LADAKH, India — On portable foam mats on a northern Indian plateau in view of the Himalayas, rows of girls and young women kick their legs in the air simultaneously. One. Two. Three. Nuns walk ...

In Leh, followers of Buddhist traditions - Drupka Panth, are known worldwide for their mastery of Buddhist Nuns martial arts. A five day workshop was organized by Drupka nuns to teach women Kung Fu.

Swords swirl around their bodies, coming perilously close to piercing flesh. Blades flashing in the morning sun, the young women twirl, cartwheel and then kick in unison, finishing their graceful ...

But when the bell rings for break, the playground comes alive as students rush out to practice Jiugong Bagua Zhanxue Quan (Nine-Palace Eight-Trigrams Slashing Fist), a form of traditional Chinese ...

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