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that's enough of part 1, I don't want to give it all away
'''The Karate Kid''' series of movies stars [[Pat Morita]] as Mr. Miyagi, the humble humble caretaker of a building complex who befriends a teenage boy, Daniel-san.
'''The Karate Kid''' series of movies stars [[Pat Morita]] as Mr. Miyagi, the humble humble caretaker of a building complex who befriends a teenage boy, Daniel-san.
==Part I==
Moving from New Jersey to California, Daniel fails to understand the social rules of his new school. He falls afoul of a group of karate students with a white teacher, an ex-military man whose creed is "No mercy". Miyagi teaches Daniel karate in a subtle, puzzling way. Basic blocking moves are disguised as movements of painting a fence and polishing a car.
Moving from New Jersey to California, Daniel fails to understand the social rules of his new school. He falls afoul of a group of karate students with a white teacher, an ex-military man whose creed is "No mercy". Miyagi teaches Daniel karate in a subtle, puzzling way. Basic blocking moves are disguised as movements of painting a fence and polishing a car.
Thinking he's never going to learn and thing and that Miyagi is just taking advantage of him, Daniel is about to quit. He confronts Miyagi, who shouts "Wax on!" (the signal to move his arm in a circle) while taking a mock swing at him. Daniel blocks the blow perfectly. After a few similar exchanges, Daniel realizes that his yard chores actually made him rather proficient in self-defense.
Thinking he's never going to learn and thing and that Miyagi is just taking advantage of him, Daniel is about to quit. He confronts Miyagi, who shouts "Wax on!" (the signal to move his arm in a circle) while taking a mock swing at him. Daniel blocks the blow perfectly. After a few similar exchanges, Daniel realizes that his yard chores actually made him rather proficient in self-defense.
Meanwhile, the bullies are relentless, and Daniel has fallen in love with the girlfriend of their leader. To make peace, Miyagi arranges a truce so that Daniel can train for an upcoming karate tournament, where all differences are to be settled.
==Part II==
In the third and fourth movies, story values are thrown out and the films focus more on fighting, earning little money at the box office and low ratings from the critics. The aging Ralph Macchio's attempt to play Miyagi's protege fails, and he is replaced by then-unknown [[Hillary Swank]] for the final film.
In the third and fourth movies, story values are thrown out and the films focus more on fighting, earning little money at the box office and low ratings from the critics. The aging Ralph Macchio's attempt to play Miyagi's protege fails, and he is replaced by then-unknown [[Hillary Swank]] for the final film.