Shortly after walking into the store I spotted a book called
American Shaolin. What attracted my attention was a monk on t
he cover walking away with a Burger King bag held behind his back. Many of my friends will joke that the bag caught my attention, but my interest was piqued, and I knew I had to have it, for really no particular reason other than I was interested in martial arts, and had just returned from
a trip to China. I read Matthew Polly's book with great zeal, identifying myself...
