KABUL, Afghanistan — While Afghanistan’s Buddhists were carving the giant sandstone statues in Bamiyan in 500 A.D., Buddhists in China were creating martial arts in the Shaolin temple in Henan ...

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 ...

Ngalle Emmanuel stands on stage in the traditional gray robes and canvas shoes of a Shaolin monk. He takes a deep breath, and then with a scream launches into a flurry of rapid-fire punches. The ...

Shaolin martial arts students follow their trainer, Sima Azimi, 20, in black, during a practice session on a hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2017. The ten ethnic Hazara women and ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — While Afghanistan’s Buddhists were carving the giant sandstone statues in Bamiyan in 500 A.D., Buddhists in China were creating martial arts in the Shaolin temple in Henan ...