American Shaolin : flying kicks, Buddhist monks, and the legend of iron crotch : an odyssey in the new China /
Growing up a ninety-pound weakling tormented by bullies, Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become a fighter like in his favorite 1970s TV series, Kung Fu. Later, Matthew decided to pursue this quixotic dream: he dropped out of Princeton to spend two years...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Gotham Books,
c2007.
|
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Bk. 1: Wanderer. First step ; Lost in transplantation ; Sleeping beauty ; Kungfu world ; Lights, camera, action ; A Coke and a smile ; Defection
- Bk 2: Novice. Eating bitter ; The show must go on ; Chinese medicine ; Roommates ; Shaolin's champion ; The sacred and the profane
- Bk. 3: Initiate. Kickboxing ; Media matters ; Iron forearm boy ; Taiwan tunes ; Playing hands ; Crazy negotiations ; Taking a beating
- Bk. 4: Apprentice. Happy endings ; Iron crotch kungfu ; Getting schooled ; The sixth race ; Dirty jokes and beer ; Pride and penance ; Another American
- Bk. 5: Disciple. Challenge match ; Mistress management ; Tournament ; No problems ; The Western spear ; Endings
- Epilogue: Shaolin reunion.
