directed by: Albert Pyun, year: 1989
actors: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Chan, Michel Qissi

After his brother is crippled by a ruthless Thai champion, Kurt Sloane travels to Bangkok to train in Muay Thai and seek vengeance. Under master Xian Chow's tough guidance, he endures brutal sparring and dangerous rivals to prepare for a climactic showdown with Tong Po. Blending hard-hitting fight scenes with a classic underdog tale, the film established Jean-Claude Van Damme as a martial-arts action star and spawned sequels. It helped spark a wave of late-80s martial-arts cinema.

Kumite, Action, Martial Arts, Kickboxing, Revenge, Underdog