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Title: Waste of time
Review: I bought this book because I thought it was going to present the effect the Shaolin Temples had on the development of Asian martial arts. Much to my chagrin, the book did nothing of the kind.Essentially, the book is a long tribute by Andy James to Andy James - Buddhist master, martial arts expert, and fount of wisdom. He details his training under Theravada (Southeast Asian Hinayana Buddhist) masters. He talks in a general way about different types of martial arts. He takes some time out to denigrate other forms of Buddhism.What he doesn't do is talk about the Shaolin temples, the connection between the temples and martial arts, or explain what their legacy might be.As a practicing Buddhist and martial artist, I found this book to be disappointing. Don't bother buying it.
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