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 ...

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 ...

Wang Liutai is no ordinary kung fu master. The 65-year-old from a village in central China practises a unique and excruciating-looking strand of martial arts coined "iron crotch kung fu". By Martin ...

Nothing like watching talented actors fighting with all they have. Check out our selection for the best kung-fu films ever ...

In English, we use kung fu as an umbrella phrase for the all types of Chinese martial arts. But in Chinese, the words refer to any skill — combat-related or otherwise — that requires patience and ...

In the pantheon of Marvel superheroes, there’s Spider-Man and Iron Man and Captain America and … Shang-Chi? Admittedly one of the lesser-known players in the comic company’s roster, Shang-Chi, aka the ...

Several of the most entertaining kung fu movies from the kung craze of the 1970s are streaming on Amazon Prime Video.