Shaolin is Buddhist; Wutang is Taoist. Shaolin stresses speed and tough ness; Wutang, stillness and breathing. Shaolin's kungfu is external; Wutang's, internal.
少林屬佛教，武當屬道教；少林拳剛猛有力、以快打快，武當則強調以氣運身、以靜制動，因此有「少林外家拳」、「武當內家拳」的說法。