05-22-2007, 08:54 AM
You would think that when a great book about Shaolin comes out DM would give us the tip. But, no. I guess it's up to me to tell about it (Of course, if I had actually got to go to China . .. )
This is a great book. It has a great tone. For me, it went a long way towards dispelling misconceptions I had about China and Shaolin. Plus, it's a great Primer about the Shaolin experience. It was interesting to see the difference in the '90s and 20th century Shaolin's. Some of the stories were exceedingly funny and brave. I don't know if I'd cop to holding hands with my sparring partners (DM? Any revelations?)
My favorite line in the whole book was in the first chapter when Polly was discussing the language. He mentioned he didn't want to leave a lot of hanging "fu's" without corresponding "ck's".
Go get this book now and start reading.
DM, next time don't be so coy about the good books.
This is a great book. It has a great tone. For me, it went a long way towards dispelling misconceptions I had about China and Shaolin. Plus, it's a great Primer about the Shaolin experience. It was interesting to see the difference in the '90s and 20th century Shaolin's. Some of the stories were exceedingly funny and brave. I don't know if I'd cop to holding hands with my sparring partners (DM? Any revelations?)
My favorite line in the whole book was in the first chapter when Polly was discussing the language. He mentioned he didn't want to leave a lot of hanging "fu's" without corresponding "ck's".
Go get this book now and start reading.
DM, next time don't be so coy about the good books.
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit