Tapped Out
Rear Naked Chokes, the Octagon, and the Last Emperor: An Odyssey in Mixed Martial Arts
An aging amateur takes his shot at glory in the world of mixed martial arts. As a younger man, Matthew Polly traveled to the Shaolin Temple in China and spent two years training with the monks who had invented the ancient art of kung fu. Fifteen years later, his weakness for Chinese takeout and Jack Daniel’s had taken its toll. Firmly into middle age and far removed from his past athletic triumphs, Polly decided to risk it all one last time. Out of shape and over the hill, he jumped headlong into the world of MMA. In Tapped Out, Polly chronicles his grueling yet redeeming two-year journey through an often misunderstood sport. From Thailand to Russia, Manhattan to Las Vegas, Polly studied…
$32.00
October 2, 2012Matthew Polly is the author of the national bestseller American Shaolin, which The Boston Globe called “an original and insightful book,” and journalist Dan Rather called “a wonderful true-life story with profound, behind-the-headlines observations about Chinese life.” A Princeton University graduate and Rhodes Scholar, Polly’s work has appeared in Esquire, The Nation, and Playboy. He lives in New York.
