Among the legacies of Chinese martial arts Emei School , Shaolin School and Wudang School are of tripartit 
importance . As commented by monk Zhang Ran at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty , “Emei School is as Five blossoms in a tree held by eight leaves ; The bright moon above Mount Emei shines in the martial-arts field .” (Zhan Ran : “Emei Boxing Shop”) The Emei School combines the Daoist dynamic martial arts and the Buddhist static martial arts . The dynamic exercises comprise twelve exercise : “ Heaven , Earth , Zigzag , Mind , Dragon , Crane , Wind , Cloud , Great , Minor , Secluded , and Profound exercises .” The static exercises comprise six exercises : “Tiger-Pace , Heavy-Thump , Shrink , Suspend , the Fingering and Nirvana exercise.” of which the 36-postures Fingering Exercises were most powerful , used in massage and in subduing opponents . Emei School powerful , used in massage and in subduing opponents . Emei School stresses the moves with “five peaks” (head , shoulder , elbow , buttocks and knee ) and “six elbows” ( upper elbow , lower elbow , left elbow , right elbow , circular elbow and reverse elbow ) . In attack and defence , it stresses nimbleness of hands and feet , chiefly in “jumping , shifting , dodging , somersaulting , drifting , sinking , swallowing and vomiting .”
Exercises with weapons are a very important part of Chinese martial arts . The weapons employed in the exercises
include broadsword , sword , spear , cudgel , double-broadswords , double-spears , double-hooks , nine-section whip , rope hammer , rope dart , etc . The most popular weapons are broad sword , spear and cudgel . The chief moves with broadsword are : head-harassing , splitting , cutting , stirring , and trailing , aided by auxiliary moves of the other hand , pacing and jumping , and characterized by boldness and power . The moves with sword are : touching , bursting , stabbing , stirring , splitting and trailing , aided by pointing with the other hand and pacing , and are characterized by swiftness , briskness , fierceness , suppleness , and gracefulness . The moves with spear comprise basically intercepting , pricking , and brandishing ; characterized by combination of fierceness , suppleness , and changefulness .
The moves with cudgel comprise chiefly swinging , splitting , stabling , stirring , hoeing and brandishing , characterized by fierceness , swiftness and power . 
There are “eighteen kinds of weapons” in Chinese martial arts , though they are interpreted differently . Deleting the repetitions of the different interpretations , they are projectiles , including bow , crossbow , arrow , rocket , etc ; long weapons , including dagger-axe , spear , lance , cudgel , pestle , pole , stick , club , axe , scratcher , halberd , broadsword , grasper , rake , knocker and spade ; short weapons , including sword , short handle broadsword , whip , mace , hook , sickle , hammer , crutch and hoop ; and soft weapons , including chain , rope dart and lasso . Martial arts without 
weapons are generally called barehanded martial arts . All the above gives sketch of the ancient Chinese martial arts .
