少林峨眉武術 Since a child, Zeng has been influenced and educated by Zhang Yulong (张玉龙) a daoist within the family. Zhang was the famous Qingcheng Mountain Taoist priest called the Chief Dragon of the Five Dragons and two Monkeys.

Zhang Yonglong thaught Zeng Emei and Shaolin wushu and founded Zeng's expertise in grappling (qin na) techniques.