In the basement of Penrose Hospital, a group of eight men and women push and pull chi, work with yin and yang and pretend they’re tigers pacing their cages. It’s not a play group for adults; it’s a ...

Dick Gibson said as he’s gotten a little older, he’s felt the strain on his muscles and joints. “I’m 63 years old, so these things do build up,” he said. To deal with that loss of flexibility, Gibson ...

On Tuesday afternoons, hundreds of students can be found practicing baguazhang, or eight diagrams palm, in the schoolyard of a primary school in Wenan county in Langfang, Hebei province. Among them is ...

Wang Jiandong, an inheritor of the Baguazhang kung fu style, instructs students in Wenan county of Langfang, Hebei province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Wenan county, home to Baguazhang ...

A baguazhang master teaches the martial art at a primary school. [Photo provided to China Daily] The theory and practice of baguazhang is taught at 25 schools in 13 townships, according to the local ...