Kurt Sloane (Van Damme) isn't a hero. He’s a hot-headed American kickboxer who watches his unbeaten brother get deliberately crippled in a ring in Thailand by the brutal champion, Tong Po —a villain so stone-faced and vicious he makes modern movie bad guys look like customer service reps.
“How do you like my brother’s style now?” Kickboxer 1989 Dailymotion
It happens around the 55-minute mark. No music. Just wind, dirt, and a blind master teaching a furious Westerner how to move like water. Then... the tree kick. You'll know it when you see it. Your shins will hurt just watching. Kurt Sloane (Van Damme) isn't a hero
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