Siheyuan: Back to 1950, I Mastered Martial Arts from the Start

Sun Jianguo unexpectedly transmigrated to the 1950s, where fate made him a resident of a Beijing courtyard home. Orphaned at a young age, he learned early how hard life could be. Fortunately, he got into a machinery factory and learned repair work, gaining a trade that could keep him afloat in those times. He thought his life would pass quietly in poverty, with that mountain of hardship blocking every road to happiness and success. But a chance encounter completely changed the course of his life. By accident, he came into contact with Chinese martial arts, as if a ray of light had suddenly appeared in the darkness. From then on, he plunged into their wondrous world and began a life of a very different kind. “Ten years of Taiji before you dare leave home; one year of Bajiquan and you can kill a man!” Sun Jianguo understood the profound depth and formidable power of Chinese martial arts, and he studied them diligently, practicing day and night. Taiji’s ability to overcome hardness with softness and Bajiquan’s fierce, explosive force gradually became one in him. He could often be seen in a corner of the courtyard or among the trees at dawn, every movement displaying the spirit of Chinese martial arts.