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.

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 ...

More than 15 Kung Fu Shaolin masters from both China and beyond will descend on Washington to showcase their unique Shaolin skills on Sept. 9. The community is invited to witness an authentic Shaolin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meet Shifu Kanishka Sharma: the first Indian to ever train at the Shaolin Temple. Watching ‘The 36th Chamber of Shaolin’ changed ...

With kinetic motions, hard percussive strikes and sweeping kicks, the Seattle Shaolin Kung Fu Academy brought the ruckus and celebrated six years in business in a big way with a performance on stage ...

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 ...

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, ...

Following is a transcript of the video. - For me, real fighting is not really like this. Shifu Yanzi: My name is Shifu Yanzi. Shifu Yanzi is the Shaolin Temple name. Since 1983, I went to Shaolin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shifu Shi Yan Ming defected from China, partially because he didn't agree with the monastery's strictures.Matt Doyle Shifu Shi Yan ...

When: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27. Where: Vilar Performing Arts Center, 68 Avondale Lane, Beaver Creek. Cost: $38 for children, $58 for adults. More information ...

About a millennium and a half ago, Buddhist teachings from India began seeping over the Himalayas and into China. Yuan Hong, an emperor of the Wei dynasty, had a Buddhist monastic institution set up ...