Known in the West above all for the invention of the kung fu martial art (which monks still practise), Shaolin Monastery is the custodian of the tradition of Zen Buddhism in China. The temple ...

Traces the journey of five kung fu monks in search of the American dream Hailing from Chinas legendary Shaolin Temple these Zen masters and kung fu stars have left their homeland to forge a new ...

This acclaimed documentary follows the lives of a group of Little Warrior Monks who live ... of Chairman Mao The Shaolin Temple has been the subject of countless popular kung fu films including ...

sailors and salt workers), the Shaolin monks were famed as the most successful and effective. Bruce Lee statue in Hong Kong 5. Kung fu was banned. Twice Kung fu might now be popular at home and ...

Some wore monks ... kung fu theory and training as well as treatises on Chinese medicine and Buddhist scriptures—essentially the temple's soul—were destroyed, leaving the legacy of Shaolin ...

run by former monks or secular masters. The community around Shaolin Temple had been practicing Shaolin Kung Fu for generations. The largest private institution, Shaolin Taguo Martial Arts School ...