 Other, less credible, theories consider Bodhidharma or Yue Fei as the originators of the style.Cao Ji Wu is said to have studied with Ji Jike for twelve years, gaining great martial prowess.In 1693, during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, Cao Ji Wu passed the highest level military examinations, gaining the highest score of all the candidates, and was personally appointed by the emperor as head superintendent of one of the counties in Shaanxi Province.