Laurence Brahm's Gate of Nine Dragons: Searching for Kung Fu is based on years travelling China to discover the essence of its martial arts From ancient Shaolin techniques to iconic movie stars like ...

Martial arts and meditation practitioners in Atlanta don’t have to take the 7,500-mile journey to the Shaolin Temple in China to get a taste of authentic Shaolin culture and its ancient teachings.

The martial art of Kung Fu boomed in the West during the 1970’s thanks to Chinese cinema and has since created a global awareness that is arguably, second to none when it comes to a combat art. Yet, ...

CANGZHOU, China, April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from Xinhuanet: Cangzhou boasts a rich martial arts tradition that dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period, flourished during the Ming ...

WAN Shan Qing had finally arrived. In defiance of his parents and carrying only a blanket, the 13-year-old had traveled more than 900 miles from his home province on the east coast of China to the ...

Shi Yan Ming didn’t intend to make me feel bad. But when a 40-something journalist asks a 59-year-old interviewee to confirm his age, it’s not really appropriate to lift a straight-kneed leg over your ...

On the second floor of Far East Plaza in Chinatown, six kung fu students assume warlike expressions and ball their hands into fists. Shaolin Master Shi Yanxu bellows a command: “Mao Bu” — Chinese for ...

At the start of her career, Olivia Liang was “anti-martial arts.” To the Taiwanese American actor entering the entertainment industry in 2016, this was a box that Asian performers had been placed in ...

A longtime Wichita resident recently received one of the country’s most prestigious honors in martial arts. Grace Wu-Monnat, who has taught martial arts in downtown Wichita since 1986, was honored ...

A lesser-known martial arts classic from 1980 is basically "The Avengers" of the old school kung fu movie genre - and it's a ...

Meet the golden-aged granny with the golden arm. Zhang Hexian, 98, from Zhangkeng in southeast China, is being recognized by the country’s leaders for her demonstration that “kung fu spirit never gets ...

In about ten seconds, a Chinese Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Xu Xiaodong, defeated Tai Chi Master Wei Lei in a fight in Chengdu on April 27, 2017. The fight came about after a few months of ...