What martial art did Lu Bu study?

Question

Save me the bio. I am familiar with his exploit; I want to know what martial art he studied.

Answer 1

Lǚ Bù (156 – 198) was a military general and minor warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. According to the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Lǚ Bù was a master in horse riding, archery, and armed combat, and was thus known as the Flying General. His image as a handsome and mighty warrior wielding a Ji (halberd) on top of his steed Red Hare was later popularized by the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Besides being matchless on the battlefield, Lǚ Bù was also notorious for having betrayed and slain two separate masters (who were both his adoptive fathers). He was perhaps most well-known for his amorous relationship with the fictional Diāo Chán which led to his slaying of his adoptive father Dǒng Zhuò, the tyrannical warlord who held the figurehead Emperor Xian in his power. Due to his legendary skill, it was often recommended to not pursue him on the battlefield.

Lǚ Bù was eventually defeated and captured by Cáo Cāo in Xiapi. Having little trust in the capricious character, Cáo Cāo had Lǚ Bù strangled despite his pledge of service.

Answer 2

Well the "do" art that I have trained in for over 35 years, Shito-ryu and those I trained under was very closely associated with the idea and need for a "jutsu" art and so they always encouraged training and studying that as well. Many "do" arts did not take that approach back then and I think I was lucky and fortunate to find those people in Shito-ryu after first studying Shotokan for several years. It did not hurt that I had already also studied Judo as a child and saw a need for both ground fighting as well as stand-up fighting capabilities if a person was going to be a complete martial artist in my mind also. Of course many stand-up or "do" arts now include more "jutsu" and or teaching those aspects in their arts to make their students more capable and well rounded. However that was not the case in the late 60s and early 70s in most stand-up arts as I stated earlier. I think its great that they do now and the mark of a good instructor among other things is that they are well rounded and well versed in their art in total-not just those stand-up aspects. They must of course be willing to learn and train in those aspects as well in order to teach and coach others in those aspects and some are. The only bad side to it is that you still have some that don't and will only focus on and teach the stand-up or "do" aspects of their art and really don't know what they are doing when addressing and teaching the "jutsu" aspects. Then of course the teaching is not so good in some ways but it in some ways might still be better than nothing especially if we are talking about self-defense and if a technique saves a student from being assaulted. I think also some of all this has also brought about a resurgence in TMA and some people now understanding that some "do" arts always had a "jutsu" aspect to them which was not taught maybe, or as heavily emphasized as it is now.

Answer 3

Lǚ Bù (156 – 198) was a military general and minor warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. According to the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Lǚ Bù was a master in horse riding, archery, and armed combat, and was thus known as the Flying General. His image as a handsome and mighty warrior wielding a Ji (halberd) on top of his steed Red Hare was later popularized by the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Answer 4

I don't know, and I see no one else does either. Some just give brief bios that you don't want. One said karate and jiu jitsu, but they are Japanese, not Chinese, and were later than Lu Bu's time. I think his style is not recorded. People have been fighting as long as they have been on the planet, but there were not always definite styles or schools. Incidentally, i wrote a book about "Saam Gwok" (3 Kingdoms).

Answer 5

his matial art was combat with three sworn brothers..I think..Also his matial art was more psycological than any martial art...but there was mention of karate and jujitsu