The home of Mr. Miyagi has several vehicles, each of which has seen better days.
After Daniel loses his patience, Miyagi tells him to wax the cars.
The second day involves another household chore: the sanding of the wooden floors around Miyagi’s home.
The Karate Kid’s Pat Moritamade several appearances as Mr. Miyagi outside of the franchise.
This is again proven upon Daniel’s insistence that Miyagi is no karate master after all.
As alluded to, the four days of chores cause Daniel to finally blow up.
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Finally, the painting-the-house movements prove to Daniel that they are another way to block and redirect strikes.
This paid off years later when Daniel taught the technique to Robby Keene inCobra Kai.
Much like Daniel, Robbie had no idea why he was doing it until he competed against Cobra Kai.
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Mr. Miyagi was the heart and soul of The Karate Kid films and the father everyone wishes they had.
He was patient and full of wise words and advice.
These techniques were used to help him overcome Johnny Lawrence’s attacks at the Under-18 All-Valley Karate Championship tournament.
The biggest lesson was finishing the training, even though he grew frustrated by doing seemingly just chores.
This is something Daniel carried over to his students onCobra Kaimany years later.
Unfortunately, Daniel becomes the target of a gang of Cobra Kai dojo students.
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