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in the year 1730, during the reign of the Emperor Yung Cheng,

one of the early emperors of the Manchu Ching Dynasty

many kung fu experts were recruited by the Emperor

to suppress and kill the supporters of the former Ming Dynasty.

These experts were trained to use that fearsome weapon

the flying Guillotine.

Many fell to this new weapon.

Those who escaped -went into hiding. it was to seek these remaining rebels out

and kill them that the Manchu government sent a noted

Master of the flying Guillotine, fung Sheng Wu Chi

to keep surveillance of all Han revolutionists

and kill them if appropriate.

fung, who was blind, disguised himself as a Buddhist Lama

and lived in a mountain retreat with his two disciples

Chow-lung. Chow-fu. One-armed man!

Master fung-sheng, if you receive this message

it will mean that both of us are dead.

Carved on the tile is an image of a one armed man

Teacher, he will have killed us and he is a Ming revolutionary.

We are now setting out to kill him, but because of his great skill,

we fear that he may kill us.

if you receive this message, then please avenge your two disciples

Chow-lung, Chow-fu. You'll be avenged

You sacrificed your lives for the great Ching Dynasty

l swear that l will kill that One Armed Man and avenge you both

All bow.

Go out and practice!

-Dhirng Yung -Brother!

Come here!

Today l'm going to teach you something new. The technique of jumping.

Now you show us.

Now that is the basic step. Then follows the second step

This involves the control of breath

so as to lighten your weight.

All right, empty out the stones.

Breathe much deeper. Alright!

Now then, know why that was? Not concentrating on your breathing.

As you can see, you've a long way to go.

Now when you can do that, walk right around the edge,

you've passed the second stage.

The third step is jumping up to the roof,

follow me.

That's all l will show you today,

if you've patience and endurance you can be as good.

-Keep on practicing! -Yes!

Good news! Good news!

What's all the excitement about?

The Eagle Claw_ school is holding a tournament,

no restrictions on age or area!

Great! Let's enter then.

Teacher, are you going to enter?

Teacher, if you enter you're bound to win!

Eveyone knows of the One Armed Boxer

show them your kung fu

and we shall share in your victory.

Right! Yes, please go!

We study kung fu for spiritual health, not to gain fame of fortune.

Besides, we have our own objectives,

the Ching Government is on the look-out for us.

l hope none of you will risk entering.

There will be many experts, we could learn from them

Please let's go!

There's truth in that we could learn a lot.

We mustn't draw attention from the government,

but live no objection to just observing the tournament

Shields and Clubs!

Are you the President of this tournament?

Yes that's right. l am Wu Chang Sheng

and President of this tournament.

lf you're the president, l'd like to ask you

why l can't enter the tournament?

The rules are quite specific

though there is no territorial restriction

but the fact is you are a foreigner

therefore, l must obey the rules.

Sorry.

Sorry, my ass.

Eveyone entering has to sign a life contract,

because you're a foreigner

lf anything happens, l can't be responsible!

l have come a long way just to fight here.

l don't give a damn about any life contracts!

Right! If you can demonstrate to me that you have some degree of skill

there should be no more problem.

You kick well!

l want to see Eagle Claws kung fu!

Shields and clubs!

Hold it!

Let me see now!

Daughter, you're not good enough!

Father, don't worry. l can take care of myself!

Hold it!

Save your skill, you'll need it all tomorrow.

l suggest you rest now.

-Attendant! -Yes!

-Take our guest to his room! -Yes!

This way!

Japanese tournament contestant 'Win Without a Knife Y. Yakuma

your room is on the second floor.

-Porter, take him up. -Yes!

When the Government received news of the tournament

they were afraid that the rebel Ming supporters

might choose the opportunity to stage an uprising.

So they ordered fung Sheng to investigate and to kill any rebels he discovered there.

fung enlisted the aid of some of the foreign contestants.

lt was clear the tournament was destined

to be a bloody affair

Give me some more bottles of wine!

Yes Sir!

l'm hungry, get me some food!

Come this way! Just step in Sir!

-Waiter! -Jasmine tea! Sir. Coming! Sorry!

Please this way Sir.

What would you like?

Vegetarian noodles.

A bowl of vegetarian noodles!

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

Killed seven with one blow! Ha!!

Hey waiter, bring me some more wine and food!

Here you are!

Alright?

Hey! What's this? You leaving? Without paying your bill?

And what if l haven't paid. Do you know who l am?

Who are you?

Damn you, you don't know who l am?

Listen, l happen to be the famous One Armed Boxer!

l killed seven!

You fool, isn't this proof enough!

Today l killed seven with one blow. Did you ever hear of anyone doing that?

Alright, where's the seven men you killed then?

Well, they weren?t actually men, they were flies!

Oh no! Someone's been murdered.

Was he the One Armed Boxer?

No, he was just a bum!

l don't care who he was.

l intend to kill every one armed man that l come across here!

Daddy, are you looking for me?

Sit down!

There are some foreigners in this tournament

And l have no idea about their kung fu!

There?s no mercy in the ring.

l fear you will get a better opponent!

That's something l don't want to see.

Why do you worm

Shao-Tieh, if l hadn't stopped that Thai

he could you have taken his kicks?

lf you are chosen to fight with him,

take extra care!

Daddy, how come!

You always put me down!

l have been in the fighting world for many years

O.K., l'll take your advice! l'll let you do as you wish.

You know l love you, but l'm a big girl.

ls the One Armed Boxer coming? Is he invited?

He had an invitation.

But till now l've had no reply! But still, that's not conclusive.

l think he will come, even if just to watch.

Eveyone knows the One Armed Boxer.

And it would be great if he comes! Just to show himself here.

Master, everything is ready for the tournament now.

Good! Pass the word around. Tell them we shall start tomorrow.

The tournament begins!

Contestants ready!

Contestants ready!

Fight one! The contestants are:

On my left - Long spear Chang Chia Yu!

On my right - Long Stick Ho Po Wei!

First Drum!

Second Drum!

Third Drum!

Chang Chia Yu wins!

Take the loser away!

Now on my left - Fast Sword Wang Chiang!

On my right, Win without a Knife Y. Yakuma!

Nice jumping!

Beat the drum!

A knife, eh?

So how about that? So he has a knife after all! Very smart.

Yakuma wins!

Take the loser away!

On my left - Braised Hair Cheung Shung Vee

And on my right - The Mongolian Tieh Cheng!

Cheung Shung wins!

And so has Tieh Cheng, take those two away!

On my left - Daredevil Lee Sen!

and on my right - Iron Skin Niu Sze!

Sound the drum!

Brother! How?

His spirit protected him.

But has lost his sight and that's why his defense is broken!

Daredevil Lee Sen wins!

Now on my left - Eagle Claw's Wu Shao Tieh!

And on my right - Money Boxer Ma Wa Kung!

Sound the drum!

Eagle Claw Wu Shao Tieh wins!

On my left - from Java, So Leong!

Sword Formation!

O.K.!

Arrange the swords!

And on my right - Flying Rope Chao Wu!

Chao Wu has won!

Take him away!

On my left - Tornado Knives Lei Kung!

On my right - Yoga Tro La Seng!

A letter from my master.

Sir, your accomplishments and reputation are greatly admired.

lt would be an honor if you participate in this tournament and demonstrate your skill.

Brother, are you entering?

No, l said l wouldn't come here to fight.

l am going back to the school.

Return after it is over.

Yoga expert Tro La Seng wins

On my left is - Tiger and Crane Fists, Lee Kun Man!

On my right from Thailand - Nai Men!

Sound the drum!

Nai Men has won!

And from my left - One Armed Snake fist, Hsien Hsing!

On my right - Praying Mantis, Tung Erh!

Sound the drum!

The One Armed Snake fist Hsien Hsing wins!

You see!

Are you one of the Ching Killers?

Yes! Flying Guillotine Fung Sheng Wu Chi!

Good! l finally get to see the notorious Flying Guillotine

You've killed senselessly. Did your masters tell you to do this?

Yes, they did. Now listen, the One Armed Boxer killed my disciples,

and l've come here to seek revenge for both of them.

You are a vicious bastard!

You've killed innocent people in this tournament for no reason.

l intend to make sure you won't do it again.

You get out of my way! You old has-been!

l want the One Armed Boxer and nobody is gonna stop me!

Father!

Gather around!

l'm sorry. Although we're a new school.

we?re going to have to close, temporarily.

Why?

Teacher, why should we close?

Can't you guess? You saw that senseless killing.

Saw it, we all saw it!

The man with the guillotine,

he was sent here by the Chings.

To murder all the kung fu experts here.

Pay attention! l suspect that he may very well soon pay a visit to our school.

ln that case, a great many of you could be killed. And l wouldn't want that to happen.

Teacher, has got to be stopped!

Teacher! We must defeat him!

Listen here, l have something to say.

Let me tell you something about that man.

Until recently, he had two assistants both tough men.

They were both ruthless killers.

A few months ago, the two of them tried to kill me. However, it didn't quite work out.

Ever since l killed those two disciples, l've expected this.

But l never expected him to show up at the tournament.

When he killed that one armed Hsien Hsing after the fight,

l think he was after me, but got the wrong man!

Brother, we?re learning kung fu!

We can't hide for the rest of our lives.

Anyway, you're the One Armed Boxer!

Who says we have to hide?

A man who always escapes is weak-minded!

A man who depends on kung fu is a foolish warrior!

These kinds of men are not our idols.

The main fundamental of kung fu is to act wise and brave.

Since we have not yet found a good plan,

we must see to avoid being killed and wounded!

The only solution is to protect ourselves. There's nothing to do here.

Go back to the main school and tell them to evacuate.

l have heard of your name for a long time,

but you didn't enter the tournament

so l had to come here.

You've come at the wrong time.

l've just closed the school down.

That so? Trying to escape?

The Flying Guillotine will not let you go,

l have got somebody to bring the blind man here.

ln fact, he should be here any minute.

You bastard, l'll fix you!

Brother, you get them out of here. Quick!

That's him! The one who was talking!

Does he think he can escape?

Who are you?

l'm 'Win Without a Knife Y. Yakuma.

This roof fell. l saved your life.

So you saved me? But my father?

Dead.

Those who are dead can never return

so there's no point in crying. Think of something else.

l already have. And l can think of nothing else.

All l want to do is to take revenge on that blind man.

Well don't bother. You aren't good enough.

Better come with me. We'll go to Japan.

Go with you, why should l?

You fight quite well. l could teach you my kung fu.

You shall be my first female student! You've got potential.

You must be joking. That isn't my decision. l won't go!

You might not have a choice.

Get some rest. l'm going to get some food.

Miss Wu!

Who's there?

Don't be frightened! It's me, the Teacher Yu Tieh Lun!

-The One Armed B... -Shh!

Just outside Clearwater Town is a cave.

lf you go through the cave, there?s a house in the clearing.

Go and hide there.

After l get my students away from this place l'll meet you there.

Right!

Pay your respects to Saint Kwan.

The enemy will be here soon. You go now.

As soon as l have a plan, l will get in touch.

-You better leave by the back gate. -Sir!

l guess you've come here to fight.

l'm sorry, it's not convenient.

The One Armed Boxer is a one winged chicken. When is convenient, eh?

There?s a Chinese saying

to kill a coward is easier

than trying to find a way to insult him.

You're going to be sorry you did that!

l smell blood.

The Indian. He's dead.

He can't escape. He?s somewhere around this area, l know it.

Miss Wu? My brother is back!

Brother, are you hurt bad?

Nothing serious, l'll be alright.

But that Indian gave me quite a bit of trouble.

l nearly got caught.

Miss Wu, are you alright?

Yes, thanks. l feel much better now!

Good. You stay here as long as you want.

Hsieh Yung, the students get away alright?

Sure. l saw them off. They should be clear by now.

Good. Come inside and we'll have a talk.

Brother Yu, what are you thinking about?

l was thinking that bamboo is very tough

and even an axe can break chopping it!

Why are you thinking about that?

lnside the flying guillotine there?s a ring of knives.

Which can't be thicker than an axe. That's how we will destroy it.

Really?

Yes! Let's gather my disciples to discuss a plan!

Blacksmith, do you have my order ready

Yes Sir!

Thanks.

Good day. Do you want a large coffin or a small one?

l don't want either. l want to hire this place.

Hire a coffin shop?

O.K.!

l think l've got the answer, that's why live called you here.

But still, whether my plan can stop the flying guillotine remains to be seen.

The strength of the guillotine lies in its impetus.

Once that spinning force develops, it's almost impossible to stop it.

The first part of the plan is to get rid of that foreign Killer Nai Men

Then we can tackle the Guillotine.

And that's where l expect you men to come in.

Somehow you've got to get him to come to this place.

Hey, he's coming now!

Come on!

Go to the inn and you'll find a blind man,

bring him out to the cave.

Quickly!

Light it!

Hope you got thick skin on your feet.

Open up!

Teacher, were you hurt?

l'm alright! But my feet couldn't have stood much more.

-Take the body away. - Sir!

l don't want any of you killed.

So get on the other side of the hills and just wait there. Go!

Yu, l won't go. l want to stay here with you!

Why?

l want to see you avenge my fathers death!

No, if you stay here l can't concentrate.

We might be killed together!

Alright, let's settle it. Let's see who's the best.

l guessed that you might come.

But l'm afraid you've chosen an inconvenient time.

l saved her life.

lf she comes with me, then l'll leave right away.

But otherwise -

Before the blind man comes, l'll have killed you!

You did save me and l owe you my life.

But l'm not coming. That's that!

Miss Wu. It's no use trying to reason with him. Get back.

We're nearly there!

Get inside. l'll use the bamboo!

Come on! l've waited long enough for this!

Subtitles by Gregory Hatanaka and Jason Kartalian

Film - Copyright 2002 Gregory Hatanaka DVD Version - Copyright 2002 Pathfinder Pictures LLC.