JaneisabeautifulbuttroubledAmericangirlbackpackingherwaythroughHongKong.Whenshesuccessfullyfendsoffthreethugstryingtorobher,itdrawstheattentionofShu,aWudangchampion,whoisimpressedbyherrawstreetfightingabilities.ShurecruitsJaneandtrainshertofightinthevicious,all-female,undergroundmartialartstournamentknownas“TheKumite.”Aftermonthsofrigorouspreparation,Janeisreadytofaceoffagainstthedeadliestfemalefightersintheworld,includingLing,theapprenticeofShu’snemesis,Wai,aShaolinmaster.Othernefariousforcesalsolieintheshadows,takingJaneonajourneythroughthegrittyunderworldofHongKongasshefightstobenamedthebestfemalefighterintheworld.