- Tang Lung first demonstrating his fighting ability. Before, everyone was dismissive of "Chinese boxing", even his own allies (who practiced Karate because of that). Then he strikes down a thug so fast that nobody really saw what exactly he did, and everyone realizes why Chen's uncle in Hong Kong sent him: to beat to a pulp the ones harassing her.
- The following day, the restaurant employees want him to demonstrate what he did to the thugs by striking their training pads. When he kicks, the employee holding that pad is sent flying into a pile of empty packages, and the Karatekas swear off Karate as long as he teaches them.
- After taking out the first group of thugs, Tang Lung asks Chen Ching Hua if it's easy to procure a gun in Italy, and is told that it is. He's later seen making wooden darts... And when one of the Mafia thugs shows up in Chen's home with a pistol, Lung disarms him by throwing a dart in his hand before beating the stuff out of him.
- Every time Tang has to face guns. He knows just how lethal they are... So he uses the darts and all his cunning to get them out of the equation before the gunmen can kill him.
- The second rumble at the restaurant, that includes Tang Lung defeating multiple opponents... Including many armed with guns.
- During the fight at the Mafia headquarter, one of the thugs does the unthinkable and slugs Tang across his face, hard enough to actually stun him. He had to surprise him and is promptly mauled by one of the restaurant waiters, but the Mafia boy actually caused damage to the until then untouchable martial artist.
- Once he learns that the mafia boss doesn't understand Chinese, Tang relays a nonverbal threat: by giving a Finger Wag and simply cracking his knuckles. It is so intimidatingly eloquent in a way that you'd expect Bruce Lee with no words necessary.
- Colt's introduction. Before, Ho had hailed him as the best Karateka in the world, thus the boss had his number two call him in all the way from America. When Colt arrives, there's an European and a Japanese Karateka in the boss' office trying to slug it out... Then Bob, the European one, sees Colt and bows to his master and has no problem when the boss announces it will be Colt to face Tang Lung, and when the Japanese one protests and demands to know "Who can do Karate better than the Japanese?!", Colt challenges him to a duel and makes very clear the answer is "Me, of course".
- The Lee vs Norris fight. Not to mention rumors of them actually making contact with their blows during filming increased the awesomeness.
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