Dre Parker that was 12-year-old might happen to be the kid in Detroit, but he has been gained by his mother's most recent career move in China. The cultural differences make a friendship impossible although dre falls due to his classmate Mei Ying. Even worse, the feelings of Dre leave him an enemy of this class bully. With no friends in a strange territory, Dre has no where to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who's just a kungfu master. Since Han educates Dre that kungfu is not about cries and parries, however maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing the bullies will be the struggle of his own life.