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==Plot== <!-- Word count is 668; Per WP:FilmPlot, plot summaries for feature films should be 400 to 700 words; please do not expand it. -->In 1984, 17-year-old [[Daniel LaRusso]] and his mother [[List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters#Lucille LaRusso|Lucille]] move from [[Newark, New Jersey]], to [[Reseda, Los Angeles]], [[California]]. Their apartment's [[handyman]] is an [[Eccentricity (behavior)|eccentric]], but kind and humble [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawan]] immigrant named [[Mr. Miyagi|Nariyoshi Miyagi]]. At a beach party the next day, Daniel meets and befriends [[Ali Mills (character)|Ali Mills]], a high school cheerleader from [[Encino, Los Angeles|Encino]], drawing the attention of her arrogant ex-boyfriend [[Johnny Lawrence (character)|Johnny Lawrence]], a black belt and the top student from the Cobra Kai dojo, training in an aggressive form of karate. Johnny and his Cobra Kai gang ([[List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters#Bobby Brown|Bobby Brown]], [[List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters#Tommy|Tommy]], [[List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters#Jimmy|Jimmy]], and [[List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters#Dutch|Dutch]]) continually bully Daniel. On Halloween, after Daniel sprays water on Johnny with a hose as payback, Johnny and his gang pursue Daniel down the street and brutally beat him, until Mr. Miyagi intervenes and easily defeats them. Amazed, Daniel asks Mr. Miyagi to teach him karate. He declines but agrees to accompany Daniel to Cobra Kai to resolve the conflict. They meet the [[sensei]], [[John Kreese]], an ex-[[United States Army Special Forces|Special Forces]] [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] veteran who callously dismisses the peace offering. Miyagi then proposes that Daniel enter the Under 18 All-Valley Karate Championships, thereby compete against Kreeseβs students on equal terms, and requests that the bullying cease while he trains. Kreese agrees to the terms but warns that if Daniel does not show up for the tournament, the harassment will continue for both of them. Daniel's training starts with days of menial chores that seemingly only serve to provide free labor for Miyagi. When he becomes frustrated, Miyagi demonstrates that repetition of these chores have helped him to learn defensive blocks through [[muscle memory]]. Their bond develops, and Miyagi opens up to Daniel about his life, including the dual loss of his wife and son in childbirth at the [[Manzanar]] [[Internment|internment camp]] while he was serving with the [[442nd Infantry Regiment (United States)|442nd Infantry Regiment]] during [[World War II]] in Europe, where he received the [[Medal of Honor]]. Through Mr. Miyagi's teaching, Daniel learns not only karate but also important life lessons such as the importance of personal balance, reflected in the principle that martial arts training is as much about training the spirit as the body. Daniel applies the life lessons Miyagi has taught him to strengthen his relationship with Ali. On Daniel's 18th birthday, Miyagi gives Daniel a [[Karate gi]] for the tournament and one of his classic cars. At the tournament, Daniel surprises the audience and competitors by reaching the semi-finals. Johnny advances to the finals after scoring three unanswered points against [[List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters#Darryl Vidal|Darryl Vidal]]. Kreese instructs his second-best student, [[List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters#Bobby Brown|Bobby Brown]], one of his more compassionate students and the least vicious of Daniel's tormentors, to disable Daniel with an illegal attack to the knee. Bobby reluctantly does so, severely injuring Daniel and getting himself disqualified in the process. Daniel is taken to the locker room, where the physician determines that he cannot continue. However, Daniel believes that if he quits, his tormentors will have gotten the best of him. As a result, Daniel convinces Miyagi to use [[Reiki|a pain suppression technique]] to help him continue. As Johnny is about to be declared the winner by default, Daniel returns to fight. The match is a seesaw battle, with neither able to break through the other's defense. The match is halted when Daniel uses a scissor-leg technique to trip Johnny, delivering a blow to the back of his head and giving Johnny a nosebleed. Kreese directs Johnny to sweep Daniel's injured leg β an unethical move. Johnny looks horrified at the order, but reluctantly agrees. As the match resumes and the score is tied 2β2, Johnny seizes Daniel's leg and deals a vicious elbow, doing further damage. Daniel, standing with difficulty, assumes the "Crane" stance, a technique he observed Mr. Miyagi performing on a beach. Johnny lunges toward Daniel, who jumps and executes a front kick to Johnny's face, scoring the tournament-winning point and becoming the new champion. Johnny, having gained newfound respect for his nemesis, presents the trophy to Daniel himself, as Daniel is carried off by an enthusiastic crowd while Miyagi looks on proudly.
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