The Karate Kid

[They arrive at their new home.] Mrs. Larusso: This is it! This is the end of the line. Daniel: You're telling me. Daniel Larusso: Hey - you ever get into fights when you were a kid? Miyagi: Huh - plenty. Daniel Larusso: Yeah, but it wasn't like the problem I have, right? Miyagi: Why? Fighting fighting. Same same. Daniel Larusso: Yeah, but you knew karate. Miyagi: Someone always know more. Daniel Larusso: You mean there were times when you were scared to fight? Miyagi: Always scare. Miyagi hate fighting. Daniel Larusso: Yeah, but you like karate. Miyagi: So? Daniel Larusso: So, karate's fighting. You train to fight. Miyagi: That what you think? Daniel Larusso: [pondering] No. Miyagi: Then why train? Daniel Larusso: [thinks] So I won't have to fight. Miyagi: [laughs] Miyagi have hope for you. Miyagi: Your friend, all karate student, eh? Daniel Larusso: Friend? Oh, yeah, those guys. Miyagi: Problem: attitude. Daniel Larusso: No the problem is, I'm getting my ass kicked every other day, that's the problem! Miyagi: Hai, because boys have bad attitude. Karate for defense only. Daniel Larusso: That's not what these guys are taught. Miyagi: Hai -- can see. No such thing a 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. Miyagi: Now use head for something other than target. [Miyagi karate-chops the tops off three beer bottles] Daniel Larusso: How did you do that? How did you do that?! Miyagi: Don't know. First time. Miyagi: Now, ready? Daniel Larusso: I guess so. Miyagi: [sighs] Daniel-san, must talk. Man walk on road. Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk down middle, sooner or later, get squished [makes squish gesture] just like grape. Same here. 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. Miyagi: Now, ready? Daniel Larusso: Yeah, I'm ready. Miyagi: We make sacred pact. I promise teach karate to you, you promise learn. I say, you do, no questions. Daniel Larusso: Why didn't you tell me? Miyagi: Tell what? Daniel Larusso: That you knew karate. Miyagi: You not ask. Daniel Larusso: Well, where'd you learn it? Miyagi: Father. Daniel Larusso: But I thought he was a fisherman. Miyagi: In Okinawa, all Miyagi know two things: fish and karate. Miyagi: Karate come from China, sixteenth century, called te, "hand." Hundred year later, Miyagi ancestor bring to Okinawa, call *kara*-te, "empty hand." Daniel Larusso: I thought it came from Buddhist temples and stuff like that. Miyagi: You too much TV. 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. Miyagi: Now use head for something other than target. Daniel Larusso: Hey, I was just kidding about that. Miyagi: Why kidding? Daniel Larusso: Because I'd get killed if I go down there. Miyagi: Get killed anyway. Daniel Larusso: Hey, wouldn't a flyswatter be quicker? Miyagi: Man who catch fly with chopsticks accomplish anything. John Kreese: Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it?! Karate Student: No, Sensei! John Kreese: Pain does not exist in this dojo, does it?! Karate Student: No, Sensei! John Kreese: Defeat does not exist in this dojo, does it?! Karate Student: No, Sensei! ~ Home ~ Movies ~ Songs ~ Anonymous ~ Women ~ ~ Friendship ~ Life and Success ~ Poems ~ Shakespeare ~ Star Trek ~