Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adopt a gratefulness mindset in all you do, a Shaolin master explains. Ever wish you had the discipline and concentration of a ...

Throughout my interview with Shi Heng Yi I can't help feeling strangely nervous. The diminutive yet powerfully built figure in front of me is capable of feats that seem almost superhuman. A teacher of ...

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 ...

Shi Yan Feng closes his eyes and breathes deeply with ancient form. His palms rise face up on the inhale, then fall slowly, face down, on opposite sides of his torso then stretch straight upwards, ...

Training montages are undoubtedly one of the best parts of kung-fu movies. They can distill years of training into a short, evocative clip, usually set to a rousing soundtrack. Watch enough of them ...

At the heart of this dialogue stood Abbot Shi Yongxin, the guiding force behind Shaolin’s modern evolution. Alongside him, Shaolin masters like Master Yan Li and the temple’s renowned medical ...

Can you imagine how many Shaolin-themed movies are there in China? I can't tell the exact number, but if you search "Shaolin" in the Internet Movie Database, there are nearly 300 movies with the word ...