Was there anyone who knew kung fu in ancient China?

Yes, it's not kung fu, it's martial arts.

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There are 199 articles listed in Hanshu, and martial arts are introduced in the "Military Skills" section of "The Art of War" in Hanshu. * * * 13 school, 199 articles, in which besides shooting, "six articles by hand" and "kendo" are mentioned. These are the oldest martial arts works in China. Although they are all lost, it can be seen that as early as the Han Dynasty in China, martial arts skills such as boxing and fencing have been passed down orally.

Ma is a marksmanship work in the Sui Dynasty in China. The author is unknown, but his death date is late, and his content cannot be tested, but his order is included in the Collection of Ancient and Modern Books.

Wrestling Story, written by Diao Luzi in Song Dynasty, is a historical book about China's wrestling and boxing from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the early Song Dynasty, with descriptions, names, sources and miscellaneous remarks. In the history of Song Dynasty? Records of Literature and Art in the Song Dynasty, General Records of Zheng Qiao, Lin Lang Chamber of Secrets Series in the Qing Dynasty, etc.

"Wu Yao" was written in the Song Dynasty and was written on 1044. It was a military work edited by state power in the Northern Song Dynasty, but it involved a lot of martial arts.

Wu Bian, edited by Tang Shunzhi in the Ming Dynasty, introduces all kinds of martial arts equipment and methods of practicing various kinds of boxing before the Ming Dynasty, and introduces the situation of various martial arts schools in China, just like Ji Xiao Shu Xin written by Qi Jiguang in the Ming Dynasty.

Tang Jingchuan's anthology, a collection of essays in the Ming Dynasty, involves martial arts, such as You Song Shan Shaolin Temple, Teacher Yang Gun Song, Emei Daoquan Song and so on. Tang Shunzhi (1507 ~ 1560), whose real name is Yingde, was born in Wujin County, Jiangsu Province, and was a famous anti-Japanese soldier in Ming Dynasty.

Yi Tang Ji was written by Yu in the Ming Dynasty, including Yu Ji and sequel, also known as "The Taboo of the Northern Land". Volume 4 of Yuji contains the Sword Sutra copied by Qi Jiguang in Shu Xin.

A Brief Introduction to Jiangnan was written by Zheng Ruoceng in Ming Dynasty and published in the forty-second year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (16 14). The eighth volume of this book, A General Introduction to Weapons, describes martial arts schools, and its contents are almost the same as those in A General Examination of Continued Documents, except for Zhao Jiaquan.

Five Miscellaneous Notes was written by Ming Metabolism. Part of this book describes the martial arts at that time, calling Shaolin Boxing "Shaolin Boxing". This book has Wanli, such as Wei Xuan, which was reprinted by Zhonghua Book Company.

"Market Town" was written by He in Ming Dynasty, and it is divided into four volumes, among which the second volume "Skill" describes the martial arts such as shooting, pressure, boxing, stick, gun, reed, card, knife, sword and short soldier. This book is included in Siku Quanshu.

The Book of Continuation was written by Wang Qi in Ming Dynasty. In the chapter "Overview of Military Weapons" of this book, various martial arts schools are described, such as guns, knives, bows, crossbows, sticks and various weapons.

"Three Tales" was written by Wang Qi in the Ming Dynasty and published in the thirty-fifth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1607). The Personnel Department of this book includes Shooting Method Map, Ma Ya Map, Boxing Method Map, Shooting Method Map, Stick Method Map, Border Card Potential Map, etc. The book "User Department" transcribes many illustrations of martial arts equipment from "Wulin Master".

Geng Yu Shu was written by Cheng Zongyou in Ming Dynasty, including four articles: Interpretation of Shaolin Stick Technique, Selection of Single-knife Method, Selection of Long-gun Method and Zhang Xin Method. It mainly introduces Shaolin Stick Technique, with theories and action diagrams. This book has photocopies of Qian Qingtang and Zhou Yueran, and was renamed Four Books of National Arts in modern times.