Now with Kung Fu Grip!: How Bodybuilders, Soldiers and a Hairdresser Reinvented Martial Arts for America (Paperback)

from PhoenixTerran

It would be understandable, if inaccurate, to assume from its title and description that Miracle's Now with Kung Fu Grip! is a work of popular history. I personally found the subject matter to be interesting and learned quite a bit, however the book is difficult to recommend to a casual reader. W...

from dianeham

The first chapter was over long and boring. The rest of the book was more interesting and gave an accurate, yet dry history of the martial arts. Not the best book written on matial arts and not nearly as entertaining as the cover implies.

from AceArtemis7

This book reads like a very long essay, so if you're not used to reading that style of writing, this book is not for you! In this book, there is history of martial arts, tidbits of what people think martial arts is and the history of fighting in general. I like how the author explains what some f...

from renfield1969

This is an interesting history of the martial arts in the USA, but most does provide very dry reading. The sections should have been broken up into more concise chapters so that the topics did not drag on so long. It is also troubling that the index is imprecise, or at least does not include all ...

from polaritynk

This book was definitely not what I expected. It is incredibly dry to read and quite honestly meanders around for a while before any kind of narrative is remotely presented. The author regurgitates fact after historical tidbit after fact without really giving the reader any idea what the point of...