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No Retreat, No Surrender is a 1986 American martial arts sports film written and directed by Corey Yuen his American directorial debut, and starring Kurt McKinney, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Tai Chung Kim. Jason Stillwell (Kurt McKinney) is a young karate student who trains in his father's (Timothy D. Baker) Los Angeles dojo. One night after training session, the dojo is visited by members of an organized crime syndicate. After refusing to join the organization, Jason's father has his leg broken by Russian martial artist named Ivan Kraschinsky (Jean-Claude Van Damme), the hired thug of the... MORE

No Retreat, No Surrender is a 1986 American martial arts sports film written and directed by Corey Yuen his American directorial debut, and starring Kurt McKinney, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Tai Chung Kim. Jason Stillwell (Kurt McKinney) is a young karate student who trains in his father's (Timothy D. Baker) Los Angeles dojo. One night after training session, the dojo is visited by members of an organized crime syndicate. After refusing to join the organization, Jason's father has his leg broken by Russian martial artist named Ivan Kraschinsky (Jean-Claude Van Damme), the hired thug of the boss. The Stillwell family relocates to Seattle, where Jason meets R.J. Madison (J.W. Fails) and they become good friends. Jason's girlfriend, Kelly, also comes to visit him. Despite this, Jason has a hard time adjusting and is constantly harassed by the local bullies. Fed up with the beatings, Stillwell visits the grave of Bruce Lee and beseeches him for aid. That night, the ghost of Bruce Lee (Tai Chung Kim) appears to Jason and begins to train him. Under Lee's tutelage, Jason goes from a below average fighter to a superior martial artist, at one point easily fending off several thugs attempting LESS