Not quite as charming as the first one, but not really terrible either.

Van Damme isn’t in this one, but “Ray Jackson” is back, and many of the other actors are somewhat recognizeable from other films. (i.e. the main guy was in a John Wick and a Matrix; the wise sage character does the voice of the noodle selling bird in Kung Fu Panda, etc.) and they are joined by Pat “Mr Miyagi” Morita. Also once they get to the kumite, there are a bunch of different martial artists like kung fu and muay thai fighters, a judoka, a capoeira guy, etc. There’s a framing story which is right on the line between cringe and camp, and indeed the seriousness with which you take this movie is inversely proportional to how enjoyable you’ll find it. Meaning: turn your brain off and it’s pretty fun.

• Full movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw9Vjm_S6Gg
• find an invidious instance; https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=Cw9Vjm_S6Gg
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodsport_II:_The_Next_Kumite