"My favorite stream is the monk stream," said popular US influencer IShowSpeed during a recent livestream on YouTube about his China tour. He was referring to his kung fu training in Dengfeng, Central ...

Translating a Chinese tradition for American students requires that a Shaolin kung fu master learn the art of positive encouragement. "The American teacher mostly says, 'You are very good already, but ...

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.

Like many kids growing up the early ’90s, Master Shi Yanqing watched Jet Li movies and dreamed of being a hero. Unlike most of those kids, Yanqing lived only 170 miles from the 1,519-year-old Shaolin ...

Let’s get ready to Kung Fu! Shaolin master Shi Yan Xu joined other authentic Shaolin monks to announce their first tournament at Rio Hondo Community College in Whittier. The grand tournament will ...

Shi Yan Feng closes his eyes and breathes deeply with ancient form. His palms rise face up on the inhale, then fall slowly, face down, on opposite sides of his torso then stretch straight upwards, ...

COSTA MESA, Calif. (KABC) -- A kung fu master, who joined an ancient Chinese temple at the age of 12, has left China behind to call Orange County home. There are only 600 Shaolin kung fu masters in ...

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 ...

The 13th Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival kicked off in Dengfeng, the birthplace of kung fu, in Zhengzhou, a city in central China's Henan province, on October 19. This year's event ...

Masoula thinks the temple has successfully struck the right balance commercially and culturally. "They get people in to make money to maintain the culture and the history here, the martial arts itself ...