Directed by John G. Avildsen. Written by Robert Mark Kamen. Starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi

• Daniel-san, you much humor!
• [repeated line to Daniel] Look eye! Always look eye!
• To make honey, young bee need young flower, not old prune.

Others

• John Kreese: We do not train to be merciful here. Mercy is for the weak. Here, in the streets, in competition. A man confronts you, he is the enemy. An enemy deserves no mercy. What is the problem, Mr. Lawrence?
• Tommy: Get him a body bag, yeah!
• Johnny Lawrence: You're all right, LaRusso. [handing Daniel the tournament trophy] Great match!

Dialogue

John Kreese: Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it?

Cobra Kai: No, Sensei!

John Kreese: Pain does not exist in this dojo, does it?

Cobra Kai: No, Sensei!

John Kreese: Defeat does not exist in this dojo, does it?

Cobra Kai: No, Sensei!

John Kreese: Prepare! What do we study here?

Cobra Kai: The way of the fist, sir!

John Kreese: And what is that way?

Cobra Kai: Strike first, strike hard, no mercy, sir!

John Kreese: I can't hear you!

Cobra Kai: Strike first, strike hard, no mercy, sir!

Dutch: Looking for a shortcut back to Newark, Daniel?

Tommy: I think he wants to learn karate! Right?

Johnny Lawrence: Yeah! Okay, here's your first lesson: how to take a fall!

Dutch: Don't think about the pain.

Daniel LaRusso: This damn bike. I hate this bike. I hate this frigging bike. Stupid bike.

Lucille LaRusso: Daniel! What's the matter? Why did you throw your bike away?

Daniel LaRusso: Because I felt like it, Mum.

Daniel LaRusso: How come you didn't tell me?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Tell you what?

Daniel LaRusso: That you knew karate?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: You never ask?

Daniel LaRusso: Well, where did you learn it?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Father.

Daniel LaRusso: But I thought he was a fisherman.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: In Okinawa, all Miyagi know two things: fish and karate. Karate come from China, sixteenth century, called te, "hand". Hundred year later, Miyagi ancestor bring to Okinawa, call karate. "empty hand".

Daniel LaRusso: I always thought it came from Buddhist temples and stuff like that.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: You too much TV.

Daniel LaRusso: That what my mother tells me.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Fighting always last answer to problem.

Daniel LaRusso: No offense, Mr Miyajee, but I don't think you understand my problem...

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: [interrupting] Mi... ya... gi... understand problem perfect. Your friend, all karate student, eh?

Daniel LaRusso: Friend? Oh, yeah, those guys.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Problem: attitude.

Daniel LaRusso: No the problem is, I'm getting my ass kicked every other day, that's the problem.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Because boys have bad attitude. Karate for defense only.

Daniel LaRusso: That's not what these guys are taught.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Hai - can see. No such thing as bad student, only bad teacher. Teacher say, student do.

Daniel LaRusso: Oh, great, that solves everything for me. I'll just go down to the school and straighten it out with the teacher, no problem.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Now use head for something other than target.

Daniel LaRusso: Hey, I was just kidding about that.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Why kidding?

Daniel LaRusso: Because I'll get killed if I go down there.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Get killed anyway.

Daniel LaRusso: Hey, what kind of belt do you have?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Canvas. J.C. Penny. Three ninety-eight. You like. [laughs]

Daniel LaRusso: No, I meant...

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: In Okinawa, belt mean no need rope to hold up pants. [laughs; then, seriously] Daniel-san, karate here. [taps his head] Karate here. [taps his heart] Karate never here. [points to his belt] Understand?

Daniel LaRusso: I think so.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Now, ready?

Daniel LaRusso: Yeah, I guess so.

Mr, Kesuke Miyagi: [sighs] Daniel-san, must talk. [they both kneel] Walk on road, hm? Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later, [makes squish gesture] get squish just like grape. Here, karate, same thing. Either you karate do "yes", or karate do "no". You karate do "guess so", [makes squish gesture] just like grape. Understand?

Daniel LaRusso: Yeah, I understand.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Now, ready?

Daniel LaRusso: Yeah, I'm ready.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: First make sacred pact. I promise teach karate. That my part. You promise learn. I say, you do, no questions. That your part.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: First, wash all car. Then wax. Wax on...

Daniel LaRusso: Hey, why do I have to...?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Ah ah! Remember deal! No questions!

Daniel LaRusso: Yeah, but...

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Hai! [makes circular gestures with each hand] Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out of mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don't forget to breathe, very important. [walks away, still making circular motions with hands] Wax on... wax off. Wax on... wax off.

Daniel LaRusso: Hey where do these old cars come from?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Detroit.

Daniel LaRusso: Wouldn't a fly swatter be easier?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Man who catch fly with chopsticks accomplish anything.

Daniel LaRusso: Ever catch one?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Not yet.

Daniel LaRusso: What where you doing on those stumps over there?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Called crane technique.

Daniel LaRusso: Does it work?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: If do right, no can defense.

Daniel LaRusso: Could you teach me?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: First learn stand, then learn fly. Nature rule, Daniel-san, not mine.

Daniel LaRusso: Where did you learn it from?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Father teach.

Daniel LaRusso: You must have had some father, man

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Oh, yes.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Excuse me, please. Boy cold. Must leave. Kindly remove bottles.

Drunk: Kindly do it yourself, Mr. Moto.

[Miyagi karate-chops the tops of three beer bottles]

Daniel LaRusso: How did you do that? How did you do that?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Don't know. First time.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: [on Daniel's birthday, after having already giving him a present] Go outside. Something show you.

Daniel LaRusso: What?

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Number two present. [leads Daniel outside]

Daniel LaRusso: [walking and talking] Number two present? You don't have to give me anything. You've given me enough already. [Miyagi keeps walking, silently] No really, I'm serious.

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: [stops and points to his fleet of antique cars] Choose.

Daniel LaRusso: [surprised and hesitant] Oh, no...

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Hai! Hurt old man feeling. [points again] Choose.

Daniel LaRusso: You're the best friend I've ever had!

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: You... pretty OK, too. Go, find balance. [chuckles]

[Daniel starts to drive away]

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Banzai, Daniel-san!

Daniel LaRusso: Hey, banzai!

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: [beat; then; louder] Banzai!

Daniel LaRusso: [louder] Banzai!

Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: [shouts] Banzai!

Daniel La Russo: [shouts back] Banzai!

John Kreese: Bobby, I want him out of commission.

Bobby: But, Sensei, I can beat this guy.

John Kreese: I don't want him beaten.

Bobby: But I'll be disqualified.

John Kreese: Out of commission.

John Kreese: Sweep the leg. (referring to Daniel's injured leg)

[Johnny stares at him in shock]

John Kreese: Do you have a problem with that?

Johnny Lawrence: No, Sensei.

John Kreese: No mercy.

Taglines

• He taught him the secret to karate lies in the mind and heart. Not in the hands.
• Only the "Old One" could teach him the secrets of masters.

Cast

• Ralph Macchio - Daniel LaRusso
• Pat Morita - Mr. Kesuke Miyagi
• Elisabeth Shue - Ali Mills
• William Zabka - Johnny Lawrence
• Martin Kove - John Kreese
• Randee Heller - Lucille LaRusso

See also

• The Karate Kid, Part II
• The Karate Kid, Part III
• The Next Karate Kid