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Avildsen shot hours of footage from the tournament from multiple angles
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Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament bout, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves martial arts rivals once again. During the original filming of Karate Kid, the late director John G. The crew behind Cobra Kai dug into the studio vault and found a ton of never-before-seen clips, which they were able to introduce into the series via flashbacks.
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One of those clips features Zabka’s real-life mother, who was in the stands in several angles not seen until 2018. Many people believe that Miyagi’s name on his gravestone is a continuity error, as in Karate Kid 4 (1994) his name is stated to be Keisuke, but it was actually previously shown on a sign held for him by Chozen in Karate Kid 2 (1986 ) as Nariyoshi. This means that it was The Next Karate Kid that changed his name, while Cobra Kai kept the name previously given to him.
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Another interesting fact, however, is that the name given in The Karate Kid Part II was not Miyagi’s original first name. In Karate Kid (1984), it can briefly be seen on Miyagi’s dog tags, attached to the keys to the 1948 Ford given to Daniel for his birthday, that Miyagi’s first name is Hideo. I remember watching the Karate Kid movies as a kid, and I can’t express enough how impressed and surprised I was with the level of quality this series has to offer.
Great job YouTube!
It successfully brings back the old “feel” of the movies, while also adding a new and complex storyline. It truly embodies the legacy of the rivalry, and yet resurrects the spirit of the movies to a level that is simply unprecedented. I can’t wait to see what they do in season 2.