Kung Fu's first home is hard to kill. Since it was built in 495 AD, Shaolin Temple, the original home of kung fu and Zen Buddhism, has been attacked and nearly destroyed multiple times. It's survived, ...
(CNN) — A young Shaolin monk runs horizontally across a wall, intense concentration, and perhaps a hint of astonishment, visible in his face. Four other trainees at a martial arts academy near the ...
In the West, few phrases conjure up mystical musings on martial arts like “The Shaolin Temple” or “The Shaolin Monastery.” Founded over 1500 years ago and named for the wooded Song mountains which ...