MOBILE, Alabama — For the last 24 years, the Shaolin Institute Summer Training Camp, under the direction of Grand Master Shi DeRu, has helped its students improve self-confidence, focus and discipline ...

I attempted a full day of Shaolin Kung Fu training, and it turned out to be one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. The monks put me through flexibility drills, strength routines, and mental ...

TOKYO -- Combining some of the hottest properties in Asian cinema, "Shaolin Girl," with its blend of kung fu, comedy and lacrosse, is Fuji TV's big hope for this year's American Film Market. By Gavin ...

Within the Shaolin Temple, in the mountains of China’s Henan province, Shi Yanqing lived regimented, disciplined days. He generally woke up around 5 a.m., prayed for an hour, ate, studied, cleaned ...

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 ...

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.

It's 9 a.m. Saturday morning in Back Bay Park. The sound of hollering kids running around the playground fills the air, their parents watching nearby. Groups of runners race around the park, their ...