本片為孫仲導演之代表作之一，由倪匡編劇，狄龍、汪禹、谷峰及趙雅芝主演。故事描述，河東府教頭王陽（狄龍）受地方土紳孟二達（谷峰）陷害，成殺人疑犯，惟匿藏孟家任教頭。後王收好武青年周平（汪禹）為徒，卻惹孟不滿；原來周、孟兩大族為死敵，孟覺聘王當教頭，實乃養虎為患，遂唆使大盜「一條鞭」施以偷襲，幸王逃過大難，只是受了傷。孟家有寄居少女嘉嘉（趙雅芝）向不值孟氏所為，且對王很有好感，遂暗中援手……The Kung-Fu Instructor was director Sun Cheng's homage to Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo where Ti Lung plays a righteous weapon instructor. It's the first time a Shaw Brother's director uses a Steadicam giving the action a unique brand of tension and rhythm.