Revenge is a common theme at the center of many kung fu movies and has been for decades, dating back to the genre's peak in the 1970s and 1980s.

While most people will think of Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan when it comes to old-school kung fu, those who are truly in the know will point to The 36th Chamber of Shaolin as an all-time great release.

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- For Mariam Saidi Mfaume, a five-year-old Tanzanian girl, only the sky is the limit when she delves into the realm of kung fu, the Chinese martial arts, just like ...

Wang Liutai is no ordinary kung fu master. The 65-year-old from a village in central China practises a unique and excruciating-looking strand of martial arts coined "iron crotch kung fu".