A few years back, I ran into Martin Kove (Kreese) at a dry cleaner in Santa Clarita, CA. I told him I was a HUGE fan (who isn't). He proceeded to go out to his car and returned with a black and white photo. He signed it and wrote a really nice message. He did NOT call me a "pushy little bastard" LOL
When I first read that, I read it as _you_ went to _your_ car and came back with a photo of him. Now *THAT* would have proved you're a dedicated fan. 😂
My favorite line from Mr. Miyagi in whole movie is when he tells Daniel "There's no such thing as bad student" "Only bad teacher". & Kreese is the example. R.i.p Mr. Miyagi.
I love how the TV series REALLY embodies this. They arent good or bad they are just kids who dont know better with good and bad influences in their lives.
I was a teenager at the time, and I was taking TKD. About a couple of weeks after “Karate Kid” came out, we had a surge in student enrollment. This movie was a god send for martial art schools. “Miyagi use Karate to fight for life not for points” is one of the best lines in movies.
@@afonsodeportugalit got a LOT better in cobra Kai . I think the over the top acting is done on purpose, give the bad guy a more ridiculous feel to him that the 80s was known for
@@afonsodeportugal Give me an example of good acting. Tell me what good acting is. Now try to explain why you think this is bad acting. You obviously haven't been around very much. I've seen plenty of authority figures, even in sports and athletics, just like Kreese. I've seen some even *worse* than Kreese. The other thing that you missed, apart from the good acting, is that Kreese was a combat veteran--specifically, the Vietnam War. There's a picture of Kreese from his military days on the wall of the dojo. The film doesn't spell it out for you, it requires a bit of imagination from the viewer. It's likely that Kreese carries psychological scars from the war. Kreese's war background is mentioned in more detail in THE KARATE KID PART III.
@@arcanewarrior863 Were you around in the '80s? Maybe you were. I certainly was. I can tell you, things being over the top isn't exclusive to the '80s. You think the '80s were excessive? When I watch trailers from a lot of movies these days, it's like subtlety doesn't exist in this century. Cartoonish villains in films have been around ever since the silent days, when the villain with the cape and twirly moustache tied a woman to the train tracks. As I've stated in another post, Kreese wasn't over the top, I've seen many like him--and worse. If you've never seen a Kreese-like authority figure, you've lived a sheltered existence.
The plot and such might be hokey, but the way Miyagi backs up and doesn't take his eyes off Kreese nor turn his back until he's well out of arm's reach is brilliantly subtle.
@Adamatronamus I guess that makes Palpatine Kreese Kim Sun-Yung=Darth Plagueis Kreese=Palpatine Silver=Tarkin Barnes=Anakin/Vader, turned to and away from the Dark Side
@@dgib1694 I wouldn't call a late bloomer non-binary. My son didn't hit puberty until 17. A good friend from High School still had a high voice, no facial hair and the physique of a 13 year-old boy well into his 20s. He always had girls flocking around him, but for all the wrong reasons. There was nothing non-binary about his sexual preferences. His glandular abnormality also kept him outta the draft in the Vietnam era.
The karate kid movies were brilliant to watch back in the day. They are still brilliant to watch even now. Brings back so many memories from youth. Miss you Mr miyagi ❤x x
I love that Miyagi pushes Daniel behind him so that he can maintain eye contact. This is a lesson he teaches later when bowing. "Eye, ALWAYS look at eye!". Just because you're not looking for a fight, doesn't mean you ever drop your guard in front of a threat. Miyagi has no way of knowing if this teacher will sucker punch him from behind if he turns his back to him (which some enemies can see as an insult like "you're so much of a non-threat, I can turn my back to you"). It's a small detail, but it's important in establishing the rules of martial arts and keeping the audience on edge.
@@terminat1 Yes, it would be dishonorable. However, Miyagi likely already suspects Kreese of not being trustworthy (as a result of his students' behavior the night before). Related note: In the first scene of KK2, the screenwriter (& director?) further confirm Kreese as a bad guy when he picks on Johnny. They then beautifully dovetail that into the movie's overall theme of forgiveness when Miyagi confronts him.
@Jason-Austin - Ever heard of a man named Sylvester Stallone? The man is exceptionally talented at crocheting. Few men can say they are more manly than him.
Fun fact; the line.... "But I like that. I like that" was used in Training Day by one of the homies when he say's he never shakes Alonzo's hand because he a low down dirty vato. It was a hommage to this scene. This was the directors favorite movie growing up.
I was maybe ten when this came out. My grandparents took me to see Indiana Jones Temple of Doom. I admit it, the monkey brains and bugs freaked me out a little. My grandma took me out to the lobby and the attendant said Karate Kid was playing also, I could watch that. I walked in at the first beach party. The rest is 80s gold!
I was around 9 for Temple Of Doom. My cousin spooked me during the bug hole reach in part. I kicked out my leg and hit my brother. He was pissed at my cousin. Good times.
What a great story. Those were the best years of my life. Early to mid eighties when I was between 8-12. Rocky movies, Goonies, Indiana Jones, Back to The Future. I lived in NYC. After every movie I’d go home and want to be like what I saw in the movie. I’m going to be 50 soon and I’m still trying to catch flies with chopsticks 🥢 😂
That's what I noticed. Migayi saw how the sensei of this dojo attacked some of this own students from behind. He was protecting Daniel and himself by not giving their backs until the last moment.
@twofiveb I guess he's been driving that truck without a driver's license as seen on "The Karate Kid 3." Only Daniel got a driver's license and even started his business with cars on "Cobra Kai."
Back in the days you had the bruce lee movies and then this Karate kid movie. It helped my youth because I never got in a fight. I did Karate from a young age but never like the movies. The thing was that Karate got so hyped that everyone thought I was unbeatable and never tried. I knew no fighting arts is a holy grail in reality but even much older bigger heavier bullies on our school did not. Yes these movies gave me a much easier time at school :)
@@philly2009ify And what led you to that conclusion? Also Daniel is irrelevant. These guys bully each other and other people with their abilities. Actually teaching themselves that’s it’s okay to not show mercy and be cruel.
Larry B. Scott takes a beating in this movie. In this scene and at the tournament. The kid in the far left corner in the back row laughing when Miyagi leaves is the same guy Kreese threw to the ground during their punching exercise
God what a classic scene from one of my favourite movies ever!!!i must have watched it literally over twenty times!!great chemistry, Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita!!!
I love how Martin Kove reminds me so much of my DI from Fort Leonard Wood. Attitude and all. My DI made us do 200 pushups though for not signing the chow roster.
In the old days, D.I.s punched recruits if they said something that was halfway "Smart," but that was not including the D.I.s who punched recruits because he liked them. I don't mean he punched them playfully; I mean he punched them hard.
I'm wondering just what Sensei Kreese is going to do. I would guess, though, that his first target would be Terry Silver. That would be epic! He could eliminate him...and then, he could actually make peace with those people, that he has wronged in the past, and then possibly fade into the "Sunset"...or, even at his age, start a new chapter in his life, by actually helping Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence. As bad a Man as he's been in the past, amazingly,che still has some good in him. We saw the faces in that one Scene, of the Young Lady, that was the Love of his Life, and also the faces, both good and bad, that he has also encountered. I still think, though, that his primary target is Silver. He taught Silver almost everything he knows. Almost. A great Sensei, such as Sensei Kreese, however, never teaches any protege EVERYTHING that he knows. He always saves something of value back for himself-Just in case the need ever arises for him to fall back on it! Sensei Kreese is THE MAN!!!
He bought Daniel time in this scene. Daniel needed that time desperately. And he knew with that time he could get Daniel good enough to earn their respect. I am not sure if he knew or even cared if Daniel actually won. But he knew he could make him good enough to earn respect.
When I was learning Karate we had a tournament with a grandmaster present. He ticked off our Sensi for not looking at him in the eyes at the start of a sparring bout. Our Sensi was a 6th Dan...so there you go.
Was KK before or after The Outsiders? I know they must have been very close to the same time. Machio plays such a different character in that one but is still awesome.
I love the line "one to one problem yes, five to one problem too much to ask of anyone". In real life if one person has to fight five people at the same time that one person is in trouble no matter how tough he may be. John Kreese himself would be dead in real life if five of his top students surrounded him and were working together to take him down (like if you were to substitute Kreese for Daniel in the Halloween incident". Go to any 3rd rate MMA gym and grab 5 weekened warrior wannabes with some fighting ability and have them work together against the world champ and the champ is dead meat.
Kids don’t know or understand how huge this movie was. Modern day remakes and only trusting established IP. Karate Kid was perfect. The underdog who gets bullied, and the cobra Kai kids who were the worst. Does anyone know how many kids wanted to learn karate after watching this? And there were a bunch who actually did it and got into martial arts.
Unlike Terry Silver, at least there is a respect here, unlike Terry Silver. Yes, there are enemies, but at least in their own way, they respect 1 and other
This movie is probably the greatest movie ever it has a lot of meaning to me this movie I watch it so many times. The karate kid the first karate kid is the best .
I feel like after they did this scene, Pat, Ralph, Martin, and Will all high five each other and were especially proud delivering an exceptional performance here.
There were so many superb movies that came out in 1984 when I graduated high school and turned 18 years old. Forty years later, have only been to the theater to see the second part of Dune.
Even if Daniel's mother came with him & Mr. Miyagi to Kreese's dojo to ask him to leave her son alone after all the trouble his karate students gave him since he came to their high school, Kreese wouldn't listen to her anyway. Good that Mr. Miyagi found a solution to get Kreese's students to stop attacking him indiscriminately.
Big plot hole problem in this movie: When his girlfriend is giving him a very quick rules brief just before he fights in the tournament, she explicitly states no face strikes with the feet--which is the exact hit from his crane move that "wins" the tournament. Another big problem is that the Cobra Ki instructor's claim-to-fame is his army special forces martial arts background. First: Those guys aren't taught "conventional martial arts." Sure, he may have received training on his own, but the movie is suggesting he's teaching something that is SF based. Secondly, I very seriously doubt that an arrogant bully was ever tolerate d in any SF unit or, for that matter, would've made SF selection. (Training for a specific tournament bout for two months without being instructed about tournament fighting is another problem with this movie.)
To answer your first point, from someone who spent years in organized martial arts and participated in tournaments during that time: the referees are just as human as anyone else, and politics between masters can get cutthroat even within a single organization like the one I was a member of. The tournament in the movie appears to consist of various independent studios and academies (considering that Mr. Miyagi was able to BS his way through the tournament registration claiming that Daniel was a black belt from Miyagi Do Karate, which any organized body would know was nonsense), which means that there's no single head to keep the grudges from impacting the results of the sparring matches; in addition, a "deleted" scene (cut from this film and used for the sequel) showed that at least a few of the judges were biased against Kreese because he "doesn't understand what real karate's all about". Not to mention that the crowd was on Daniel's side after a different Cobra Kai student overtly tried to cripple him in the previous round. I've long assumed that Daniel got away with kicking Johnny in the face because the referees didn't like Sensei Kreese and the lessons he was teaching the students at Cobra Kai. TL;dr - Daniel should've had a foul called on him, but his opponent was trained by a widely-loathed prick.
A few years back, I ran into Martin Kove (Kreese) at a dry cleaner in Santa Clarita, CA. I told him I was a HUGE fan (who isn't). He proceeded to go out to his car and returned with a black and white photo. He signed it and wrote a really nice message. He did NOT call me a "pushy little bastard" LOL
He did a good job of acting.
When I first read that, I read it as _you_ went to _your_ car and came back with a photo of him. Now *THAT* would have proved you're a dedicated fan. 😂
@@l337pwnage Well, it might also be weird to carry his own picture. However, I think he is a nice guy, and knows that fans would like that.
@@ChadBest-ug8uoNothing weird about it. Some old school celebrities carried them for meeting fans like this one.
he's a very nice man in real life...played the part perfectly...
Legend has it that that kid is STILL doing those 60 push-ups on his knuckles...
at 60 years old
If it was me, I’m waiting until the confrontation with Miyagi is over. After sensei turns around, “59! 60!”
@@AB-nk5wv 😄
Yeah, well, considering the wimp that he is, he'd need to be!
It's been 40 years! ... I hope he's done doing the 60 push-ups !
My favorite line from Mr. Miyagi in whole movie is when he tells Daniel "There's no such thing as bad student" "Only bad teacher". & Kreese is the example. R.i.p Mr. Miyagi.
I love how the TV series REALLY embodies this. They arent good or bad they are just kids who dont know better with good and bad influences in their lives.
@@Wrathlon facts.
Mr. Miyagi never taught in Atlanta public schools tho.
@@bluffem That was a random thing to say. But obviously you don't get the memo of that message.
@@Deflow91 Awesome! Thanks!
I need more feel good movies like this in my life. Nothing is the same anymore.
Because all the men have become pussified
"But I like that. I like that." One of my favorite lines.
☝️😃
🤣😂😂😂🤣😂
In the top 10 lines of cinematography history for the 1980s...
But I like that. I like that.
The way it says it. "You're a pushy little bast***"
amanda slaps him
My Dad took me to see this in the theaters near Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento. I was a teenager at the time and it made a really big impact on me.
Arden Fair Mall, that's classic. The arcade there called the Hideout, maybe...such good times.
Century Theaters? The domes? I used to work there!
Getting older and time passing is the saddest thing ever, because it’s unchangeable.
I was a teenager at the time, and I was taking TKD. About a couple of weeks after “Karate Kid” came out, we had a surge in student enrollment. This movie was a god send for martial art schools. “Miyagi use Karate to fight for life not for points” is one of the best lines in movies.
What an awesome memory
4:46 I love how Miyagi never breaks eye contact with kreese through the whole conversation and doesn't turn his back to him
Always look eye
@@whisperware
Ta ta ta ta ta
My favorite bit, I was going to comment the same thing and saw yours!
Went to mister Ed’s school of driving
A mí también
Notice Pat didn't blink once when the camera showed his face. No fear. Classic.
No I'm noticing the guy doing the 60 pushups and thinking none of them could knock the skin off of a rice pudding
Dude fought in world war 2. He's seen way worse than a few karate thugs.
@@animemanXLK Much respect to the war veterans especially the wars with little technology.
Kreese fought in Vietnam
@@MaSoNGaMeR115so Miyagi fought in the Korean War???
"You're a pushy little bastard aint you" ? "But I like that, I like that"....😂😄🤣
His acting is atrocious though...
@@afonsodeportugalit got a LOT better in cobra Kai . I think the over the top acting is done on purpose, give the bad guy a more ridiculous feel to him that the 80s was known for
@@afonsodeportugal What's atrocious about it?
@@afonsodeportugal Give me an example of good acting. Tell me what good acting is. Now try to explain why you think this is bad acting.
You obviously haven't been around very much. I've seen plenty of authority figures, even in sports and athletics, just like Kreese. I've seen some even *worse* than Kreese.
The other thing that you missed, apart from the good acting, is that Kreese was a combat veteran--specifically, the Vietnam War. There's a picture of Kreese from his military days on the wall of the dojo. The film doesn't spell it out for you, it requires a bit of imagination from the viewer. It's likely that Kreese carries psychological scars from the war. Kreese's war background is mentioned in more detail in THE KARATE KID PART III.
@@arcanewarrior863 Were you around in the '80s? Maybe you were. I certainly was. I can tell you, things being over the top isn't exclusive to the '80s. You think the '80s were excessive? When I watch trailers from a lot of movies these days, it's like subtlety doesn't exist in this century.
Cartoonish villains in films have been around ever since the silent days, when the villain with the cape and twirly moustache tied a woman to the train tracks.
As I've stated in another post, Kreese wasn't over the top, I've seen many like him--and worse. If you've never seen a Kreese-like authority figure, you've lived a sheltered existence.
This movie changed my life. After this scene, i took up knitting.
Knit on, knit off...
Good one never saw it coming
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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HAHAHAHHAHAHAH
Rest in Peace Pat Morita.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
😞🙏
& now Chad McQueen 😢
The plot and such might be hokey, but the way Miyagi backs up and doesn't take his eyes off Kreese nor turn his back until he's well out of arm's reach is brilliantly subtle.
Miagi in real life would have gotten a beating.
Yeah, Kreese can wipe the floor with asshole Miyagi@@deker0954
@@deker0954 the hell he would
No duuhh scripts are written
That's how you back off an opponent. Never leave your guard down.
The Yoda of karate.
Karate here ❤️
Yoda is the Miyagi of Star Wars.
@Adamatronamus I guess that makes Palpatine Kreese
Kim Sun-Yung=Darth Plagueis
Kreese=Palpatine
Silver=Tarkin
Barnes=Anakin/Vader, turned to and away from the Dark Side
Is it possible to learn this Kata?
@chrismc410 Not from Miyagi style.
“Leave the boy alone.”
“I’m 24.”
“Feel free to do what you want.”
Consenting Adult ...
Nah ralph was like 21, where tf did u get 24😭
@@torontoshoutouts3578 Well, the year the movie released, Ralph turned 23.
@@FabledGentleman ok but he still wasnt 24😭, the year the movie came out, he was 22 turning 23 and when the movie was shot he was 21-22
@@torontoshoutouts3578 But he only looked & sounded like 14
"You're a pushy little bastard ain't ya?"
I use that line all the time LOL
Seriously? I like that! I like that!
@@Camel-from-ArabiaKirk Cousins agrees. You like that… you like that!
Rabbi Tovia Singer says: I use that line too
Ralph Macchio was 23 in that scene. He looked 14-15. Zabka was 20. Oldest students at Charles Evans Hughes Jr High High School.
In "The Outsiders", Ralph Macchio and Patrick Swayze were the oldest of their greasers faction. Not sure about Swayze, but Ralph was 20.
@@orion3706 Patrick Swayze was in his 30s. C Thomas Howell was the youngest star at 17 and Diane Lane was 18.
Quite non-binary we would say nowadays
@@dgib1694 I wouldn't call a late bloomer non-binary. My son didn't hit puberty until 17. A good friend from High School still had a high voice, no facial hair and the physique of a 13 year-old boy well into his 20s. He always had girls flocking around him, but for all the wrong reasons. There was nothing non-binary about his sexual preferences. His glandular abnormality also kept him outta the draft in the Vietnam era.
NOTHING beats old ass Luke Perry highschooler
This was one of the most important movie scenes ive ever watched and a defining moment in my life. After watching it i quit wearing headbands.
Every movie is a learning experience
Thanks for that chuckle. I needed it.
😂
It was definitely a seminal moment of dojo fashion.
The karate kid movies were brilliant to watch back in the day. They are still brilliant to watch even now. Brings back so many memories from youth. Miss you Mr miyagi ❤x x
I like how the sensei barking "aights!!" is basically an all-around command. I need to start yelling that at my students and kids.
aids!
I love Miyagi he's awesome 👌 👏 👍 😂😂❤😊
Legend has it that guy is still doing knuckle push ups. He was doing them slow enough! ;)
Speaking as a karate man myself… shut up.
Indeed and without a straight back.
I doubt if there are very many people who can do 60 push ups.
@@canadianfortrump4057 Maybe 100. 60 ain’t shit.
4 to go.
Hey ... when you're the best ... around .... nothing's gonna ever hold you down.
You've got this, Daniel-son!
It's "-san", "-sama" or "-sensei", honorifics that go after a person's name. To leave them off can cause grave offence.
"get him a body bag!"
Please. Daniel was the real bully.
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Arresting me for what? I'm not allowed to stand up for myself? I thought this was America! 🍺⚾
I love that Miyagi pushes Daniel behind him so that he can maintain eye contact. This is a lesson he teaches later when bowing. "Eye, ALWAYS look at eye!". Just because you're not looking for a fight, doesn't mean you ever drop your guard in front of a threat. Miyagi has no way of knowing if this teacher will sucker punch him from behind if he turns his back to him (which some enemies can see as an insult like "you're so much of a non-threat, I can turn my back to you"). It's a small detail, but it's important in establishing the rules of martial arts and keeping the audience on edge.
Wouldn't a sucker punch be totally dishonorable, though?
@@terminat1 Yes, it would be dishonorable. However, Miyagi likely already suspects Kreese of not being trustworthy (as a result of his students' behavior the night before).
Related note:
In the first scene of KK2, the screenwriter (& director?) further confirm Kreese as a bad guy when he picks on Johnny. They then beautifully dovetail that into the movie's overall theme of forgiveness when Miyagi confronts him.
Indeed.
Miyagi saw how this sensei attacked one of his own students from behind so he wasn't going to give him any opening.
Some find their star later in life as Pat Morita did. After appearing in "Happy Days" starting in 1976 he became a legend.
Actually, Redd Foxx gave Pat alot of work in Sanford and son. He played "Ahh Choo". Was brilliant as both that and as Arnold. RIP
His role as Oriental #2 in Thoroughly Modern Millie will always be his breakout role to me.
He played in some WW2 movies as Japanese Admirals and such. But KK was by far his biggest and probably best. He said he loved doing it.
He sure did. He started as a stand up comic in the 60s, and slowly worked his way up.
"5 to 1 problem too much ask anyone"
Except Jack Reacher
Except Ip Man
Says the old man that knocked the snot outta five younger, faster, and more agile karate students!
Unless you're Meng.
@@fiversrevenge well he's a karate master, Daniel wasn't, there is a different, also, they attacked, he defended!
'And no more fighting'
'This is a karate dojo, not a knitting class'
Love him or hate him, the man has a valid point here.
Obviously you've never been to a knitting class before.
Karate is for defense only.
@@e4d578 No I have not, and as a man, I am proud to admit that fact.
@@Jason-AustinLook up Rosie Greer, kid.
@Jason-Austin - Ever heard of a man named Sylvester Stallone? The man is exceptionally talented at crocheting. Few men can say they are more manly than him.
I love how Mr. Miyagi is not intimidated in the slightest bit. He knows he is the Master in the whole room.
Yes, he could take all of them on, even if they attacked together!
Miyagi never took his eyes off of his target.
"always look eye"
Fun fact; the line.... "But I like that. I like that" was used in Training Day by one of the homies when he say's he never shakes Alonzo's hand because he a low down dirty vato. It was a hommage to this scene. This was the directors favorite movie growing up.
Training day is another great movie🔥
I think there were several pop culture references in Training Day. My favorite was King Kong.
I was maybe ten when this came out. My grandparents took me to see Indiana Jones Temple of Doom. I admit it, the monkey brains and bugs freaked me out a little. My grandma took me out to the lobby and the attendant said Karate Kid was playing also, I could watch that. I walked in at the first beach party. The rest is 80s gold!
I was around 9 for Temple Of Doom. My cousin spooked me during the bug hole reach in part. I kicked out my leg and hit my brother. He was pissed at my cousin. Good times.
What a great story. Those were the best years of my life. Early to mid eighties when I was between 8-12. Rocky movies, Goonies, Indiana Jones, Back to The Future. I lived in NYC. After every movie I’d go home and want to be like what I saw in the movie. I’m going to be 50 soon and I’m still trying to catch flies with chopsticks 🥢 😂
I love how he backs Daniel out and stays focused
That's what I noticed.
Migayi saw how the sensei of this dojo attacked some of this own students from behind. He was protecting Daniel and himself by not giving their backs until the last moment.
Kreese Calling Miyagi a "pushy little bastard" is comedy gold
Tommy has his arm in a sling, Johnny has a black eye and Mr. Miyagi denies all charges.
Legend is that Mr. Miyagi never did get a driver’s license.
@twofiveb I guess he's been driving that truck without a driver's license as seen on "The Karate Kid 3." Only Daniel got a driver's license and even started his business with cars on "Cobra Kai."
Rest in Peace sensei , Rest in Peace
This dude was in a TV show called Hard Time on Planet Earth and I thought it was the most hysterically funniest thing I ever saw in my life
Back in the days you had the bruce lee movies and then this Karate kid movie. It helped my youth because I never got in a fight. I did Karate from a young age but never like the movies. The thing was that Karate got so hyped that everyone thought I was unbeatable and never tried. I knew no fighting arts is a holy grail in reality but even much older bigger heavier bullies on our school did not. Yes these movies gave me a much easier time at school :)
One of those one in a million movies.
you mean epic gayness?
@ronartest7748 Yes, I agree with you. Don't knock it till you try it
I mean.. The story was not original even for it's time. It drew a little too much inspiration from Rocky
@@ronartest7748 Hardly see what your sexual preference has to do with anything
@@nordicgaming2572 gay comment
- Kreese: “What’s the problem Mr. Lawrence?”
- Johnny: “That’s the old man who kicked our as% last night.”
"Mercy is for the weak". I coach football for 8-12yo kids.
I begin each training session with that phrase.
The dude in the back cracking up laughing at 4:50
Isn't that the same dude that Kreese told to do pushups on his knuckles?
lol, that's a discovery!
Always loved this scene
"I don't have a license"
"Me neither"
The sensei taught them to never let your guard down
*sensei
And how to be a bully and abuse your abilities.
@@CactusCowboyDan Fr.🤣
@@CactusCowboyDan The real bully was Daniel
@@philly2009ify And what led you to that conclusion?
Also Daniel is irrelevant. These guys bully each other and other people with their abilities. Actually teaching themselves that’s it’s okay to not show mercy and be cruel.
Did the guy ever finish the 60 pushups on his knuckles?
Damn it, you beat me to it.
@@ericcarson342 😂😂😂
Legend has it, he's still trying to finish them...😅
He will appear in the final season of Cobra Kai, still in his gi and still doing those push ups
@@PharaohXur 🤣
Larry B. Scott takes a beating in this movie. In this scene and at the tournament. The kid in the far left corner in the back row laughing when Miyagi leaves is the same guy Kreese threw to the ground during their punching exercise
Who would’ve thought we’d all be Johnny Lawrence fans all these years later
This is one of my favorite childhood movies.
I don't know which version of Kreese is worse: the 1980s one or the older.
Good actor
old one looks like a troll doll, he went through way too many facelifts
They way Mr. Miyagi said “ I just saved you from two months of a beating” in an Italian accent was hilarious. 5:14.
I never noticed the accent in that line. I wonder if it was intentional.
God what a classic scene from one of my favourite movies ever!!!i must have watched it literally over twenty times!!great chemistry, Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita!!!
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Pat Morita said in an interview he had never practiced any martial arts before this movie.
I remember that interview. He had no knowledge of karate at all. He's just an actor like the rest of them.
Very true but he was such an amazing actor we all believed he was his character while watching the movie. I mean the directors get credit also.
I love how Martin Kove reminds me so much of my DI from Fort Leonard Wood. Attitude and all. My DI made us do 200 pushups though for not signing the chow roster.
In the old days, D.I.s punched recruits if they said something that was halfway "Smart," but that was not including the D.I.s who punched recruits because he liked them. I don't mean he punched them playfully; I mean he punched them hard.
Lol, can you imagine in this day & age, a business owner being that disrespectful to a stranger off the street!?! 😂
Actually, yes. You would never believe how terribly some people treat their customers.
@@MrJuvefrank Actually you're right. Customer service really is at an all-time low.
@@redriderbbgun8018 So is respect for customers, Brother. I have got disrespectful words from people who serve me my food.
Great movie and this summer will be the 40 year anniversary 🏅🎖️🏆🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋
Damn, hard to believe this was 40 years ago. I was much younger back then.....😅😞
I love how John Kreese is utterly unhinged. Such a great villain.
Miyagi spared Kreese being humiliated in front of his whole dojo....
So pumped for Cobra Kai Season 6!!
Does it have a hard date yet?
no just no
I'm wondering just what Sensei Kreese is going to do. I would guess, though, that his first target would be Terry Silver. That would be epic! He could eliminate him...and then, he could actually make peace with those people, that he has wronged in the past, and then possibly fade into the "Sunset"...or, even at his age, start a new chapter in his life, by actually helping Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence. As bad a Man as he's been in the past, amazingly,che still has some good in him. We saw the faces in that one Scene, of the Young Lady, that was the Love of his Life, and also the faces, both good and bad, that he has also encountered. I still think, though, that his primary target is Silver. He taught Silver almost everything he knows.
Almost.
A great Sensei, such as Sensei Kreese, however, never teaches any protege EVERYTHING that he knows. He always saves something of value back for himself-Just in case the need ever arises for him to fall back on it!
Sensei Kreese is THE MAN!!!
Mee too
It's all so incredibly lame. It's embarrassing tacky and childlike. @@ronartest7748
It's NOT "leave the boy alone", it's "leave boy alone".
whatever. get a life.
@@EdWeibe snappy comeback. You should be in THE comedy 🤣🤣
@@EdWeibe you good?
Exactly! No "the" in Korean English...
@@SeaDrive300 He's not Korean, but Okinawan.
One of my favorite movies, & one of my favorite scenes (with Kove) - thanks !
He bought Daniel time in this scene. Daniel needed that time desperately. And he knew with that time he could get Daniel good enough to earn their respect. I am not sure if he knew or even cared if Daniel actually won. But he knew he could make him good enough to earn respect.
When I was learning Karate we had a tournament with a grandmaster present. He ticked off our Sensi for not looking at him in the eyes at the start of a sparring bout. Our Sensi was a 6th Dan...so there you go.
after watching this movie 3x, kreese was the ultimate villain in the 80s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I bet Kreese then thought he could easily beat Miyagi if he wanted, boy was he wrong. 🤣
Great movie. ❤❤❤
Master Miyagi never takes his eyes off of Sensi Kreese, doesn't even blink 👁 👁
"Never take your eyes off your opponent, even when you bow"- Bruce Lee
I loved this movie! I remember when Ralph Machio made his first apperance on Eight is Enough!
Was KK before or after The Outsiders? I know they must have been very close to the same time. Machio plays such a different character in that one but is still awesome.
I love the line "one to one problem yes, five to one problem too much to ask of anyone". In real life if one person has to fight five people at the same time that one person is in trouble no matter how tough he may be. John Kreese himself would be dead in real life if five of his top students surrounded him and were working together to take him down (like if you were to substitute Kreese for Daniel in the Halloween incident".
Go to any 3rd rate MMA gym and grab 5 weekened warrior wannabes with some fighting ability and have them work together against the world champ and the champ is dead meat.
Not Miyagi
If that so true please explain how special ops guy complete there mission
@@jacobharris954 Teamwork. They don’t fight alone.
Depends on if the five guys can actually fight and don't run away once they see there friend get battered
@@jacobharris954Guns
Kids don’t know or understand how huge this movie was. Modern day remakes and only trusting established IP. Karate Kid was perfect. The underdog who gets bullied, and the cobra Kai kids who were the worst. Does anyone know how many kids wanted to learn karate after watching this? And there were a bunch who actually did it and got into martial arts.
Totally agree
Bruce Lee and his movies started this trend back in the 70s.
Unlike Terry Silver, at least there is a respect here, unlike Terry Silver. Yes, there are enemies, but at least in their own way, they respect 1 and other
2:17 new kid scared because Kreese conducts his class like a drill sergeant 😂
He's not new, he's like that's because he just took a round kick to the stomach by Bobby 1:58 followed by a chop on the back of the neck 2:03
Miyagi: "Ahhh, Daniel-san, one day they invent You Tube then you and Johnny become famous...I do plenty." 🤪
This movie is probably the greatest movie ever it has a lot of meaning to me this movie I watch it so many times. The karate kid the first karate kid is the best .
I feel like after they did this scene, Pat, Ralph, Martin, and Will all high five each other and were especially proud delivering an exceptional performance here.
Mr.Miyagi Always Be An Legend
Does anyone else notice that one or 2 of his students giggling in the back row at 4:51? Guess they never caught the blooper😅
I love that Miyagi's plan was to save Daniel from a two month beating. He's a very much in the now kind of guy.
Zabka was absolutely fantastic. I am so happy he is getting his dues in the present because he's just wonderful.
Bad guy's acting is like something out of anime. Director was like 'more unrealistically aggressive!'
When putting things into perspective.. Daniel was far from innocent.
He really didn't deserve a teacher like Mr. Miyagi
He needed one.
He only had one killer move. Other than that he would've gotten his ass handed to him every time.
I was working on my green belt in Tae Kwon Do when I saw this at the theatre. Man, it's been that long?
0:43 Looks like sensei is walking over burning ashes 😂😂😂
This never gets old
what is your problem mr. lawrence 😂 and the boy was so soft
Hated this guy for leaving Rambo in the jungle when he could have picked him up... all those years later Mr Miyagi got revenge
Mr Miyagi does look like Chozen with the facial expression
Do you actually mean from the book?
Why is Ralph Macchio dressed like Alec Baldwin from Beetlejuice?😂😂
There were so many superb movies that came out in 1984 when I graduated high school and turned 18 years old. Forty years later, have only been to the theater to see the second part of Dune.
Martin kove is a good actor 😂a legend
"Man can't see, he can't fight"
2:35 the fact the karate kid 2010 copied this scene 😂
1:52 En Garde? Is this Karate or Fencing LOL
Wonder if you can still enter that tournament 19 of December 84 , I'll ring up later
I like the fact that the Karate Kid Netflix show had all the original actors
Did someone count the 60 push ups?
The guy doing the push-ups: "damn the camera does not turn away"
Even if Daniel's mother came with him & Mr. Miyagi to Kreese's dojo to ask him to leave her son alone after all the trouble his karate students gave him since he came to their high school, Kreese wouldn't listen to her anyway. Good that Mr. Miyagi found a solution to get Kreese's students to stop attacking him indiscriminately.
Big plot hole problem in this movie: When his girlfriend is giving him a very quick rules brief just before he fights in the tournament, she explicitly states no face strikes with the feet--which is the exact hit from his crane move that "wins" the tournament.
Another big problem is that the Cobra Ki instructor's claim-to-fame is his army special forces martial arts background. First: Those guys aren't taught "conventional martial arts." Sure, he may have received training on his own, but the movie is suggesting he's teaching something that is SF based. Secondly, I very seriously doubt that an arrogant bully was ever tolerate d in any SF unit or, for that matter, would've made SF selection.
(Training for a specific tournament bout for two months without being instructed about tournament fighting is another problem with this movie.)
To answer your first point, from someone who spent years in organized martial arts and participated in tournaments during that time: the referees are just as human as anyone else, and politics between masters can get cutthroat even within a single organization like the one I was a member of. The tournament in the movie appears to consist of various independent studios and academies (considering that Mr. Miyagi was able to BS his way through the tournament registration claiming that Daniel was a black belt from Miyagi Do Karate, which any organized body would know was nonsense), which means that there's no single head to keep the grudges from impacting the results of the sparring matches; in addition, a "deleted" scene (cut from this film and used for the sequel) showed that at least a few of the judges were biased against Kreese because he "doesn't understand what real karate's all about". Not to mention that the crowd was on Daniel's side after a different Cobra Kai student overtly tried to cripple him in the previous round. I've long assumed that Daniel got away with kicking Johnny in the face because the referees didn't like Sensei Kreese and the lessons he was teaching the students at Cobra Kai.
TL;dr - Daniel should've had a foul called on him, but his opponent was trained by a widely-loathed prick.
@nicholasfarrell5981 Thank you for your indepth and esoteric insight.
Hmmm... this makes me want to watch the whole movie again 😀😀
Impressive hair styles back then. ;-)