.
It can be said that Nong Jinsun was the enlightener of Huo Yuanjia's revolutionary thoughts. Under the influence of Nong Jinsun, he learned about the root causes of corruption in the Qing court and the ambitions of the great powers, and strengthened his belief in martial arts to save the country.
Huo Yuanjia made up his mind to train Xiang Yong and decided to break the rule of "Huo Jia Quan is passed on internally but not externally". He stated his idea to his father and received support. He was finally able to open a gym and teach apprentices, teaching the family's unique skill "Mizong Fist" to more people.
Nong Jinsun helped Huo Yuanjia a lot during the period of opening the library and teaching apprentices. It was at this time that Zhang Wenda, Liu Zhensheng and others became Huo Yuanjia's disciples.
04- Showing off in the arena
In the movie "Huo Yuanjia", he competed with foreign strongmen many times. Is it true?
The first time Huo Yuanjia competed with foreigners was in 1901. A Russian who calls himself "the world's strongest man" posted an advertisement on the door of Tianjin Theater, claiming to be "invincible in fighting all over China". After Huo Yuanjia saw the flyer, he was furious: "A foreign entertainer can utter such arrogant words. It is really deceiving!"
Accompanied by Nong Jinsun and his apprentice Liu Zhensheng, he came to the entrance of Tianjin Theater and planned to teach him a lesson. Look at this Russian. The strongman, covered with muscles, performs on the stage bending iron plates and breaking iron chains with his bare hands. After the performance, he said arrogantly: "Who dares to come up and compete with me?"
Huo Yuanjia jumped onto the ring. Hercules was shocked. He did not expect that someone would actually stand up. Under Nong Jinsun's arrangement, he found a notary and made an agreement with the Russian Hercules to decide the outcome the next day.
When the Russian strongman heard that the person challenging him was Huo Yuanjia, he did not dare to challenge him. He hurriedly packed his luggage and left Tianjin in despair the next day. The news of scaring off the Russian strongman spread like wildfire, and Fearless became famous far and wide.
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The second time Huo Yuanjia fought with foreigners was in 1910. A British strongman named Opin came to Shanghai, set up a ring in Zhangyuan , and published a newspaper to challenge the Chinese. Faced with the blatant provocation, Shanghainese people were very angry but had no countermeasures.
Although Shanghai has a prosperous culture, there are no martial artists with strong martial arts skills. Chen Qimei thought of Huo Yuanjia, who was well-known in Tianjin, and wrote a telegram inviting Huo Yuanjia to come to Shanghai to face Opiyin and win glory for the nation.
After receiving the telegram, Huo Yuanjia did not hesitate and came to Shanghai with his apprentice Liu Zhensheng and others under the arrangement of Nong Jinsun.Huo Yuanjia published a statement in the newspaper:
"The world ridicules our country as a country of sick men. I am a sick man in the country of sick men. I am willing to give it a try with the strong men in the world. I specialize in recruiting foreign strongmen. Although they are made of steel and iron, I have nothing to worry about!"
The newspaper published it, causing a sensation throughout Shanghai. People rushed to tell each other, hoping that Huo Yuanjia could defeat Opin and give Shanghai people a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, on the day of the competition, Opiyin did not show up and ran away overnight. Fearless scared away the British strongman, and the whole Shanghai beach was boiling. Although the battle did not start, Huo Yuanjia became famous and became a household name and praised by everyone as the "Hero of Jinmen".
Although Huo Yuanjia has never fought against foreign strongmen in the ring, his two "subjugations without fighting" can be regarded as a boost to the national ambition.
People in Shanghai were looking forward to it, but it seemed a bit regretful that they did not see the "Jinmen Hero" show off his real skills. So Huo Yuanjia and his disciples performed some martial arts performances, which set off a craze for martial arts practice in Shanghai.
Together, Huo Yuanjia and Nong Jinsunyi might as well take advantage of the situation and open a martial arts gym in Shanghai. This plan coincides with Chen Qimei's idea. Together they are planning to set up a martial arts organization to cultivate talents for the revolution.
In June 1910, Huo Yuanjia, Nong Jinsun and Chen Qimei hit it off and established China's first non-governmental sports organization "China Jingwu Gymnastics Association", with Nong Jinsun as the president and Huo Yuanjia as the coach.
In order to save the country and the people, Huo Yuanjia broke family rules and changed Mizong Quan to "Mizong Art", improving some fancy routines and making martial arts more practical.
Jingwu Gymnastics Club
05-Died Young
Just three months after the establishment of the Jingwu Gymnastics Club, Huo Yuanjia, who was only 42 years old, died young.
The Japanese Judo Club was very dissatisfied when they learned that Huo Yuanjia had defeated two strong men from Russia and Britain and founded the Jingwu Gymnastics Club. So they selected dozens of masters and made a special trip to Shanghai to challenge Huo Yuanjia.
After the two parties met, a notary was selected and the competition took place at the judo venue set up by Japanese overseas Chinese in Hongkou.
Huo Yuanjia asked his apprentice Liu Zhensheng to take the lead. He told him: "We don't know what judo is yet. You can first use tactics to lure the enemy, watch their movements, and then change offense to defense, use silence to stop, and look for opportunities to win. "
Liu Zhensheng kept this in mind, and after coming on the field, he didn't take action and just went to that station. His stance skills are profound, and he is as motionless as Mount Tai when he stands there. Seeing Liu Zhensheng's appearance, the Japanese athletes thought they had an opportunity and swooped over to grab Liu Zhensheng's lapel, trying to knock him down.
Liu Zhensheng remained unmoved. The Japanese side had no choice but to send its strongest men into battle. As soon as this team member got up, he put his feet under Liu Zhensheng's crotch, trying to knock him down. Liu Zhensheng saw the right moment and kicked the opponent to the ground, unable to move. In this way, Liu Zhensheng defeated five Japanese players in a row.
The Japanese team leader was very angry when he saw his team members suffered a disastrous defeat, and wanted to fight Fearless by name. Huo Yuanjia stood up. Although the Japanese team leader was very skilled, after a few moves with Huo Yuanjia, his steps were messy and exposed flaws. Fearless made a feint and broke the arm bone of the Japanese leader with an elbow.
In this martial arts competition, the Jingwu Gymnastics Club won a great victory. The Japanese held a banquet afterwards to entertain Huo Yuanjia and others. During the dinner, I heard that Huo Yuanjia was suffering from a cough, so he introduced a doctor named Qiu Ye to treat him. Huo Yuanjia was open-minded and readily agreed and was admitted to Qiuye Hospital in Baidu Bridge, Hongkou.
However, after Huo Yuanjia took the medicine prescribed by Akino, instead of improving, his condition worsened rapidly and he vomited blood many times. On September 14, 1910, Huo Yuanjia, who was in his prime, passed away with regret.
Huo Dongge
After Huo Yuanjia's death, the Jingwu Gymnastics Association he founded was on the verge of dissolution, and Nong Jinsun struggled to support it. Huo Yuanjia's second son Huo Dongge is only 16 years old. In order to inherit his father's legacy, he came to Shanghai from Tianjin to serve as a coach and will carry forward the Jingwu Gymnastics Club in the future.
Huo Yuanjia is a patriotic martial artist. When the Qing court was corrupt and weak and the great powers were eyeing him, the patriots fought hard and told each other.In the face of foreign challenges, he stood up many times to defend the dignity of the nation.
He was upright and founded the Jingwu Gymnastics Association. He did not hesitate to teach Huo Jiaquan to others, and advocated the Jingwu spirit of "patriotism, self-cultivation, justice, and helping others" and "strengthening the country, the people, and the body."
One year after Huo Yuanjia's death, in 1911, the Wuchang Uprising fired the first shot of the revolution. The magnificent Xinhai Revolution brought the corrupt and incompetent Qing government to its end.
In 1920, on the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Jingwu Association, Mr. Sun Yat-sen highly praised Huo Yuanjia's courage to "protect the country and strengthen the species with force" and wrote the four characters "Martial Spirit" in his own hand to commemorate Huo Yuanjia. The four words "martial spirit" must not be thrown away at any time!
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