Blades flashing in the morning sun, the young women twirl, cartwheel and then kick in unison, finishing their graceful movements in a centuries old kung fu fighting stance.

The Drukpa Kung Fu Nuns taught a five-day self-defense workshop for girls and young women in India's Ladakh region in August.

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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 ...

[1/10]Buddhist nuns help participants stretch their muscles during a five-day workshop teaching young women the martial art of Kung Fu, in Hemis region in Ladakh, India, August 18, 2017.

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A Buddhist nunnery in Nepal defys conservative norms to teach their nuns kung fu, aiding their physical and mental health and their fight for women’s rights.

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