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Of all the Mari Kung Fu styles that have

been developed in various parts of China,

the one recognized as being the most

difficult and the 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 three. 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 eight octagrams. The whole body

is in balance. The 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 steps are to concentrate all

energy in the head, the light of 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 achieve.

Their fingers become like steel. Their

feet steady as rock. Their hips are like

thunderbolts. The fists 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 its suppleness, becomes

impenetrable and impervious to weapons.

These 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 burner and in

the master. With the body's

108 strategic points, the vulnerable

point can be moved at will, sometimes the

soles of the feet, sometimes the throat

or armpit. Yet out of reflexive 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

can be fatal.

One, two, three, four, five,

eight, seven, eight, nine, ten, seven,

twelve, one,

two, three,

Ten. Five. Six. Seven.

Eight. Nine. Ten.

Seven. Twelve. One.

Go.

Three. One. Go.

3, 4,

5, 6, 7,

8, 9,

10, 11, 12,

1, 2, 3,

4, 5,

8, 7, 8,

1, 2, 3,

4, 5,

Come back. 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. Take you back to Chinsan.

No, I won't go there simply

to die. Your chief's so much too

cruel. Well, you are going there. Master

Chin is waiting.

Brother, look, let's stop them.

Forget it.

Brother, we've got to do something,

Master said, not to get into

fights. And he also said, help the weak.

Well, didn't he?Senior will

decide. But look,

those cruel bastardsGet

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. Take up my

sword again. Garbage. Pick it up.

I won't. Damn you.

Come on, right. Cut.

Hey, brother. Hey, you want to die?You

must stop this. Listen, you keep

out of this. You'll only get hurt. And

that's very good advice. But still, it

comes a bit too late! Ha! Hey! Hey Stop!

Fellas!

I did.

Brother,

brother,

brother,

brother. Brother.

Teacher.

Teacher. Teacher, it's bad. Some of the

men are fighting with the two Hetai

killers. It's awful. Ohh Well, let's

go. Right.

Come on.

Hold it!

Teacher?Teacher.

Huh Why do you two men...

Want to bully these two people?

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

We're from Chinian San, where fairness

doesn't count for much. I've heard much

about you. They say you're tough. So

I think I'll find out just how tough you

are. Well, I'll tell you this. You'll

regret it, because it's the last thing

you'll do. We'll see!

Ohh

I'll

go here.

But

all

right, I admit you're better than us. We

hay pie killers admit defeat.

But you're gonna die, that I promise you!

Right!

Ming Chu, why did this happen?

Why didn't you stop your brothers?

I have told you so many times

all that you're taught here. Skill,

strength. It's just for one end.

Self-defense.

Mingtu, Saochun,

Lu Chin. How can you so easily forget the

rules I've taught you?

Sorry, Sir. Sorry.

I treat you well, regard you as my own

children. I'm responsible for you,

teach you martial arts. And now,

Cheng Wu has been killed. Ming Chu,

do you have any idea what I'm feeling

and what I will say to his parents?

Master, it was all my fault and

not the others. Therefore, I accept

the responsibility. No,

Master, I started it. So I'm the one

to be punished. And all the others simply

followed me. Master,

don't punish senior brother. Master,

just punish me. Master,

this whole thing was due to me.

I ask you, please do not punish these

young men. I mean, 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. He's 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 I'll listen. The senior pupil,

Ningto, will receive

one month in penitence.

Sachun, because he was not in charge

there, will receive two weeks.

Lu Chen must also pay for his

imprudence. For the next three

years, he will not receive lessons.

Thank you.

Who's sleeping?That is

me. Ohh

Do you recognize us then?

You're the Chinian chiefs, I imagine.

I have heard of you.

That's us. Well, all right. Can I help

you?I hear Lu Chin and his girl

are hiding in this school. And

we have come 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, I will forget what has

happened.

One pupil died protecting this couple.

They are here now in my keeping, and

they'll stay. They ping. I

want them. Liu Chen is injured. He needs

treatment. He cannot move yet.

I would suggest you give him time.

All right, I shall give him time. He

can have two 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. You'll agree.

Master, listen to me. I'll go on.

If we have to fight, let me go first.

That will 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 am the

cause of all this?Then it's

fitting that I should go out there and

settle this myself. You

can't do that. You go out there

and they'll kill you.

Sophie, I must

go out. I have no other choice.

I mean, otherwise they'll destroy this

school.

Tell me. What did you do to the

Qingyang that they want you?

20 years ago, the

Qingyang chiefs were in Huapei

and they committed many crimes there

and they killed a great many people.

At the time I was travelling through, saw

what they'd done. From what you say,

you must be a great fighter.

So why don't you fight him?No,

I've taken an oath before Buddha

to kill no more. And so

no matter what happens, I swear

I will not lift a sword again.

Sleeping. The time

is up, right?

Well, all right. 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. Dad. Dad.

Now listen. The leaping 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 it's right I should. Anyway,

those men, they need to see that

we're not scared of them. Maybe.

When they see we're not afraid, they may

even back off my swords.

Uncle. Uncle. Uncle. Now wait. Now wait.

Listen, you cannot go.

You're no match for them. Well, maybe

not, but I'll try.

You two are evil men. Must be

stopped. So then

today I shall try to do that.

I shall take him. Hey, give

him a quick trip to heaven.

Touch

you.

Get my sword, Sir. Master,

let us go with you. No,

Sir. Today, the leaping school here

is fighting a battle to preserve its

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.

All right?And don't you forget

that, huhSir. Master.

You be real careful.

All right. Now close the gate. Sir.

Get back inside!

Da Jun.

Ti Wu Jin.

Well, all right. I'm ready now.

This one I think should be mine.

Well, watch him. This one won't be quite

so easy. You're so right. Come

on.

HuhTai Chi style.

Let me get out of there. Let me out of

there. I got to go. Shut up.

The master said to stay here. You here?I

must go.

Dad. Dad. Well, I can start.

You must go. Open up. Dad.

Dad. You mustn't go.

Other way. Dad.

Master Lane.

Master Lane. Master

Lane. I'm so sorry. Master Lane.

Though I swore that I would

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, Urjin, you intend to fight me,

huhIndeed I do.

So which one of you fights first?One

will be enough.

Let me.

Master. Master. Master.

Teacher. Dad, you'll be all

right. Ying

Ying.

Ming Zhou. Master.

Hang the side again

with honor. Yes,

Master.

Teacher.

Now listen. For honest sake, our

master and uncle laid down their lives.

And their killers, those two men, are

not just our foes, but all

societies. So then, as

from today on, we must practice with all

of our strength. With one purpose in

mind, one reason. That's to kill the

Chinian chiefs. And if I should

die, Brother Erhir will

take over. And his orders

are, same as mine, kill the

Chinian 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.

Cao Chun also for two weeks.

Lu Chen stops his lessons.

Those were Master's orders. Before he

died, we will obey them, Sir.

Brother, have some tea.

Thank you. I won't. Thank you.

And you?No, thanks.

Now, Luke, just now Luyu said

you should stop. It's been two weeks.

It's enough. 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. The master said no practice.

Not for three years. Forgive me, I.

Brother. Teacher. Listen,

if you do this again, you will be

expelled. Yes.

Brothers, tomorrow I'm going to

fight a duel. Maybe

I shall not come back. And in that case,

Brother Error will take charge. You must

obey him. The school's honor must be

upheld. And you may not rest until the

chiefs are killed and the master's

tablets inscribed.

Well, now I must give you this.

You must have guts to come and face me.

Genpa, I'm going to make you suffer.

You stupid fool. You'll die here.

Hey, you, what's this trick?

That's impressive.

Brother, I'm simply no

use. I let the master down.

I knew I was no match for Chinpa.

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,

me too. Don't worry. We know you

did your best. No one blames you.

I shall go to Chun Tian.

Master, I must leave.

Today, I'm going up to Chun Tian.

And there I'll practice hard

until I'm quite ready.

Maybe for 10 years,

till I'm ready to avenge you.

All right, get ready. You must go now.

Right.

Now, listen. As from today, you'll all

obey Brother ErAll right. Yes, Sir.

I'm going. Brother. You take

care.

Hey, pie killers. Well, Mingtu, you can

die here today, or you can come with us

and beg the Chinian chiefs of mercy.

Maybe you'll be lucky and they'll spare

your life. You let me go. In one year,

I shall fight you all. We can't wait. You

either come with us or die. You go to

hell. He's staying here. Brother, you

forget. You can't fight. Now look, leave

me alone. 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, do

you really want to fight?Right. And I

promise you, you'll be the first to die.

HuhThe eight-five killer's dead.

Well, all right. We'll get those leaping

students. All of them. Listen.

When those chin chiefs hear the news,

they'll be here. So you better leave this

place quickly. Brother Er

We'll take you all up to Qixing Mountain.

And I will go to Peilongsan.

And don't forget, we have to kill those

chiefs no matter what.

All right. Let's split up. You go to

Qixing Mountains. I'll head for

Peilongsan. It'll take me two days.

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.

There's the Koshi Cave.

Right.

Come on. Come onRight.

Brothers, for our master's sake,

We have to live here for now. Those who

feel they can't, they can leave. I'll

stay till those chiefs are dead, even if

it takes all my life. And you?

Right. Awoo. Sir.

Take him inside and let him rest. Sir.

Gone. Sir. Come on.

Brother.

Brother. Brother, you came

alone?Uncle Luke, he's already gone back,

back to the school. Yeah, I have to kill

those chiefs, then raise the master's

tablets. But they both fight so well.

Particularly Chief Tieh. I know.

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.

Must be. Must be a way.

Well, it could work with some luck.

Lubricate the sword. Use lots of

oil, which will make it

impossible to get a grip on the

blade. That could get me that

split-second advantage if I'm

fast enough. And I'll have to be.

I'll get just one chance and no more.

Well now, Chinpa, so we meet again.

You again?You made any progress?

Well, you'll soon find out.

If you beat me, you can live.

Ah

What

is

this trick?

Chief here. Chieftin Pa has

just been killed by Yu Ming Tu.

All right, Yu Ming Tu. I promise,

I'm soon going to kill you.

Are you the teacher of the Lei Ping

school?Yes, I am. My name is

Yu Ming Tu. Chieftin 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 can locate

your weak spot. Right! Try it!

Watch out!

Santa Moonstep.

Brother. Brother.

Brother.

Brother. Brother.

Brother.

Hey, look.

Brothers, come here. Sir! Sir.

Brother, what is it?

Today is Master's third anniversary.

Master, this day,

once again, we all swear our loyalty to

the school. Master,

rest in peace.

Well, get up.

Now let's practice. Right.

Hold it.

Get up!

What's today?Third

anniversary. Of master's death. You know

that?In that case, why

are you sleeping here?Get going! Yes.

Right.

You owe me. And today,

I'm going to try to collect.

Well, now, young friend, if you wish,

I'll show you Taji Kung Fu.

Damn you! I'll teach you to fight with

me!

He's a

lucky man. If I'd got here

later, then he'd have died. Doctor,

he...

In time, he'll recover, all right. But

still, no more martial arts for him.

But why?It's his heart muscles. They

have been permanently damaged.

So no exertion?

Listen, Brother Ur has been

defeated by Tyr. If it hadn't been

for Nan, he wouldn't be with us today.

dear, would certainly have killed him.

And now, Brother Err can't fight,

certainly not for a long time yet.

Therefore, I must take up the

responsibility.

And I swear, we shall avenge the

master and put up his tablet.

I'll stay in this cave for the rest of

our lives and live like a pack of

rats.

ohh The body has

108 pressure points.

Main one's 36, minus

72. The most

vulnerable, eye, mouth,

nose, throat, ear, and groin.

Persons who are expert at Tai Chi Kung Fu

have only one. And that one can

be moved and be varied at will.

So if you ever intend to fight such a

man, you have to try and find out his

weak spot first. And even so,

You'll have to fight very well and need

lots of luck too. In

fact, your chances of winning are quite

slim. Most likely, you will be killed.

HuhYou

know

the leaping man, Wah Lu Chen?

That's right. My master and my 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. That's all.

Well, why not try now?Be

careful. Brothers,

better back off. Let's go!

Goddamn you! Well, what

now?Now you die here! Right.

Well, we'll see who's gonna die here.

Come back!

Damn you. Want to die?

You damn killer, if you like. You

can be nicked. Go to hell.

Leaping schools seems to have a great

number of cowards.

No, wait!

Chiefnun?I ask that you be

generous and let her go. Huh

Since it is you who asks, I'll let her

go. Curb your killing,

or you'll die too.

Mercy, mercy.

Teacher. Teacher.

Teacher.

Teacher. Teacher.

Teacher. I owe you my life.

Thank you, teacher. I'm grateful.

Teacher, if I may, can I ask you?

Can't you ever be beaten?They

say that he has to have a weak point

if it can only be found. But we've

tried, and he doesn't seem to have one.

Does he?Go home,

my child. He's killed too many men.

He has to die. Simple

justice demands that he does.

Teacher, won't you please help me?I've

long retired from this world. I

cannot help you. Return home.

Teacher, Please wait.

Teacher. Teacher, Please

wait.

Teacher. Oh, please, please help me.

No one else can help me. Teacher, I beg

you. You must strike when he's

not himself. He's not himself.

When he's not himself. When

he's not himself.

You can leave me now. Sir!

Hey, brother, I have an idea. I don't

like it, but it might work. What is it?

I'll challenge him. Kal yong jung

sung, sir. Sir,

Tingtao. Yes. YesWhen I'm fighting him,

you pour oil over him. Then you wait,

tell them signal. Then when I'm

clear, you like the oil.

We can't do that. Not the leaping

school. We won't pull any tricks like

that. Now look, we've no choice. Somehow

we've got to get him, haven't we?

You go rest. But listen!

Stop bothering me! Ah

We must rest. Brother!

How is he?He just took the medicine.

That may help him.

Brother.

Brother.

Brother. You'll be all

right.

Sister, where have you been?

I'm sorry. Went to see the nun. I just

wanted to thank her. We were real

worried. Oh, listen. The nun told me

something. She said that we can find

Tia's weak point only when he's not being

himself. Only when he's not being

himself?What does that mean?

He's not himself.

Why is

he not himself?I

know. Brother, what's

the matter?What is it?What is it?

Sister, I know. I know

Oh, now what?I worked it out. I

know what he means. He's such a vicious

and evil man. He very rarely laughs. Oh?

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, though. So we have to fight him

and trick him into thinking that he's

beaten us. Then we get him right in the

throat. All right,

let's work on that. I'll give

you the watchword.

Practice, practice,

practice and then practice more

and then more practice, right?

Master. Oh, a

challenge. Hmm

I challenge you to a countess, to the

death, on the 14th of this month,

on the main plateau, Hualuchen.

Come on. Come on

Well, now, by yourself. Hmm

I'll be enough. Well, I promise

you won't go back. We'll see.

Cask!

All right.

Yeah

You strain.

BastardLaugh now. Laugh now.

Just laugh, you

bastardGo and laugh.

Oh, come on, this young fan.

It's so good, all of a sudden.

You again?You didn't learn your lesson?

I'll kill you. Oh?

You'll kill me, right?I'll take your hit

now. All

right, you laugh away.

God damn you. Today, nobody is going to

come along and save your little neck. I

don't need anyone to save me. I shall

kill you, right?Think so?

Well, now, we shall soon find out.

Right. Think so?Well, now, we shall

soon find out.

What was that?What was that?You dare do

that?You dare do that?

Right. Right

Brother.

Brother, brother, brother.

Uncle Lou, brother, sisters,

everybody. We must go.

Now, look, you take care of yourself

and we'll see you soon. Listen, as

soon as I'm better, I promise you

we'll come up and see you. Make it

soon. Off you go.

Goodbye. I'll see you.