St.JudeSquareisaneighborhoodlivinginfearanddespair.TheduelinggangsoflocalkingpinsDashandAntuanterrorizethestreetsandthecitizenslivewithoutashredofhope...untilmysteriousstrangerRyanHong(CungLe)arrivesintown.Hebeginstoplayonegangagainsttheotherusinghisunparalleledmartialartsskills,andbycallingontheteachingsofhisbrilliantmentorTiano(Jean-ClaudeVanDamme)tofindthestrengthtobattleback.However,justashebeginstobringthecommunityundercontrol,HongisconfrontedbyMr.V,thetown'sruthlessandcorruptpolicechief.AtfirstMr.VisimpressedbyHong'sskill,butsoonseesHongasathreattohisregime,andthetwowarriorsarelockedinahead-to-headbattle,pittingthefearandcorruptionofMr.V'sregimeversusthenewbeginningHongrepresentsforthepeopleofSt.JudeSquare.