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"The Courage to Fight. The Strength to Win."
Lonely gay teenager, McClain, struggles to fit in with his classmates in a small, conservative Colorado town. After he's severely beaten at school, Karen O'Neil, a martial arts Sensei, secretly trains him to defend himself. When the town discovers their secret, a series of catastrophic events unfolds.
30 Cast Members
Diana Lee Inosanto
Karen O'Neil
Michael O'Laskey II
McClain Evans
Keith David
Minister
Mark McGraw
Rick Beard
Kerry Knuppe
Brenda
Jeff Liu
Matthew
Jonathan Camp
Craig Beard
Ben Perkins
Buck
Ivan Padilla
Darrel
Scott Cooper Ryan
Clyde
Gina Scalzi
Annie Evans
Spice Williams-Crosby
Judith
Michael Yama
Yori Nakano
Bryan Frank
Peter O' Neil
Sab Shimono
Taki Nakano
Madelon Guinazzo
Jane Norton
Brad Thornton
Larry - Black Belt
Lisa Dalton
Jean Beard
Louis Mandylor
Mark Corey
Sara N. Salazar
Death
