Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.
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| Directing | Riley Stearns | Director |
| Production | Andrew Kortschak | Producer |
| Production | Walter Kortschak | Producer |
| Production | Stephanie Whonsetler | Producer |
| Production | David Zellner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nathan Zellner | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Sarah Beth Shapiro | Editor |
| Camera | Michael Ragen | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Heather McIntosh | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Charlotte Royer | Production Design |
| Writing | Riley Stearns | Screenplay |
| Crew | Heather Bonomo | Stunts |
| Crew | Josh Fried | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Mindy Kelly | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Ross Kohnstam | Stunts |
| Crew | T. Ryan Mooney | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Nikki Stanley | Stunt Double |
| Visual Effects | May Satsuki Asai | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Casey Curtiss | Digital Compositor |
| Crew | Wayne Beauchamp | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Directing | Siena Brown | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Stephanie Adams | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Diletta Di Nicolantonio | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy L. Forsythe | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elissa Ruminer | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toby Sells | Prosthetic Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aaron Worman | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jami Villers | Costume Design |
| Art | Emily Blevins | Set Decoration |
| Art | Chad Blevins | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy L. Forsythe | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Becca Brooks Morrin | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Demetri Evdoxiadis | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Demetri Evdoxiadis | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Zack Goldsborough | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Raymond Park | Sound Effects Editor |
