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seventeen-year-old isadore izzy daniels (corbin bleu) star boxer in brooklyn. father kenneth (david reivers), golden glove champion , widower, coaches him , encourages him best, while sassy eight-year-old sister, karin, more interested in double dutch. mary thomas (keke palmer) teenage girl , competitive double dutch player, part of team called joy jumpers, lives next door izzy; 2 have complicated relationship, arguing when see each other, mary s teammates , karin know have crushes on each other. izzy s boxing skills great enough stands 1 exhibition match away going golden gloves; opponent rodney, other undefeated boxer in gym. mary , joy jumpers, meanwhile, training regional championship, in order make on city finals.

on day of regional championship, izzy forced take karin , friends watch when father has deal problem @ gym. 2 best friends chuck , earl, fellow boxers, tag along try convince him join them movies, planned. on way, meet rodney, izzy s competition , neighborhood bully, asserts ll destroy izzy in ring. arriving @ site of regional competitions, izzy witnesses mary , teammates shauna, keisha, , girl named yolanda moved brooklyn atlanta, deal trash talk dutch dragons, four-time regional champions. competition divided 3 stages: compulsory, speed, , freestyle. despite best efforts disguise it, becomes clear more izzy watches, more likes. in end, joy jumpers take fourth place, barely qualifying city finals, , after dealing snark gina, leader of dutch dragons, yolanda criticizes mary freestyle routine, blaming poor performance on them. izzy , karin leave team begins argue.

shortly before izzy s match rodney, witnesses him receiving bag of clothes 1 of teachers; while toughest guy on street, poor kid dealing problems @ home. rodney angrily throws bag away when catches izzy staring. later, 2 meet @ gym, , rodney maintains merciless attitude before , during match. proves strong, less skilled izzy. kenneth instructs him watch movements , find rhythm. armed advice, izzy gains advantage, , wins. later night, retrieves clothes , drops bag @ rodney s door, fleeing before latter sees him, lingering @ safe distance watch takes clothes inside. meanwhile, yolanda quits joy jumpers, informing mary cared winning. in complex way, izzy helps cheer after seeing crying balcony.

the next day, rodney confronts izzy @ school, saying won due trick , demanding rematch. izzy declines, rodney refuses drop subject. elsewhere, mary, shauna, , keisha debate can replace yolanda, bringing several potential candidates, fatal flaws. izzy overhears them, , shauna , keisha explain yolanda joined dutch dragons, leaving them down player. izzy scoffs @ alleged difficulty of jumping rope, , mary subsequently challenges izzy speed jump. demonstrates own skills first, , allows izzy try. gets false start first time, upon second attempt, demonstrates skill mary, leaving girls (and unseen karin, watches nearby) astonished. later, @ gym, izzy jumping rope part of training, , confides felix, gym s wise head coach, still upset rodney s attitude, , felix replies boxing doesn t solve kinds of problems. leaves, joy jumpers enter gym , ask izzy join team, stating needed skills, refuses because of friends might think. later, meets shauna , keisha @ restaurant when orders pizza dinner, , present him different offer: serve stand-in, can practice fourth player until find serve permanent replacement. izzy considers offer, , after coerce reluctant mary asking him agree, so, on condition practice in gym before school, nobody can see them.

they begin next morning, izzy learns while compulsory , speed jumping easy him training, freestyle more problematic him. develops skills quickly, however, , next day, demonstrates enough skill leave 3 girls astonished once more. on next several days, izzy spends more , more time joy jumpers , improves tremendously @ double dutch, though boxing skills , punctuality suffer result. tammy, girl boxer in gym , subsequently object of ridicule, confides him after beating him in match knows practicing, , promises keep secret in exchange ceasing jokes her, particularly around chuck, whom has crush on (which reciprocated). 1 day, on way practice, izzy spies girls in street jumping rope, gives him inspiration team. explains joy jumpers, particularly mary, freestyle routine needed redone due being boring; tells them freestyle should based on fun, , brings childhoods when enjoyed jumping rope , singing along it. takes them see girls saw, gives them inspiration change team. walking back, pass rodney, quick belittle izzy , begin violent. mary dumps cooler of water on head, , 4 run away, rodney giving chase angrily. night, izzy , mary talk on balconies, izzy admitting likes double dutch, having difficulty due father s passion boxing. mary confides once felt same way ballet, confessed mother hated it, , mother accepted it. izzy states s not easy him, , mary gives him quick kiss before going room. going own, izzy meets father, sternly confronts him missing curfew , practice match day. izzy promises not late again, , dad leaves, leaving izzy alone thoughts.

the following day, rodney , crony, hooks, gang on izzy @ school, called off passing teacher, puts them in detention. later on, rodney runs gym, , upon hearing music inside, enters see izzy , joy jumpers practicing. gleefully pondering revenge, , hooks snap pictures of them , leave, unseen. after practice, mary brings have yet find fourth player, , izzy agrees join team permanently, on condition change name hot chili steppers. happily agree, , decide enter double dutch showcase happening 3 days later. when izzy tries leave event day, however, dad intercepts him, showing had bought tickets 2 of them watch boxing match. izzy left little choice agree go, leaving team put on disappointing performance, , leading mary expel him team, despite apologies.

shauna , keisha try hardest convince mary reconsider decision, mary remains obstinate. grudge forgotten, however, when rodney publishes pictures took of izzy , posts them on flyers on school, making izzy laughingstock. tries talk izzy night, ignores her, forcing give up. father goes room following day leave prize had received when won golden gloves, , finds pair of rodney s flyers in trash can. confronts izzy it, , karin, despite brother s objections, tells father had joined mary s team. ordered room, , kenneth asks izzy why didn t tell him. izzy angrily admits father obsessed boxing, talked since mother died, , no longer liked sport, , did him. finishes saying kenneth had no right take life away because no longer had one, visibly shaking him. izzy apologizes, , father quietly accepts apology before making excuse leave.

izzy takes out anger through training @ gym, mary finds him , asks him rejoin team. izzy coldly refuses, stating needs focus on boxing, , rejects mary when begs him. leaves, heartbroken , disappointed, , tammy comes on hold punching bag izzy using. breaks through anger reminding him she, female, had endure lot of trash talk others, didn t let down, allowing become best girl boxer in brooklyn. felix encourages izzy listen advice.

that night, rodney arrives @ gym izzy leaving, bringing large crowd him. demands again izzy gives him rematch had requested, , after mocking, izzy agrees it. in ring, izzy keeps cool head, responding rodney s mockery fact, angry because father out of work, , thought of him loud-mouthed bully. uses tricks honed in freestyle practice dodge rodney s attacks , push him against ropes repeatedly, stating both had lot of things mad about, fighting not improve them. leaves ring, , rodney angrily follows, trips on rope , falls on back. urges izzy finish him, refuses, stating s tired of being mad before leaving gym. rodney looks after him, narrator revealing tired of being mad, , impressed izzy had stood him.

meanwhile, mary, keisha , shauna meet city finals, having found abysmal replacement izzy shauna s cousin alberna, practically blind. izzy arrives , apologizes mary, jokes around him , smiles before handing him uniform, , forgiven. once again face dutch dragons before match, gina , yolanda snarking @ them, confident win. hot chili steppers ignore them , affirm solidarity before beginning competition, chuck, earl, tammy, , rodney showing watch. mary s stellar performance, hot chili steppers take first place in compulsory competition, while dutch dragons take second, astonishment. in speed competition, yolanda beats izzy 6 steps, tying them first place , leaving freestyle determine winner. other teams compete while hot chili steppers on, , dutch dragons take turn. hot chili steppers take stage after them, , while doing so, izzy sees father , sister entering arena, greeting him smile. encouraged, hot chili steppers take stage, performing series of freestyle jumprope tricks in conjunction dance number, earn tumultuous applause. izzy meets father afterwards while judges decide winners, , apologizes pushing boxing hard, having done motivated wanting connect izzy. accepts boxing dream, not izzy s, , says how proud of had done. meets friends, state ve been enlightened, , chuck embraces tammy while earl feigns nausea. finally, seeing rodney, confronts him, surprised find hostility gone , him admitting double dutch cool. agree on truce, , izzy agrees teach moves rodney later use in ring.

at last, judges announce winners of state championship, announcing third-place winner kung fu flyers, , second place team dutch dragons. announce first place team, however, scene cuts gym, revealing rodney, couple of years after event, telling story group of kids, boxers in training. reveals hot chili steppers went state championship, did not win until following year, , izzy , mary still going strong couple. voiceover states tells kids story time, have had there day. scene cuts judge announcing hot chili steppers first-place winners, ecstatically accept first-place trophy while dutch dragons in disbelief. final scene in movie shows hot chili steppers , karin outside of izzy s house, teaching father how jump double dutch.