Young Li Fung is a gifted kung fu fighter. After a family tragedy, he is forced to move from Beijing to New York with his mother. It is not easy for him to part with his kung fu classes and his past life. Lee meets a girl Mia at school and then her father Victor, a former boxer. Because of his relationship with the girl, Lee becomes the target of her ex-boyfriend Conor, a local bully and karate champion.