Crippling the Competition: Contains one of the most famous film examples when Kresse orders Bobby to take Daniel "out of commission" in the semi-finals against Daniel. Barbaric Bully: The Cobra Kais routinely brutalize Daniel up until Miyagi intervenes. This is exposed when he uses several tornado kicks against Johnny he leaves himself wide open as his back is necessarily turned for part of the move, and multiple spinning kicks in rapid succession let Johnny get a fix on the timing and take Darryl down with a well-placed kick. Darryl Vidal easily defeats a number of opponents on his way to the semifinals, but his style has a lot of flash and not enough substance. Crane is presented as more of a technique than a single move Miyagi practices from the top of a pole, not because it confers an advantage, but because it presents a disadvantage, forcing him to hone his sense of balance to razor sharpness. 
This becomes a plot point in the sequel where Chozen effortlessly counters it. Heck, if you pause the movie right before the Crane Kick, you can see that Johnny has a clear shot to the chin lined up.
The crane stance, which in Real Life could be defeated with a good shove to the chest. Although Johnny is clearly reluctant, he follows Kreese's advice and it nearly wins him the match. Attack the Injury: Once Daniel begins the final match of the tournament well, scoring two consecutive points from Johnny, (leaving Daniel just one point from victory) Kreese orders Johnny to attack Daniel's injured leg. Apologetic Attacker: Bobby begs Daniel's forgiveness after kicking his knee. Has a faulty starter, providing a never-ending source of embarrassment to Daniel when she has to drive him on dates. The Alleged Car: Lucille LaRusso's green station wagon. When Daniel questions her new position as a waitress, his mother clarifies that she is not a waitress. I walk out of Rocket with the beginning of Excedrin headache one through ten about to come on, and I'm going back to the car when this woman comes flying out of this restaurant, The Orient Express, and she's screaming, 'I quit! I quit!' Right behind her is this guy and he's yelling just as loud, 'You can't quit! You're fired!' It's one minute to noon, people are coming in to lunch, I'm the first but only applicant - I got the job!" After seeing that appealing to Kreese won't work, Miyagi agrees to train Daniel, but arranges a deal that the Cobra Kai will stop bothering Daniel if he enters an upcoming tournament, where he can fight the bullies on equal terms. Despite his age, he defeats the Cobra Kai gang with ease, awing Daniel. 
Coming to his rescue is the elderly Japanese handyman, Mr. Things come to a head with Johnny's gang chasing Daniel down and beating the hell out of him just outside his apartment complex. After their first meeting, which ends with Daniel being beaten badly, Johnny leads his gang into tormenting Daniel whenever possible. Johnny happens to be the prize student of the Cobra Kai Karate dojo, whose sensei John Kreese ( Martin Kove) encourages ruthless aggression. Daniel is overall a good kid, but his life takes a turn for the worse when he meets a girl that he likes, Ali Mills ( Elisabeth Shue), only to incur the wrath of her ex-boyfriend Johnny Lawrence ( William Zabka). Into Film has consulted the BBFC, and their guidance is that as long as a club leader screens only the film (and not the additional features or audio commentaries etc), The Karate Kid can be treated as a 12 certificate in a school setting.The first film in the The Karate Kid series, released in 1984.ĭaniel LaRusso ( Ralph Macchio) has just moved with his mother Lucille from New Jersey to Reseda, California. PLEASE BE AWARE: After ordering The Karate Kid you may receive a disc marked as being a 15 certificate, however, this relates to the extra features on the DVD and not the film itself, which is certified with the BBFC as a 12. A film packed with energy, humour and entertaining fight scenes. At first, the aged Mr Miyagi is reluctant to help - but eventually decides that he can combine giving the boy patience and karate skills and getting his own tiresome household chores done (as shown in the film's famous "wax on, wax off" scene!). Start an Into Film Club or Log in to rate this filmĪ boy who's been having trouble with bullies tries to convince an old Japanese man to teach him karate so that he can defend himself. This film has not been rated by a club leader yet.
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