This movie was made around 1975 and yes, it had its cheesy, silly moments. But the concept was interesting and preceded some sequences for future movie greats. It had touches of Braveheart, Gladiator and Blood Sport!
SPOILER! Set in the Spanish era, it's about a local hero who is made a prisoner by the Spaniards after his parents are murdered. Bent on revenge, he trains under a blind master to fight in the dark using iron-made arnis because he is on a collision course with a Samurai warrior hired by the Spanish governor as his bodyguard.
Although the treatment of the lead's duel with the formidable Samurai bodyguard lacked the build-up, the idea of pitting an underdog stick fighter against a highly-trained swordsman was unprecedented at that time. Over-all a decent action/martial arts movie.
SPOILER! Set in the Spanish era, it's about a local hero who is made a prisoner by the Spaniards after his parents are murdered. Bent on revenge, he trains under a blind master to fight in the dark using iron-made arnis because he is on a collision course with a Samurai warrior hired by the Spanish governor as his bodyguard.
Although the treatment of the lead's duel with the formidable Samurai bodyguard lacked the build-up, the idea of pitting an underdog stick fighter against a highly-trained swordsman was unprecedented at that time. Over-all a decent action/martial arts movie.