There is Kung-fu tournament held once every 18 years. Yuen Nan Tin, a skilled fighter, attends the tournament with a boy, Siew Yee Yee, in order to prevent any unnecessary killings. But Yuen is badly injured at last and Siew Yee Yee is saved by the group of 10 mischievous people who intend to mould him into the fiercest person in the land. The princess of Yee Fah Kung, a skilled fighter too, has also adopted a small girl Fah Moh Kuit. She dresses the girl in boy's clothing and trains her to win the next tournament.

Jakie Chan stars as Eddie Yang a resolute Hong Kong cop who suffers a near fatal accident while investigating a case involving a mysterious medallion in his possession, he gains incredible speed, strengh and skill-taking his martial arts abilities to a650 whole new level . Enlisting the help of British Interpol agent Nicole James (Claire Forlani), Eddie is determined to learn the secret of the medallion and face down the evil Snakehead (Julian Sands) who wants to use its awesome powers.

Near the end of the Tang Dynasty, police deputies Jin (Kaneshiro) and Leo (Lau) tangle with Mei (Zhang), a dancer suspected of having ties to a revolutionary faction known as the House of Flying Daggers. Enraptured by her, the deputies concoct a plan to save her from capture, and Jin leads her north in what becomes a perilous journey into the unknown.