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Episode 1

Our next pair is Bruce Lee and Jin Xiao Man

[1985 Crown Colony Cha-Cha High School Competition]

Ladies and gentlemen! Let's give them a big round of applause

Wow!

-Woo, they are good -They're very good

Bruce and Xiao Man's dance is more impressive than Blair and Jullian's

They'll probably win first place

Yeahhhhhh

-You should treat us -No problem

Hi! Congratulations!

Just congratulations? Nothing else?

If you teach Blair and me the dance steps you and Xiao Man used...

I'll do your assignments for you.

Hm... I can teach you But not Blair

I'm not going to help that guy.

Miss Jones, you know, if you weren't with Blair, you'd actually be cute

Bye!

Let's go!

Wait for me Bruce!

Hey Bruce, now that you've won the Cha-Cha championship

you'll be the pride of our school.

Our school is always proud of honor like this.

The only thing we haven't won yet is the gold medal in boxing

Maybe I can win the gold medal in boxing

That's impossible

You should just focus on your studies

Remember, there's still Miss ingrid to deal with

She really doesn't like you, does she?

She doesn't care about anything but her Bristish students

I have to impress her

I think after today's Cha-cha champianship she thinks highly of you now

If you bring your grades up, she'll have nothing to complain about

Hey, are you listening?

Hey, Bruce Lee!

You think you're so great, don't you?

What's with you? Do you want a fight?

Yes! Come on! I'll kick your ass.

Don't do anything stupid.

Get him!

Not so brave now, are you?

Blair, you'll regret this.

Huh? Bruce...

What happened to you?

Look at you. You're all dirty.

What happend?

Did you get into another fight again? Admit it!

What happened to the bike?

Bruce... what happened?

Were you in an accident?

Tell me. Did you get into a fight?

Those bruises aren't from an accident

Someone punched you! Admit it!

Tell the truth!

Hey, Bruce, wait!

We're about to eat! The whole family is waiting for you

Don't bother calling your son!

You can tell he was in a fight.

He's always making us worry like this.

Oh... Just fighting everyday.

Bruce, come eat now

You must eat

Ma, I told you already, I don't want to eat yet. I'm doing something.

Do it later. You have to eat.

Ma... I'll eat this later. I really have to do something now

Your father spent so much money so that you can go to private school.

I'm not blaming you, my son.

Did you really get in a fight?

Did you?

No, I didn't get into a fight.

Don't lie to me.

I know, son.

It might be our fault why you've become like this...

why you have no discipline.

That's why we want to teach you what's right.

I hope with the strict discipline at your school you'll learn to behave.

Show a little discipline, son, study hard, work hard at school!

Ma! Don't lecture me, you're giving me a headache!

Promise me, don't get into anymore fights.

If you hurt someone, I'm the one who worries.

When you get hurt, I hurt for you more.

Can't you understand that?

Because I worry so much... I can't sleep well at night.

I have nightmares.

Promise me you won't get into another fight.

Ma!

We're getting old. Especially your father. It's hard to make money.

He gets tired going up and down the stage.

Can't you listen to your parents for once?

Is this what you want... getting into fights all your life?

Education is the only thing that can ensure a good future for you.

Ma... Ma.... Ma...

Fine, ok. I'll do it. I won't get into fights again.

Is that a promise?

I won't start a fight.

But if someone insults me... I'll fight back.

Skip, skip!

Very good!

Keep going, keep going!

Left, left, right!

Do it again! Slide, step! That's great!

That's it.

All right! Come closer, come here.

Ah! That's boring! Let's go!

Guys listen! I want you to practive in pairs, ok?

Our hope to conqure David Coffer and get the championship belt rest on your shoulders

Got it?

Yes sir!

Alright, begin.

Be serious.

Whoa! You want to learn how to box?

Yes!

It's not so hard. Just kiss my ass and I'll teach you.

Remember Bruce.

You can't use your leg to kick... It's not allowed in boxing.

I can beat you Blair... even if I don't use my leg.

Alright, give him a pair of gloves.

Here you go.

Hey Blair, let me make it clear. This is not a real fight, ok?

I'm good, Ah Lin. Now step aside.

-Are you ready? -Let's go, Bruce

Come on, Bruce.

Show him Blair.

I give him 3 seconds

He's so lame.

Fight!

Come here, Bruce. Hurry up.

Stand up.

Bruce!

Let's leave.

Uncle Chao!

Hm? You got up very early today.

You said you have to go back to America soon

I want to learn a few moves from you before you leave. Is that ok Uncle?

Alright. Go over there and practice the standing technique

Ok

You need to practice the standing technique every morning.

You can't miss doing it even for a day.

I know, Uncle. But still... I want to learn something more practical.

Just take it easy. Relax.

When studying martial arts you need to stay calm.

I'm itching to learn.

Listen to me, Bruce.

A day or two is not enough to master this technique

Not even a month. A year is still insufficient.

Aside from a desire to learn

you must have a superior willpower... to succeed.

Stop studying martial arts... if you have doubts.

And if you can't focus your mind... you won't get too far.

Hold this.

What's up?

You want revenge? Or waiting for my fists?

I tell you these fists are well trained.

I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget.

Teach me a lesson?

Fine. We better find a place.

Let's do it right here.

Blair, if you win and beat me today in our fight.

I'll fix my bike myself.

Phew...How proud you are!

Looks like I have to teach you another lesson.

You're all talk. Go ahead.

so all the teachers and students can see how I make a foreigner like you eat dirt.

Ah Lin!

Bruce!

See, I told you.

I'll make you eat dirt and let them all walk over you.

So prepare yourself for a real beating.

Come on!

Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee!

You want to kiss my ass? Or have me beat you to a pulp?

What's this? What happened here?

Oh Bruce Lee! You're making trouble again?

He's crazy! He kicked me in the groin!

Bruce Lee, what have you done?

Bruce Lee

You're a disgrace!

You'll have to pay for your behavior.

You're always getting into fights!

This is a school...you trash...

What did you say?

-Who are you calling trash? -You

You hurt another classmate in front of everyone!

Why don't you ask him what he did to me yesterday?

-Excuse me.. where's the principal's office? -To your right.

Mr. Lee, if this was just his first offence, I would not have bothered you to come.

But this is the second time in one week your son has been involved in a fight.

He has broken so many school rules.

Just today, over near the main entrance hall he kicked an 11th grader named Blair Lewis

This kind of behavior is difficult to ignore.

My son kicked someone earlier?

Where did he kick him?

He kicked Blair's balls!

Was it serious?

Don't worry, you'll find out later. But let me just remind you Mr. Lee,

The droppings of a mouse can spoil a whole pot of stew.

Miss Ingrid....

Your son does not belong in this school with his kind of behavior.

You have some nerve coming back here after what you did!

Bruce, admit what you did wrong, son! Quick!

Don't be unfair, Pa... give me a chance to explain.

You don't need to explain.

Everything is clear to me!

I told you explicitly this morning, not to get into another fight.

But you didn't listen to me!

But I didn't say I wouldn't get into a fight today.

Don't split hairs with me, child!

Bruce, run away! Get away from your father!

Pa, please stop! You're hurting ma.

Pa, stop it. You're hurting ma.

You can't hurt ma.

It's nothing Bruce. Don't worry.

Whatever punishment you give me I'll accept it.

I'm proud of what I did.

You're proud of what you did?

Do you know what a big mess you've created? And you're proud of it?

Swear you won't get into fights anymore! Promise me! Swear it!

Ok...pa!

I won't disobey you.

I can promise you I won't get into fights.

But do you mean even when I'm insulted I should just keep quiet?

Weren't you the one to start the fight at the school entrance today?

But he's the one who beat me and insulted me yesterday, Pa.

Do you know what it feels like to be insulted and humiliated?

He was the one who broke Sister's bike!

He did it on purpose.

I didn't do anything to him!

If a bike gets broken it's easy to get it fixed!

Can't you stay out of trouble?

You probably did something to him!

No, father!

I didn't do anything to him!

He got mad at me because I won in the Cha-cha competition.

His British and I'm Chinese

he thinks I don't have the right...

the right to win the championship

Bruce, please son, don't say anymore...

We are Chinese. It's not bad to be humble. It's a mark of someone with dignity!

Can't you control yourself when someone insults you?

Pa! It wasn't just me he insulted, father!

I fought back because he cursed you!

Bruce, you've locked yourself in this room for two days without food or drink.

Your mother thought you were sick.

She was so worried... she didn't eat at all for two days, either.

You know what? You're not sick.

You're wasting away.

Then let me find a trainer.

Bruce, don't raise your voice.

We don't want you to learn martial arts for your own good.

Why do you take fighting so seriously?

Focus on your studies instead of wasting your time and energy on such trival things.

Bruce, since you're on a school break

why don't you use this time to review your lessons in school.

You may ask your brother or sister to help you.

If you won't let me train, I don't want to do anything.

As an old saying goes...

"Learning is superior, everything else is inferior."

Only formal education can promise you a bright future

not pick a fight with somebody.

Alright, alright. That's enough.

It's no use talking to him now, he just won't listen.

Let's go� Get out off bed. You're coming with me, we're going out!

Where are you going?

We're going out. To pick a fight, with the neighbors.

Are you crazy?

I'm not crazy.

Unlike your son...

he's dead.

I'm not dead!

I wanna beat him, Uncle Chao.

Not just for myself but also for my other classmates that he insulted.

That's the only reason why you want to learn martial arts?

Tell me, Uncle Chao.

Are they better than us?

Why do those Westerners take pleasure in humiliating and insulting us?

-And why do they call us the sick man of� -Why are you asking me these questions?

You're just a kid�

you don't know how it is.

I do know.

What do you know?

Tell me.

The British have taken advantage of us.

They used opium� to take control of our people.

But when Lin Tze Chu burned their opium�

they divided our territory.

I know how Hong Kong became a British colony.

If all of us Chinese had the courage to fight�

then maybe� we'll be treated as equals.

Bruce... I know what you mean.

But what can you do?

Can you convince the whole nation� to fight the British?

Uncle Chao� All I want is to be stronger.

I'm even thinking of dropping out of school to learn martial arts from you.

Let me take you somewhere� and I'll prove my point.

Although I'm the Cha-cha Champ in Hong Kong,

there are dance halls that wouldn't let me in

because of the color of my skin!

All right. But let's have dinner first.

You can prove your point later, okay?

Let's see if they'd let us in if I use my American passport.

What do you think?

-Go faster! -Is this okay?

Go get him.

Hey...

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

Bruce...

What do you want from us?

You look so cool, Chinaman. Teach us some of your moves.

No, Bruce. Let's just get out of here.

Why should we leave?

We're paying customers like them. We have every right to be here.

You should listen to your girlfriend. Bruce Lee...

you should get out of here with your yellow-skinned chick for your own good.

What did you say?

What if I refuse?

Bruce, let's go somewhere else, please.

Wait for me over there.

But you said you wouldn't get into a fight anymore!

They started it. They picked on me.

-Be careful! -Just wait here.

Come on! You want a piece of me?

Bruce, watch out!

Xiao Man, stay out of this.

Let go of me!

Stay here. Bruce Lee needs to learn his lesson!

Bruce!

Who are you? Mind your own business!

I'm sorry but I had to interfere.

If you have the balls, fight one on one.

Five against one is not fair!

I'm not gonna stand here and watch while you gang up on my young friend.

You guys leave me no choice...

but to teach you a lesson!

Get him!

Bruce, take your girlfriend out of here!

Uncle Chao, behind you!

What happened here?

Uncle Chao, you're great!

Wait a minute.

You're� you're Master Chao, right?

I haven't seen you in years.

It's an honor to meet you here Sir.

May I invite you and your guests to one of our VIP room?

That's really strange.

You don't look like an American or British.

So how could you open a� a dance hall� but don't allow Chinese to come in?

You're right, Sir. You have a point.

But there's nothing I can do...

Most of our stockholders are foreigners. So�

So what?

Don't you read the newspaper?

Maybe not,

because if you do, you would recognize these two kids.

This is Lee Xiao Long and she's Jin Xiao Man.

They won the Cha-cha competition for High School Students in Hong Kong!

Now, don't they have any right to come here?

-Answer me! -Of course, of course.

I'll talk to our Boss.

All right, dear. That's enough, you need to rest.

Look, you're all sweaty.

Come here, dry yourself up.

Pa... Ma...

Oh, hi Ru Hai. How was your day?

You're still awake?

Thank you for taking the trouble of seeing my son home safely, Ru Hai.

It was no trouble at all.

I took Bruce out to have a good time tonight.

So naturally, I have to take care of him.

Have you had dinner yet? I can get you something to eat.

-It's okay. -We already ate.

We went to a dance club with Xiao Man earlier. And had coffee afterwards.

Then we brought Xiao Man safely back home, and came over here.

Have a seat Ru Hai.

Make yourself comfortable.

Go and get some rest. I have something to discuss with your father and mother.

All right. Goodnight Pa, Ma.

Here...

sit over there.

I'll just get you some tea.

Excuse me.

I just wanted to tell you that...

Bruce... he has made up his mind.

He's determined to study martial arts.

He said that?

Hai Chuen� you didn't want him to learn martial arts before

and I fully agreed with you.

You're an actor. And I'm a lowly Kung Fu Master.

We've both had a hard life.

We both know the value of good education.

But your son�

He has nothing else on his mind right now except martial arts.

Neither of us can convince him to stay in school and study.

As an old saying goes,

�A wise Father� knows his own child.�

Wait� let me ask you this.

Do you know your son?

He's my son. Of course, I know him well.

You don't know him that well!

To be honest, Bruce is a very smart kid.

Once he sets his mind into something, he'll put all his heart into it.

He's a fast learner. So he'll learn faster than anyone else.

That's true.

Take Cha-cha for example.

Do you know why he studied Cha-cha?

You don't know, right?

Let me tell you why.

That's because his foreign classmates look down on him!

So Bruce showed his classmates that he can be as equally good as them in school!

But that's not the problem.

The trouble is, he can't commit his mind to one thing.

He has undertaken and discarded other interests before, right? -That's right.

He likes it now, tomorrow, he doesn't.

That's what you don't understand about Bruce.

I've been thinking, maybe it's time...

for Bruce to learn from the best.

We should seriously consider getting him a real Kung Fu Master.

Ru Hai, if Bruce is really determined to learn martial arts

then why don't you teach him and be his master?

To tell you the truth,

If Bruce seriously wants to learn martial arts then I'm not the teacher for him.

Here in Hong Kong, I'm just your average Kung Fu Master.

Don't worry, I'll make arrangements.

I want to introduce Bruce to the Master of Spring Shadowboxing School, Master Ye.

It's necessary to learn all these positions to prepare you for the first strike!

Uncle Chao� that was so awesome!

The power of your fist brought a force of wind.

Right. That is the way it should be.

But you must master the basics first.

It's 1:30 in the morning and he's still practicing?

It's after midnight but he's still practicing. Crazy kid.

Let's go back to bed.

Bruce�

What's your problem?

Hey� Bruce, let's just go, okay?

You think you know martial arts?

I'll show you today!

You want to fight?

Come on then.

Bruce!

Hey, wait!

What's your name?

Kung Fu

Try a little Kung Fu.

Kung Fu?

Kung Fu!

Bruce, you wanted me to ask about the brat who calls himself Kung Fu, right?

Well, I found him.

Where?

The guy is one of the servants at Wang Yunsheng Kung Fu Center.

He's just a servant?

How can he be a servant, he has great Kung Fu skills?

But� it's true. I saw him myself.

Yesterday, I went to Wang's house to deliver some fish.

Then I saw him pour tea for Master Wang.

He bowed respectfully. He never said a word.

And you know what? He even served me a cup of tea.

Impossible!

You're lying. You're not getting a free drink from me.

His martial arts skill is way to advance for a mere servant in a Kung Fu House.

I'm telling you the truth!

I'm willing to be your slave forever, if he's not not a servant!

-It's true? -It is!

I have to see him again.

Wait� where are you going?

You said he's at Wang Yunsheng's, right?

What? Ah� you can't go there!

What if he beats you again?

No, he won't.

Whenever I hear this sound I just feel so relaxed.

You'd be bored if you have to listen to it all day long.

Nah! I lack this kind of sound in my house.

Don't worry. After they've completed their training, I'll arrange a competition...

you can get whoever you want.

A great teacher always spawns great students.

Thank you for the complement.

Brother Li Chao...

pick whoever you want from them.

And take him with you.

I don't have much but with you they'll have at least a good life.

That's true.

Don't worry, Master Wang. I will never treat you unfairly.

Thank you� thank you.

What are you doing here?

Master Wang, how are you?

What do you want?

I came here to practice.

I want to practice with your servant over there.

Go ahead.

Great! Good! Good!

Bruce!

Pa...

Pick up your shirt and come with me.

We're meeting someone.

Hurry!

Try to keep up.

Come on, keep up, will you!

Hurry up!

Speed up!

I can't run anymore.

Bruce...

you really need to do this.

But I really can't run anymore.

Tell me, do you want to meet Master Ye?

I do.

Well then, you have to bear the pain. Now run!

Pa... I don't want to give up.

Bruce, you didn't give up, I'm proud of you. You've done well.

Master Ye... I've brought my son with me.

I followed your instructions.

I told him to run from Kingsburg Park all the way here.

Master Ye... he made it.

I see. Not too many people can run over here from Kingsburg Park. That was good.

Master Ye� has my son passed your test?

All right. I'll let him in.

Spring Shadowboxing was created by Master Wu Mei from Fujian.

This style is simple and practical but takes years to master.

That is a pattern called �Little Idea'. It's a good starting point for Kung Fu.

That's enough. Get ready for training.

Practice free combat in pairs.

Spring Shadowboxing requires coordination of hands and feet.

They're doing the hand techniques, Three Sides Fist

Open Arms Fist,

and Find and Stick Fist.

The steps include Clamp Step,

Tripod Step,

Chasing Step,

and One Leg Standing Step.

What he's doing is called �Striking Fists'.

It means striking your opponent with your fist while defending yourself.

That's the �Chasing Step'� it requires speed and ferocity.

Over there he's doing the �Grabbing and Striking Fist'

It's used in close combat

Spring Shadowboxing integrates two boxing methods.

One is inner strength method and the other one is close combat method.

The most important thing in learning is through practice.

Zhongliang come here, demonstrate to Bruce our Inch Fist technique.

Practice board!

'Inch Fist technique' means...

to strike with all the strength in your body within one inch striking distance.

Within one inch?

That's right.

Other fist striking methods, depend on your waist and arms.

While Spring Shadowboxing...

requires you to use all the energy in your body.

With this technique you'll be able to strike a powerful blow,

even if you only have an inch of striking distance.

Hold this.

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