The Karate Kid (1984) - The Lessons Come Together Scene | Movieclips

[@trinaq]

I really adore how Daniel and Miyagi developed a parental bond through the film. They're grieving for their deceased father/wife and son, respectively, but manage to find kinship in each other.

[@Neverendingstory101]

Greatest humbling training scene that has EVER been made EVER! Sure the moves by today's standards are weak but I can still remember using these moves because they work and are very simple.

[@switchblade800x3]

@@Neverendingstory101 Good training scene mentally, but personally I liked Kickboxer's better.

[@AlexIsModded]

My dad lived with us but my bond with him by the time I was seven years old was total crap. My kempo teacher, Prof. Lowery, was my father figure while I was a student at his school. Everything I learned there, not just how to defend myself but also how to teach children, lives with me to this day.

[@alanchamberlain9902]

I can't stand them

[@brettpierotte2954]

Ralph Macchio also did a great job in this scene: from defiance, to reluctance, to confused acceptance, then dawning realization, and finally amazed understanding...mostly conveyed with his eyes. Solid acting from a twenty something in his first big role.

[@fizzy4149]

My thoughts exactly. I just loved when he came to understand the underlying lesson. Communication without words.

[@YD-uq5fi]

No wonder they needed a twenty-something to play a 16 year old.

[@kenb2671]

I remember seeing this in the theaters and that was one of the best scenes in this timeless movie. It was such an inspiration to me personally because I was just like Daniel. A skinny kid who was bullied. My dad who didn’t live with us taught me how to box and to alway look into the eyes of your opponent. I took on my bully during recess at school and punched his lights out. Since he started it he got 2 weeks suspension. I got 3 days after school detention but it was worth it as he never bothered me again. That’s one of the reasons why The Karate Kid is one of my all time favorite movies. 😊👍🏾

[@nick56677]

I try to tell ppl all the time that all u have to do is confront the bully and 9 times out of 10 they'll never bother u again. I tell kids to sneak attack a bully when they are at lunch etc. They'll never mess with u again in fear of being hit unexpectedly. Some kids say "Well what if they beat me up?" Well if they do they do, but as long as u fight them back they will move on to another person because they know they'll have a fight on their hands with u. Bullies hate confrontation.

[@merkinert3773]

Don't start fights, but be sure to end them, amiright?

[@anthonyjulson8840]

Perfect example of how to handle your bully!

[@0kills]

I wasn't even alive when this was released. Just finished season 5 of Cobra Kai. Glad to see different generations being inspired by the same thing \m/

[@jodirauth8847]

Those actors will live forever because of guys like you.

[@Boygonebad]

This movie was such an experience in a live movie theatre in 1984. This scene was one of many that had the audience applauding.

[@Anchicanoy]

I could only imagine ☺️💜

[@stanleydavidlepretre4241]

I remember a movie came out a couple of years earlier than Karate Kid called The Outsiders. At the time anyone could tell that those young guys were going to have carriers in Hollywood. How long their work would continue would be the question. From C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise, and that kid who knows Karate, Ralph Macchio. Watched a ton of great movies over the years from those guys. From huge franchises like Young Guns, The Mighty Ducks, Mission Impossible, to smaller but still great movies like St. Elmo's Fire. Finally not sure if you've seen the film Taps but that's Tom Cruise's first film gig if I'm not mistaken. Wild role, he plays a guy... well I don"t wanna wreck it if you haven't seen it. Let's just say Tom Cruise's character in Taps is the opposite of stable, oh yeah he also has access to a lot of guns. Most likely the movie trailer for Taps is here on YT. Cheers

[@nickc9070]

I wonder if anyone still has a bootleg copy they could upload for reactions

[@KentPetersonmoney]

My mom was pregnant with me when this movie came out so I never got to see it in the theater but I'm sure kids loved this scene. Funny the actor the same age as my dad.

[@Boygonebad]

@@KentPetersonmoney it was great experience live.

[@workindad]

Best scene ever. The realisation in his eyes priceless.

[@jeffreyjackson5229]

Will never get tired of Karate Kid.

[@Seemsayin]

I know exactly what you mean. It's just one of those films that never gets old.

[@skullyskaric7779]

there is one you can find one of the websites ether in you're site or near by. it's not too late to look down. just wax on wax off.

[@williamkoppos7039]

Meeeee neeether

[@jeffreyjackson5229]

@@Seemsayin exactly.

[@ImNotLuthien]

Same as Rocky 1.

[@jhagestad]

The true genius of this scene is that up to this point, the entire audience was experiencing Daniel’s “karate training” through his point of view too and could totally empathize with his frustration at this point. We’re just as impatient to see Daniel learn some karate when there’s so much at stake for him and seemingly little time to prepare. When Daniel storms off, the audience is with him, and Mr. Miyagi’s insistence that he come back was delivered with such intensity, you thought maybe this relationship might be doomed. The reveal was nothing short of a masterpiece. All at once, we’re not just blown away at what Daniel actually learned, but we feel ashamed that we ever doubted Mr. Miyagi-especially after everything he’s done for Daniel. It was brilliant in every way, and I’m so happy I got to see it in the way the director intended.

[@MK-rf9qm]

Nice analysis!

[@TheDissident77]

Another thing I liked about it is that it demystified(?) previous Hollywood depictions of martial arts(which I'm not even a part of) and showed that it can be a real sport, that requires discipline, hard work and sometimes creative methods to teach not only physical mastery of ones body but mental mastery of all the things that enters an athletes head. It made it 'real' (the competition notwithstanding) not the jumping 80' in the air but a real sport.

[@KentPetersonmoney]

What's interesting his son would have been about Kreese age have he lived.

[@frankieclayton9303]

Love how he was teaching him karate through ordinary things and responsibility and values as parents would teach kids that love them and raise them to know how to be responsible and learn how to manage and learn how to clean value things in life

[@toddkes5890]

Not just teaching defensive karate, but the physical work was also building up the muscle memory/strength/endurance to perform those moves as well.

[@Elthenar]

@@toddkes5890 Not only that, he wasn't just teaching him fighting, he was teaching him a work ethic. Where Kreese and Johnny only learned to throw a punch, Daniel learned how to live and be successful.

[@IceWolfLoki]

@@Elthenar The brilliance was that he worked out a way to teach all those things and get Daniel to do all that maintence work at the same time.

[@2Takki]

"Come back tomorrow." - I always get chills at that line.

[@davidwise3573]

One of the best movies ever. RIP Pat Morita

[@rafaelhinojosa8650]

We all miss Pat Morita on Cobra Kai :(

[@bencorey3462]

I love Mr Miyagi’s yelling while he’s throwing punches

[@henguin4289]

prob to alert daniel that he gonna throw the punch

[@IssyFishyy]

It's called a kiai.

[@ashaazimroz6992]

@@IssyFishyy they have a term for everything these ddays

[@Ananamitron]

@@ashaazimroz6992 That's literally the martial arts term, but go off.

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

​@@ashaazimroz6992 shows how ignorant you are to martial arts pal. Well done for owning up to the world how ignorant you are 😊

[@sparkyguitar0058]

Such a great scene. Really puts this movie on the map. Larusso looks stunned at how much he knows and didn't know he knew.

[@mizzdannful]

What I would give to erase my memory, go back in time to 1984 and watch this epic exchange in the cinema. Truly a mind blowing moment.

[@jt-ff3yx]

It was awesome. You could tell who saw it in the theater by who was doing karate during recess and in their backyards with friends!

[@flowrepins6663]

i wouldnt erase my memory for shlt.u weird. just get old get alzheimer and watch it then. or just wait a few years there will be plenty of stuff to be forgotten

[@Hockeyguymatt]

@@flowrepins6663 I just died at this comment 😅

[@jonstone2466]

This “wax on wax off” storyline from Karate Kid has become part of our culture. Even those who have never seen the movie understand this as an example of how seemingly mundane tasks actually prepare you for something else.

[@ar1sm70]

This movie is such a classic! And it's so great when Daniel uses pretty much the same dialogue in Cobra Kai when he shows Robby these moves.

[@davidramsey2411]

I love everything I've seen Pat Morita in, but this movie made him an all time favorite of millions. Simply unforgettable!

[@schwindsichtigaderechte5293]

This will never stop being a cool scene. That kind of mentor-mentee-relationship is just precious.

[@thomasrobinson5190]

Miyagi: "Come back tomorrow..." Daniel: WTF just happened? Senior in high school in '84. The best of times with some incredible movies. This one holds up big time!

[@TacoBellManager]

The genuine chemistry between Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio is what makes this movie so timeless. Every time you watch it, it feels great, and it's because of their friendship.

[@JustLikeHeaven77]

This is my favorite part of the movie. It is the bonding moment between Miyagi and Daniel and at this point Daniel starts to trust Miyagi, and I LOVE the Miyagi strut at the end after he says, "You come back tomorrow for more karate training."

[@PaulRizzo]

This is where it all falls into place for Daniel and he realises just how special of a teacher he's got.

[@TheTatermeister]

This movie is an ageless classic

[@BlackAngus555]

This scene always makes me smile, Daniel never had a clue how much Miyagi loved him.

[@atticstattic]

Nor did Miyagi know how much respect Daniel had for him in his reverent bow to a passed-out drunken WWII soldier.

[@NJTransit1985]

One of the best pieces of cinema in history. In my opinion of course.

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

When Daniel finally showed Robby...this brought back so many memories of this.. so good.

[@freakyfornash]

That and even Johnny to a lesser extent when he briefly trained him in Miyagi-Do style karate during the beginning of Season 4 as well.

[@besfa5115]

This scene always moves me... when you realize your journey into world of martial arts started without you knowing... mine almost the same...

[@FernandoIV]

Daniel-san's face after he realized... Priceless 👍

[@divergentthg7925]

I like that part especially at the end when Daniel finally realizes the whole time he was learning🤣🤣

[@sapphyrus]

Quite possibly the best culmination scene of a training sequence in history. The lesson, the acting, the flow of it all is just perfection. 40 years later still as striking as then.

[@LPM147]

"Look eyes. Always look eyes." Some of the best advice in the world... and not just for Karate 😀

[@StoneColdMagic]

That scene still gives me chills even after seeing it dozens of times.

[@westwardmedia9375]

One Of The Most Magical Moments In Cinema History

[@JCH007]

Wax On Wax Off never gets old

[@robhileman8890]

This was an Oscar worthy scene.

[@daveletwak3122]

This never gets old. ❤️

[@junem4102]

I really loved this part. When all that work actually showed something. It was amazing!

[@beardedbloke2521]

This scene shows you don't need fancy CGI, explosions etc for a timeless scene in film history. Pat Morita's performance of Mr Miyagi was incredible

[@frankieclayton9303]

He told him respect and responsibility and values in this training as well

[@TheFoodieCutie]

Movies like this, blood sport, the Rocky’s in the 1980s and early 90s got you so pumped going to school!

[@KentPetersonmoney]

80's and 90's had some good martial arts movies.

[@hillefoozy]

This is one of the most satisfying payoffs in any film I've seen

[@stacking4life86]

Pat Morita Deserved the Academy Award for THIS scene alone. The fact he didn't win for Playing Mr Miyagi is an absolute Tragedy!

[@davidjames468]

Was he even nominated?

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

Hai 😊

[@stacking4life86]

Yes

[@johnnynorrisjr.39]

There is enough to unpack in this one

[@smoothALOE]

What a moment this was. I was too young to have seen this in a theater, but I’ll bet there were some stunning audience reactions. Anyone care to share?

[@Gods2ndFavoriteBassPlyr]

One of the coolest scenes in movie history. Legendary.

[@kmassicott]

Miyagi is great karate teacher

[@hectorlopez1069]

Yes, a great teacher

[@ricdees3495]

He's giving Danielsan muscle memory training.

[@johnvieth1676]

Still one of the best movies of the '80s and I love how they brought it back in a fresh new way with Cobra Kai

[@bazzoman510]

Great scene, never gets old.

[@luisorlandotorres3468]

Love it. "Come back tomorrow!!!!"

[@gamingwithzyren4501]

I love the karate kid

[@skaladarrellgodeater1070]

So EPIC Thank you Miyagi Sensei.

[@sunnyv5718]

Saw this movie as a kid. Loved in. Saw it again about 10 or so years ago when jn my thirties and if I recall, it seemed like Daniel (Ralph Machio’s character) kept instigating problems with the “bad guys” in various ways. I think it was usually his actions on most occasions that led to the conflicts and he wouldn’t let it go.

[@TheSinlessAssassin]

Man I wish I could remember the first time I've seen this scene. My knowledge of the "hidden lessons" of all the "chores," was already known by the time I was older. Wonder what it might have been like to have this moment CLICK for me the way it should.

[@bigrezznation]

Mr Miyagi knows karate is about patience and defence. He teaches them through the mundane work because for the majority of one's life, there are mundane times to work through. Yet he waits until Daniel takes an offensive stance about his training to finally reveal the defensive techniques learned through patience and repetition

[@hamblyrock]

I remember when Cobra Kai was first coming out and Billy Zabka (Johnny Lawrence) and Ralph Macchio were both on a podcast and Zabka said he only had the pages of the script that were relevant to his character so when he saw this at the premiere, he was seeing it exactly the same as the audience and he loved it.

[@marzipanmonkey]

Still such an incredible scene to this day. The buildup to it just made it so special. This idea little things you never gave much thought or appreciated at the time could suddenly come together into something so special.

[@hpa2005]

3:29 - Daniel is clearly thinking "What just happened?"

[@HectorRodriguez-music]

What Miyagi was doing is developing Daniel’s muscle memory using the movement from the tools Miyagi gave Daniel for the house chores. After days and hours of doing house chores, Daniel unconsciously learned these “karate moves” (wax on, wax off, etc.), therefore he automatically defends himself based on what he learned

[@mageeaaron2624]

2:39 This is where the fun begins 🙏🏽

[@NeoLocket]

I love that’s gene so much look at him go

[@NEWYORKGIANTS1FAN]

This whole scene in my opinion is movie magic without the special effects. Why ? Because all who saw it for the very first time never expected the outcome from it. 🙂

[@RaymondYan007]

This scene is giving off light for ever. Many people including marttial arts practitioners are inspired and enlightened by this scene.

[@YChromosome99]

0:58 "SHOW!" 🤣

[@tyrese3745]

Daniel: “Sand the floor?”

[@dace938]

Lots of great moments in film, but this.............. so good.

[@dshadow3173]

Just saw a video on KZbin that was the rehearsal for this. It was really cool and the finished take is great.

[@marios.8184]

Such a great scene even for today!!!

[@marcjohnson4677]

If I remember correctly on the DVD commentary, they did this in one take.

[@robhileman8890]

Daniel learned Karate by doing enough maintenance to fix the whole neighborhood. Neo plugged into a computer and became an assassin .

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

Neo can dodge bullets but can he dodge LaRusso's lethal crane kick? 🤣

[@JVLIVSPhotography]

I miss Pat Morita. Despite having never practised martial arts in real life, this role was monumentally convincing for him. I still remember him from Happy Days (I'm dating myself).

[@frankieclayton9303]

Love this how he taught these lessons

[@Michael-zh8yl]

it was as if as mr miyagi was born to play the part in these karate kid movies. such a great lovable caracter , and he was dam popular around the 80s when these movies were released, i recall evryone at school imitating him and his lines from the movie.. can watch the karate kid 100s of times and never get sick of them ,,

[@David-q1k4k]

One of the greatest scenes in movie history !! So powerful when Daniel just realizes what he has just been taught by Mr. Miyogi 😢

[@Predilus]

So much to learn from this film. Japanese martial arts culture is a fit companion for many difficult situations in life. It is not about fighting

[@St.Maurice]

Pat should've won a damn Academy Award

[@Dougie_Parr]

I think what mr miyagi was trying to say to Daniel was that everything and anything is Karate. Daniel just learned the non lethal variant compared what kreese was teaching

[@125ZJK]

Who wouldn't like a Father like Mr Miyagi. Patient ,Practical and Paternal in equal measures.

[@TRAVISHAYDEN1]

Favorite part is when he slapped him in the head for not look at him in the eye😂😂

[@cjix5520]

Still friggin iconic

[@NinjaNuggets21]

Miyagi shouting at Daniel is like how Johnny shouts “QUIET!” at his students 😂

[@AlexIsModded]

Over the course of most of my life I've studied martial arts. A number of people have tried to school me on how pointless it is to learn kata, the motions, and think it is better to just learn specific techniques so you can attack your opponent. What Mr. Miyagi does here is teach Daniel the most important part of martial arts: Defense. On top of that, the reason for him painting the fence, waxing the car, sanding the floor, is because thise chores teach him the motions. Blocking moves require movement to block, not just putting your arm up or to the side. Without learning the motions you don't have muscle memory and thus cannot protect yourself.

[@jpbreeze]

The greatest scene in the history of cinema.

[@frankieclayton9303]

This was so awesome how 🤔 he taught very important

[@fordguy2836]

0:58 this is what inspired QUIET!!!!

[@redips]

Daniel: wax on, wax off Miyagi (mocking daniel) wax on, wax off. That always cracks me up lol

[@YD-uq5fi]

Demetri was able to figure out what the purpose of the chores was a lot sooner than Daniel.

[@DavidRodriguez-mp9nh]

Trust is the key to any relationship. No trust, no love. Always look eye..

[@SilentSnake1998]

If this were any other movie, they’d have some kind of triumphant music or whatever. But this scene shows that a scene doesn’t need music to feel powerful or meaningful, as the performances of the actors are the highlight of the scene.

[@WaveDevil]

We still miss you, Pat!

[@rafaelhinojosa8650]

We all miss Pat Morita on Cobra Kai

[@chaosapiant]

80% of Cobra Kai wouldn't make sense or even happen if Mr Miyagi was still around.

[@aznnp77]

Karate Kid II was one of my favorite movies every, even before the Cobra Kai franchise.

[@StudSupreme]

WOW. Tremendous portion of the film.

[@backandforthupanddow]

When I was teaching my daughter to fly airplanes, she threw a fit one day about all these “stupid” things we are going out and practicing that don’t have anything to do with the real work of landing a plane. I sat and watched this video with her.

[@atomicflash1753]

Probably the only and best scene in the movie

[@vidamusical1888]

Genius

[@Ian-lm1py]

Classic scene from a classic film.

[@danielmiller3255]

Best scene in the whole movie. This entire entitled generation needs their own Myagi moment just like this.

[@ryangallagher9726]

My favorite scene of the movie.

[@davidchin3985]

I watch at the gone Ziegfeld theater at 54 street between $ and 6 avenue I lived in a condo around the corner never forgot this movies and the good times in Manhattan

[@taxissch.4204]

I love how confused Daniel is, realising that Miyagi actually was teaching him all this period karate through simple tasks

[@darklordlc]

An amazing scene from a movie that has stood the test of time.

[@ramonacohen8868]

We need those old generation to teach the new generation how to defend themselves with the hands not weapons

[@coryames1170]

I agree. Unfortunately we live in a world of cowards and wussies. Self defense is non existent. You defend yourself and you get in trouble instead of the person or people who start it.

[@ChelseaStripling]

This is one of my favorite parts.