Such notable martial arts names as Aaron Banks, Fred 'The Hammer' Williamson, Ron Van Clief and Ritchie Barathy appear in this entirely bogus 'documentary' about an entirely bogus martial arts 'tournament' to determine Bruce Lee's successor as the 'King of Kung Fu'. This film is rather entertaining all the same. Some rather exciting fight footage surround this silly effort at what is purported to be a serious documentary. Of particular interest are Aaron Banks' and Ron Van Clief's assertion that Bruce Lee was murdered by someone using the 'vibrating palm' or 'death touch' technique... what is known to most martial artists as 'dim mak', although that name is never used here. This film really begins to lose credibility during a lengthy 'half-time show' that is supposed to be a mini biography of Bruce Lee's life. They claim that the young Bruce Lee aspired to be just like his great-grandfather who was "China's greatest Samurai Warrior" ... Never mind that the Samurai were Japanese and not Chinese! Also, they keep replacing the term 'Kung Fu' with 'Karate'! Again, nevermind that karate is Japanese and not Chinese! Still a lot of fun to watch... if you are able to suspend your belief in reality for a little while...
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