Editing Eight Immortals (section)

==In qigong and martial arts==
The Eight Immortals have been linked to the initial development of ''[[qigong]]'' exercises such as the [[Baduanjin qigong|Eight Piece Brocade]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Olson|first=Stuart Alve|year=2002|title=Qigong Teachings of a Taoist Immortal: The Eight Essential Exercises of Master Li Ching-Yun|publisher=Bear & Company|isbn=0-89281-945-6}}</ref> There are also some [[Styles of Chinese martial arts|Chinese martial arts styles]] named after them, which use fighting techniques that are attributed to the characteristics of each immortal.<ref>{{cite book|last=Leung|first=Ting|date= July 2000|title=The Drunkard Kung Fu and Its Application |publisher=Leung Ting Co|isbn=962-7284-08-4}}{{sps|date=September 2023}}</ref> Some [[Drunken boxing#Daoist style|drunken boxing styles]] make extensive use of the Eight Immortals archetypes for conditioning, qigong/meditation and combat training.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drunkenyoga.net |title=Drunken Eight Immortals Internal Kung Fu|author=((Drunken Yoga Group)) }}</ref>  One subsection of ''ba ying quan({{zh|labels=no|t=八英拳|p=bā yīng quán}})'' drunken fist training includes methodologies for each of the eight immortals.