Discover the world's most ancient martial art. Learn about its 3,000-year history in India, its link to Shaolin Kung Fu, and ...

In a small Cambodian town near the banks of the Mekong River, law student Oeun Bunthav tenses his slender torso and steels himself for an elbow strike to his head. Bunthav is among 20 young Cambodians ...

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This edited article by Ouch Sony and Danielle Keeton-Olsen is from VOD News, an independent news site in Cambodia, and is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. After ...

A training text, used by a martial arts school to teach members of the bushi (samurai) class, has been deciphered, revealing the rules samurai were expected to follow and what it took to truly become ...

The best parts of any action movie is obviously the action. Haven’t all of us, at some point in our lives, wanted to learn how to kick ass, just like our favourite actors in movies and TV shows. Apart ...

In front of a secluded temple in southwestern China, Duan Ruru skilfully executes a series of chops and strikes, practising kung fu techniques she has spent a decade mastering. Chinese martial arts ...

Senator Robin Padilla recently shared a throwback moment from his time in Kerala, India, where he studied Kalaripayattu, one of the oldest known martial arts traditions in Asia. In a Facebook post ...

TOKYO — The ancient martial art of Karate made its debut at the Summer Olympics in Japan this week. The sport was added as a nod to the country where it developed 700 years ago. There are two types of ...

The all-woman Emei Kung Fu Girls troupe records slick videos of their skills, attracting renewed public interest in their ancient martial arts school - Copyright AFP ...