Author Matthew Polly to present Friday November, 16 from 2-3pm

Posted by on November 13, 2012

Matthew Polly in an MMA match with David Cexton

Fifteen years after traveling to the Shaolin Temple in China and training with the monks who invented the art of kung fu, Matthew Polly’s weakness for Chinese takeout had taken its toll. His new book, Tapped Out chronicles his redeeming two-year journey through the sport of mixed martial arts. Marvin Auditorium 101AB, Fri  Nov 16      [...]

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It’s never too late in Tapped Out

Posted by on July 4, 2012

Tapped Out

Once upon a time a former Topekan, the young Matthew Polly, went to China and trained with monks in kung fu for two years, but times have changed. Fast forward fifteen years and Polly, nearing middle age, a weight of 250, and high blood pressure, is a physical wreck. So what does he decide to do?

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