American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China by Matthew Polly
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I was surprised how much I liked [amazonify]1592403379::text::::American Shaolin[/amazonify]. When I saw “flying kicks. . . and the legend of the iron crotch” in the title, I expected it to be a lot of bluff and bravado. The book is, however, surprisingly thoughtful. The Shaolin Temple is a young man’s world, and this book is a description of that world as seen through a young man’s eyes. It’s a worthy read for anyone who has come through the ranks of a martial art, and it might appeal to nonmartial artists as well.
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