本片为刘家良自导自演，倪匡编剧，由刘家辉饰少年黄飞鸿，陈观泰饰陆阿采。故事描述，黄祺英本为武学大师洪熙官师弟陆阿采之弟子，惟祺英怕犬子飞鸿学武闯祸，一直不肯将所学传诸于子；飞鸿一次「抢花炮」惨败，大感疚愧，还要武馆中人林图强（汪禹）救驾，林之师妹何秀莲（李丽丽）鼓励飞鸿跟陆习武，惟飞鸿苦于投师无门；后飞鸿对武学的热诚，感动了捕头袁正（刘家荣），特荐给陆，飞鸿终得偿拜陆习武宿愿，且父子同师，传为佳话…

Teenager Wong Fei-hung is sent to train in the art of hung gar kung fu from his father's teacher, Luk Ah-choy. With training complete, Wong must fight an assassin and regain the honor of his school.