College Kickboxers (1992)

Director
Eric Sherman

Main cast
Ken McLeod; Tang Tak Wing; Matthew Ray Cohen; Mark Williams

Genres
Action

Description
A college freshman who trains in martial arts is beaten up at work by a racist gang. His co-worker, a Chinese cook, beats the gang up and trains the young man in Kung Fu. When a tournament is to be held, the teacher tells the student that he will not teach him for money. However, when the gang beats up the student's best friend, the student now must make the choice of entering the tournament or keeping the promise to his teacher.


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