Ta Huang

A martial arts fighter, haunted by his past, takes a job as a dock worker in a small village. The villagers are dependent on the traffic that comes to the pier, which gives its cruel owner too much power over his beleaguered workers. The situation worsens when an even crueler gangster takes control. His most powerful weapon is his henchman, a muscle-bound brute, who remorselessly and easily cracks the skulls and breaks the necks of anyone who gets in the way. (imdb)

In a prosperous village in Fukien, the security squad is controlled by Ho Yung, who secures his position by bribing the referee in their annual martial arts tournament. On the other hand, Chuan Tai, master of the Shaolin school, is anxious to win the tournament so that the villagers could be relieved of the heavy security fees to Ho. Although Ho tears up Chuan's school and makes Chuan seriously wounded, Chuan still encourages his students to persist in their course... (hkcinemagic.com)