A representative grandmaster of traditional martial arts from the Republic of China period. By that time, even the highest‑level grandmasters could not defeat foreign muskets and cannons, and their skills continued to decline, eventually becoming tools for scammers. This figure symbolizes the final stage of the End of Dharma Era, where extraordinary power had become so weak that it could not compete with modern weapons. The plural “Grandmasters” is used in the document but this describes a typical example.
