The story is about a master who is framed by his host in order to attain the affections of the master's sister. This works (of course) and the master's hands are crippled as well.

Later the master of Monkey Kung-Fu meets a young man named what? Monkey of course! Monkey is good hearted and courageous, but unable to defeat the thugs that run his town. Eventually the master trains Monkey and there is a final showdown with the leader of these thugs who is also the man who framed the master in the beginning of the story.

As convoluted as all that sounds, it works. I would definitely recommend this movie. It's one that I'm sure I'll watch over and over again.

The film has the same story as "Duel of the Iron Fists" with David Chiang and Ti Lung, although it is set in a different time period. Two rival gangs, one benevolent, the other malevolent are planning to make peace. However, the peaceful gathering is only a cover-up for a double cross. One gang plans to ambush the other at this meeting while the other group, knowing it's just a trap, hire an assassin to kill the leader of their rival gang. Both leaders are killed and the rightful heir to the benevolent gang (Philip Kwok) must take the blame for the incident and flee. While he's gone, the new leader (Lu Feng) turns bad and even sends men to kill Kwok. You can guess what happens next.