Bagua Martial Arts

Ok, as a practitioner of Chinese martial arts, I hear stories all the time, is that all martial arts from Shaolin. Of course, it's a popular story because of the media. And karate and other martial arts find their origins in Chinese martial arts. But what about Bagua styles? Did they come from Wu-Tang?

In China, we can assume there was some type of martial arts training at the time of Confucius 551 BC - 479 BC, he can be quoted for saying: "To lead a people ignorant of war , is to throw "- Interviews Book 13 Chapter 30

500 BC Sun Tzu, author of "Art of War" In the first chapter "The initial estimates, it compares the strengths of the enemy with his own ... forces which are stronger? The officers whose troops are better trained? ...

During the preparation of men for war, these passages, one can assume that the army is some kind of martial arts training before going into battle.
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I think you're right that the Gua Baat, and perhaps some form of Tai Chi, Taoist being influenced martial art forms, perhaps the oldest martial arts styles in China.

Well, the first mention of Shaolin fighting monks historically dates from about 700 CE, and the monastery itself was founded in the 5th century CE. But the evidence of martial arts in China has existed since 4000. Ergo, Shaolin can not be the source of all Chinese arts. In fact, many stories claim Bodhidharma Shaolin martial arts from India, and while the story itself is essentially myth, of course there is probably an element of truth in the idea of an origin Indian or Chinese influence on MA, as part of the cultural influence that Buddhism in the country. In addition, Shaolin is a Buddhist monastery, while the arts are Taijiquan as Taoist in origin, and therefore clearly not Shaolin. In fact, if the Chinese martial arts have existed for v. 4000, they existed before Buddhism altogether.

Beyond China, though it is true Chinese arts have influenced many styles beyond their country, it also seems that many styles of Southeast Asia (Muay Thai / Boran, Kali, Pencak Silat ) independently developed - at least as far as can be determined historically. I am not clear how much influence the Chinese arts were the various schools of jujutsu, but I'm assuming there was some. Chinese wrestling, I think also influenced Sumo, and other fighting styles of Central Asia.

Of course, different styles of combat evolved in other parts of the world and independently of China, for example Greek wrestling and boxing. In fact, I even heard speculation (without much in the way of circumstantial evidence should not say) that martial arts were introduced in India by Alexander the Great's armies and bringing pankration pygmachia with them in the East . Is there something? I do not know, but it's a good story.

The only record I can find Chinese martial arts is that it's about 4000 years old and I am 100% sure that this is not the mother of all martial arts. According to my research, that the story originated in China and there is actually written record that the martial arts in India and is older than religion and Chinese martial arts from India (not all of religion). In addition, boxing, which originated in Egypt is much older. This story that I mentioned earlier about the history from China is not something I would trust if. Especially after seeing the Chinese government entered young children while hiding their real age during the Olympics. There are even stories like Karate came from Chinese martial arts, but in fact, Okinawa had its own original martial arts style called Ryu-kyuan with jujitsu and judo in different regions of Japan. Okinawa, while making some t.