Confucian styles of martial arts?

Wikipedia states that Shaolinquan is a Buddhist style, as it came from such monastaries. Wudangquan is a Taoist style. There are several Islamic styles of the Hui people. So what about a uniquely Confucian kung fu?
 
The others are martial arts first and were adopted or slightly altered by philosophical/religious groups.

What you'd likely be looking at though is not a Confucian style of martial art, but a type of martial practiced specifically by landed classes of either the Chinese bureaucracy or the imperial court- as they were typically the ones in pro-Confucian dynasties who were also the most gung-ho about Confucius. So it's more association then it is an actual martial art inspired by confucianism or something.
 
Fascinating. Anyone else have more information about the history of kung fu in China? Specifically, what were the types or classes of people who practiced the major styles?
 
let me think alittle.

Sun Tzu supposedly was born in Shandong, so I'm looking at Northern style Martial arts.

The Art of War makes me lean towards a mix of both Internal and External characteristics.

I'm Kinda leaning towards a sort of Proto-Wing Chun style, with elements of Tai chi, and Bāguàzhǎng.
 

Michael Busch

As any fan of Romance of the Three Kingdoms can tell you--SWORDPLAY!

This is actually not that absurd. The jian was the favored hand weapon of the aristocracy.

And keep in mind that Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism are not mutually exclusive.
 
It wasn't meant to be. Believe it or not, the Confucian ideal is a man who can brush out a poem in the morning, single-handedly defeat a horde of bandits in the afternoon, come up with an agricultural policy for his district in the early evening, and then write out another poem before he goes to bed...
 
As any fan of Romance of the Three Kingdoms can tell you--SWORDPLAY!

and Taichi makes use of the Jian.
Wing Chun uses butterfly swords, I think.

doesn't seem quite right if it's a heavily swordplay based Martial art. would make more sense if it's a more Balanced Martial art, focus on the sword, a longer weapon, and Hand-to-hand.
Be effective at all ranges, and any situation, not just one.
 
That's a deeper consideration than I thought, hahaha. I was just wondering if there were any Confucian-based sects or orders. There were Buddhist and Taoist monastic orders, secret societies, rebel movements and so on in China. Did Confucianism have any such organizations?
 
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