A famed internal kung-fu master forbids his weakling son, HuoYuen-Chia, to learn the family style. But he learns it covertly, assisted by a disguised Japanese tutor - who is also studying it in secret. A sincere, simple historical (set in early 20th century China) kung-fu film. Compare with "Fist of Fury"/"Fist of Legend". Has some good set-pieces, which still hold up well.

[Reviewed by Iain Sinclair]