Plot
Huo Yuanjia was born in Jinghai in a family of martial artists. As he was asthmatic in his childhood, his father Huo Endi strongly discouraged him from practising martial arts. However, he remained undaunted and secretly learnt martial arts from "Great Sword" Wang Wu, a swordsman who once saved him from drowning.
Huo Endi and his junior, Zhao Shengxian, were trained in martial arts by the same master, but they became rivals after their master's death. Despite the animosity between their fathers, Huo Yuanjia forges a close friendship with Zhao Shengxian's daughter, Zhao Qiannan. One day, Huo Endi and Zhao Shengxian's senior, Cheng Tianxiao, shows up and challenges them to a fight. Huo Yuanjia surprises everyone by displaying his prowess in martial arts for the first time when he blocks Cheng Tianxiao from striking his father. He defeats Cheng Tianxiao in a match later; Cheng Tianxiao dies after feeling humiliated by his defeat.
Cheng Tianxiao's apprentice, Chen Zhen, sees Huo Yuanjia as a sworn enemy and vows to avenge his master. However, Huo Yuanjia accepts Chen Zhen as his apprentice in the hope of resolving their feud. Chen Zhen initially harbours a grudge against Huo Yuanjia and seeks to kill him, but ultimately dismisses the idea as he becomes more impressed with Huo Yuanjia's sense of righteousness.
One day, Zhao Qiannan's cousin, Long Haisheng, comes to Jinghai on a business trip. It turns out that he is selling opium on the black market in Jinghai. However, Huo Yuanjia foils his plan and destroys the opium in public. Long Haisheng later takes revenge against Huo Yuanjia by framing him for murder, leaving him with no choice but to flee Jinghai.
Along with Chen Zhen and Liu Zhensheng, Huo Yuanjia travels to Tianjin, where he gets involved in the affairs of the local martial artists' community. He makes his name by defeating a Japanese fighter in a match and emerging victorious in subsequent matches against foreign challengers. Huo Yuanjia then moves to Shanghai, where he establishes the Jingwu School to train martial artists to defend China from foreign intrusion. Unknown to Huo Yuanjia, a Japanese spy known as Wang Xiwen sees him as a threat and joins forces with Long Haisheng to plot his downfall. In the meantime, Chen Zhen starts a romantic relationship with Wang Xiwen's subordinate, Wang Xiuzhi, without knowing her true identity.
After entering an international martial arts tournament held in Shanghai, Huo Yuanjia defeats all his opponents until he meets Itō, a Japanese karateka. During the match, he suddenly feels weak because he has been secretly poisoned by one of the Japanese spies. However, he manages to hold his ground and ultimately defeats Itō before he dies from poisoning.
Chen Zhen continues Huo Yuanjia's legacy by keeping the Jingwu spirit alive. Seeking to avenge his master, he confronts Long Haisheng and Wang Xiwen and eventually kills them. In the final scene, he charges with a flying kick towards a line of armed soldiers firing at him.
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