Then one day nine years later he saw a crane attacking a snake. Inspired by their movements, he created the crane and serpent styles of kungfu. These, together with the dragon, tiger, and leopard styles which he later invented, made up what came to be known as the "five styles of Shaolin," China's first kungfu.
面壁九年中，達摩觀鶴、蛇相鬥，從它們的身形、動作得到靈感，創鶴拳與蛇拳；接著又創龍拳、虎拳、豹拳，合起來稱「少林五拳」。