Liu also points out that Confucius used to carry a sword, and the famous poet Li Po "took up the sword in the cause of right" in his youth; famous military leaders of the past such as Kuo Tzu-i, Yuan Fei, and Ch'i Chi-kuang were also poets; they are all examples of scholar-warriors.
劉雲樵特別指出，至聖先師孔子隨身佩劍；詩仙李白「擊劍任俠」；理學家王陽明及書法家王羲之、顏真卿，雖是文人，也都習武；歷代著名的武將郭子儀、岳飛、戚繼光…… 等，也能填詞賦詩；這些都是文武合一的例證。