Bloodfist

Jake Raye, a former professional kickboxer who left the fighting circuit behind, learns that his brother has been killed in Manila shortly after winning a tournament there. He travels to the Philippines to find out what happened, and his search leads him into a kickboxing school where the same fighters he is looking for train. Jake works his way up through the school's ranks while pursuing his own investigation, driven by his brother's death and the scant clues left behind. The story unfolds as a straightforward revenge thriller set against Manila's fighting world.

Bloodfist is a 1989 action thriller directed by Terence H. Winkless, his second feature after The Nest the previous year. Don Wilson, a real-life kickboxing champion, plays Jake Raye. The supporting cast includes Billy Blanks as Black Rose, Joe Mari Avellana, Rob Kaman, Cris Aguilar and Michael Shaner, with twenty-two credited performers in all. The screenplay is by Robert King, and the film was produced by Roger Corman and Cirio H. Santiago, a pairing that connects it to the low-budget American-Philippine action productions of the period. It runs 85 minutes.

The film took in about 2 million dollars at the worldwide box office. On IMDb it holds a rating of 4.7 out of 10 from roughly 1,500 votes, and on TMDB 4.8 out of 10 from a much smaller sample of 51 votes. The two audience scores sit close together, indicating a modest and consistent reception.