Ah Chi (Ka-Yan Leung) is obsessed with the martial arts and, more often than not, his kung-fu clowning gets him into trouble. One day he gets into a fight defending the locals from a violent thug who turns out to be an enforcer for tong boss Hsia (Eddie Ko) of the notorious Jade Brotherhood. In retaliation, Hsia forces Chi's martial arts master to expel him. Masterless and working for a fish vendor, Chi meets a crafty kid (Yat Lung Wong), whose uncle Chow Tung (Simon Yuen) is a master of the Insane Mantis style. Though the crotchety old man refuses to teach Chi his technique, Chi picks up what he can in secret. Master Chow soon relents after Chi is badly beaten in yet another battle with Hsia's goons. Insane Mantis instruction now begins in earnest with great acrobatic acuity. Eventually, however, Hsia and his lackeys ambush and kill both the fish vendor and the old master which, in turn, completes Ah Chi's descent into total insanity. Emulating praying mantis behavior, Ah Chi unleashes an outright cannibalistic rage directed against the Jade Brotherhood's big boss himself!
@c2daj2dat i think the old guy's name is chin yuet sang,i saw him in 'the buddha assassinator 'recently..and i saw the kid in another Bryan Leung movie called 'sleeping fist',also starring simon yuen =)
titir123 10 hours ago
SIMON YUEN IS NOT THE OLD MAN ,I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME BUT HE'S THE SAME GUY WHO WAS BLIND FOLDED PRACTICING WITH SAMMO HUNG IN "WARRIORS TWO" AND HE WAS LEE HOI SAN'S PARTNER IN "PRODIGAL SON" (Yuen Biao's fake,masters that Dick Wai made short work of) DOPE MOVIE THO...I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THE KID,I SAW HIM IN 'KUNG FU KIDS' BY THE WAY DOES ANYBODY KNOW ANY OTHER MOVIES THAT WONG YAT LUNG AND DAI AU (one of Ku Po Lee from kung-fu kids many name varistions) HAVE DONE?
c2daj2dat 2 days ago
Really cool but at the same time, hilarious
Nyxiebunny 6 days ago
He broke out a little too late. :-(
bloomsbury2k 2 weeks ago
All those men got fucked up and the big boss got fucked up and eatin up too.
jam555555 3 weeks ago
@Knowledge3440 i think its called insane mantis
erererer2 3 weeks ago
this is the embodiment of win
uglycarfan 1 month ago
That was awful, but fair skills.
nestcanz 1 month ago
One of my personal top 10 favorites in my kung-fu movie collection from that era....never gets old.
angryskin 1 month ago
@Knowledge3440 Yes, the preying mantis.
angryskin 1 month ago