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 ...

KATHMANDU, Dec 31 (Reuters) - About a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of cheering wellwishers at ...

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Forget “Kung Fu Panda” — meet the ninja nuns. Nuns of the Buddhist Drukpa Order outside of Kathmandu wake up before dawn each day to perfect their craft of Chinese martial arts. “We wake up at 3 a.m., ...

They call themselves the "fearless ones." They've built a reputation not just for their martial arts prowess but for teaching girls to stand up... Editor's note: This story was reported and ...

Writer’s note: Yes, kung fu is a very broad term, but because the featured video doesn’t specify which type of kung fu these nuns are practicing, we’re going to stick with it. Admit it: When you see ...

“My name is Jigme Konchok Lhamo, and I am a Kung Fu nun.” During summer nights, on grounds illuminated by solar-powered lights, Lhamo and her sisters practice kung fu at the Druk Amitabha Nunnery near ...

To teach the nuns self-defense, Drukpa hired a kung fu teacher in 2008. But His Holiness also hoped the training would improve the nun's confidence and self-esteem. "I consider the kung fu art, ...

To teach the nuns self-defense, Drukpa hired a kung fu teacher in 2008. But His Holiness also hoped the training would improve the nun’s confidence and self-esteem. “I consider the kung fu art, ...