[1] In 1992, at the age of 21 years, Polly took a leave of absence from Princeton University and traveled to China to train at the Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Chan (Zen) Buddhism and kung fu.
[1] Feng Yingbiao of Master Insight [zh-yue] wrote that Polly's training at the Shaolin Temple was merely a crash course designed to lure laowai, attendance of which does not lead to expertise in Chinese culture.
It is the result of years of research, with interviews with over a hundred people, including Bruce Lee’s wife and daughter.
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[2] This book has been translated into Spanish by Dojo Ediciones, part of Editorial Océano de México.