A longtime Wichita resident recently received one of the country’s most prestigious honors in martial arts. Grace Wu-Monnat, who has taught martial arts in downtown Wichita since 1986, was honored ...

When Robert Diggs was growing up on the North Shore of Staten Island in the 1970s and '80s, one of his favorite pastimes was running off to local cinemas to watch classic kung fu flicks like "Five ...

Shifu Shi Yan Ming is a Shaolin warrior monk and founder of USA Shaolin Temple. He defected from China and escaped to New York in 1992, in part because he didn't agree with the monastery's strictures.

LOS ANGELES - It’s impossible to overlook the influence kung fu cinema and Asian culture had on the Wu-Tang Clan — a legendary hip-hop group from the ‘90s, whose music features a unique style often ...

Before Wu-Tang Clan debuted in 1993, Staten Island was the only New York City borough that got zero respect in hip-hop. That all changed after the original members of the Wu combined their love for ...

NEW YORK - APRIL 1997: American rap group Wu-Tang Clan (L - R) Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, Raekwon, RZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard GZA, U-God and Method Man pose for a April 1997 portrait in New York City, ...

Brothers battle a powerful vampire and a beautiful ghost in Kung Fu Vampire, and dynasty warriors employ secret techniques against the Manchus in Hidden Darts, two martial arts flicks from the Wu Tang ...

Today on Pitchfork, we are celebrating the messy, game-changing, era-defining genius of the Wu-Tang Clan with five new reviews: two albums, two solo projects, and a film score. These converging ...