Johnny Woo is a Chinese doctor who has given up fighting in the ring. His brother is a teacher at a kickboxing club. When Johnny falls in love with Julie, whose brother is a teacher in a rival kickboxing club, tension begins to build...

这部武打故事片由美国青年武术冠军寇特·麦肯尼主演，讲一位洛杉矶的空手道少年背景离乡迁居西雅图，怎样在李小龙精神的鼓舞下苦练截拳道，最后复仇雪耻，击败俄国自由式空手道冠军（由当时尚未成名的尚格·云顿饰演）的故事。