The following kung fu teachers are traditional masters who are skilled in the ancient styles of Chinese kung fu and historical theory. Master Shi Xing Qing is a 32nd generation Shaolin monk. He is a ...

There's a good reason Chinese martial artists for centuries have copied the movements of the praying mantis, as you'll see in this in-your-face display from a real practitioner. Somayeh Kashi of ...

Forget Harry Potter, Transformers and any comic book superhero you’d care to name. None of them can match what is arguably the most popular franchise in film history, featuring the 1,500-year-old ...

A global gathering of kung fu masters, not for combat but in the spirit of friendship and unity, took place at the Shaolin Temple - the cradle of Shaolin martial arts. The 2024 Shaolin Games Finals ...

The world’s most famous kung fu temple is fighting back amid a growing list of scandalous accusations against its controversial abbot. Established more than 1,500 years ago and home to some 3,000 ...

This story appears in the March 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. The master spent his last day of life wrapped in a quilt stitched by his wife, his rasping, irregular breaths filling the ...