cccSt.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.