These movies were made one year apart in 1976 & 1977. You will see John Liu as the leading actor with his exceptional kicking arsenal.

The Chinese titles for these 2 movies read like this: Southern fist and Northern kick. John Liu represents Nothern kick who with his ally, Southern fist confronts the legendary Hwang Jang Lee (the villain). They team up to represent the glory & magnificence of Southern Shaolin fist and Northern Shaolin kicks power.

Wang Tao plays Southern fist in the first episode, he is then replaced in the second episode by Wong Cheung, another Chinese actor who also played & fought with Jackie Chan in Snake in the eagle's shadow. Although there are some fights between John Liu & his Southern counterpart in both movies, the main fight is with both of them united againest legendary kicker Hwang Jang Lee, which makes the climax of the film!

Secret Rivals I & II are considered one of the collections of classic Hong Kong Martial Arts movies!