Publisher's Synopsis
The preposterous true story of one man's journey to the heart of combat sports. After years of being picked on and being bullied as a child and then through to adulthood, Ben Wilson had finally had enough. Throwing himself into the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, one of the world's most effective combat systems, seemed to be the solution. There was just one problem: to win even a fraction of self-respect, he'd have to get repeatedly beaten up by the exact kind of giants he feared in his everyday life. What follows, however, is a story of hilarity, hubris, despair and resurrection as Wilson attempts to exorcise the demons of his childhood in pursuit of self-renewal.Ben Wilson is a multiple award-winning journalist, whose accolades include British magazine Writer of the Year.
