Pandaren existed before the Scarlet Monks, as far as lore is concerned. So it really makes you wonder where those Scarlet Crusade Monks learned it all...
Besides, I think it's pretty safe to say Blizzard's not the greatest at doing things meaningfully and intentionally. Monks in the scarlet crusader weren't really the asian fighting monks that the game is now going to adopt as "The Warcraft Monk." The were more of the "holy monk" type than anything else.