Matthew Polly
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Bill Bryson meets Bruce Lee in this raucously funny story of one scrawny American's quest to become a kung fu master at China's legendary Shaolin Temple. Growing up a ninety-pound weakling tormented by bullies in the schoolyards of Kansas, young Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become the toughest fighter in the world, like Caine in his favorite 1970s TV series, Kung Fu. While in college, Matthew decided...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A biography of the movie icon Bruce Lee"--
"Bruce Lee made martial arts a global phenomenon. He bridged the divide between Eastern and Western cultures. He smashed long-held stereotypes of Asians and Asian Americans. And yet, almost a half-century after his sudden death at age thirty-two, there has not been a definitive account of the film legend's life. Until now. Following years of research that included more than one hundred interviews--with...
3) Tapped out: rear naked chokes, the octagon, and the last emperor, an odyssey in mixed martial arts
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The author of American Shaolin presents an insider's account of mixed martial arts that traces its meteoric rise since its 1993 inception, documenting key events through interviews with leading UFC stars while describing the author's own haphazard training experiences as an unprepared and out-of-shape contender.
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