Synopsis

Inaworldwheremartialartshavebeeninstitutionalizedlikesports—withrankings,internationalfederations,andtelevisedtournaments—SouthKoreastandsasamartialartsmecca.Here,martialprowessisalegitimatecareerpath.Schoolshaveentiredivisionsformartialartsstudents.Fame,respect,scholarships,andevenmilitaryexemptionsareofferedtothosewhoexcel.Amidstthisworldofsweat,competition,andblood,existsBaekSeung-Ho,alazy17-year-oldstudentwhowearsthesamedirt-stainedwhitebelteveryday.He’sknownasajokebymany,amysterybyothers,andapunchingbagbynewcomers—untiltheyrealizesomething’soff.BecauseBaekSeung-Hoisnobeginner.He’saonce-in-a-centurygenius.

Afreak.

Anatural-bornmasterwho’ssomehowabsorbedtechniquesfromeveryfighthe’severseen,felt,orimagined.

Buthedoesn’tcare."Beltsdon’tpunch.Fistsdo."Whileotherschaseglory,Seung-Hoprefersnappingbehindtheschool,teachinglittlekidsbasicformsatthecommunitycenter,orwatchinganime.Heavoidsthespotlight.Notoutoffear—outofboredom.