How Kathmandu’s ‘kung fu nuns’ sprang into action after the quakeRAMKOT, Nepal – The earthquake shook the sprawling Buddhist nunnery near this village in the western valley of Kathmandu so violently that the nuns jumped through shattered glass windows, smashed open rattling doors and dived over a collapsing staircase. They are, after all, the “kung fu nuns of Kathmandu.”
Chengdu trains stewardesses so they can break plates with their handsChinese flight attendants practise hand-to-hand combat and grueling exercises Images show intense training regime at the Chengdu Aviation Training Institute Recruits are taught ‘the gentle art of Chinese culture and counter-terrorism’ Bizarre graduation ceremony requires trainees to break plate in single blow These Chinese flight attendants are just capable of looking after an airsick passenger as they are in deadly hand-to-hand combat.
Martial art helps to improve fitness, self protection and boost confidenceSOME people decide to learn the martial art Wing Chun because they want to get fit, while others want to defend themselves, says instructor Nicole Hynek. But what people often find in addition is that this form of Kung Fu takes them on a voyage of self -discovery.
Chinese martial arts teacher seeks to aid students in finding peaceFive children in blue uniforms run around the room at the Shaolin Tai Chi Cultural Center, practicing their poses and punches before class. At the instruction of Shifu Chang Yuan, they race to the center of the room and sit cross-legged to begin meditating.
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