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Of all the many Kung Fu styles

that have been developed in various parts of china

the one recognized as being the most difficult and most deadly

is the Tai Chi technique.

Anyone who wishes to learn it, must devote his life to it.

And must start as a child, preferably at the age of 3.

He must bathe in the secret lotions, take the special pills,

and hold to a rigorous diet for 30 years.

The earth's fundamental forces are tapped via the 8 octagrams.

The whole body is in balance.

A change in emphasis in one part of the body,

will affect a countering change in another part.

The routines are incredibly difficult to learn.

And few either qualify or have the strength to learn Tai Chi Kung Fu.

The first step is to concentrate all energy in the head to lighten the body.

After that, more weight is concentrated in the feet

to promote stability.

Finally, all parts of the body are coordinated and fused

so that it acts like a single but complex muscle.

The result is fantastic strength and control.

Every ounce of the body's strength can be transformed

instantaneously to one single part.

Of the very few who come to achieve this style,

have fingers that become like steel,

their feet steady as rock,

with kicks that are like thunderbolts, and fists that can break stones.

When Tai Chi is mastered, the body changes too.

The voice becomes high in pitch and strange to the ear.

The hair loses color, and becomes like snow.

The character becomes volatile, to match the body's speed.

And the body while retaining it's subtlety,

becomes impenetrable and impervious to weapons.

He who would attack the Tai Chi Kung Fu

must expect to die.

No normal fighter has ever beaten the technique

and many have died trying.

And yet, the Tai Chi expert

is not completely invulnerable.

There is always one weak point

both in the learner and in the master.

With the body's 108 strategic points,

the vulnerable point can be moved at will.

Sometimes to the soles of the feet,

sometimes to the throat or armpit.

Yet, out of reflex or habit

the Tai chi expert will usually tend

to use the same place in moments of stress to place the weak point.

A habit which could be fatal.

Come here!!!

Oh please, I beg you!

Won't you please let us both go!

I swear, I'll repay the favor!

We've our orders and they're quite clear:

To take you back to Chin Yin Shan.

No, I won't go there simply to die.

Your chiefs are much too cruel.

Well, you're going there

Master Chin is waiting.

Move it!

Dad....

Brother Look, let's stop them!

Forget it!

Dad!

Brother, we've got to do something.

Master has said not to get into fights.

And he also said to help the weak. Well now, didn't he?

Let senior brother decide.

But Look!

Those cruel bastards!

Get up, take the sword!

Because we don't like fighting an unarmed man.

No, because 20 years ago I swore a great oath.

I would rather die than take up my sword again.

Garbage, pick it up!

I won't!

Damn you!

Come on, let's help them.

Right.

Hey Brother!

You must wanna die....

I want you to stop this.

Listen, keep out of it. You'll only get hurt.

And that's very good advice

but it comes a little too late.

Stop this!

Brothers, stop!

Brother!

Brother!

Uncle....

Uncle...

Uncle, its bad.

Some of our men are fighting with the two Hei Pai killers. It's awful!

Well, Let's go!

Right!

Come on...

Hold it!

Teacher

Teacher

Teacher...

Why do you two men, want to bully these people?

Do you think that's a fair thing to do?

We're from Chin Yin Shan, where fairness means nothing.

I've heard much about you, they say you're tough....

I wanna see if the rumors are right.

You'll regret this, cause today is the day you die!

We'll see!

Uncle, catch!

Well alright Tien Ta Chun, I admit you're better than us...

we Hei Pai killers admit defeat.

But you'll pay for this with your life. That I promise you!

Right!

Ming Tu, why did this happen?

Why didn't you stop your brothers?

I've told you so many times

All that you're taught here; skill and strength

is just for self defense.

Ming Tu, Shao Chun, Ju Chien....

How can you easily forget all the rules that I've taught you?

Sorry Sir...

I treat you well, regard you as my own children

I'm responsible for you.

I teach you martial arts,

and now, Cheng Wu has been killed.

Ming Tu, do you have any idea how I feel about this?

And what I will say to his parents?

Master, it was all my fault and not the others.

Therefore, I accept all the responsibility and any punishment.

No master, I started it...

so I'm the one who should be punished.

All the others simply followed me.

Master, don't punish senior brother.

Master, just punish me!

Master, this whole thing was because of me,

I ask you, please do not punish these young men

it's really my fault.

Well I'm sorry sir, but these pupils have done wrong

they've broken the rules, so they must be punished.

No, master...

helping the weak, is surely no crime.

When they saw me they felt pity,

and compassion is never bad.

So I beg you, please pardon them.

You should rest, you've been injured.

Ying Ying, help Mr. Liu to his room.

Yes.

Now listen,

the senior student Ming Tu, will receive one month in penitence.

Shao Chun will receive two weeks because he was not in charge.

Ju Chien must also pay for his imprudence

for the next 3 years he will not receive lessons.

Thank you, teacher!

Who's Lei Ping?

That would be me.

Do you recognize us then?

You're the Chin Yin chiefs I imagine....I've heard of you.

That's us.

Well alright, how can I help you?

I hear Liu Chen and his daughter are hiding in this school

and we're here to get them.

Liu Chen is my enemy and we have an old score to settle

Your school is not involved

and providing I get Liu Chen, I will forget what has happened.

One pupil died protecting this couple

they're here now in my keeping, and they'll stay.

Lei Ping I want them!

Liu Chen is injured, he needs treatment. He cannot move yet,

I would suggest you give him some time.

Alright, I shall give him time. He can have 2 hours.

Two hours?

Well I know, those men are superb fighters. Master, in my view we can't beat them.

If we fight them, I think they'll kill us all!

Don't agree.

Listen to me!

Go on...

If we have to fight, let me go first. That should give you some time to make your plans.

That way, you'll have your two hours and a bit more.

No, I won't permit that.

What do you suggest?

Since I'm the cause of all this, then its fitting

I should go out there and settle this myself.

Dad, you can't do that!

Dad, you go out there and they'll kill you!

Hsia Fen!

I've no other choice. Otherwise, they'll destroy this school.

Dad!

Tell me; what did you do to the Chin yin that they want you?

20 years ago, Chin Yin chiefs were in Chiu-hua Shan

They committed many crimes and killed a great number of people.

At the time I was traveling through and saw what they had done.

From what you say you must be a great fighter, so why don't you fight them?

No, I've taken an oath before Buddha to kill no more.

And so, no matter what happens

I will never lift a sword again.

Lei Ping!!!

The time is up!

Well alright, come on out then!

No point in putting this off...

Dad, you can't go out there. I beg you please don't do it.

She's right. You can't go. But I can, and I will too.

I already owe you too much!

So then, I'll not see this school destroyed for my sake.

My friend, I've already lived my life and I'm ready to die.

But one thing, my daughter here...

Master, look after her please.

Dad!

Now listen, the Lei Ping school is an honorable place.

While I'm here no one harms you.

Brother, let me go first. After all, I'm the senior so its right I should

Anyway, those men need to see that we're not afraid of them.

Maybe when they see we're not afraid, They may even back off

my sword....

Be careful

Uncle!!!

Uncle!!!

Now wait!! You cannot go

You're no match for them

Well maybe not, but it's worth a try.

You two are evil men, who should be stopped!

So then, today I will try to do that.

Tien, I shall take you!

Alright, give him a quick trip to heaven.

Uncle!!!

Ta chun!!

Uncle....

Ta Chun....Uncle!!!

Stay back!

Right.

Ta Chun...

Get my sword!!!

Yes.

Master....let us go with you.

No.

Ming Tu...

Sir!!!

Today the Lei Ping school here,

is fighting a battle to preserve it's name.

And if I should die out there you will take over the school.

Listen, and listen well... without my permission

Nobody is to go out there alright!!

And don't you forget that.

Yes!

Master, you be real careful.

Alright, now close the gate.

Yes!

Get back inside!

Dad!

Tieh Wu Chin.

Tu Ku Tien.

Well alright, I'm ready now!

Listen, this one I think should be mine.

Well watch him, this one won't be quite so easy.

You're right....Come on!

Dad!!!

-Let me out! -No, stay back!

-I've got to go out! -No, get back!

Shut up!

Master said to stay here. You got that?

Master!

I must go!

Dad...

Let me out.

Dad, you mustn't go.

Open the gate.

Dad, you mustn't go.

-Let me out. -Stay back!

Master Lei

Master Lei

Master Lei

I'm so sorry Master Lei

Master Lei

Though I swore to never use my sword again

What has happened here has changed all that

Today because of me; two honorable men have been killed

And I can't bear that!

Well Liu Chen, you intend to fight me huh?

Indeed I do.

So which one of you fights first?

That would be me

Let me

Great skill

Chin Yin together now

-Let's go -Go

-Dad... -Master...

Master...

Dad, you'll be alright.

Ying Ying

-Ming Tu -Master

Hang the sign again with honor

Yes....Master!

-Dad... -Master...

For honor's sake

our master and uncle laid down their lives.

And those two killers are not only our foes

but all of society as a whole.

From this day on, we must practice with all of our strength

with one purpose, one reason

and that's to kill the Chin Yin chiefs.

And if I should die, brother Erh here will take over.

And his orders are the same as mine:

Kill the Chin Yin chiefs no matter what the cost,they must be destroyed.

Now then, we must hang the school sign high again

Or else we'll lose honor and shame Master's name.

Now tomorrow, my penitence begins

Shao Chun also for two weeks

Ju Chien must stop his lessons for 3 years

Those were Master's orders before he died

And we will obey them!

Yes!

Brother, have some tea.

No, I won't.

Thank you.

Brother Erh?

No thanks.

Now look, just now Liu just said

you should stop it's been two weeks.

if you carry on you may get sick.

No, Master said to do this for one month

and I'll obey his order.

Master, don't worry.

I'll follow your instructions.

Hold it!

Brother?

Master said no practice, not for 3 years.

Forgive me. I ahhh....

Brother...

Teacher...

Listen, if you do this again

you'll be expelled.

Yes.

Brothers, tomorrow I'm gonna fight a duel.

Maybe, I will not be coming back.

And in that case, brother Erh will take charge.

You must obey him.

The school's honor must be upheld.

You may not rest until the chiefs are killed

and the Master's tablet is inscribed.

Well now, I'll give you this

you must have guts to come face me.

Chin Pa, I'm gonna make you suffer.

You stupid fool

You're gonna die here.

Hey you, what's this trick?

Hey...help me !

Master !

Brother

I'm simply no use

I let the Master down

I knew I was no match for Chin Pa

I had to use a trick or else I'd be dead

Brother, now don't blame yourself

You can try again just wait a while

Right, Ming Tu We know you did your best

No one blames you

I shall go up to Chiu Tien Feng

Master, I must leave

Today, I'm going up to Chiu Tien

And there, I'll practice hard

Until I'm quite ready

Maybe for 10 years

Till I'm ready to avenge you.

Alright, get ready you must go now

Yes

From now on

You will all obey Brother Erh

Yes

I must go

Brother, you take care

Hei Pai Killers

Ming Tu, you can die right now

or you can come with us

and beg the Chin Yin chiefs for mercy

maybe you'll be lucky and they'll spare your life.

You let me go, in one year I'll fight you all.

We can't wait, you either come with us or die.

Go to hell, he's staying here.

Brother you forget, you can't fight

You back off

Are you coming out of there ?

Seems I have no choice

Brother, let them in. We'll handle them.

You can't fight.

Now wait

Hey, you really wanna fight ?

Right, I promise you you'll be the first to die

The Hei Pai Killers are dead ?

Well alright, We'll kill those Lei Ping students

All of them !

Brothers, when the Chin Yin chiefs hear the news they'll be here

So you better leave here quickly.

Brother Ehr will take you to up to Chi Hsing Mountain.

And I will go to Pei Lung Shan

And don't forget, we have to kill those chiefs no matter what.

Alright, lets split up

You go to Chi Hsing Mountain, I'll head to Pei Lung Shan

Right, we'll see you then

Now you look after them, I'm depending on you

I will

I'm off

Right

Let's go

Come on...

There's the Ko Shih Cave

Right

Come on

Brothers, for our Master's sake

we have to live here now

Those who feel they can't are free to leave

I'll stay until those chiefs are dead

Even if it takes all my life, and you ?

Right !

Brother Wu

Sir

Take them inside and let them rest

Sir

Go on...

Right, come on

Brother

Brother

Brother, you came alone ?

Uncle Liu's already gone back to the school

I have to kill those chiefs, and raise the Master's tablets

But they fight so well, particularly Chief Chin

Tai Chi Kung Fu is one of the best

Unfortunately, to learn it well one has to start early; as a child.

Tai Chi is nearly invulnerable

and that's the problem

I must think, there must be a way

Well, it could work with some luck

Lubricate the sword using lots of oil

Which will make it impossible to get a grip on the blade

That could get me a split second advantage if I'm fast enough

And I'll have to be, I'll just have one chance and no more.

Well now Chin Pa, so we meet again

You again...have you made any progress ?

Well you'll soon find out

Good, if you beat me you can live

What's this trick ?

Chief Tieh (Wu Chin), Master Chin Pa has just been killed by Ming Tu

Ming Tu, I promise I'm soon gonna kill you

Are you the teacher of the Lei Ping school ?

Yes I am, my name is Yu Ming Tu.

Cheif Chin Pa, did you kill him?

Yes, I killed him in a fair fight.

Damn you, you're gonna pay for that with your life

Well, maybe

But perhaps with some luck, I'll find your weak spot

Right, try it

Watch out

Sun & Moon step !

Szu Men Pa Kua

Brother...

Hey look

Brother...

Brother...

Brother...

Brother....

Brother Erh, hey look

Brothers, come here.

Yes !

Brother, what is it ?

Today is Master's 3rd anniversary.

Master, this day we all swear our loyalty to Lei Ping school

Master, rest in peace!

Get up...

Now let's practice

Yes

Let's go

Hold it

Get up

Brother Erh...

What's today ?

Master & Uncle's 3rd anniversary

You're aware ?

In that case why you sleeping here ?

Get going !

Sir

Go!

Tieh Wu Chin

You owe me

And today, I'm gonna try to collect

Well now young friend

If you wish I'll show you Tai Chi Kung Fu

Damn you, I'll teach to you fight with me.

He's a lucky man

If I got here any later he would've died.

Doctor, he ....

In time, he'll recover alright

But still, no more martial arts for him

But why ?

It's his heart muscles, they've been permanently damaged

So no more physical exertion...

Listen, Brother Erh has been defeated by Tieh Wu Chin

If it hadn't been for Doctor Nan

He wouldn't be with us today

And now, Brother Erh can't fight.

Certainly not for a long time.

Therefore, I must take up the responsibility.

And I swear, we shall avenge the Master and put up his tablet

Or stay in this cave for the rest of our lives

And live like a pack of rats.

The body has 108 pressure points

Main ones 36, minor 72.

Most vulnerable: eye, mouth, nose, throat, ear, and groin.

Persons who are experts at Tai Chi Kung Fu

have only one. And it can be moved and varied at will.

So if you ever intend to fight such a man

you have to try and find his weak spot first.

And even so, you'll have to fight very well

And have lots of luck too.

In fact, your odds of winning are quite slim

Most likely you will be killed.

You're Lei Ping's Hua Ju Chien ?

That's right, my Master and Brothers have died at your hands

But one day, I'll kill You !

That's not likely

Don't be too sure. I'll get you even if it kills me.

Is that so ?

Well why not try now?

Be careful...

Brothers, better back off

Let's go !

Damn you, well what now?

Now you die here

Right, well let's see who's gonna die here

Let's go

Come back !

Brother !

Damn you, wanna die?

You damn murderer...

If you like, you can die next

Go to hell!

Be strong

Lei Ping School seems to have a great number of cowards

Hold it

Mrs. Pai Ho

I ask that you'll be generous and let her go

Since it is you who asks, I will let her go

Curb your killing or you'll die too.

Mercy...Mercy

Master

Master

Master

Master

Master, I owe you my life

Thank you, I'm very grateful

Master if I may, can I ask you

Can Tieh Wu Chin ever be beaten ?

They say that he has to have a weak point

If it could only be found

But we've tried and he doesn't seem to have one

Master ?

Go home my child

He's killed too many people

He has to die, simple justice demands that he does

Master, won't you help?

I've retired from worldly affairs a long time ago

Go home, I cannot help you.

Master, please wait

Master wait...

Master wait...

Master, please help me

No one else can

Master I beg you

Strike when he's not himself

Not himself ?

Not himself ?

Not himself ?

You can leave now

Sir

Brother Ehr

I have an idea

I don't like it, but it may work

What is it ?

I'll challenge him

Kao Yung, Chan Sheng

Yes

Hsiao Ming

Yes

While I'm fighting him

You pour gasoline all over him

Then you wait till I signal

And when I'm clear we light him on fire

We can't do that

Not the Lei Ping School

We won't pull off any tricks like that

Now Look, somehow we've got to get him

Don't we ?

Go get some rest

Brother Erh

Stop bothering me

We must rest

Sir

Brother Ehr

How is he ?

He just took some medicine that may help him

Brother

Brother

Brother

You'll be alright

Sister, where've you been?

I'm sorry, I went to see the nun

I just wanted to thank her

We were real worried

Listen, the nun told me something

She said we can find Tieh's weak point

Only when he's not being himself

"Only when he's not being himself"

What does that mean ?

Not being himself ?

Not being himself ?

I got it !

Brother

Brother Erh

-What is it ? - What's going on ?

-Brother -Sister

What is it ?

I know

Know what ?

I know what she means

He's such a vicious and evil man

That he very rarely laughs

So you see, when he laughs he's not being himself

His throat !

Right, his weak point

His throat ?

Right, that makes sense

But only when he's laughing in triumph

So we have to fight him and make him think he's won

Then we get him in the throat

Alright, let's work on that

What you gotta remember

Is practice, accuracy, practice accuracy

Right !

Master

A challenge ?

I challenge you to a contest to the death

On the fourteenth of this month

On the main plateau

Signed, Hua Ju chien

-Come on, quickly -Hurry up

Well now, by yourself ?

I will be enough

I promise you won't survive this time

We'll see

Noon

God damn you

Right, destroy your strength

Szu Men Pa Kua

Bastard, Laugh now

Laugh

Laugh

Laugh, hurry

How come this bastard fights so good all of a sudden ?

You again ?

Didn't you learn your lesson ?

I'll kill you

You'll kill me ?

Right, I'll take your head now

Right, you laugh away

Today no one's gonna come along and save your little neck

I don't need anyone to save me, I shall kill you

Right

Think so ?

We shall see about that

"Right Think so ? We shall see about that"

What was that ?

"What was that ?"

You're mocking me ?

"You're mocking me ?"

Alright

"Alright"

Brother

-Brother -Brother

-Brother -Brother

Brothers, Sister, everybody

It's time for us to go

Now look, you take care of yourselves

We'll see you real soon

Soon as I'm better, I promise we'll come up and see you

Look forward to it

Off you go

Goodbye !