There's a new book out, called 'The Monk From Brooklyn: An American at the Shaolin Temple.' Should be a real interesting read for any martial arts buff!
The author Antonio Graceffo, who has twenty-five years of experience with martial arts, has written a book about his studies in kung fu at the Shaolin Temple, in Henan, China.
According to a press release, "His background gives him a very unique perspective. An Italian-American from Brooklyn, New York, and a former investment banker, Antonio was educated in some of the best universities that Europe and Asia had to offer."
According to reviews this is a funny, inspiring, interesting and (brutally) honest book about the life and training at the temple.
Again from the press release: "He doesn't pull any punches writing about the filthy conditions and the diminished mental capacities of people who spent a lifetime learning to kick, but never bothered to learn to read and write. The title says it all. Put a Chinese-speaking Italian-American, from Brooklyn in the holiest of Buddhist temples, and watch the racial harmony flow."
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