Mural of two kung fu fighters at Shaolin Temple, China In China, a more common name for martial arts is wushu, from wu, “going into battle with a weapon on your shoulder” and shu ...

Executioners from Shaolin explores the idea of using ... In the film, Liu embodies the kung fu pole fighting techniques, using his unique weapon to take down countless opponents.

"Shaolin kung fu is designed for combat ... "I worry that is how the traditional styles will be lost." A boy dressed in the school's dove gray robes and sneakers appears at the office door ...

The most prominent of these uses is in 1978's Shaolin Mantis ... One of the most acrobatic kung fu styles is monkey kung fu, which requires as much mental wit as it does physical strength and ...

Shaolin kung fu expert Zak Song dissects spear and staff ... of experience practicing and teaching Wing Chun, rates Wing Chun techniques in "The Way of the Dragon," starring Bruce Lee, and ...

Kung fu comedies were all the rage in the 1980s, so Shaw Brothers decided to capitalise on the success of The 36th Chamber of Shaolin by turning the follow-up into a comedy. Because of the humour ...