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My Path to Becoming

Paolo Cangelosi author Nathalie Tocci editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Europa Editions (UK) Ltd

Published:25th Nov '21

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The true story of an incredible journey and the master-apprentice relationship. Moving and inspiring.
This is the extraordinary account of a “magical” but also very real encounter between a young boy and a martial arts teacher. Their meeting becomes the starting point of a life studded with dramatic fights, spiritual enlightenment, friendship and betrayal, victories and defeats.  At the end of the sixties in old Genoa an Italian child meets an old Chinese man working as a carpenter. Behind his craft, the man hides a life of conflict, escapes and mystery. Sensing little Paolo’s determination and talent, he subjects him to arduous training to temper his character and teach him the path to inner balance. Still a young man, Paolo travels to China, a country then still very much closed off to Westerners. There he will overcome demanding trials, face battles in which he will risk his life, and overcome tough physical and spiritual tests. Young Paolo will also gain amazing experiences, forge invaluable friendships, and eventually become one of the best-known martial arts teachers today.

ISBN: 9781787703254

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

336 pages