Blades swirl around their bodies, coming perilously close to piercing flesh. Swords flashing in the morning sun, the young women twirl, cartwheel and then kick in unison, finishing their graceful ...

In Nepal, nuns are practicing kung fu in order to achieve better physical and mental health, as well as to strengthen their community. In 2008, the spiritual leader of the Drukpa lineage of Himalayan ...

That period of American history when everybody was kung fu fighting? It started 50 years ago this month. “Everybody was kung fu fighting” (sing, if you want) is the opening salvo in the Carl Douglas ...

Swords swirl around their bodies, coming perilously close to piercing flesh. Blades flashing in the morning sun, the young women twirl, cartwheel and then kick in unison, finishing their graceful ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — Swords swirl around their bodies, ...

In addition to kung fu practice with swords, sticks and flags, the women jog and run up and down stairs to boost their fitness. They even learn to break bricks with their hands. All of the physical ...

(CNN) — Dressed alike with matching shaved heads, these women and girls finish their daily exercise and move on to their other duties as part of the Kung Fu Nuns of the Himalayas, a name they have ...