Emeishan, Sichuan 四川峨眉山

 

Emei Kung Fu, Shaolin Kung Fu and Wudang Kung Fu, are famed as the three biggest martial art sects in China. Emei Kung Fu is named after Mount Emei, one of China's four Buddhist holy mountains, in Emei City of southwestern Sichuan Province. Emei Kung Fu was created by Situ Xuankong during the late Warring States Period (476-221 BC). It absorbed the essence of different martial art styles and developed into a unique, eye-catching and myth-generating sect. Emei techniques focus on such concepts as "A strike delivered later hits first" and "Using a soft approach to subdue a tough opponent". Emei Kung Fu boasts a total of 1,638 training methods, boxing styles and weapons.