Shaolin martial arts students follow their trainer, Sima Azimi, 20, in black, during a practice session on a hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2017. The ten ethnic Hazara women and ...

Don't try this at home. Practicing kungfu on a cliff overlooking a 1,500 meter (4,921 foot) drop is just part of the training for Chinese Shaolin monks. In these photos taken Thursday, the monks are ...

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Think of Buddhist monks and you probably imagine practitioners sitting stark still trying to quiet their minds. Who knew that the violent martial art kung fu has it’s own ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — While Afghanistan’s Buddhists were carving the giant sandstone statues in Bamiyan in 500 A.D., Buddhists in China were creating martial arts in the Shaolin temple in Henan ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — While Afghanistan’s Buddhists were carving the giant sandstone statues in Bamiyan in 500 A.D., Buddhists in China were creating martial arts in the Shaolin temple in Henan ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) While Afghanistan's Buddhists were carving the giant sandstone statues in Bamiyan in 500 A.D., Buddhists in China were creating martial KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) While ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — While Afghanistan's Buddhists were carving the giant sandstone statues in Bamiyan in 500 A.D., Buddhists in China were creating martial arts in the Shaolin temple in Henan ...