少林拐杖分类较多，它有梅花拐、牛角拐、竹节拐等，是适合老年人锻炼身体所用的一种器械。梅花拐的特点是：钩、搂、扫、挂、劈、撩，更多的是有缠绕舞花，连贯整个套路，演练起来变化多端，动作小时可缩成一团，展开则如大鹏展翅，有很好的健身价值之功用。

Shaolin staff has many categories, including Plum-blosson staff, Zhongjiao staff, Zhujie staff and so on ,suited to the old people .The characteristics are :hooking ,holding up ,sweeping ,hanging ,splitting and teasing. It has lots of changes and good functions of strengthening body .