Original subtitles

How can you put your power hand in front?

I'm learning Wing Chun. I'm used to doing it this way.

This is boxing, not Wing Chun.

Copy me.

Keep your left fist and left eye in line,

put your right fist down.

That's it.

Look at this guy.

What's so funny?

Watch out for my fists!

Bruce, you can't do whatever you want here.

What did you say? I'll--

Blair, get out!

Let's continue. Come on.

I'm really worried now.

About what?

I can see that you're not happy.

But I don't want to see you two fight like this anymore.

Sooner or later, someone's going to get hurt.

I just want to teach that thug a lesson.

No. Bruce Lee is not a thug. Trust me, okay?

How about I invite you both for dinner? Then we can have a chat.

There's a lot of misunderstanding between you.

You guys just want to fight.

You want to invite us for dinner?

I don't think it's necessary.

Or we could go somewhere fun?

Cafe, dance hall, wherever's fine.

I'll bring Jones too.

I feel we shouldn't be like this any longer.

Okay, Xiaoman. I'll do this as a favor to you.

-Great, let's go tonight. -Okay.

Go tell Jones and Bruce Lee. I'll pick you up tonight.

Bruce. Bruce!

Wait a second, Bruce.

Wait!

Bruce, wait.

What do you want?

Do you want to go out with me?

I guess there's been a misunderstanding.

I don't want to see you like this.

You look like you spend your days thinking of nothing but fighting.

I do want to fight!

Especially when I see Blair.

Bruce, you don't know Blair.

He's not as bad as you think.

You misunderstand me too.

I only took part in a few shows with him.

In fact, you're the only one in my heart.

This is what you wanted to say?

I want to invite you, Blair, and Jones to hang out.

Blair said he wants to go to a cha-cha hall with you.

Well, I don't. Tell him that I won't go,

unless he begs me to.

Qin Xiaoman, listen.

Don't mention Blair in front of me.

Ever!

I'm going to knock him down in front of you until he can't get up.

Even if I count to ten.

Goodbye.

What if I ask you out?

Are you asking me on Blair's behalf?

You're nuts.

Does Blair think of me?

I'm the one asking you out.

Don't you believe me?

Really?

Of course.

All right.

PRINCESS JEWELRY STORE

Xiaoman!

Where are you going?

It's late.

Will someone bring you home?

Don't worry. My classmate will.

FRESH FRUIT

You look gorgeous.

Let's forget all the unpleasantness.

Come on. Get in.

Okay.

Tonight, we're going to have a good time.

After tonight, I think you'll like this place even more.

Yes. Let's enjoy dancing.

Good.

There are many good things you don't know about.

Hey, Blair!

-He's here. -Joe, I didn't know you were here already.

-Please come in. -Come in.

-Please come in. -Come in.

Bruce Lee, it seems you changed your mind,

I'd be happy to invite you.

And Jones, of course.

I thought of inviting you but...

Didn't you say you weren't coming?

It depends on who's inviting me.

Please.

Let's go in.

Xiaoman, wait a second.

I don't understand, Xiaoman. What did I do wrong?

I did it in good faith.

I respected your idea to meet with Bruce.

Why must it be like this?

Why don't you go into the dance hall?

I want to go home.

Are we afraid of him?

I don't have any bad intentions.

Why do you let me down like this?

Blair, it's not your fault.

But I don't want to see you fight with Bruce.

Why would I fight with him?

Bruce Lee likes Jones. Just let them be.

I'm not jealous.

I'm not happy about it, but they're free to do what they want.

I don't want to fight with Bruce.

I did it all for you.

My intentions were good.

But I know that if we go in there, you guys will definitely fight.

I really don't understand why you think like this.

What are you waiting for? Come dance.

We'll leave everything behind.

We're in our own world now.

No Blair, no Qin Xiaoman.

Just you and me.

Come on. Let's dance.

Come on.

But it's boring.

QIN'S TANG SUIT STORE

Dad, I'm back.

Xiaoman.

Didn't you say you'd be back late?

Wait.

You don't look well.

What happened?

Nothing.

Who's the guy who was driving you?

He's a classmate.

Dad, I'm going to my room.

Bruce Lee, why aren't you dancing today?

You promised. Why'd you leave me to dance alone?

Didn't I just tell you that it's boring here?

Are you still waiting for Xiaoman?

Maybe she's enjoying herself in Blair's arms right now.

Shut up! You're drunk.

I'm not.

My mind is clear. I'm not drunk.

Let's go. I'll take you home. Let's go.

Bruce Lee, you haven't danced with me tonight.

You didn't teach me the cha-cha routine you did with Xiaoman.

I'll say it again.

Don't talk about Xiaoman or Blair in front of me!

Ever!

We're leaving!

I'm not leaving!

Okay. Let's practice the "shuffle step and attack."

Faster!

Move forward!

Pay attention to your steps and moves. Be coordinated.

Bruce, you're not doing it right.

Take a break.

Relax.

Okay. Follow me to practice jump-steps.

Just like this.

Not like that. Just a little bit. Less.

Again.

Like this.

Faster. Faster!

Faster!

Okay. Stop. Let me see.

Your legs should be flexible. Why are you so uncomfortable?

I was using a different step.

You're so set in your own ways. It's hard to change you.

You need to train harder.

Can I use the footwork of Wing Chun?

We're doing boxing. It wouldn't make sense to use it.

Go practice your shuffle step.

Okay. Kerr, come here.

When practicing your attacks...

pay attention to your speed...

and balance your strength.

Shut up!

I'll beat up anyone who laughs again.

Eldest Brother, it feels too awkward.

It's already awkward...

when I have to put my power fist behind.

I also need to use the shuffle step.

I can't even punch out.

What step do you feel is good for punching?

The Wing Chun step.

-Wing Chun. -Watch.

You're more coordinated now, but it'll be too strange to use Wing Chun steps.

I saw you hopped a few steps

when you used the Wing Chun steps. They looked nimble.

Really?

These are cha-cha steps.

-Cha-cha? -Yes.

When I was changing my steps,

I jumped a bit. But these are cha-cha steps.

I feel you're well-coordinated when you use cha-cha steps.

Your punch is powerful too.

Try it out.

All right.

Good. Good.

Good, good!

Very good. Just do it this way.

Bruce, Master told us to learn from everything and anything.

We should adopt whatever's good for our kung fu.

I guess learning cha-cha has been useful for your kung fu training.

Okay. So I should just use cha-cha steps.

You can use your cha-cha steps in a dance competition.

But when you're boxing, you should stick to its rules.

You'll only understand your opponent by training as a boxer.

Boxer.

This will aid you in both attack and defense.

Xinli, let's practice.

-Show Bruce. -Okay.

Xinli, I didn't expect that you knew how to box.

Eldest Brother taught me for a while.

Bruce, I'll practice with Eldest Brother first.

Watch his steps carefully,

and the way he punches.

Okay.

Bruce, stop for a second.

Okay. Attention, please!

Guys, we've been informed

that the boxing competition will be held on the 18th of next month.

Starting today, we'll focus on training for actual fights.

In a week's time, we'll hold a competition

to select the person who'll fight David Cafeld.

Who can take part? It'll depend on your skills.

Okay. Just train hard from now on.

Bruce, train hard.

Eldest Brother.

I guess it's going to be hard to defeat Blair.

Are you discouraged?

Of course not.

I'm thinking of how to defeat him.

But I've only been boxing for a short period of time.

And I have to follow the boxing rules.

Sometimes I feel that I can't reach my potential.

Let's see. I'll go to your school tomorrow

to watch your fight against Blair.

Great! Thank you, Brother.

I really appreciate it.

Go, Blair! Go, Blair!

Go, Bruce! Go, Bruce!

Carry on!

Go on! Go on!

Go, Bruce! Go, Bruce!

Go, Bruce!

Go, Bruce! Go, Bruce!

Blair, listen.

Your hit rate's too low.

You're not strong enough. And you've fouled too.

Not good at all. You must correct it.

I don't know why but,

I always feel awkward

whenever I fight against Bruce.

Awkward?

Remember, Blair.

No opponent's going to make you feel comfortable in the ring.

They're going to make you feel uncomfortable, one way or the other.

You have to make your opponent march to your beat.

Don't give him a chance to breathe. That's the only way you can beat him.

He's a bastard.

That guy never follows the rules.

Every time I fight him,

I feel he wants to beat me up.

You need to change your attitude.

Pay attention to Bruce's counter-attack.

Don't give him a chance to counter-attack.

Be fast! Fast! Get it?

Boxing is our sport, a Western one.

You cannot let Bruce take your place.

Otherwise I'll look bad too.

You must defeat him in the ring, fair and square.

Defeat Bruce Lee!

Today, you weren't as good as Blair in many ways.

There were problems with your steps and punches.

Your steps weren't coordinated, your fist range too wide.

He didn't follow the rules. He even bumped me with his head.

You can't depend on that to win. Come on. Punch!

You didn't impress me today.

Compared with him,

you don't excel at the one-two combo or the left swing-right swing.

Your advantage is that you're nimble.

You've only been learning boxing for a few days.

It's best if you use our close-range Wing Chun boxing methods to hit him.

Look. Like this!

This way you'll win.

-Okay. -Okay. Try it.

-Good. -Come on.

Come on.

Don't be so shy. Be firm. Just pretend I'm Blair.

Be brutal. One-two combo.

Good.

Left swing-right swing

Yes! Be brutal!

Good. Good.

Don't dodge.

Don't dodge my heavy blow!

You have to beat me toe-to-toe.

When I use a long punch, strike my ribs.

Good. Strike on this side again.

Good! Good job.

Again!

Remember when I'm defending my ribs,

hit me on the head with the old one-two.

-Like this? -That's right. Try it again.

Again!

Good job, good job.

-Brother, are you all right? -I'm fine.

Bruce.

You've made rapid progress.

Master.

You're good at being a punching bag.

Bruce.

Your final strike just now

was still a little soft.

But he's Eldest Brother. I don't want to hurt him.

If you can knock down Eldest Brother,

he'll be happy for you.

Yes, Master.

I'm very pleased about Bruce's progress.

Bruce, why didn't you use the One-Inch Punch?

One-Inch Punch? I don't know how.

Yes, Master is correct.

How did I forget to use the One-Inch Punch?

Let Master demonstrate it for us.

Okay. Grab a wooden plank.

Here.

Master, please.

Well done!

Zhongliang, you can teach him the One-Inch Punch now.

Master, that was a timely reminder.

I was too focused on Western-style boxing.

I forgot our One-Inch Punch.

We can defeat him using the One-Inch Punch.

Good. Hit harder.

Try to deliver a series of blows.

Keep doing this.

You could win the championship this time.

But don't start celebrating yet. You have to defeat Bruce Lee first.

Then you'll have the right to represent our school.

I won't give Bruce a single chance.

That's good.

Hard. Hard. Hard.

You have to punch hard, but stay calm.

Don't reach out too far.

Let's change things.

I'm going to teach you how to pull off the One-Inch Punch.

Remember,

your waist, back, hips, and legs must work as one.

Release all that energy in one go.

Focus all your efforts

and then let it explode.

-Like this. Watch. -Okay.

Did you see it clearly?

Practice it as I instructed.

Hit me.

Punch.

Not hard enough. Try again.

Good.

-Bruce? -I'm back.

Why are you back so soon?

-I've never seen you this exhausted. -I've been busy lately.

I guess you've been in a fight again.

No, how could I?

Dad, tomorrow afternoon

our school's selecting the team for the High School Boxing Competition.

Why don't you all come watch me?

You could cheer for me!

Tomorrow?

Okay, I'll go.

You'd better go too.

-To go watch this brat. -Okay.

We'll go for sure.

How come everybody gets so excited about fights?

Who are you paired with?

Who?

I heard it's Blair.

The British kid Bruce kicked once.

Isn't he the best boxer at your school?

I'm not afraid of him.

No one knows who's going to win.

-Bruce! -Such a pain.

Always talking about fighting. Can't he talk about anything else?

Haiquan. Haiquan?

Haiquan!

If our son gets injured, you won't hear the end of this.

Did you hear me?

Okay, students.

Once the last class is over,

we'll all go to the stadium to watch our school's boxing competition.

Our own Bruce Lee

and Blair, the second prize winner in last year's lightweight event

will compete to see who'll represent our school.

I think

it'll be an intense competition.

Students, let's cheer for them.

Bruce Lee,

you're not allowed to kick in boxing.

Otherwise someone will be unhappy.

-Who will be unhappy? -Do you know who?

Relax, Jones. I won't kick. I'll still beat him anyway.

If you win,

I'll kiss you in front of the whole class. How's that?

You mean it, Jones?

Of course.

Jones, if Bruce Lee wins,

why don't you just marry him?

How dare you say that?

Xiaoman will hang herself then.

Look.

-Let's go. -Let's go.

Come on.

Go.

Bruce!

Watch your head!

Watch your crotch!

Blair, keep going.

Where? A Lin!

-A Lin. -A Lin.

-Xiaoman, you got here? -I'm late.

Now, let's welcome Principal Burley

who'll say a few words to our boys in today's selection contest.

Quiet please.

Ladies and gentlemen,

my dear students. Welcome.

Today we're going to select

the boxer to represent our school.

As the principal, I've been waiting three years for this.

I believe that our boxing team will do our school proud

and bring back the trophy for Hong Kong High School Boxing.

I may even kiss our hero when he returns triumphant.

Please come here.

Okay, listen to me.

No injuries. Save your energy for the finals.

You too.

Got it?

Okay. Touch gloves.

Get to your corners.

-Ready? -Yes.

How about you?

Begin!

-Go, Blair! -Go!

Go, Bruce!

Get him, Bruce!

Go, Blair, go! Go, Blair!

Go, go, go!

Come on!

One,

two,

three,

four,

five,

six,

seven,

eight,

nine,

ten!

KO!

Please sit down, everyone.

-So, who wants to kiss me? -I do!

What?

Aren't you happy?

Xiaoman is pissed off.

Xiaoman.

Are you going to see Blair?

That moron?

Bruce, what are you doing?

I didn't know you could be like this.

Tell you what.

Even if you defeat David Cafeld

I'll still despise you.

It's okay, Bruce.

Even if Xiaoman's gone, you still have Jones.

Hush, everyone.

Where's Jones?

Didn't she say she'd kiss Bruce in front of the whole class?

Yes, where is she?

-She's coming. -Where is she?

You!

How are you gonna kiss me?

You tell me.

That's right. Jones is ready to kiss me.

Lock lips!

looks like Jones is breaking her promise.

Bruce, go ahead and kiss her.

Yes!

What do you say?

Jones.

I don't have time for jokes.

You don't have to kiss me. But you'll have to promise

you'll help me with my homework.

Fine. I'll help you.

Remember, Bruce Lee, I'm doing this to keep my promise.

You weren't the one who won today. It was Blair.

-Why? -Because Blair was sick.

That's why he lost the fight.

What? Blair was sick?

He's very sick.

So I beat up a sick person?

That's disappointing.

He's sick.

Xiaoman.

I want to go see Blair.

Me too.

We should both go see him. To comfort him.

Xiaoman, you probably know better than I do

that Blair's got a crush on you.

He never pretends and he never hides his feelings.

I know.

I understand.

You're going with me to see him.

So I won't feel awkward then.

We'll go together.

Jones, is he seriously sick?

I think so.

How do you know?

My dad said so. He took Blair to see the doctor.

My dad's an assistant to Blair's father.

Shall we go right now?

Ms. Jones. Long time no see.

This is...

She's my classmate. Her name's Qin Xiaoman.

Welcome. Please come in.

Ms. Jones.

Please take care of Ms. Qin.

I'll go upstairs to get Blair.

Miss, have a seat. Make yourself at home.

Jones, it's good you came.

Xiaoman, you're here too.

I heard you were sick, so I came to see you.

Welcome, you two. Thank you.

I told her.

Okay.

This is for you.

Thank you. Come in. Please have a seat in my room.

Please.

Come in! Come in!

Starting from today,

I'm the owner of this gym.

If anyone wants to come in and train, just do so.

Bruce, what if Mr. Smith kicks us out?

If he kicks you guys out, I'll leave too.

Then they can deal with David Cafeld.

Seems like he won't offend you now.

Of course not.

The Principal also made the teachers' reading room open for me.

If you wanna borrow any books, let me know and I'll get them for you.

Really? Even the teachers' reading room is open to you now?

Yes. The Principal told me herself.

Just enjoy yourself.

All of this stuff was shipped from the U.K.

Bruce Lee! You guys can't do that!

I want to. So what?

They're not members of the boxing team.

They're my friends. I told them to come. How's that any of your business?

You let them use the equipment. How can we train?

You don't need to train.

I'm good enough to challenge David Cafeld on my own.

You're surplus.

He's so rude. How are we supposed to train?

Let's go find Mr. Smith.

Okay.

Blair is coming.

-Blair. -Look.

-They're just outrageous. -Yeah.

-Okay. -How can we train?

I'll wait while you go tell the Principal.

Do you want to fight me or train with me?

I've already offered my hand.

What do you mean?

There's nothing else for us to do but fight? Nothing else?

Nothing else?

I don't have time for you now.

I have to hurry up and train.

Good.

Congratulations, Bruce Lee.

Let's start over and get along.

Get along? Blair, listen.

I'll never get along with you.

Okay, then I'll just congratulate you

for representing our school

in the match against David Cafeld.

You don't need to congratulate me.

From the day I joined the boxing team, that challenge became mine.

Bruce Lee, seems like you still hate me.

Actually, if I hadn't been sick that day,

you might not have won.

Don't make excuses.

You may have defeated me, but you'll never defeat David Cafeld.

-Why not? -You won by pure luck.

You don't even understand the rules of boxing that well.

You don't need to tell me. What rules?

I only care about results, not rules.

But if you want to take my place

to challenge David Cafeld,

you must follow the rules. That'll be a real match.

I'm telling you, you won because you got lucky.

Lucky?

If you aren't convinced, we can fight again.

You know what? You're the one who got lucky.

I didn't use my Wing Chun moves because you were already on the floor.

Wing Chun?

Yes, Wing Chun.

Bruce, I'm telling you.

You need a trainer, a real boxing trainer.

I have a trainer.

Let's forget the past and stop holding grudges.

I mean it.

I've always wanted to knock off

the crown of the "Little King of Boxing" David Cafeld's head.

But I guess I won't be able to fulfill that goal.

I hope you will, though.

Don't worry. I'm not gonna hit you.

Come with me after school.

For what?

You'll find out.

If you really want to challenge David Cafeld,

there's no other choice.

-Blair, do you know what you're doing? -Of course, I do.

Bruce Lee,

I'll wait for you at the school gates.

-What's he doing? -What happened?

-Let's go. -Let's go.

Bruce, don't be fooled.

You beat him last time. Now he wants to save face.

Don't bother.

No matter what he's planning, I'm not afraid.

Blair, what's this for?

What have you done?

You look so serious.

We just want to know why.

You were there.

I... I'm no match for Bruce.

Isn't that enough?

We can't bear that.

You even want to be his trainer!

What's all this for?

I just want to see someone beat David Cafeld.

Even still, you shouldn't do this.

Why do you wanna be his trainer?

I can't train him. I just want to tell him what I know.

-He's never fought against David Cafeld. -Blair.

-Are you insane? -Perhaps.

-I think something's wrong with you. -Fine, there is.

Blair, what do you really mean?

I was very clear.

I want to make sure we beat David Cafeld

and win the championship trophy for our school.

My God, Blair!

We'll be ashamed if you do this.

Do you know that we regard you as our idol?

But, actually, you're a coward!

I said this is my decision.

Whether you regard me as an idol or a coward,

that's your business. I don't even care.

At all.

Forget it. Don't talk to him anymore.

You're not just losing your admirers, but also your friends.

-He's right. -That's really discouraging.

-Go. -Let's go.

Did Jones do this homework for you?

Yeah, since you didn't want to help me.

Do you really want to see Blair?

You think I'm afraid of him?

I think you're doing the right thing.

Bruce.

Are you really going to see Blair?

Yes.

You don't know what he's up to. This guy is tricky.

Don't go.

I'm going.

Hey, Bruce.

-Get in. -Where are we going?

I've told you.

So you're serious?

-Of course. -Have it your way.

Bruce, you can't go.

It's fine.

Let's go.

Why didn't you stop him?

This can't be a good thing.

Blair isn't that bad.

Relax.

-Is this your home? -Yes.

Why'd you bring me to your house?

Okay, Bruce. Can't you just be nice?

You want me to be your guest.

I thought you wanted to fight with me.

Bruce. There are lots of big rooms in my house.

There's plenty of room to fight. Come in, please.

Okay. Let's go.

-Should I change my shoes? -No, no.

Come in.

Have a seat.

Make yourself at home.

We have a guest.

Sorry, sir.

Blair, can you come here?

I have something to tell you.

Okay.

Blair, your dad's on his way to the airport.

Why's my dad going there?

Subtitle translation by Vicky Wang