What is kung fu like? Shaolin kung fu can involve agile movements, resilient spirit, elegant motions or powerful strikes. Regardless of age, race, gender, or body type, every Shaolin disciple shares a ...

Monks from the Shaolin Temple perform kung fu at the United Nations headquarters during the 2013 Shaolin Temple Cultural Festival. Hu Haidan / China Daily Shi Yongxin, the 30th-generation abbot of the ...

This program presents the wonderful picture of dancers entering the world of murals and competing with monks, and shows the rich culture of Shaolin kung fu. It takes murals from Shaolin Temple in ...

The entire middle section of The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978), a classic kung fu movie by a master martial arts director, is devoted to the training of the hero as he works his way up from novice to ...

The first martial arts movie to emphasise the role of the family unit in the martial arts world, and the first to integrate sexuality and gender with kung fu practice and philosophy, Executioners from ...