The long-running saga has been far from consistent in both its release timeline and its quality.
Althougheach Crane Kick moment holds a lot of meaning, they aren’t all as good as each other.
Certain factors improve or detract from the gravitas of a Crane Kick in the franchise timeline.
For instance, it largely takes place during one of thetournaments inThe Karate Kidmovies andCobra Kai.
Alternatively, someCobra Kaicharactershave experienced the kick in personal altercations.
After learning the move as part ofMr.
It’s only ever failed to immediately end an onscreen conflict once across the entire franchise.
As such, it’s very believable as an authentic addition toKarate Kidlore.
It’s cool, but it would’ve been better if he’d carried it out.
Unfortunately for Macchio’s character,Chozen is more than prepared and renders the move inert.
This particular Crane Kick is the only one that’s fully executed in theKarate Kidfranchise that fails.
It was a good sequence, but the kick itself was intentionally lame.
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The moment is over in a flash, but it has a tonne of meaning without dominating events.
With Jackie Chan on board, the fight choreography was always destined to improve.
Each conflict is slick and well-shot, including Dre’s final fight in the Kung Fu tournament.
The Karate Kid is an action/martial arts drama franchise created by Robert Mark Kamen and began with the first self-titled film released in 1984. The series focuses on teenagers who are unable to fit in with their new surroundings as they deal with persistent bullies until a retired martial arts master finds them and trains them to defend themselves.
However, justhow Dre knows the kick is unclear, as it’s a part of Miyagi-do karate.
Doing it with the Crane Kick was the icing on the cake.
Daniel could have refrained from using the Crane Kick in this moment.
