Reddit reviews Iron and Silk
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Reddit reviews Iron and SilkWe found 4 Reddit comments about Iron and Silk. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
I freaking love Iron and Silk by Mark Salzman and I read it in high school. Would read it again. So as long as he is 13 or older, he should enjoy this book.
Or this section of this site might help you. :)
Or you could get him Run, Fatboy, Run on DVD.
The story that the article introduces is in the book Country Driving by Peter Hessler. It's a really good book. It made me want to live in China along with other books like Iron & Silk by Mark Salzman and Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux.
Iron and Silk (book version)
Iron and Silk (Movie version)
It's the story of Mark Salzman, a martial artist who flew to China in '82 to teach English. It features Salzman himself, as well as Master Pan Qingfu (now known as The Iron Fist of Ontario). This movie touches me as a martial artist and talks about what it means to train the way us 'old school' guys did. It is one of my absolutely favorite movies of all time - odd for what is essentially a documentary.
There are a number of books like that. American Shaolin and Tapped Out by Matthew Polly are both entertaining reads about martial arts training. Iron and Silk by Mark Salzman is another. Zen in the Martial Arts by Joe Hyams.