kung fu
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012 - 4:41 pm
Above: Shaolin kung fu practitioners at the opening ceremony for the new USA Shaolin Temple in Fleischmanns, held in May on the grounds of the temple. Photo courtesy of USA Shaolin Temple.
If you're curious about the ways of Buddhist warrior monks, you... Read more
By J.N. Urbanski on Friday, May. 4, 2012 - 4:31 pm
Above: A recent photo from the ongoing construction of the new USA Shaolin Temple, on Breezy Hill Road in Fleischmanns. Photo from USA Shaolin Temple's Facebook page.
The Catskill Mountains are famously a magnet for people who want to create their own... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010 - 12:30 pm
Anybody catch members of the USA Shaolin Temple on WIOX recently? (Alas, the Roxbury radio station's signal doesn't reach Watershed Post HQ.) The kung fu fighters, who are building a temple dedicated to the study of martial arts and Chan Buddhism in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2010 - 10:39 am
USA Shaolin Temple master Shi Yan Ming shaves a disciple's head during a ceremony to dedicate the new temple in Fleischmanns. For more photos of the ceremony, see the USA Shaolin Temple's Facebook photo album.
Fleischmanns just keeps getting more... Read more