Japanese Karate Sensei Watches "KARATE KID #3" For The FIRST Time!

[@theartofair2102]

So the south east asian character from the 1st movie who has the best skills--his character is named Vidal. Here is a great trivia thing: that guy was the only one who actually knew how to fight and he was the fight choreographer for the 1st movie--one of the chief ones. And to pay respect to his efforts at training the actors and making the fights great, they put him in the movie.

[@Ryutaro1978]

' It's ok to lose to an opponent but not lose to fear '. Great lesson!

[@hanburgundy4317]

"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate... leads to suffering." - Yoda The Jedi should have taught Anakin how to handle his fear - not ignore it. Qui-Gon would have been the best teacher for Anakin. I'd love a Karate Kid inspired Jedi movie lol

[@MPDLR]

Indeed. Also. "Daniel San, you stay focused. Your best karate is still inside....now time to let out!" And then Daniel gets up....bows to Mr Miyagi before starting Kata....that scene igives me chills each time"

[@WR3ND]

@@hanburgundy4317 I'm pretty sure the Jedi and Force in Star Wars were at least in part originally inspired by eastern philosophy and mysticism.

[@chrismcgowen3385]

one of the best movie quotes ever, and a great lesson for life.

[@homedeezyfasheezy5662]

So true… I played football for a few years in middle school. I was a big athletic kid but the the rough nature of the game wasn’t for me. The last game of the season we played an undefeated team that ended up winning district. I played tight end was essentially shadowed by the strong side linebacker. This kid was a physical freak and bullied my ass all game by a combination of top tier technique and bully tactics like punching me in the nuts on the few occasions I put a good block on him. I succumbed to fear eventually and he dominated me. If I had wanted to I could have put up a much better fight but punked out. For whatever it’s worth he was named to the top 50 high school footballers in the state of Texas and was one of the few kids out of the district to grab a D1 offer.

[@camiloiribarren1450]

If a man can’t see, he can’t fight; a man can’t breathe, he can’t fight; a man can’t stand, he can’t fight. Extreme circumstances require extreme measures - Terry Silver

[@bijouxartjewelleryundkunst4429]

You don't need to stand if you know jiu jitsu. Nice back up if you can't stand.

[@clausanders2886]

Here in Japan, you are required to fight kumite without glasses. So actually, without glasses, I can't see. But I can still fight. Or do you mean anything else by saying 'can't see'?

[@amirfreeman1557]

@@clausanders2886 I'm pretty sure when Terry said that he meant "take advantage of the human body's weak points (the neck, knees and eyes) and strike to disable your opponent".

[@clausanders2886]

@@amirfreeman1557 That's a different perspective, but it makes more sense.

[@lolobuto1608]

@@bijouxartjewelleryundkunst4429 jiujitsu is the gayest sport on earth according to Eddie Griffin

[@RamseyDewey]

Terry Silver was the greatest awesomely bad villain in movie history. His greatness transcends this movie by leaps and bounds.

[@sunkid02]

oh shit ramsey dewey

[@TheNomad2727]

I totally agree... he makes the movie... without him, it would have been boring

[@tonyyul703]

And the actor playing Terry Silver will be in Season 4 and so will Mike Barns.

[@DrOrr]

@@tonyyul703 who said anything bout Barnes coming back? I want you to be right but I feel you’re wrong lmfao

[@MPDLR]

He was good. But Lex Luthor (the real one from the real Superman...) would beat him

[@danielreid3476]

The actor playing Mike Barnes has a black belt in Shito-Ryu. The actor playing Terry Silver has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

[@Wessex90]

One of Mike Barnes’ “goons” (the one Daniel tears into at the Bonsai shop) is a black belt in Shorin-Ryu and has a really good KZbin channel.

[@shadaxe]

Sean Kanan who played Mike Barnes was trained by Fumio Demura which helped him to land this role. After being thrown through a door many times he was critically injured and suffered from internal bleeding which he didn't realize until days after. This role nearly killed him.

[@Nirrini]

Jesus that’s terrifying

[@lebrondavis1420]

And yet he still fully embraces this role and is coming back in season 5 of cobra kai so I call that dedication and opening something into warm arms or whatever the saying is

[@TheNYCGoldenGlover]

@@Nirrini I will do you one better. I have been fighting and coaching boxing for 20 years and twice I have seen guys suffer from intercranial bleeding and not know it until one went straight into a coma while the other was violently ill and vomiting for days, he said he felt like he was drunk and had a hangover. Miraculously both pulled through thankfully. I didnt see the first guys fight but was told like the first it was just excessive rabbit punching and taking too many shots to the top of the head. What makes me wary about the story you mentioned is internal bleeding is excruciating. It feels like a ruptured appendix because for all intents and purposes it is. You would know pretty much ASAP

[@TheNYCGoldenGlover]

@@lebrondavis1420 Wow they are doing 5 seasons of this? Hate to see it, the original movie although not original had so much heart, it sucks that the cabal who controls Hollywood and media needs to take IPs and milk them till they are barren

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

@@TheNYCGoldenGloverI’ve both had internal bleeding once and have a family that’s almost all suffered it, sometimes you do genuinely not notice until later just because of situations in life

[@onelegninja5502]

At this point you should watch cobra kai aswell. Icl

[@woofwoof8297]

Agree

[@shankhadeepbhowmik7518]

Yup

[@Edison720]

What no Karate Kid Part 4 and the remake with Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan!? XD

[@DozenMarks]

@@Edison720 Definitely not The Next Karate Kid. The Jackie Chan remake I can take it or leave it.

[@havilar3095]

Yus cobra ki

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I like this ending, because Terry Silver (the bad teacher) kept telling Daniel that Kata would not win the tournament. So it was nice to see him confuse them by using it, thus getting the upper hand to get his point and win.

[@MinimiMax]

And also, Silver absolutely panicked when he saw it being used so in reality, he knew.

[@hueowen2786]

@@MinimiMaxYou're right. Daniel had used a similar move to flip Barnes to the ground the first time they met in Miyagi's garden. Silver showed up a few seconds later to pretend chase Barnes away. He was most likely watching the interaction between Daniel and Barnes and knew that Daniel was capable of successfully using that move on Barnes. I think when he saw Daniel begin his Kata, he realized his strategy of pushing it into overtime was going to backfire on him. Daniel just needed to score a single point to win and he had a move to accomplish it.

[@mauroger86]

Yeah, but honestly, who in his right mind would do a kata in the middle of the fight? All the opponent needs to do is land a strike while you are doing the mimics and that's it 🤣 Terry Silver shouting "get the point" probably made the scene a little less ridiculous

[@brunowillich1837]

And at the end of Season 5 Daniel breaks Terry down even more lol Terry: Think you can rely on that "crane crap"? Daniel 30 years later: I do,actually.

[@Thomas116-m2n]

This one should have been Karate Kid II and the one in Okinawa should have been KK3. KK1 tournament was in the Fall semester of his senior year of high school and this one should have been in the spring. Second, Okinawa was a life or death situation and should have allowed him to grow as a martial artist and as a man. It isn't believable that Daniel would come back from that excited about some under 18 tournament.

[@paulgreen3030]

It is believable. He’s still a kid in more ways than one. Yes, he was in a life or death fight, but he was learning the lesson that Mr. Miyagi taught him that it isn’t right to kill, and that sometimes living is worse pain. Which in some ways was shown in Cobra Kai once they met again. It had taken him years to learn that his only true failure was to himself that day, and that honor is held within.

[@TheKyfe]

@@paulgreen3030 The point is that the stakes and life lessons in 3 are much lower than in 2, and he had to actually regress for the 3rd movie to be believable.

[@kun]

And he isn't excited about it is he? Not only he have no interest in participating, he spent the early parts of the film fighting off the thugs from forcing him to sign up into the tournament until he was cornered. The point of the third movie is psychological warfare. Silvers and his goons messed up his mind so bad the entire movie and break his relationship with Mr. Miyagi until he was a miserable mess. The opponent isn't even trying to win in the final fight. They're still mostly attacking his psyche and aims to humiliate and terrify him to the point of giving up. I think it's a good thing to center the last of the trilogy on the psychological aspect of the fight since he's already conquered the physical aspects.

[@cincinnati6595]

Actually, that WAS the intended order of the movies, but ultimately, the studio decided the KK1 and KK3 (which was to be KK2) stories were too similar, so they flip flopped KK3 and KK2 and sent Daniel to Okinawa first.

[@TheCollegeActivist]

I agree. he fought to the death, then comes back and gets beaten up right away. he learned nothing in Japan?

[@Chris8-0]

"Best of the Best" is the movie you should see next.

[@thecubeman381]

Exactly, it would be great to analyze.

[@kforcer]

It is a great one.

[@adambrown3918]

YES!!!!!

[@palabrajot505]

@@thecubeman381 Coach Caruso doesn't want to be analyzed by some damned sensei.

[@domingorubies656]

Fantastic film although they said they were going to fight Karate and ended up fighting the South Korean Taekwondo National Team xd

[@michaelmccarthy5727]

The referee in the tournament is a man called Pat Johnson. He was a black belt in Tang Soo do, he choreographed all the fight scenes in the KK1, also he trained Ralph Macchio (Daniel) before the movie in Okinawan Gōjū-ryū Karate. He also trained William Zabka (John Lawrence) and a few other actors in the movie.

[@jameswagner5996]

Craziest thing is Danny is OLDER then Silver in real life!

[@historychick5947]

What!!!!!!

[@theodorsteenberg8757]

Yeah its crazy

[@fbt25]

I was just about to post this. Thank you in advance.

[@Billinois78]

Older by 4 months. That is surprising.

[@lukeskywalker9060]

true, ralph macchio who plays larusso is 61 years old and was born 4 november 1961 and th eguy who plays terry silver is thomas ian griffith and he was born 18 march 1962 and is 59 years old, even though in the movies terry is older than larusso, also in cobra kai, tory's father is actually terry silver

[@willbass82]

15:40 my favorite scene...Daniel bows to Mr Miyagi 1st and foremost! The Ultimate sign of respect nd honor!

[@893trent]

“ a man can’t stand he can’t fight a man can’t breath he can’t fight a man can’t see he can’t fight “ love me some terry silver !

[@osmanyousif7849]

He will return…

[@gabrielbuenafe6591]

Extreme situations require extreme measures

[@antoniog9814]

*breathe

[@893trent]

@@antoniog9814 thanks teacher

[@antoniog9814]

@@893trent you're much welcome, grasshoppah.

[@kayokayo7917]

Part 3 is my favorite. Saw it tons of times as a kid. Has much better characters, better fights, better overall story and yes, that dark side battle is much more interesting. Also that "it's ok to lose to opponent, must not lose to fear" advice from Mr. Miyagi gets me every time.

[@ken2000X]

Ralph Maccio (Daniel-San) was 22 when the first one filmed and 27 at the start of this one. That is good aging.

[@trustobey1016]

He's older than Terry Silver and looks way younger.

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

@@trustobey1016 Macchio looks 35 y/o in Cobra Kai. Great genes :)

[@mizoj9816]

He was a good guy for not wanting to have a romantic relationship with Robin lively’s character who was only 16 at the time.

[@SNARC15]

And now he's hitting 60 when Season 4 of Cobra Kai comes out. Doesn't look any older than 40.

[@justintis2556]

@@mizoj9816 I wondered why she wasn't a love interest. They could have eliminated that storyline completely.

[@darinsmith9468]

That is actually an application of Seiunchin that I was taught. The so-called "Archer's Block" (a name for the move that I often see in English) is really a throw (as you mention) in most interpretations. I think whether you grab the head, or the arm as is shown here would depend greatly on size of opponent, and their approach to you. Had the other guy ever bothered to study kata, he would immediately know what was up and not take such an approach.

[@MarioUcomics]

When Daniel did the “Wax on, Wax off” scene in the 1st movie was really him doing the Kata Tensho Kata if you study that scene more closely. Also Mr Miyagi did a Kata in karate kid when Daniel finds him at his home dojo. Art of One dojo breaks down all the other kata that even Cobra Kai does which points out that it was from a Korean art

[@barrettokarate]

In the show during one of the Vietnam scenes, they just straight out say its Tang Soo Do.

[@michiganmexican486]

Karate kid 2 was my favorite. The reason is because even as a child For some reason I had a fascination with Japanese culture and samurai. Also Daniel's love interest in part 2 was devastatingly BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@MinimiMax]

For me Karate Kid 2 is what actually started my fascination for Japanese culture. But I didn't really realize it was my favorite until the Cobra Kai series. All nostalgia stuff prior was completely blown away when they did the Okinawa episode. The characters, the music, everything just brought me back to my childhood.

[@justineslick6463]

Karate kid period is what started my fascination with japanese culture. Then the ninja turtles happened. Haha

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

Part of why the Kata worked was a combination of Daniel grounding himself and the fringe benefit of confusing Barnes. Barnes is both an aggressive fighter and a master of pdychological warfare. So Daniel in his own way used Barnes' tricks against him.

[@1119nj]

I always liked how all three movies flowed together. It was like one big story broken up into three movies. Within the "Karate Kid" universe, all three movies took place from September of one year and December of the following year.

[@TreeGGwi]

I like that this movie has a reason for Mr. Miyagi going one on one against Mike and the two others instead of being like other movies where everyone stands around without reason

[@IsaacG8]

"Uniqueness", that's a very Japanese way of saying he did it wrong. I love how polite Japanese people are with their words.

[@robertnguyen9493]

Miyagi had the absolute best entrance for the dojo fight! And the look on Kreese and Silvers faces are priceless!

[@JoeyKrack101]

"Extreme situations require extreme measures."

[@nicholasnj3778]

thats actually true . "apply the needed amount of force necessary for the situation" that is why from just stopping and holding someone to Killing someone (most people will actually never do this) and everything in between is theoretically what Karate is for, Life Protection

[@nicholasnj3778]

an extreme measure would be a very rare event unless one lives in a war zone

[@sparrow420500]

Miagi planted the bonsai tree when he first came over, from Okinawa. It was the one thing he brought with him. He tells Daniel about it earlier in the movie.

[@jamesmoore4003]

The tree was placed on that cliff side by Mr. Miagi so that no one could get to it I believe.

[@tbishop4961]

Exactly

[@RichardServello]

He brought it from Okinawa and planted it there so nobody could reach it. Daniel getting it was one more of his BAD decisions in this movie.

[@randypagel1711]

11:30 Sensei laughed at the bow, but missed the "OooWahhh"...I was waiting for his reaction to that. Sensei is a most remarkable person...you are a one of a kind person!

[@markv1274]

He's one of a kind, alright: first person to watch this movie who wasn't familiar with the concept of paint.

[@kdefensemartialarts8097]

As a fan of you, and Karate Kid, it's fun to see your reaction to these movies. Glad you enjoyed watching them.

[@jckingsley]

Also, the difference in style from Kreese to Thomas Ian Griffith is due to Griffith's own practice of Kenpo Karate and Tae Kwon Do. The film-makers utilized his already present martial arts skills, while the others were trained in combination by Fumio Demura and Pat Johnson.

[@nissy9220]

Terry silver was clearly a better fighter than kreese

[@ruebenvega6410]

Daniel should've been able to walk over Mike Barnes, he already knew how to break ice, avoided the crane, learned drum technique lol 😆 🤣

[@danielreid3476]

That's always bothered me too. After his fight in Okinawa it didn't make sense that he would be all that afraid of Mike Barnes.

[@alvinsanchez967]

It was psychological warfare. Making Daniel unbalance to make him suffer and lose the tournament.

[@osmanyousif7849]

I guess the studio was starting to get lazy, and thought audiences would be dumb to not realize that the storyline is just repetitive. No wonder it’s the Lowest Rated of the series.

[@tnazealot2143]

Wrong he lost all his confidence and technique got thrown off coarse by Quicksilver. Barnes was suppose be like a "Chuck Norris" before his movie days professional hired gun or ringer who was suppose to be above Chozen's level. And you saw how much more aggressive he was.

[@tnazealot2143]

@@osmanyousif7849 Nope you are just too much of a lazy brain to see how the storyline evolved. Barnes was written as a hired professional to take out Larusso. And he still broke the boards. The Ice breaking was a fluke but he'd never broken a complete board set up before like that which is harder & done more by Kung Fu than karate but it is in Tang so doo/Cobra Kai's Martial art..

[@AVMermaid]

Terry Silver, my first crush next to Brandon Lee in The Crow lol. Can’t wait to see his character come back for Cobra Kai!!! A bit grey now, but still a great villain, lol.

[@omwhitneyrampersad]

I'm definitely glad to see and hear a sensai react to a Martial Art movies. That way you can distinguish between what's real and what's Hollywood. I really got into the Karate Kid movies until the fourth and the remake. I started taking Karate after the first Karate Kid movie. I've met Martin Kove aka John Creese a few years ago. Very nice guy.

[@dtester]

Would love to see that! More 80s martial arts films!

[@ninasmithers1016]

Would love to see your reaction to a movie called "No Retreat No Surrender."

[@jamesfowler5100]

No that's my movie! Also I highly recommend Pray For Death.

[@eduboteon]

Bloodsport

[@ninasmithers1016]

@daffystruck Oh, I love it. The scene outside the bar is great.

[@ninasmithers1016]

@@eduboteon Great movie.

[@ninasmithers1016]

Two other good picks would be Blind Fury and American Ninja.

[@EvaFull]

Terry Silver makes Part III an all time classic because of how well he plays up being a low down sleaze ball. Hopefully you do… The Next Karate Kid The Karate Kid Remake (aka The Kung Fu Kid) Cobra Kai (Season 1 - 3).

[@BoneFrossil]

Fun fact, girl is like 15 or 16 so because Daniel was so old at this time they had to do a more platonic play on the relationship for the movie.

[@JuliusCesar2005]

That explains why, makes total sense now. Another reason why KK3 was not nearly as good as KK1 or 2

[@wk9193]

I am absolutely loving and enjoying your viewing of these classics I grew up on. The first film will always be one of the greatest underdog stories and timeless classics in film history as far as I'm concerned. The chemistry with Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita made the film all the better. I can't wait to see your take on Cobra Kai when I check out those videos shortly. Thank you very much for reminding me why I still loved growing up on the Karate Kid films and still love them and continued story in Cobra Kai today.

[@Nargon46]

Terry Silver almost saves the movie, he's so great. Silver wasn't originally going to fight at all, but the actor Thomas Ian Griffith is actually a black belt in Karate and Tae Kwon Do, so they rewrote him to be an expert martial artist. So glad he is back in Cobra Kai!

[@kforcer]

Karate Kid 3 was actually my favorite. Maybe because I could relate so strongly to the final match and Miyagi's speech to Daniel. I feel like every kid who has felt outmatched in a combat sport or maybe any sport could relate to that moment. It was made even more powerful by how INSANELY obnoxious Mike Barnes, Terry Silver and John Kreese were.

[@Gnostic88]

Terry Silver and Jon Kreeses relationship makes the movie.

[@HepCatJack]

The actor who played Barnes was seriously injured and nearly died during KK III but still managed to make a good performance in this film. He was nearly replaced by Brandon Lee.

[@Dave85626]

Fun facts for you.. Thomas Ian griffith (terry silver) actually holds black belts in taekwando and kempo. He’s also younger than Ralph Macchio (Danial) which completely blew my mind when I first found out. P.s your channel is fantastic 👍 keep up the good work

[@zemocon2868]

In the Cobra Kai series Terry looks like a 75 yo while Daniel looks like 50 or something.

[@williamchick]

The control that Ian has is amazing going decent speed without connecting and making it look legit.these tournaments aren’t real either there is never full contact and gear is required.

[@granadosvm]

I recommend you watching "warrior in the wind" (or is it Fighter in the wind?). It is loosely based on Mass Oyama. Even if you don't react to it, I strongly recommend watching it. You won't regret it. The lead character has a fighting style so dynamic, I got winded out just from watching his first two fights.

[@The2Coolest2]

Fumio Demura is being switched in and out in Mr. Miyagi's fight with Kreese and Silver, which is why it looks like different pacing.

[@brianandkaleenashannon]

Just found your channel and dig it! Any thoughts on reacting to other Karate style movies? If so, first suggestion is Bloodsport!

[@tonygallagher6989]

The Next Karate Kid was the follow up to this. It's best to pretend it never existed, though.

[@davidjames468]

Nah. It exists, and it will tie in with Cobra Kai.

[@TheSouldead1]

Though I agree with you. It’s best to pretend the remake never happened. At least Miyagi trained Julie.

[@tonygallagher6989]

@@TheSouldead1 True. It's a shame it killed the franchise for such a long time.

[@brucebanner3566]

@Luke Mills not that one. Really not that one at all. I'd rather watch paint dry than sit through that movie.

[@Pierre-LucBeauregard]

@Luke Mills no it's because that movie fucking sucks and nobody cares for it

[@fabianobermeier2838]

I think the end of the tournament match was cleverly resolved. Instead of doing a crazy karate move, make it clever and simple. With the Kata Daniel gets his focus back and at the same time Mike Barnes is totally confused. And then the confused Mike runs into the counterattack of the concentrated Daniel. Just awesome.

[@Scott86]

what a classic trilogy. This might be my favorite one!

[@citizensupreme4705]

Heck yeah! Made it to the premiere!

[@brdarlin]

I always loved how Mike’s cronies have badass names like Snake and…Dennis…

[@Warbandit-90]

Dennis is a badass name?

[@jagoaqasha]

@@Warbandit-90 it isnt xD thats why he put the "and..."

[@brdarlin]

@@Warbandit-90 sarcasm....

[@mikereyna2670]

😂

[@Damnationization]

The actor Larry B Scott was in the Karate Kid as a member of Cobra Kai. He was also known as Lamar in Revenge of the Nerds. Maybe is the same character.

[@domingorubies656]

I though you’d show the Silver Sparring scenes in the beginning, the actor was pretty good at kickboxing. Please watch Cobra Kai as well , some great Karate and a return to Okinawa!

[@RonJDuncan]

At least part was actually filmed IN Okinawa this time around, which is pretty impressive. KK2 was filmed on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. One of the things I loved about the Okinawa part of Cobra Kai was them showing all the American businesses that have made their way over to Japan - which really is quite true, given how heavy commercialism works in places like Tokyo and Osaka - even if that stage setup was done in Atlanta. Go figure.

[@AghakingFranc369]

I was thinking the exact same thing, I was waiting for that commentary

[@martintanz9098]

You should see if you can get Pat Johnson to appear on your channel. He is a Tang Soo Do Grandmaster and did most of the fight choreography for these movies. and he played the referee in the tournament scenes.

[@teovu5557]

Fun Fact: Mr Miyagi's stunt double is shito ryu Grand Master Fumio Demura.

[@teovu5557]

kzbin.info?search_query=fumio+demura

[@bonkers1212]

Yep I just wrote that then scrolled down the comments 🤣🤣

[@audreyandlinCompany]

I knew someone would say it! 😀

[@rebeccamurray9196]

I can't believe Ralph Macchio is the same age as the guy who plays Terry haha

[@michiganmexican486]

It would be very nice if you do a reaction to the movie. Best of the best. That movie is what got me into karate.

[@ILL1983]

"Best of the Best" is Taekwondo.

[@jeancarlo1238]

Greetings of Brazil!

[@sammylane21]

I'm certain I'm not alone in thinking "Johnny" should've also returned in some capacity in this 3rd chapter.

[@steveg2251]

Silver could have beaten Daniel's address out of Johnny perhaps. In one of the books I think it's alluded to.

[@TheRealSephiroth]

@@steveg2251 but cobra kai retcons that if its true cuz johnny says in cobra kai he has no idea who he is and he fights silver and holds his own against him temporarily in season 4

[@hamsterdmg]

the scene where he tried to sell Miyagi on the shop idea just makes it so perfect that he became a car salesman.

[@OSCARESCAPA]

The fact that you didnt laugh at the way Daniel hit Barnes for the win completely validated to me the end of the fight. The same ending that a lot of people have laughed at for many years, so thank you!

[@MinimiMax]

Ever since I was a kid, for me that takedown was by far the coolest last moves out of all these movies.

[@MPDLR]

I want to thank you for your opinions. Like many - these movies are very special to me - as a child, and now as an adult who is showing my kids these movies. I treasure the lessons, the iconic moments, the heart, the music, everything in these movies. When I first saw your video, I figured - ok, this man is a Karate expert, and he'll degrade the whole movie. But I was so pleasantly surprised. You were so balanced in your reactions - you nicely said when something was more 'Hollywood' than real Karate, you also mentioned when things were accurate - and overall - you balanced your real-life knowledge of Karate - with also being able to just enjoy the movies. And you did it all calmly, and rationally - - traits we could all use more of these days. Arigatoji and thank you.

[@actioncom2748]

Silva was the best part of Karate Kid Part 3.

[@carllubrin8518]

“Make his knuckles bleed”…. Silva” hey I like that .I use that hahahahahaha” that was the best part

[@salvatoreplacidoplumari3840]

2:29....this actor is William Christopher Ford, a karateka (Godan, Kobayashi-Ryu)

[@The2Coolest2]

"Why is he not disqualified" yeah this movie is pretty cartoonish, don't take it as serious as the first one. Even Ralph Macchio didn't like the film much The reason he's doing his kata at the end was to represent him regaining his focus and concentration I believe

[@TheReelReesePod]

best one of the trilogy. well better than 2, for sure. nothing tops 1.

[@codexboomer3288]

@Jump Jack yeah agreed

[@olivercastillo5883]

wrong this was the best becuase cobra kai in a way won

[@hanburgundy4317]

@Jump Jack It should have been easy to avoid, but Kreese didn't teach Johnny to be ready for a counter-attack like that; the whole focus of Cobra Kai is offense and power - Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy - so you'd THINK a wise sensei would prepare a student for a foe who focuses on defense and counter-attacks, but it just goes to show that Kreese didn't know and underestimated his opponents. Had he taken even a moment to learn about Myagi-Do Karate, he'd have taught Johnny some restraint, or better yet how to bait a counter-attacker into committing to a certain maneuver and then trapping or punishing them for it. As is, Johnny came it hot and aggressive - like a Cobra - while Daniel was patient, focused on balance, and waited for just the right moment to strike: like a Crane. Awesome symbolism, and there _is_ some real world logic behind it.

[@totallybored5526]

Films aren’t real life and don’t have to play by the same rules

[@tscheckmet]

I love Karate Kid 3, just because of Terry Silver! He is such a comic-like super-villain.

[@samrashah3182]

Mr miyagi transplanted the bonsai from Okinawa

[@mihai7192]

I like how in many martial arts movies the 2 main people fighting take massive blows and kind of shrug them off as if they were nothing. Daniel gets flicked in the nose and he acts like his head almost got knocked off...

[@psychedoutlotus]

3:58 mr miyagi planted the bonzai there

[@datoneguy3726]

you are very well spoken and can tell that you honor the true nature of martial arts. To me those are honor, respect and discipline. I've enjoyed your input and knowledge on all three of these videos. Thank you. Osu

[@nicolassantin94]

Daniel was 28 years in this movie and Is older than silver

[@michaelmccauley4798]

Also, the actress playing Jessica was only 17. Not exactly appropriate. So they ended up changing that character to just a friend, instead of the originally intended love interest. This is why they established her having a boyfriend pretty quickly. Honestly, somewhat refreshing to see a Hollywood movie (of that time) show a platonic friendship like this. Even if it was by accident.

[@akula625]

I just discovered your channel today and I must say I really enjoyed watching all of these videos on the Karate kid.

[@hulky333]

Yeah!! That was pretty good!!! Know you need to watch and react to the sequel series Cobra Kai. It a pretty good series with all the original cast pf these movies. Now the series is more in perpestive of Johnny Laurence, the first rival from Karate Kid 1.👍👍👍👍👍

[@leifgunnartoth8070]

So glad I stumbled upon your channel. Been watching a few episodes these days, and I really love to see a Karate Sensei react to these movies. Growing up with these movies, we all were pretending to do the cranestance, and playing around. My personal favourite is Karate Kid II. I love how they went from a tournament style, to using Karate in real life or death situation, like it was meant to be. It gives the movie more depth.

[@bobsacamano2948]

The first karate kid was the best.

[@RA-fr5ym]

Really really enjoying your Comment videos especially on the original Karate Kid movies! Now you've got the Next Karate Kid and Cobra Kai! Lol Keep it up!

[@midoribushittv]

I have watched the Karate Kid movies, all of them, on and off since I was a little kid growing up in the 80's and out of all 3 of these movies, his takedown of Barnes to win the match was by far the best. Style and skill wise.

[@XRos28]

The Karate Kid 1 is the best, then 2, then 3 (this one), then 4 (called "The Next Karate Kid"), so it's really in order. no. 4 is with a girl and not Daniel.

[@brucebanner3566]

I think the 4th film was the worst film. It was not interesting at all.

[@iNTALEKT85]

@@brucebanner3566 oh come on. The 4th wasn't that horrible of a movie. Haha

[@XRos28]

@@brucebanner3566 Let's just say that its idea or backbone was better than its execution, except Pat Morita (Mr. Miyagi), he was great.

[@6illyloomer955]

They filmed the 4th one right down the street from where I grew up lol. That movie was horrible. I could never finish it.

[@iNTALEKT85]

@@6illyloomer955 was it really filmed in Boston? If so I'm about 45 mins away

[@MatCaveGaming]

Just watched all 3 of these videos. Absolutely loved them! Your reactions and breakdowns to each fight sequence are fantastic. Great job!

[@indroj]

React to Cobra Kai as well season 1 2 3 and when it comes out 4

[@shankhadeepbhowmik7518]

I also waiting

[@benjaminpujols1914]

I'm pretty excited that you're doing this part one was obviously the best because it was the first one but I loved every single one of them the story the battle I am a sucker for a great story that I personally like and love and good versus evil is a Timeless classic death to me will never get old true goodness triumphing over true evil that's what I see when I watch the Karate Kid 1 2 and 3

[@nataliag812]

I’m curious about how you would react to The Next Karate Kid.

[@chaquen81]

The person you are refering to as the best fighter in the first Karate Kid movie is called Darryl Vidal. He was one of the stunt doubles for Pat Morita (Mr Miyagi) along side master Fumio Demura, who was also the inspiration for Mr Miyagi. The crane kick at the end of the tournament that Daniel uses was created by Darryl Vidal. Also, the first 2 movies are the best. The other movies after that were not so great and did not do so well financially. Fun fact, Lyoto Machida used a modified version of the crane kick to knock out Randy Coutoure in a UFC MMA fight.

[@anabraj9855]

You should watch The Next Karate Kid movie, and the 2010 Karate Kid movie.

[@kansairobot2015]

I like that you check the movies from the karate point of view. You should check the episode of Cobrakai in season 3 where he faces Chozen again. I would love to hear you commentaries to their encounter!

[@LolLol-du7xx]

Rule number 1. A man can’t walk he can’t fight Rule number 2. A man can’ t breath he can’t fight Rule number 3. A man can’t see he can’t fight and that is the quicksilver method lol

[@kyloren2799]

Its "if a man can't stand he can't fight". Watch it again. Lol

[@burnchickennugget4427]

I know right lol is wrong

[@jiangmin9717]

@@kyloren2799 stop I'm brown belt in real life and can beat u up

[@jebre3782]

I have several belts I have 2nd Dan aka 2nd black belt In goju karate

[@kyloren2799]

Daniel LaRusso: Hey, what kind of belt do you have? Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Canvas. J.C. Penny. Three ninety-eight. You like. [laughs] Daniel LaRusso: No, I meant... Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: In Okinawa, belt mean no need rope to hold up pants. [laughs; then, seriously] Daniel-san, karate here. [taps his head] Karate here. [taps his heart] Karate never here. [points to his belt] Understand?

[@waynegotke5502]

Awesome video !!!!!!! My favorite Karate kid movie is part 2 as I feel Chozen is clearly Daniel's most dangerous opponent of them all. Even the Cobra Kai series reiterates that!!!

[@3DJapan]

I think 2 was my favorite, followed by 1. I'm not a huge fan of 3.

[@Gnostic88]

3 is the weakest; but Terry Silver saves it. It's kinda like how the prequels in SW are bad; but the memes save them.

[@clickman443]

Love the insight. Number 1 was definitely the best. You're too involved now, the Cobra Kai series is a must watch

[@blacktigerstaekwondo1533]

Hello Sir, My favorite Karate Kid is Karatr Kid 2. I love that they brought Japan culture to movie. The point that everyone seems to miss when they critique this series, is that they are trying to show traditional Karate. I have been teaching for years. There is a huge difference between Sport Karate and traditional Karate. When practising traditional Karate a being buiilt between the students, the teacher and the culture. In Sport Karate it is just compeition. Winning a trophy is not an indication of how good an fighter you are,. Many practitioners compare Sport Karate to MMA.

[@djmike5984]

Love the Karate Kid series. You did a great job on all the three videos.

[@limitlessjoseph1399]

For this section in 9:50 which is John Kreese doing a straight punch. His hand position is known to be lower on the side of the belt. Likewise, in my karate club our hand position needs to be above the belt meaning not too high and low therefore just somewhere around the belt.

[@seansean8008]

I love your insight into the fighting scenes, and the story as well. You hit the nail on the head right off the bat with Daniel being noticeably heavier and aggressively out of character from the other two movies. Part 2 was my favorite of the trilogy, part three was the weakest but the parts that were good, were really good. And hearing you talk about them made me nostalgic.

[@johnnywishbone932]

Your reaction from the final move is priceless!

[@DamonNomad82]

7:36 This was actually the first scene of the Karate Kid movie series I ever saw. I happened across it when I was flipping TV channels as a kid once. It wasn't until a couple of years later that I actually sat down and watched the movies all the way through.

[@HaveYouTriedGuillotines]

3:56 It wasn't on the side of a cliff face like that, but a spot at the state park that I used to go to regularly when I was young had a natural bonsai growing out of a patch of dirt trapped between a couple of large rocks, that partially crossed the river. My mom talked about trying to extract it and place it in a pot, but I didn't like the idea, as it was so rare and unique, and I had no idea how to do so without damaging it. I wonder if it's still there. ...Probably not.

[@calebloder4830]

Daniel was performing an Okinawan Goju Ryu (hard-soft style) Kata at the end there. I had to learn it as part of my green belt test back in the 90's. Mr. Miyagi was teaching him this style the entire time. Fun fact: one of the early founders of this style was Chojun Miyagi.

[@jc.8596]

Your cool in your reaction to the karate kid movies 1,2,3. I like it. At least you know how to separate movie and reality. Keep it up.

[@sydhamelin1265]

The first Karate Kid was a really great character story. I love this review, because the comments are very interesting as explanations for the karate style and moves chosen. Also, and I can't say this enough, I really appreciate taking these movies with a grain of salt. The actors didn't know karate before the shooting, and learned just some moves to make the movie work. These films have never been known for being a great karate expose, but it's really fun to hear a sensei break down the scenes, without the expectation of it being super realistic.

[@jonathancampbell5231]

Some of the actors didn't know karate but others did. Thomas Iran Griffith (Terry Silver) was a practitioner of Kempo and Tae Kwon Do for instance- ironically, he was hired for his acting and the casting directors had no idea.

[@سيدسيد-ص3م4ب]

Cool work sir 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@armhunter]

first time watching your videos.. That was informative and entertaining.. thank you.

[@stuarthayward8717]

Refreshing to hear an expert enjoying a movie for what it is. We all know this is Hollywood pop culture at its finest and not that realistic. Enjoyed these vids. Thank you. Respect to you :-)