The 1978 kung fu film “Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin” is unlike any Jackie Chan movie I’ve ever seen. For the vast majority of his career, Chan has pretty much owned the persona of ...

Founded in the 5th century, the temple is on the grounds of what is perhaps the best-known Buddhist monastery to the Western world, long associated with the Shaolin kung fu discipline.

Hambsch, like many Shaolin fans in the U.S., first heard about the martial art through the Wu-Tang Clan, who released several rap albums and a video game that mentions Shaolin kung fu.

Kung Fu's first home is hard to kill. Since it was built in 495 AD, Shaolin Temple, the original home of kung fu and Zen Buddhism, has been attacked and nearly destroyed multiple times.

A remake of the 1982 classic "Shaolin Temple" plays up drama over kung fu, and stars Andy Lau and Jackie Chan. By The Associated Press HONG KONG — It’s the kung fu classic that launched the ...

The first Shaolin monk introduced to American audiences was the wisdom-spouting drifter Kwai Chang Caine played by David Carradine in the 1970s TVshow Kung Fu. The show is best remembered for ...