Furthermore, they have been linked to the initial development of qigong exercises such as the Eight Piece Brocade.[3] There are some Chinese martial arts styles named after them, which use fighting techniques that are attributed to the characteristics of each immortal.[4] Some drunken boxing styles make extensive use of the Eight Immortals archetypes for conditioning, qigong/meditation and combat training.[5] One subsection of BaYingQuan drunken fist training includes methodologies for each of the eight immortals.