Gettin' their kicks with sticks By SHI FUTIAN | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-05-03 09:45 Share CLOSE The hardy students at Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School in Dengfeng, Henan province have been honing their hockey skills since 2019. Combined with their kungfu training and academic studies, the kids practice roller hockey on a daily basis, with plans afoot to introduce them to action on the ice. XINHUA Fearless kungfu kids proving well equipped to cope with hockey's rough and tumble As a novice of the sport, China's ice hockey talent pool is still relatively thin. However, with the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics around the corner and the country's ice and snow sports industry on the rise, more and more youngsters are picking up sticks to enjoy one of the world's toughest team sports.