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Avildsen filmed hours of tournament footage from multiple angles

Chronology

Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament fight, middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves martial arts rivals once again. During the original Karate Kid shoot, the late director John G.

Ralph Macchio told Uproxx that there are three new angles of the famous crane move

The team behind Cobra Kai dug into the studio vault and found a ton of never-before-seen clips, which they were able to sneak into the series via flashbacks. One of them includes Zabka’s real mom, who was in the stands from multiple angles that hadn’t been 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 gravestone is a continuity error, as in Karate Kid 4 (1994), his name is listed as Keisuke, but it was actually previously shown on a sign 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 given name for 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 to the 1948 Ford given to Daniel for his birthday, that Miyagi’s first name is Hideo. This series took me back to my childhood and how much I loved the movies and characters growing up.

There’s still a lot to learn and learn

It surprised me how well the characters are updated and engaging with the younger generation now. No need to waste time scrolling endlessly: here’s the full lineup of new movies and TV shows coming to Netflix this month.