This female "Fist of Fury" (1972), relocated from Shanghai to Korea, initially doesn't have much going for it: the first third of the film is a sad conglomerate of plain Jane art direction, bland costumes, overcast cinematography, poorly delivered dialogue, and even poorer direction. Thankfully, for a martial arts picture as homely as "When Taekwondo Strikes" (star Angela Mao Ying's natural Taiwanese beauty withstanding) its saving grace is the fist and kick sequences that grow in number during the film's 90 minute trajectory and progressively become more entertaining culminating in what has to be one of the most satisfying meat-and-potatoes finales in Golden Harvest's martial arts library. Jhoon Rhee, the father of Taekwondo in America, co-stars along side his real-life pupil Ann Winton in their only screen credits to date. Both were discovered by the film's director Wong Fung, who also lent to the early career of co-star and choreographer Sammo Hung.