1912: The first kung fu school is founded in Tianjin,
Any dispute within a radius of 100 yards was stopped,
1920: Music halls and dance halls conquer Tianjin,
A new generation of martial artists is trying to expand its territory,
- How is the master? - Not well at all,
Your most learned pupil is back,
I want you to fight,
Sit down, We must not watch,
- Hey, your kung fu has gotten better, - You were a good teacher,
If you don't defeat him, he will not be able to recognize,
what I have taught you, Then eventually succumb to others,
That's better,
Champion!
The Master has passed away, Let us now bear witness,
Instead of his son, he is followed his best pupil follows him,
From now on, he is in charge,
My father was a cultured man, While I was growing up,
he never lost his temper,
One day, he hit me,
I knew that was the end of our father-son relationship was over,
I also knew that he wouldn't be around for much longer,
You think,
that I can still win?
Regardless of whether you win or not,
the academy belongs to Quan,
He can have that,
But I want to fight again,
Father's words that his pupil has all his ability and not his son,
they have spread,
That is humiliating,
Your father had the hope that you would leave the circle,
He got you a job at the bank, but you didn't want that,
He just wanted to protect you, I think,
I am a gifted martial artist, If I did something else,
that would be a waste,
You think you have your father's skills?
We were once martial artists were looked down upon,
We were considered vulgar and unscrupulous,
Today, the powerful have turned us have turned us into a kind of circus attraction,
Your father used all his connections to get the job at the bank with all his connections,
Our circle of martial artists will never have it easy,
Seize this opportunity, then you can move up,
Never look back,
Your children will be grateful for this one day,
- After the fight, I'll take the job, - There will be no fight!
No judge, no witness or anyone else will show up,
Repeat after me: There is no fight,
"There is no fight,"
Around four in the morning the business starts,
Then the crooks turn up,
When father went to the market here,
they have held back, Thank you for upholding the tradition
- of our circle, - That goes without saying,
You know three of our family tactics, Are you also interested in the fourth?
Is there one?
Yes, this one,
Young sir, please stop,
We are trying to work here,
They were just balls of clay,
If you want to continue,
we take iron balls,
Martial artists do not fight on the street,
Only the crooks do that,
We are becoming a laughing stock here,
Excuse me, Brother Wu,
Shen An,
Guiying!
Don't laugh, I'm performing at the town hall! No time to talk,,,
What did you promise me?
That there won't be a fight, We only talked about tactics,
Don't play the smart aleck, Otherwise you'll never last,
People are crazy about us martial artists, They provoke us,
just to see how good we are,
We cannot go out alone go out the door alone,
There are always bodyguards around us,
You always have to be on your guard, never know which corner something is coming from,
It quickly drives you crazy,
Do you really want to live like that?
Work for the bank and don't not be bothered any more,
Ho!
The young gentleman has left,
You are all now subject to
the new head of the academy, Stay away from Shen,
unless you also want to get out,
We bid you farewell,
You have a visitor,
He didn't want to sit down,
The boy simply just wouldn't sit down,
Qi Quan sent me, I exposed you on the market,
This broken bone is my apology, Do you accept it?
The teapot is intact, your bone is split in two,
If the teapot hadn't been intact, I would have been clumsy,
Yes, that's right,
I always thought my father was a danger to you,
But now I know,
that you were a danger to him, You could have killed him at any time,
He didn't go to the market every day,
On almost every day you could dealers at will,
"Avenger of the oppressed" -
That was just for show,
We all play theater,
Because of your father, we have earned a little less,
but basically the market worked,
Shen An, the director, is waiting for you,
This is an old friend of mine,
He claims that his bodyguards are exceptionally good,
I said I also know a good fighter,
Why don't you give it a try?
It takes two weeks of intensive training before a duel,
to enable top performance,
This martial art helps in extraordinary situations, right?
Simply regard this as an extraordinary situation,
If we fight, you must not watch, A public duel
insults our ancestors,
A locked room, then I will fight,
We'll see who comes out of it in one piece,
Oh, you simply have far too many excuses,
What's wrong with you?
Excuse me, I'm not doing this,
The guy just leaves, he doesn't want to fight,
- What do we think of that? - What a coward,
Oh, you said that now, I would never do that,
Why are you laughing?
My dear Shen An,,,
I fight,
No more kicks, right?
He can't kick me, I have longer arms than his legs,
Come on!
I don't need to kick you,
Kevin!
I just wanted to do a good job, But you only see the martial artist,
I'll save myself a letter,
I hereby give notice,
In Tianjin, every single fight
organized by us,
Yes, from us,
No matter whether they are team matches or man-to-man fights,
We do not get involved in disputes, try to avoid violence,
This is how it is written,
And what does he do?
Recruit some harbor gangsters,
Do they have to kneel before you? Do you train them?
Anyone could come,
Our circle has never with crooks,
If the balance is lost, everything ends in chaos,
Please apologize for your misconduct!
Apologize!
He now runs the academy, We can't not treat him like a child,
You are wrong, I was too,
In this city, our circle is like a piece of wood -
wedged between a beam and a thick pillar,
responsible for the balance, We can't get any bigger,
Chaos reigns here,
- there is chaos on the streets, - I have not disturbed the balance,
Banks, chambers of commerce, factories and shipyards -
they are to blame,
The chaos has long been real, We have to adapt,
I will recruit bouncers from clubs,
Sports teachers from schools, rickshaw drivers from the street,
Construction workers, teenagers, playing basketball,
I can name them all,
She can't do that,
What are you talking about? What nonsense!
Who knows? We cannot say what is right or wrong,
For such new ideas our ancestors would give him
give it two years and see how things develop,
Two years time, to see his results,
This is how it is done, Who agrees?
Well, we'll see,,,
But one more thing!
Whoever wins, such a battle is a judgment from God,
Even if you now run the academy, the Master's son has a right to it,
If he loses, you get the two years,
If you lose, leave the circle,
Why so strict? He could make up for it in other ways,
Why force him to leave?
The next generation lacks talent, but we should value it,
Do you accept?
Of course,
I don't want to fight him, It's pointless,
On the market,
I couldn't even avoid the dodge the clay balls,
My skills are useless,
Dad thought the gangsters had respect, but they didn't take him seriously,
Unarmed, they don't dare, to do anything,
You know very well that every academy has weapons,
Earlier generations of our circle often transported valuables,
For protection from bandits they had weapons with them,
When the academy was founded, they kept it,
Our art is still more useful than firearms,
When everyone has weapons, the conflicts become more violent, Then there are casualties,
Only our martial art can resolve disputes,
You're making the circle dependent on me, Do you think I can win?
- Use the fourth fistfighting tactic, - It does not exist,
I just wanted the Qi Quan to fight me,
Oh yes, it does, It exists,
Forward!
This company
does not allow women to achieve anything,
Your father was a really good man,
He supported me,
Listen to his words and everything will be fine,
Just stay out of it, avoid the chaos, Don't try to take revenge,
Forget what happened today,
My work here is done, I am finished,
My debt is now repaid,
Your father taught us that,
For you there will be no getting through,
The blade is not sharpened,
Don't you see that everyone treats you more mildly?
If it were serious, you wouldn't stand a chance,
Brother Wu,
Even you see me like this?
Do you always know what is right?
I'm not talking to you, The elders will be here soon,
Are we really going to fight each other?
It was Chairwoman Meng's idea,
But she has left us, We don't want that,
The death of Chairwoman Meng is being investigated,
You suspect Quan, because you don't understand the circle,
Your father trained you carelessly trained you,
We are of the opinion that it was not him,
His relationship with the chairwoman was very good,
Go on, say something,
- I swear to God that,,, - That's far too easy for me,
The time is ripe for a fight,
If the matter is not resolved, we'll settle it with a duel,
And if he wins,
- I accept his innocence, - And if he loses?
Well, then there will be retribution,
We use weapons for this fight,
I was 15 when I was challenged for the first time, I was challenged,
I was spellbound,
when I pulled the claim out of out of the envelope,
Your behavior is unreasonable,
but it fascinates me,
So I agree,
I will explain it to you,
But I would like for you to sit down,
There was a girl, I grew up with,
Her father and my father were friends,
Everyone thought I was going to marry her,
She thought so too,
When we got together, I thought my father was going to be angry,
But he never said anything, At some point I found out,
he wanted that I give up martial arts,
I should never have married a girl from the circle,
But now everything is different,
I have to go back,
I am sorry,
It didn't last with us,
I just wanted to have fun,
- Are you going to look for her? - No, I won't,
But she is the chosen one,
Martial artists marry other martial artists,
Outsiders don't like us,
We don't like outsiders,
I will never forget how good you were to me,
If you're ever in trouble, find me,
I will help you,
I have something to tell you too, Meet me at the dance hall tonight!
I can't get in there,
Come up with something,
You look good, Got yourself all dolled up for the really dolled up for the farewell dance, didn't you?
All the dance clubs in Tianjin are trying to to copy this place,
The ambassador's wife is here, the commander's son,
the magistrate's mistress,
I am the illegitimate daughter of the bank manager,
Until I was 15, he completely ignored me,
But from then on he educated and used me,
to get to people,
Yes, exactly, Your employment at the bank
came about through me,
The day you tried to stop me on the street,
I found you interesting, but I wasn't thinking about an affair,
The day after that your father came to see me,
I should lure you out of the circle,
I simply couldn't refuse his offer, simply could not refuse,
You are the only person I know,
which actually has no access here,
We both owe each other don't really owe each other anything,
I just want to have fun too,
- How did you get in? - Not through the main entrance,
Then take the same way out again,
Hey, that's rude, No goodbye?
Nothing is as it seems,
Don't believe everything you see,
My current self is a facade, One day you will get to know the real me,
Qi Quan has recruited the bouncers of the dance hall,
I have it
asked for a new job,
Is there a problem?
All good,
We are all trying to move up somehow,
Qi Quan has changed my life, Are you hurting him?
then I'll kill you,
Don't worry, He'll wake up again in five minutes,
It was his mistake, He exposed me in front of the Westerners,
It's difficult for someone like me to be accepted by the Westerners,
I despise this guy,
Whatever, you broke the rules,
Apologize for that,
My hand has only just healed,
Go on,
Thank you,
Qi Quan has instructed us to protect you until the duel,
Do we have a fourth fistfighting tactic?
No,
Why did you come here?
We had an agreement, you can't just turn up like that,
Get out of here!
Dad, I met you when I was 15,
Unfortunately, I don't understand what you're saying,
My dear, I have a family now,
We have agreed that you will not to interfere in my life,
Father,
I have done so much for you,
I'm not a little kid anymore, You have to keep your promise,
When the day comes that I stop working for you,
I will be richly rewarded, You promised that,
Which asshole broke your Cheyenne, which asshole broke your heart?
Shen An has disappeared, Do you know where he might be?
You are about to fight, He is certainly preparing for it,
Yes, that's probably how it will be,
I know your families are friends,
- Do they have a fourth battle tactic? - Oh no, absolutely not,
Are they short sabres?
He wants to use guns, you know?
When I was still at school, there was a rumor,
At a young age, the master craftsman during a long transportation of goods
Head over heels in love with a crook,
When they parted ways, she taught him a tactic with short sabres,
A survival tactic,
to fight from ambush,
Do you believe that?
When I think of the master's personality I would say: no,
There was neither a bandit nor a short sabre tactic,
When the master was very ill, he spent two months with you,
- Did he teach you the tactics? - My father just nursed him back to health,
Reunion,
Qi Quan, is that you?
I have seen the short sabre tactic at the Master, Why did you lie?
- I had to keep a secret, - I understand that,
No reproach from me,
Let me guess what Shen An is up to,
This short sabre tactic is to be used against me,
If I run the academy well, it will never be necessary to use it,
But if not,
it can be used against me,
Quite wrong,
Shen An would not have left the circle, had he been taught the tactics,
So the master has taught you this,
You were the daughter-in-law, it came out the same,
To stop me, you could have taught it to Shen An,
The master didn't teach it to you, because it was a bandit tactic,
Not in the sense of the martial arts circle,
You are his successor,
He didn't withhold anything from you,
You have been taught everything you need to know,
Did this bandit really exist?
I was not his daughter-in-law in spe, That's just what everyone thought,
The master's son should leave the circle leave the circle, He would never have chosen me,
The master only taught me because my father was his friend,
That's why he wanted to pass this fighting technique to my family,
Yes, it was done with good intentions,
But the result remains the same,
You hear that the master's son wants to fight with weapons and teach him,
I lose and stop with martial arts,
And so the circle closes,
the master's technique is used against me,
Only bad people think so negatively,
But that is not very helpful,
- So I'm the bad guy? - Aren't you?
I want to change the circle, my work is not yet done,
I must not lose the fight,
Search for Shen An and attack him from ambush,
I'm not allowed to do that,
But I can stop you from from teaching him,
The short sabre tactic is a thought process, Use your gray matter,
maybe you'll learn them then,
There is another way,
You teach them to me,
You can forget that,
In our circle there are many secrets,
Outsiders don't like us,
We always marry within the the community,
You don't have many options, One is Shen An,
the other one is me,
I come here to think,
Our predecessors taught martial arts in the city,
If there were problems within a radius of 100 yards,
they took care of it, This is how the martial arts circle came into being,
The master has extended the 100-yard zone by two blocks,
When I look at the gate, I often ask myself,
how far I might get,
Find out for myself,
Are you really letting me go?
You have chosen me, Guiying, I must trust you,
Hey!
It goes really far, Qi Quan,
Do not hit the upper and lower part of the torso,
Only in the middle, is that clear?
The weapons are not sharpened,
But you are both experienced enough to hurt your opponent,
This duel is a judgment of God, Not a killing,
Is that clear?
No short sabres?
Why should I? My father loved sword fighting,
Yes, that's right, I feel very close to him in that,
That's enough!
- Stop it! - Stop!
- Unheard of! - Don't, Qi Quan!
What are you doing? - Absolutely inappropriate!
- Stop that! - Not like that!
- Enough of this! - Go on,
The High Council no longer as a proper duel any longer,
No!
Guiying!
It's unofficial, because we are sitting on the floor,
None of this may be made public,
Never,
Things are already out of control, The death of Chairwoman Meng,
That's done,
Many people die every year from all sorts of crazy accidents,
that will never be solved,
And we will change that,
So, let it go, Your generation still has a lot to learn,
Qi Quan remains head of the academy,
You take the place of Chairwoman Meng as our spokesperson,
And the rest of us will support you,
You have lost, What are you going to do?
Taking responsibility for the death of Meng
and leave the circle,
Yes, do that,
I call on everyone to testify, that I am leaving the circle,
- That's not necessary, - This circle needs you,
- That is quite unnecessary, - You should know,
I have more than enough people,
to found my own circle,
Well, then you
simply cannot be helped,
So, let's get up again,
Fourth Elder, I am impressed,
I would like to tell you something,
Our old master sent me to Canton to Canton 10 years ago,
I should recruit westerners,
Passing on our secrets to Westerners was a big mistake,
If you had found out, you would never have accepted it,
I had to start my own circle,
I am absolutely speechless,
Shen An, that was a good move, You tricked me,
You know everything I know, What kind of trick would that be?
Good actor,
If you pass this gate, then you will no longer belong to us,
You're dying out there, There is no way back,
I accept that, But it's not fair,
Come down, let's fight another round,
Absolutely not,
Only crooks fight on the street,
You lack the courage,
No,
I will show my father,
that I am worthy of the Academy,
Close the gate,
I will return,
- Boss, - Boss,
- Here, take this, - And then go home,
- The fruit is for your families, - Just get off the road now,
Come on, let's go,
- Excuse me, - Thank you for your help,
Time to disappear! Here you have something else,
I have a job to do, Thank you for your help,
You can fight with it,
- I don't know how, - Oh, you don't know that?
I lost because of those things, Your spirit is important,
Short sabre tactics were invented by a man, And you are a man too,
so invent your own tactics,
Use them
or you'll get a round with the slingshots,
I am here because of you and you don't fight?
It is not appropriate for us to fight,
This tactic was developed to survive an ambush,
It is by no means intended for a duel,
What the fuck, huh?
A little trick, Either you trick me or I'll trick you,
I can't do that,
Not bad,
Very skillful,
I wish you lots of fun,
I can't do that!
Stop it! Separate them!
Boss,
He once stood up for me, I'm asking you on his behalf,
Let him keep fighting, Please,
I'll get the hang of it, Go on, keep going!
I have nothing against a fair fight,
But like this?
That is not possible,
Are you turning against me?
Yes, indeed! Guys, we'll take the iron balls! Shoot!
- Who fired the shot? - Was it you?
I thought you had shot,
- Who was it then? - I have no idea,
- It must have been you, - Everyone shut up! Shut up!
A shot has been fired, The police will be here soon,
We are changing the venue,
Swiss Post is just doing its job, I talk to her,
Young woman! You can't do that, He is very important to us,
Hey, get off your bike now! Come on,,,
Get down!
Did not work,
- Think of something for the police, - Of course,
You are brave,
I could only save you on my own, otherwise I would have provoked them,
Then I would never have gotten you out of there,
Clever,
It is said that mixed breeds are very clever,
But what is the point of being clever? There are many half-breeds in Tianjin,
Most of them, like like me, grew up without a father,
The most conscientious might get a job at the post office,
And nobody messes with the post office, We are seen as something like Westerners,
But we are neither welcome here nor in the western community,
FRENCH POST
10 years in the dance hall,
Now it's finally mine, for five days,
Take it easy, lower your weapons!
Drop your weapons, I say! Unless you want to fight,
You are outnumbered,
Young master, we are waiting for you,
It's not far, just a few steps,
That is not fair,
I can't do that,
Do you want to change your weapon? Yes? I'll ask,
He is wounded, I just want to give him just give him some water inside,
He can also have water out here,
That's what you're struggling with, I've already used it already used it in our duel,
For the sake of fairness I'll show you,
POST It's quite simple,
but is overlooked by most people,
It's three strokes in one,
Your opponent may block the first, but not the second or the third,
A blow is a blow, How can there be three in one?
The secret of your family,
He will not run away,
He can't run away his whole run away all his life,
From tomorrow you will no longer be bothered,
Hey, you sound like a gangster,
I'm waiting for you,
Your father really wanted to get you out of the circle,
He didn't offer me money for it, but a wooden suitcase,
Inside were 40 leather-bound, blue booklets,
It was your family tree,
And in the last booklet had my name in it,
I couldn't turn that down,
I knew I could be your wife, and I fell in love with you,
These men's games are pathetic, Don't go!
You're not saying goodbye?
You can still escape, I will help you,
Stop following me around, It's just irritating,
Trust me, The short sabre tactic will protect us,
Let's fight properly,
Don't wobble like that! Hold on tight!
Come on, let's go!
Show him!
Wait a minute!
Leave me alone!
One-on-one,
Shen An,
Attack - counterattack,
- What is this supposed to be? - Attack - counterattack,
I don't know how to beat you,
Of course, Anyone who withdraws, puts yourself in danger,
Take two steps back and you're dead,
Then three,
I'm still standing,
That was just luck,
You were too slow,
What was your plan, huh?
Nice move, just not followed through,
I am better than you,
Come on,
I have big plans, I can't have blood on my hands,
Go, go,
We will never see each other again,
Our paths do cross, get out of my way,
One more round,
We are finished here,
I was afraid you were going to die,
I was terrified,
On your feet!
Caution!
Get out for three years, Then maybe we'll talk again,
Our compass is like a piece of wood
clamped between a beam and a column a column to prevent friction,
You've gone too far today,
If there is an imbalance, then it's not good for anyone,
We're sending you away for now,
That's the best thing for you, Do you understand that?
Someone there wants to see you,
Helping Shen An was the right thing to do,
My promise to you is still valid,
You could take me with you,
No, Guiying,
A man who has lost everything can learn better,
Something interests me,
Does Shen An's family the short sabre tactic?
I don't think so, It belongs to my family,
My only mistake was that I I didn't marry you long ago,
That would have helped me the most,
Do not return, And do not grieve,
THREE YEARS LATER
You come back and and don't even want to say hello?
I was sure you would find out quickly,
The police have solved the death of Chairman Meng,
She was shot in an upscale western neighborhood,
Two brothers, eight and ten years old at the time,
found their father's hunting rifle,
They then took aim for fun and shot,
That the rifle was loaded, you didn't know,
Did that really happen?
This is the official version,
You don't even ask about the Elders Four and Seven,
How are they doing?
They have aged considerably over the years, want to hand over responsibility,
They keep saying, we don't have enough talent,
They say you and Qi Quan, you are great talents,
They are very sorry that they could not keep you,
I have watched over the academy your father's academy,
so that you can take them over,
No, thank you, I already have a job lined up,
Hey, hey! Watch out! What,,,what is it?
A job at the post office?
Then you are the first Chinese in Tianjin who works for the post office,
And we will all be very proud of you,
I came back, to be with my wife,
I don't want to argue,
Good luck,
FRENCH POST
What is the furthest distance for a parcel?
Paris,
The most famous person in Paris?
Picasso,
Send it to him,
No, I keep them myself,
I want peace within a radius of 100 yards around this post office,
A conflict-free zone,
Within 100 yards? That is the beginning of a martial arts circle,