Once Johnny mastered the core concept of punching with force, all subsequent teaching and training became incredibly smooth.
However, when it came to teaching Martial Arts, Tom began to feel troubled again.
"Should I teach you Wing Chun, or Jeet Kune Do? Or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? These three are what I specialize in. I've also dabbled in some other minor boxing styles. After all, once you grasp the method of exerting force, everything else is just a matter of integrating it all."
This time, it was Tom's turn to be stumped.
She herself focused on Martial Arts, and she was a Martial Arts instructor; after all, her family's fortune was built on Wing Chun.
But Johnny was different; he was an assassin. Martial Arts wasn't his primary focus; it was more for handling unexpected situations.
What kind of boxing style would suit him?
Tom suddenly thought of her father, but her father and Johnny weren't entirely comparable, as her father's style was also quite eclectic.
Seeing Tom's dilemma, Johnny roughly guessed what she was thinking.
"Don't overthink it. My main deficiencies are reaction speed and the ability to subdue an enemy. As long as these two problems are solved, nothing else matters."
Johnny offered his suggestion, but Tom merely rolled her eyes at him. "Do you think I don't know that? But the problem is, what suits you best is what's best."
After much thought, Tom decided to teach Johnny Jeet Kune Do.
After all, Jeet Kune Do's philosophical core is based on Taoist thought, advocating "using no way as way, having no limitation as limitation."
Her grandmaster, Bruce Lee, believed that Martial Arts should break free from formal constraints, pursuing the free expression of "formlessness and stylelessness," emphasizing "all methods return to one," and integrating the essence of Eastern and Western Martial Arts with philosophical thought.
Its core is "the method of intercepting the opponent's incoming punch," which achieves efficient counter-attack through simultaneous offense and defense.
"When the enemy attacks, I attack; when the enemy moves, I move," emphasizes shortening attack distance, saving time, and suppressing the opponent with "preemptive action."
Jeet Kune Do discards complex routines, pursuing a "simple, direct, and unconventional" fighting method. It adopts the tactic of "simultaneous defense and offense," where defense and counter-attack are synchronized.
In layman's terms, it means acting after the enemy makes a move, but arriving before them.
Even if you strike faster than me, I can still take you down first.
Having made her decision, Tom immediately began explaining the core concepts of Jeet Kune Do to Johnny, and demonstrated how Jeet Kune Do works.
Unconsciously, two hours passed, and Johnny listened extremely attentively, following Tom's movements.
Tom finally stopped, wiping the slight sweat from her forehead. Her gaze towards Johnny held a hint of admiration.
Honestly, a prodigy like Johnny is the kind of student every Martial Arts practitioner dreams of having.
High talent, diligent, and hardworking—where could one find such a disciple?
But unfortunately, Tom couldn't take Johnny as a disciple.
This was merely instruction between friends.
"For the next few days, you will spar with me until I deem you ready to 'graduate,'" Tom told Johnny, then grabbed his clothes and walked outside.
After Johnny put on all his gear, he also left the underground boxing arena.
Back home, Johnny finally felt a little tired.
Not to mention how arduous and troublesome missions were, just a few hours of practice that afternoon made Johnny feel a bit strained.
To be honest, his physique was already a bit abnormal, but compared to John, compared to Kincaid, he was still far behind, yet he was much stronger than a normal person.
But these were also things Johnny had trained himself, and had nothing to do with talent.
Looking at the text displayed in the bottom right corner, Johnny was very satisfied.
[Jeet Kune Do: Lv1 (68/100)]
Although he didn't have a cheat, this numerical feedback was indeed very useful.
But from now on, he would have to rely on his own practice.
The tricky thing about Jeet Kune Do is that it cannot be practiced alone; it requires someone to constantly feed him moves.
The basic stage of Jeet Kune Do can be practiced alone, but advanced combat ability relies on two-person interaction.
Basic physical conditioning includes: running, skipping rope, push-ups, sit-ups, squats, leg presses, waist rotations, etc., to comprehensively improve cardiovascular and muscular strength.
Each training method corresponds to a type of enhancement, which is also what Johnny needed. So, after summarizing for a while at home, Johnny began skipping rope and doing push-ups.
He scientifically allocated his required exercise volume and training amount, and once each practice reached a certain level, the corresponding proficiency would pop up.
Johnny could quickly grasp the core data of this exercise through these positive and negative proficiency feedbacks.
Imagine, every action could reach the level of an effective action; this is not a problem that talent alone can solve.
After a period of practice, Johnny also felt tired, so he ordered takeout, ate dinner, took a shower, and then fell asleep.
Meanwhile, at New York International Airport, a private jet slowly landed. A slightly disheveled man was standing in the airport's VIP lounge.
This man was the same man Johnny had encountered that afternoon.
After seeing the plane land, he slowly walked through the exclusive aisle to the small private jet.
The crew members apparently recognized him and welcomed him onto the plane.
Immediately after, the private jet slowly turned around and ascended again.
In the cabin, several flight attendants came over to groom the man's hair.
The man remained unmoved, simply sitting quietly on the leather sofa, leaning back, his gaze fixed on the sofa in front of him.
"So, what exactly happened?" the man asked very calmly.
The man sitting opposite him had a small mustache. He looked at the man calmly and spoke softly, "There's a rather tricky case that needs your help to solve. Otherwise, the London police's reputation will be ruined."
Upon hearing the words of the man opposite him, the man merely gave him a faint glance. "Don't come to me with simple cases; I'm not interested."
"Moriarty has appeared."
The man only said this one sentence, which immediately piqued his interest. "More details, Mycroft, you know."
"Recently, several extremely heinous crimes have occurred in London, but we can't find what caused them, and no traces were left at the scene. However, we have reason to suspect that this is Moriarty's doing."
The man named Mycroft casually stated the information he knew. "You've been missing for so long; it's time to return to the public eye."
The man sat on the sofa, his elbows resting on his knees, hands clasped over his nose, his gaze still deeply fixed on Mycroft in front of him.
"Let me think, let me think. If it were just ordinary cases, you wouldn't come to me so openly, nor would you be so anxious. This proves that these cases must be very tricky and have extremely severe impacts. Only in such circumstances would you think of me, as your capabilities are insufficient to solve this problem, but the public expects you to solve it..."
He quickly analyzed the entire chain of events, combining what Mycroft had told him. This was not difficult for him.
Then he held out his hand.
Mycroft was stunned, a question mark slowly floating above his head.
"Give me your phone!"
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