The powerful abbot of China’s iconic Shaolin Temple and a self-styled “CEO monk” has been stripped of his monastic title and placed under criminal investigation after explosive accusations of ...

A Shaolin monk has been captured on high-speed video throwing a sewing needle through a sheet of glass. The video was shot using a Phantom HD camera at 1000 frames per second. Shaolin monks are ...

As we continue our coverage on “Monks of the City,” we visit a Shaolin monk in Manhattan who has made a name for himself teaching Buddhism through the martial arts. NY1’s Roger Clark paid a visit to ...

DENGFENG, China, Nov. 30 (UPI) --A visitor to China's famous Shaolin Temple captured footage of a monk with a mastery of martial arts showing off his skills by pulling a vehicle with his ear. The ...

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 ...

China’s fabled Shaolin Temple, nestled in forest at the foot of a holy mountain in Henan province, is known as the cradle of kung fu and Zen buddhism. The 1,500-year-old monastery is also at the ...

Ever tried emulating the jumps, spins, kicks and aerial antics of the Shaolin warrior monks? How about on horseback? It works for Germany’s Jannis Drewell, whose Shaolin kung fu-inspired routine won ...

Remember that scene in the classic kung-fu flick "Game of Death" where Bruce Lee fights Laker's legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? Enter the other NBA dragon, Shaolin Wemby. Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has ...

French 7’3” NBA star Victor Wembanyama may have just unlocked a new position: Shaolin monk. Wembanyama, who ended last season early due to a rare blood clot in his right shoulder appeared to be ...