Benjamin Zephaniah decides he has had enough of London. So he takes off to China specifically to Shaolin Temple the spiritual home of martial arts & Kung Fu. Benjamin is keen to take on an instructor who will teach him more about Kung Fu. But finding a good instructor is difficult & the instructor he does finally locate is not only called ' Iron Breath' but also proves a very hard taskmaster.. . An extraordinary snapshot of Benjamin's life plus Benjamin's own views on politics Buddhism Kung Fu vegans & much else. But this is also a fascinating insight into China itself & the huge variety of people who Benjamin meets
- who react very differently to the appearance of a Rasta in their midst: on occasions even fainting or bowing to Benjamin thinking he is a god!