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A decade after their match at the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves once again as martial arts rivals. During the filming of the original Karate Kid, the late director John G. The Cobra Kai film crew searched the studio vault and found a lot of never-before-seen clips that they were able to introduce into the series with the help of flashbacks.
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One of them includes Zabka’s real mom, who was in the stands in different angles that weren’t seen before 2018. Ralph Macchio told Uproxx that there are three brand new angles on the famous crane kick. Many believe that Miyagi’s name on his tombstone is a continuity error, given that in Karate Kid 4 (1994) his name is listed as Keisuke, but it was actually earlier on the plaque that Chozen held for him in Karate Kid 2 (1986).
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This means that it was The Next Karate Kid who changed his name, while Cobra Kai kept his previously given name. However, one more interesting fact is that the name given in The Karate Kid Part II was not the original first name given by Miyagi. In “The Karate Kid” (1984), Miyagi’s name tags attached to the 1948 Ford keys given to Daniel for his birthday briefly note that Miyagi’s name is Hideo.
Can’t wait to see what they do in season 2
I remember watching the Karate Kid movies as a kid, and I can’t express how impressed and surprised I was by the level of quality of this series. It successfully brings back the old “feel” of the films, while adding a new and complex storyline. It truly embodies the legacy of the rivalry, and at the same time revives the spirit of the films to an unprecedented degree.