The Karate Kid's Darryl Vidal: Truths of Karate (interview)

[@johnvem949]

Best interview with Vidal I've seen! Deserves more views.

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

[@KungFuMojo]

When I was 8 yrs old and saw this for the first time, I knew the best fighter in the movie was that Vidal character. But I didn't know the extent of his involvement, crane kick, stunt double, etc. Wow!

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

Yes, extremely impressive!

[@alimfuzzy]

Great interview. I always curious about that character and had no idea about how great the man behind him is.

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

Thank you! I agree Darryl Vidal is a very nice guy and very skilled martial artist. The karate which he performed was such a great addition for the film.

[@ropongi1008]

Great interview. RIP Pat E Johnson, he contributed so much to that film.

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

Thanks, and RIP Pat Johnson. He did so much for all three Karate Kid movies, the Next Karate Kid, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Enter the Dragon, Wild Wild West, Mortal Combat, Showdown in Little Toyko, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and so much more!

[@ropongi1008]

@Joelikesmoviesnstuff Thanks for posting alot of his contributions. He will be missed.

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

@@ropongi1008 You're welcome. I will miss him as well.

[@larrymccaslin9827]

Feel lucky to have trained with Sensei Vidal for 9 years in CA. He's legit and trains daily. The best of the best.

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

Wow, that's amazing! I'd love to take lessons from Vidal if I were in the right area. Thanks for commenting. I hope you enjoyed this video.

[@FML_Studios]

Great interview! It was nice to get some more background info on the movie, and I'm glad to hear Daryl basically confirm that the crane kick is legal, haha.

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

Thanks so much! I definitely loved your KZbin video "Was the crane kick illegal as claimed in Cobra Kai?" and glad you get a little cameo at 7:07 of this video.

[@KindredSoulsOfBrooklynSarasota]

Brilliant video Joe! Darryl seemed to enjoy being interviewed as much as you seemed to interview him. I think this is a new twist in your video making and I really liked it. I think this is something you should do every now and again. Anyway thank you for the amazing content and for being the expert extraordinaire of the Karate Kid.

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

Thanks so much! I'm really glad you liked it... On my last video, you left a comment suggesting that I try to interview Ralph Macchio. I was unable to find contact to him, but I did interview another actor from Karate Kid... Now, I really enjoy watching this interview (hopefully more people will view it and enjoy it soon). But thank you for the idea of interviewing a Karate Kid actor!

[@mropoku]

@@Joelikesmoviesnstuff how can I talk to Darryl Vidal

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

@@mropoku If you watch this video until the end, Vidal tells you several different ways that fans can contact him!

[@daisydaisy1034]

I hope you can be in future episodes!

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

I sure hope to see Darryl Vidal on Cobra Kai as well!

[@ArcadeSchool]

I was fortunate enough to get some training with Sensei Vidal recently, he's a 10th-degree black belt in Chinese Kenpo. It was incredible to meet him, he gave us a 1 hour class in kumite (sparring), with a focus on speed, and he had so many invaluable insights, I'm really grateful to have had that opportunity. This was part of a tournament, and after my fight at the tournament (I ended up getting third in men's 18+), he personally came up to me and said he watched my fight and was very impressed. I'm 40 years old, so I'm not what I used to be, and that made me feel really good. And he remembered my name from our brief introduction the day before. Sensei Vidal is a class act. Here's my fight (I was the red belt, I lost): kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGnddJythbh6eZY

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

That's awesome! If I was anywhere near Murrieta, California, I'd love to have some lessons from Darryl. I'm sure he must be a phenomenal Sensei!

[@larrymccaslin9827]

Trained with him for 9 years. Lucky enough to be one of his many black belts. He's the real deal.

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

@@larrymccaslin9827 Wow! I'd love to hear more about that if you don't mind sharing.

[@anon5263]

Vidal should come back in the last season of Cobra Kai. We could also use that opportunity to get some behind/distance shots of him for new Miyagi flashbacks

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

That's a great idea... Now you also have me thinking: these days the producers have a technology option which didn't exist in 1984: deepfake. They could get new close-up shots of Darryl Vidal practicing (or even fighting), and afterwards they could digitally put Pat Morita's face over Vidal's. I feel that would truly justify using deepfake of Pat Morita for a flashback scene... I wonder how Vidal would feel about doing that. I'd still like for Vidal to have some other type of a cameo in Cobra Kai (during which we actually see his real face).

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

You remember this scene when Cobra Kai used deepfake of young William Zabka: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWispmNooLZ0jac

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

I also enjoyed this fan-made deepfake video putting Martin Kove's face over Barrett Carnahan's: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3WZXnmorphnhK8

[@daisydaisy1034]

The Crane position makes for great drama though! I guess the message was calm and focus and not submit to fear.

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

Good point, Daisy!

[@xenacharmedcrow]

Awesome love this 😀

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

Thanks so much! I love your name - Miyagi Do forever!

[@shauncatlett6066]

Can you interview Phil Rhee, the actor who played Tommy Lee in Best of the Best (1989)? I believe he is a 7th Dan Blackbelt in real life Tommy Vs Dae Han kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6mwZqafnryNsJYsi=5l8ryMGElzWaAsA4

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

I must admit that I'm not familiar with him. How would I contact him?

[@michaellucejr.6374]

Great stuff, man, what would you do for a Batman movie?

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

Thanks, Michael... Batman? First off, I saw the new Batman movie and I overall liked it a lot... But what would I do if I was writing and producing a Batman movie myself? First, let me be honest that Batman is not my favorite character (I like him, he's just not my favorite). But I personally would probably make the movie about a slightly older Batman working with the Tim Drake version of Robin. And I'd have the main villain be the Jason Todd version of Red Hood. And of course I'd have Dick Grayson's Nightwing show up in the picture (can you guess that I like the character of Robin?)... But if not Red Hood, I'd just really like for the main villain to be any comic book character who has never been seen in live action before... I'm not sure how popular such a movie would be, that's just something I'd like to see. How about you?

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

By the way, here's a little trivia for you: In 1966, DC Comics created a superhero character called the Karate Kid (real name Val Armorr) who became a member of the Legion of Super Heroes. When the Karate Kid movie was made, the filmakers had to get permission from DC comics to use that title (despite the fact that their movie had no connection to the comic character).

[@michaellucejr.6374]

@@Joelikesmoviesnstuff yeah I had heard of that character from legion of superheroes

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

@@michaellucejr.6374 Okay... I wonder if DC comics were to bring him back now, if some people might give him a look simply because Cobra Kai has made the title Karate Kid popular again... I guess that's unlikely considering comic readers didn't seem to look at him when Karate Kid movies were at their peak of popularity in the 80s.

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

And have you heard that Xolo Maridueña (who plays Miguel Diaz in Cobra Kai) will be playing Jaime Reyes in an upcoming Blue Beetle movie?

[@mropoku]

How can I talk to Darryl vidal

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

If you watch this video until the end, Darryl Vidal tells several different ways that fans can contact him!

[@mropoku]

OK but how can I talk to him on twitter

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

@@mropoku Well, in this video, he only talks about Facebook and Instagram. But I just searched his name on Twitter and found this: twitter.com/darrylvidal1 Can I 100% confirm that's really him and not an imposter? No, I can't. But I think it is him.

[@mropoku]

Thanks

[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

@@mropoku You're welcome.

[@Kevin-sy7rx]

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[@Joelikesmoviesnstuff]

I don't know what this means, but thanks for watching.