12-year-old Dre Parker has moved to China, and finds himself like a fish out of water. He befriends a fellow classmate,

Mei Ying, only to make a rival, Cheng, who starts to bully and attack Dre. Soon, Mr Han, the maintenance man of Dre’s apartment, fends off

Cheng and his friends when they are attacking Dre and signs Dre up to fight in the Kung Fu tournament.