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Avildsen shot hours of footage of the tournament from multiple angles
Synopsis
Decades after their fight at the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence meet again as martial arts rivals. During the original filming of The Karate Kid, the late director John G.
Ralph Macchio told Uproxx that there are three new angles of the famous crane kick
The team behind Cobra Kai dug through the studio vault and found a ton of never-before-seen clips, which they were able to introduce into the series via flashbacks. One of them includes Zabka’s real-life mother, who was in the stands from different angles that weren’t seen until 2018.
This means that it was The Next Karate Kid that changed his name, while Cobra Kai kept the name previously given to him
Many people believe that Miyagi’s name on his tombstone is a continuity error, as in Karate Kid 4 (1994) his name is stated as Keisuke, but it was actually previously shown on a plaque being held for him by Chozen in Karate Kid 2 (1986) as Nariyoshi. Another interesting fact, however, is that the name given in The Karate Kid Part II was not the original first name given to Miyagi.
Featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Anthony Mackie/Ralph Macchio/Kiry Shabazz (2018)
In Karate Kid (1984), it can be briefly seen on Miyagi’s dog tags, attached to the keys of the 1948 Ford given to Daniel for his birthday, that Miyagi’s first name is Hideo. This series brought me back to my childhood and how much I loved the movies and characters growing up.
There is still a lot to be taught and learned
It was surprising how well the characters are updated and now engage the younger generation.