The thing about that opening scene at the beach is that, according to LegalEagle's analysis of Captain Marvel, Jonny would have been convicted of battery. And you'd have to be ignorant of the rules of soccer to make the argument that was made in the video. Going for the ball is okay. Going for the legs like Johnny did, is not. It's at the very least a penalty, if not a cardable offence. Danny certainly overreacted, but given everything that lead up to that, it's not unjustified.
This video went viral when it was made many years ago. I have to believe it influenced Cobra Kai as you even hear references to “Daniel was a bully” in the show. Whoever wrote this should’ve been an attorney 😂. I enjoy your videos. Karate Kid was such a huge part of my childhood and though martial arts was never an interest of mine, it’s impossible to overstate how influential the original movie was to American kids in the 80s.
I see it differently. Johnny's verbal aggression and threatened posture, and grabbing the radio and throwing it is a show of aggression. You can tell Daniel is concerned it may escalate into him hitting her, so he comes in to try and calm the situation. He wasn't going to be able to, but he didn't know that. Funny how Johnny's shove to the ground, the first aggressor, is just an oopsie but Daniel is just declared pure evil lol. Johnny smiled when Daniel came in to the dojo, Daniel was just looking to learn some self defense. He could have talked to Daniel after, but Johnny only knew how to handle situations aggressively, thus why he threw Allie's radio, a usual pre-sign of an someone on the verge of becoming an abuser. Gangs up on him with all friends instead of making a truce. Daniel was wrong to hose Johnny, but at that point he'd been bullied and humiliated by Johnny's gang and teens act out in anger in those situations. Then the 5 ganged up and even when Johnny's friend said he'd had enough, he continues to pummel him, no honor in 5 against 1. Miyagi had to jump in to protect Daniel, when you got 5 teens attacking you, kind of need to defend yourself so he did. I think the narrator did this for clinks, thought it would be interesting to look at it from 'Johnny's perspective', neither are really bad, they're just teens that don't know how to work things out.
Imagine being so petty you get a little wet and you respond by beating a kid to death despite your pal saying he had enough so you don't kill him and go to jail by accident bringing all of you down and you respond by saying I will tell you when he has had enough as he is about kick him again smdh...but johnny is the hero right
This video was indeed hilarious! It illustrates how anything can be re-framed and manipulated to appear to be something totally different. That's why it's so important to consider the context - the entire movie in this case. I do admit that Daniel can be a bit of a jerk at times. And Johnny is definitely a product of his upbringing, environment and his experiences - as we all are.
Nah, it shows people we are in conflict with are more like us then we think and it’s really us against ourselves. Daniel has so much anger and seeks revenge like many Cobra Kai.
Daniel was a hothead, but he didn't actually instigate every fight. And Johnny was a bully. Putting a plate under Daniel as he was trying to sit. Attacking in a group. Throwing a stereo at someone. Much more.
Nah. Johnny was straight-up the villain until after the tournament. Forget all the over-analysing and shit. All you need to go on is the score and the wardrobe
I think a couple of things, the Sweep the Leg Music Video, and How I met Your mother- Neil Patrick Harris' character had his theory that Johnny was the Karate kid, not that newcomer who knew nothing 😄 they even both guested on the show a couple of times.
You know what else could kill somebody? A person with a baaad attitude that learns karate. It’d be like a person that bought a gun after losing a fight that they started/instigated. That type of violence will not be tolerated.
@@lareh5501 Except that's not at all what happened.. since Johnny's bad attitude instigated that fight (AFTER ASSAULTING HIS EX and destruction of property mind you) while Daniel tried to calm things down, he was assaulted for his efforts.. and then he assaults his Ex again... (pushing her into his group of friends who then RESTRAIN HER.. which is false imprisonment), it's at THAT point.. Daniel decides to defend himself and others.. from Johnny and his gang. If a Cop witnessed any of this. Johnny and his gang would of been arrested (for assault and battery and possibly false imprisonment).. and Daniel would of been seen as defending himself and attempting to defend Ali. The NEXT DAY, he's assaulted by Johnny and his gang again, then goes to Lunch finds out Ali use to date Johnny.. and then Johnny instigates yet another fight by placing a pie underneath Daniel. Johnny continues to bully him, and it's after Daniel's eye is all healed.. that he GOES to check out the Karate place. That's when they respond with the bikes.. so it's not at all like buying a gun after losing a fight that they started/instigated.. it's like someone trying to take self-defense classes after being assaulted and bullied by a serial abuser/assaulter/degenerate who crossed SEVERAL serious lines before Daniel tried to get self-defense classes. If you'd like I could go on, because Daniel only instigated once with water during Halloween after months of being abused/assaulted.. and something people love to conveniently ignore when considering Daniel's side or Johnny's side.. is Ali's side.. and not only was she assaulted, and her property was destroyed.. but Johnny also sexually assaults her (after forcing her to dance with him).. and she screams at him to never do that again.. and despite all this.. people wanna pretend this ABUSIVE EX BOYFRIEND is physically, emotionally and sexually abusive, manipulative and controlling, towards both his Ex and any boy she decides to talk to.. is somehow the secret hero, and Daniel was his bully. Yea, that makes sense.. Johnny displays several Sociopathic tendencies, and does try to actually kill Daniel.. even when some of his own friends realize he's going too far. Daniel never once tries to kill Johnny.. while comes close to death twice. If my ex-boyfriend behaved like Johnny.. I'd call the cops.. and get a restraining order.. for this psychotic guy..
@@goldcakes Um, you're not allowed to just rip something you don't own from someone else's hands.. I don't know where you live.. but that is a crime.. "The law defines assault and battery as an unwanted touching that is done in a rude or angry manner. It can be as simple as shoving someone, blocking their way, spitting on them, grabbing someone’s arm, throwing something (liquid or otherwise) at them, or even grabbing something out of their hand".. Then the whole "You just broke my radio" came before Daniel intervened.. and he did try to de-escalate saying "Come on Man, what's going on?" this could not be interpreted by anyone as ESCALATION (Supreme court has ruled on this).. and since Johnny had already assaulted Ali and broke her radio.. it has become IN THE DEFENSE OF OTHERS/SELF DEFENSE.. Since Johnny had already escalated to physical violence/assault (by 4 counts btw 2 for Ali and 2 for Daniel). Before Daniel resorted to any attempt to fight back. Now most Cops might of just given a Johnny a warning for grabbing her Radio, and maybe after he damaged it.. but at the point Daniel charges Johnny.. he assaults Ali a 3rd time (shoving her into his friends who physically restrains her) which become False Imprisonment... and the entire Gang would be going to Jail and Daniel and Ali would be asked if they want to press charges and give statements.
In Season 3, THIS EXACT VIDEO was referenced when one civilian said, “That’s bs, I heard how u were the REAL bully” 🤣 So, it’s TECHNICALLY CANON TO THE KARATE KID UNIVERSE!!! That means, JOHNNY CAN WATCH IT ON THE SHOW AND IT REKINDLE THE RIVALRY ALL OVER AGAIN!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
As a kid I thought Daniel was being picked on for no real reason. As I got older I slowly realized his flaws. When I heard about Cobra Kai, I binged the first movie and realized 1. Daniel shouldn't have involved himself in the first case. Ali showed no signs of fear or panic. Sure she was pissed off at Johnny, but that was all. Two the cobras were assholes, that is true but traditional bullies? Nope, they were actually well respected by everyone. Two, again the night of the Halloween dance, they left Daniel alone, so he should've taken that as a blessing and continued on dancing with Ali. Those were my observations from before Cobra Kai. I love both characters for their strengths and flaws. Yes they are both jerks....yet they have their good sides.
Yikes at this comment, the Ali and Johnny confrontation had become physical before Daniel got involved.. Also, no, they weren't Traditional Bullies, they were fairly extreme bullies even for the time. Johnny commits several crimes that should of gotten him jail time, while Daniel sprayed water on Johnny on Halloween? at a Party where kids where being egged... Daniel's Harmless Prank (water hose on Halloween) vs 2 attempts on Daniel's life, fairly consistent physical bullying for months, as well as threat and intimidation, false imprisonment on Ali (on the Beach) and on Daniel (with an intent to kill Daniel) Assault and Battery on Daniel and Ali.. Sexual Assault on Ali.. Johnny wasn't just an asshole, he was sociopathic.. Daniel might of been a bit hot headed but at no point does he come even close to the Sociopathy on full display by Johnny until literally the last couple of seconds in the film.
@Neo_Vandole 'Daniel attacked people.' Johnny literally assaults Ali before Daniel even gets involved.. Breaking her Radio (Destruction of Property) also before Daniel approaches. Before he is assaulted by Johnny (still having done nothing to Johnny). When Daniel if getting up he doesn't just Assault Ali again.. he physically restrains her with his Gang of Friends which is an Unlawful Restraint or False Imprisonment charge.. by the time Daniel resorts to Force. While you want to sit there and say Daniel attacked with "Full Force" and an "Intent to hurt them" this was after multiple Assault and Batteries, Destruction of Property and an Unlawful Restraint/False Imprisonment by Johnny.. Which means his actions fell under Self Defense "An individual has the legal right to use reasonable force to defend another person who is the victim (or about to be the victim) of an assault." So Johnny did not "only use Force to Defend himself" that was Daniel from the start. _____ Then Johnny and his gang surround Daniel on their Motorbikes and drive him off the Road off a hill. This act, is easily any number of Aggravated Assault charges "Aggravated assault is a violent crime that occurs when someone intentionally injures another person, usually with a weapon or another means that could cause serious bodily harm or death." The motorbike could actually be considered a Deadly Weapon. Which could also be an Attempted Murder charge on top of that.. and since we saw with him Conspiring with his Gang of friends in the planned attack.. we have Intent to use Deadly Force at the very least would be considered Reckless and Dangerous with Conspiracy Charges.. Daniel did nothing under the law which would provocate this attack, and it was completely reasonable for him to seek training for Self-Defense after being assaulted previously. (leaving Daniel with a number of visible injuries) _______ Would you like me to continue? because it only goes down hill from here.. with him SA'ing Ali and Attempted Murder charges for Halloween. ___ 'What is understandable in that age and considering the circumstances (the conflict was going on for month, Daniel was hitting on his girl).' Having been alive in the 80s, I can tell you that was not understandable behavior. In fact, it was so understood in the 80s.. that a movie made in the 80s literally portrayed Johnny as the Villain throughout the entire movie.. and everyone at the time understood that. Everyone in the 80s watching that movie seeing Johnny as the Villain and an Abusive Ex. Not Daniel "hitting on his girl". The movie made it clear they had broken up. Johnny's refusal to accept this.. was literally stated by his own friends in his first minute on screen: 'Hey Johnny, forget it man, it's Ancient History.' "Hey Man, I thought they broke up." 'She did, he didn't.' AKA, that wasn't his girl and in the 80s.. everyone in the Audience recognized it. Stop trying to revise history to this distorted and delusional narrative.
@@Vynjira-chan They are young... kids bohoo he destryed a radio lets break a law and punch him. LMAOOOO this guy wrote fcking essay so that his perfect BF Daniel cant be an asshole. Keep dreaming we all saw the movie at best both are jerks. They were freshly broke up... he did not accept it yet... without Daniel it could stay like that or they could get together who knows. You projecting or something?
no he never handed it to him,would you shove a radio in your mother's arms???? go re-watch the clip,johnny shoved it hard into daniel,handing something is gently passing it to someone
A bit more emotional maturity from both Daniel and Johnny could have prevented the conflict between them from ever happening. The real villain in the original film was Kreese.
@Simon Pierre you say that, but the opening of the 2nd movie was intended to close the first one. I imagine that they would have made the macho attitudes the thematic villlian had they seveloped it further. But because Machio and Morita had such great chemistry they focused on that instead. A bit of introspection can help reframe situations.
Finally putting more respect on Johnny’s martial arts. Johnny looked amazing in this film those spinning kicks were so fast and fluid, he literally looked like a tornado. Johnny’s choreography is easily a close 3rd best in the series behind terry silver and Daryl, and he’s not far behind them at all. He’s athletic as hell, that kip up was actually smooth as hell. While the cobra Kai kip up that hawk did and other stunts were mainly done using wires. The dude had zero martial arts experience before this. while silver and Daryl were at it for years. I’d say Johnny is more naturally gifted, at least with athleticism
Yeah dude for real. You notice in the tournament fight with Daniel he’s throwing combos. Like a spinning kick into a punch into another spinning kick, it’s so cool to watch. The kids in cobra Kai tend to just throw a single strike at a time, while Johnny looked so fluid. But you do gotta give Robbie respect, he’s not far behind where Johnny was
@@rompeanos6064 never said they weren’t. You can’t tell me hawk looks better than Johnny here my man. Robbie and Johnny are pretty close but I think from what I’ve seen in the tournament fight in kk1, Johnny looks just as good if not better with his movements and kicks. Imagine this Johnny in cobra Kai with all those extra years of training Robbie gets because it’s a tv series not just 1 film, and screen time, and fight scenes. Not to mention tanner had years of gymnastics before the show so ofc he’s flexible and athletic
William zabka still looks very good for his age and he does most of his stunts. He even did that exact heel kick in the rematch with Daniel this season. He’s definitely a close second to terry silver, which is understandable cause terry has been doing martial arts his entire life while Johnny just did some for the film and only a small amount afterwards
Daniel was a "Hot Head" but not "The" or "A" bully in "The Karate Kid". This video was "framed" to make it look like only Daniel was the aggressor. That is not true. Plus the commentary is obviously trying to lead whoever (watched this vid) to their belief that Daniel was the real bully. Both Johnny and Daniel went back and forth messing with each other. Except Johnny had a whole karate team on his side and Daniel had himself before Mr. Miyagi. (Not exactly fair) Thank you Sensei for your reactions!!
Yes, but the video is satire. The point is that the Karate Kid films do exactly the same, but from Daniel's point of view. So the inverted perspective shows that in reality the story is about some kids who are taking turns being aggressive/defending themselves. It's not just one side being evil and the other side being good.
Wow, was this your college dissertation? FFS, tell us how you hero worship Daniel without telling us he's your imaginary hero. "He was a hothead but not THE or A bully"...ok. So the examples of Daniel being an aggressive POS aren't real? If a dog bit you, would you return several months later and kick that dog knowing you will get bit again? The beach scene shows how your "hot head" description leads to Daniel lacking control of violent impulses. Was Daniel "the bully", not in a traditional sense of the word, was he a short tempered, frustrated narcissistic punk, absolutely. He even got aggressive with Allie after spying on her at the formal country club dance. He is a jerk off, and it's reiterated in the TV series.
When Johnny threw Ali's 'ghetto blaster' radio on the ground, Daniel probably thought it was a bigger deal than she did due to her family being wealthy compared to Daniel and his mom. I'm sure Ali could have gone out the next day and bought the latest model of Sony or Panasonic ghetto blaster on her dad's Visa (or Amex Platinum) card without even having to explain why, while for Daniel it might have been the equivalent of a once-a-year Christmas present that he couldn't easily replace if he broke it. She was probably thinking "it's just stuff" (as was Johnny) while Daniel was like "oh my gosh he broke her valuable radio!"
I think it’s a good example of how you can make anything sound a certain way if you manipulate or leave out important parts of a story. It’s pretty funny.
That guy has a bunch of those kind of videos. In another video he makes some pretty valid points about star wars and how the rebels are the bad guys and the Empire are the good guys.
I mean honestly, Daniel was a hateable POS, he provoked Johnny in the bathroom, he got aggressive and possessive with Allie for dancing with Johnny at the country club. He's a frustrated, aggressive and narcissistic hot head. Was he the bully in absolute terms, of course not. Was he an asshole who poked the bear, yes.
Which Johnny keeps leaving out of his side of the story, and make it like Daniel ruined his life, but Kreese is the one who ruined his life, teaching him to fight dirty, telling him to show no mercy to Daniel, broke his 2nd Place Thropy, and then tried to kill him, and Daniel was scared for him when that happened. But doesn’t matter. They’re now Teamed Up!
Daniel learned that he can continue his bad behavior if rules are in place for his protection. Like people that use police violence against someone for petty non crimes. Phsycos Daniel
yeah that push down that Johnny did would class as starting the fight, if i was having an argument and aggressively pushed someone down i would expect some sort of retaliation and if it was as a teenager that retaliation would probably be some kind of punch and id say that when johnny runs daniel off the road that wasa little extreme compared to a standard fight, could of easily have lead to a broken bone or even neck
3:20 Notice right here that Johny is rolling a joint. Indicating that he was trying to mellow out like other's do when smoking marajuana. Johny was not in a violent state until Daniel turned the garden hose on him.
The biggest joke of course is that people actually watch this joke video and believe it's true. They believe and actually attempt to argue that Daniel (or anyone who stands up for themself) is at fault, based on a satire video they don't understand
@@west-Co_exploration Exactly, Johnny is verging on sociopathic, guilty of assaulting Ali and Daniel several times, guilty of sexual assault (at that dinner party), harassment, 2 counts of battery, 2 counts of false imprisonment on Ali and Daniel, and actually 1 count of kidnapping (that whole bike incident because they were moving), attempted murder... Daniel pouring water on Johnny as the only incident that was instigated.. doesn't come even close to what Johnny did.. and his abusive behavior towards both Ali and Daniel... but because it was the 80s.. we ignore all that he did to Ali..
@@Vynjira-chanright... And you didn't even mention the numbers... considering the fact he was attacked by 5 at once, Daniel would have been legally justified in using deadly force. If he had shot several of them it would have been legal self defense.
It's fun but makes it seem one to one issue when Daniel had to deal with all of Cobra Kai. One to one problem okay five to one problem to much ask any one. Body language also kind of tells story of aggressor. I think it's the best part of the story how things are not just black or white - good or evil. Everyone has a story or side to tell and it's hard to say which side is correct.
I never took this video seriously, it was just satire and it didn't change my mind about the characters in the movie. Johnny and his friends bullied Daniel, even though Daniel wasn't a saint himself and was not 100% innocent, he was just mainly trying to survive school and avoid the Cobra Kais. In the series, I always saw flaws in both characters, and even though Daniel is no saint, Johnny is usually more immature of the two, but they both can be hot-headed, impulsive and childish at times. Daniel can be quite self-righteous at times, but Johnny can be self-destructive and bring chaos around him. I think they both played a role in their friction and falling out throughout the seasons.
The writers messed up a little with Daniel, in that he is the one who keeps the situation escalating several times. For instance with the school dance, where, as far as we know, it's all over and done with by then - then he restarts it all by hosing the dude, and creates a car crash as he runs out. It's difficult to complain about getting bullied, when you directly antagonize and act provocatively towards your bullies, and you yourself keep the situation going. I mean this is all super over analyzing, the movie was never meant to be understood or looked at this way, so in a way it's silly even discussing it. But it's a little interesting that a film like Karate Kid, unintentionally ended up being a brilliant example of how reality is often a subjective experience, and the same reality can be viewed completely differently by different people. In the series, the way Johnny recalls everything, is actually also how humans tend to remember. See, you don't remember anything anymore. You remember memories of memories. Each time you remember something, that memory essentially replaces the original one. That means that each time you accidentally add little incorrect details to your memory, your brain will generally add those onto the memory by default the next time you think of it. Over time, this can largely warp how we remember our past experiences, versus how they actually transpired.
@@PhilipZeplinDK Disagree that Daniel kept escalating the situation as the Halloween dance was the only time he ever instigated a situation. Afterwards, he and the Johnny and his gang mostly left each other alone. There is also another deleted scene of Johnny confronting Daniel before the tournament which is on the UA-cam. Agree with about Johnny and memories though.
I’m still for Daniel, Johnny had the upper hand at the beach and the escalation to five guys beating on Daniel at Halloween is hardly justified. Plus Johnny had to butt in to Ali’s night at the beach and trying to force a convo with her when she kept shutting him down. In any event, it’s Kreese and his teachings that are the actual villain of the story
It’s Daniel who couldn’t move on..the shower 🚿 costume proves it. It’s Daniel who seeks out revenge more than Johnny and Johnny reacts as any man would if you try to steal his girlfriend and always go after revenge.
@@BattleBrotherCasten So, by your theory, because Ali says they are broken up, but Johnny says they aren't, then Johnny has the final say in the relationship? Good heavens, they were dating, not married. And how sexist!
@@katemaloney4296 No,Johnny was trying to make up and get her back. You know how that feels? When you love someone and you want to fix things then some random person comes to take it away?
@@BattleBrotherCasten Johnny smashed her radio. That’s all sorts of red flags and anyone seeing that who didn’t know Johnny would be concerned that he might get violent with Ali. I can’t blame Daniel for stepping in at that moment. Besides which, Johnny can go ahead and feel whatever he wants to feel, but bottom line is as long as Ali doesn’t want to get back together with him, they’re not in a relationship. It’s therefore not “stealing” if Daniel gets together with her.
I gotta say, now that my eyes are opened, I root for johnny now....but above all, I am the happiest everytime they started to hit it off in the show (even tho that seems to never last long)... deep down, both know that they are the best of friends and lost brothers who love and highly respect each other
Daniel pretends to be so correct that he doesn't think about others and that everyone should be like him, that's why I don't like him at all, because he reminds me of my mother, when you make a decision that she doesn't like, she gets angry and doesn't accept anything.
The video was some excellent tongue-in-cheek humor - a running joke on the American sitcom “How I met your Mother” was that one character, Barney Stinson, played by Neil Patrick Harris always considered Johnny Lawrence “The True Karate Kid” and that Daniel was the villain. 😀
That joke video was made a couple years before Cobra Kai came along😂 Come on, Daniel is not the Real Bully😂. Ever since the Beach incident, he’s been avoiding Johnny and his Cobra Kai boys every time he sees them, but they showed up, saw him minding his own business, and then messed around with him, and yeah, Daniel got aggressive, but because he’s a hothead, and he’s sick of them picking on him, cause he really didn’t do anything to them, especially to Johnny, and Johnny didn’t even Know Daniel. In fact, Johnny isn’t the Real Bully either, even though he and his boys bullied Daniel since he came to LA. But he was wrong to get jealous of a new kid that he barely knew talking with his EX Girlfriend, then treats him like a threat, and also get too riled up over his water hose prank, and nearly trying to kill him. But he was poisoned by Kreese’s dishonorable lessons. The REAL Bully of The Karate Kid is “JOHN KREESE🔥”
Danielle was definitely a hothead, but very undisciplined. He needed the calm and defensive style of Myagido to tame him. And it worked well for him... for the most part. Johnny, however, was very timid and unsure of himself when he was younger. He needed the aggressive, "Strike first" style of Cobra Kai to prepare himself for the harsh world. And it would have worked for Johnny, had it not been for Daniel and Creese crashing his dreams as he was just entering adulthood.
@@NelsonWin I never said he didn't have a good heart, or want to do good things for people. I'm simply saying that, from a very young age, he was very quick to get angry and react instead of think things out and staying calm. He also toyed with the Cobras and instigated a lot of crap throughout the first film. And he's always been quick to fight, and easily goaded into a fight.
"Until Daniel unprovoked and for no reason" lost me there. Daniel was just trying to keep a fellow student from falling down the perils of drug abuse. Daniel was just saying no to drugs. He should have presented Johnny a bill for his services.
2:00 I'd say that was an attack. 5:52 Daniel's side. 1:31 "...Johnny is, in the end, a flawed hero..." That right there, ruins his whole case. Because same could be said about Daniel. This why you hear both sides of the story, so you can show the holes in this ambulance chaser's argument. Otherwise, people will accept what the ambulance chaser says as the truth. Such is the case with US vs Miller (1939), that case challenged the obviously unconstitutional National Firearms Act (1934). But because no one on the defense showed up in court to challenged it, so there was only one side of the story, it was accepted as fact. We are now stuck with this unconstitutional law.
Was there a part 2 to the "Bloodsport" reaction? James Clavell's "Shogun" would also be very interesting. Also "The Last Samurai" w/ Tom Cruise & "47 Ronin" w/ Keanu Reeves.
I love your reactions. Did you ever see the movie Ip Man? It's an amazing martial arts movie. I'm sure you would enjoy it. Maybe at some point you can record a reaction to that movie
Its a hilarious video, but Johnny was 100% the instigator. The way he treated Ali was completely wrong, even for the 80s. Daniel was hardly bad for sticking up for Ali and Johnny very clearly intended to push Daniel over with the radio. Sure, Daniel could have remained calm and walked away, but retaliating is not the same as starting the fight and Johnny clearly started it. As for running Daniel off the road later on, there's no justification for that. He could have been seriously injured or killed. Irresponsible doesn't even cover it. Daniel's biggest mistake was hosing Johnny at the dance, as it was unprovoked revenge. But again, this doesn't mean Daniel started this rivalry or that he was really the bully. Its still a good fun watch though and I'm pretty sure its existence is what inspired Cobra Kai.
@@BattleBrotherCasten She wasn't his girl, they'd broken up. That actually makes it worse on Johnny's part. Refusing to accept Ali's choice to break means he doesn't respect her. Acting aggressively towards anyone who hits on his ex makes him a controlling dick. He has no say anymore. They're not a couple, no matter how much Johnny may have thought it was just temporary.
Nah,you’re just weak. If you love someone you’ll fight for them. You obviously never been in that situation. It’s not controlling it’s fighting for who you want.
@@BattleBrotherCasten She said no repeatedly. Then he took her stuff to force the issue. Then he got jealous because he realised she was moving on. I wonder why she was moving on? Answer - girls don't like being disrespected by guys. Acting like a jerk was hardly going to win her back. "Oh he's stolen my radio and won't leave me alone, how romantic, I love him again!" Not.
@@BattleBrotherCasten If I tell you NO.. repeatedly, then you assault me, restrain me against my will (false imprisonment and destruction of property on top of assault all on the beach BEFORE Daniel got up to defend himself and Ali) then you proceed to assault/harass/abuse guys I started talking to (which is controlling and manipulative stalker behavior) and THEN sexually assaulted me (forcefully kissing me after forcing me to dance with you).. I got news for you buddy.. that's not being "Strong" that's serious criminal behavior, I'd call the cops and get a restraining order. That's sociopathic serial killer type behavior. "It’s not controlling it’s fighting for who you want." No, that's controlling abusive and creepy rapist type behavior. The fact you're phrasing this as if you HAVE been in this situation.. is even more disturbing. You sound like Todd Kohlhepp.. that serial killer/serial rapist.. who would go online and make comments like this as a way of bragging about his crimes. This behavior is psychotic and it does not respect Women as people with their own free will.. FFS, I hope you tell every Woman you meet that you feel this way.. so we can all know to avoid you. Yikes is all I got for you.
I really enjoyed your reaction to this video. Reminded of me when I watched. Just hope you know this video was sarcasm, but based on so much truth, makes you think about the whole movie in a different way.
I'm pretty sure the video started as a joke. A lot of it is what we would term in English "tongue-in-cheek". Note that they leave out anything that would look particularly bad to Johnny, like the country-club (restaurant) scene. It's fun to switch the perspective. The original movie clearly portrays the characters such that those of us growing up in the same timeframe would undeniably interpret as: Johnny is an entitled bully (who has a little gang of enforcers), Daniel is the (admittedly hot-headed) new kid who runs afoul of Johnny & his gang. Take it from someone who was bullied in Jr. High School by a bully with a little gang of friends & cousins that this was obvious and very, very relatable. This funny video appeared and then a bunch of people started taking it very seriously. Daniel's quick temper and overall immaturity is his character flaw. Even a hero needs a character flaw lest he become boring. It is our flaws that make us human; and make characters relatable. The original film was told from Daniel's perspective, so we knew nothing of what drove Johnny, other than his popularity, desire for Allie, and Kreese's militaristic training. But we do see at the end that Johnny has a good side to him--he wants to do the right thing, but is himself immature and had the wrong kind of guidance around him. Ultimately, I like this video because it is probably what actually spawned Cobra Kai the TV show to kick off. I love the show because it explores Johnny's side of the story much more. Though I have a complaint that I don't think they treated Daniel's character very gracefully--he essentially hasn't matured AT ALL despite having Mr. Miyagi to guide him for many years. It's easy to use his flaws to move the show along, but it seems unrealistic that he has had so little growth.
the issue is Daniel has PTSD in regaurds to CK. he was fine with Jonny and play CK for what happened. but then Jonny brings back CK and the balance he has had since KK3 is gone. and it gets worse when Terry shows up. He is scared of CK and when scared he reverts. season 1 it's a fairly positive revert. training again abs teachign others. seaon 4 is when it's at it's worse. Myagi Do has never failed him. Miguel's win was dirty so if it beat Kreese and Silver before it can again. Daniel does not realize that with Robby Ck can learn Myagi Do to counter it. It's ironic that the master of the style that promotes balance is unblanced
Very funny take on it,!but Daniel didn't know anyone in this new town and obviously felt a bit threatened and also wanted to stand out and not be seen as a need I guess..that's my take on it,love your channel..stephen from u.k
That's kind of my take on it as well. In 1 and 2 he goes to a place he has never been before and without learning the ropes about the new place, he ends up insulting people to the point where they kick the crap out of him. A normal person would learn from the mistake. Not Daniel. He trains so he can beat them up to mend his bruised ego. Daniel is such an asshole.
@@tedbundy1769 "...insulting people to the point where they kick the crap out of him." They sound like a bunch of SJWs and Karens, Daniel was right to train and beat them up, and show them violence begets violence.
It was a very happy coincidence. The showrunners had already been tackling the idea that there was more to this story than the one-sided morality that the original film(s) portrayed. It was an extremely funny coincidence that both How I Met Your Mother and this video had the exact same take and obviously were tapping into something worth exploring on film :) History speaks for itself that Cobra Kai has such depth of character and themes in its writing. There was indeed more to the story/formula than we left it with. The two "failed" spin-offs were not indicative of what brilliant writers could do with the IP.
Not only that, but Daniel entered the tournament illegally by claiming to be a black belt, and Miyagi even STOLE a belt! That's even worse than stealing someone's shoes! Is there no end to their monstrosity!
Both guys are in the wrong in my opinion. Daniel shouldn't have done stuff like the hose, sucker punching Johnny and taunting him over his ex girlfriend. But Johnny shouldn't have ganged up on him with his friends, beat him on the beach or let his friends go after him. He was at least following the lessons of Cobra Kai which itself was/is not a good path thanks to Kreese.
Johnny technically did nothing wrong on the beach, he didn’t really even beat Daniel up. Just countered his attacks and defending himself before leaving
Daniel only punched Johnny after he shoved him and kicked him in the stomach first, so that was mostly Johnny. He never taunted Johnny over his ex girlfriend.
Johnny assaults Ali, destroys her property, then physically restrains her against her will (false imprisonment btw), he also shoves Daniel to the ground which is assault.. all of this is BEFORE Daniel does anything.. if a Cop had been watching. Johnny would be arrested.. and Daniel's behavior from that point forward is self-defense and Johnny was the clear aggressor and instigator. The hose is literally the only thing Daniel does that would qualify as instigation, but since he ran away and they chased him down a street.. their attempted MURDER which was stopped by Mr. Miyagi.. would not of been defensible in court. Oh and because people always forget that Johnny also sexually assaults Ali.. at the dinner party.. I'll just add that reminder for anyone that thinks Daniel was wrong in any way.
Daniels an outsider from Newark a known rough part of Jersey , hes probley used to people messing with him and is use to handling things differently than a rich kid from California
Crane kick scene never made sense to me. How does he land on his injured knee? I thought the whole idea was to jump from one foot, kick, and land on the same foot.
Nope. Basically kip up with left leg, bring right leg up and left leg comes down. Would be brutal to do coming down on the injured leg, which Daniel did immediately bring back up due to it being in pain. Go check out Lyoto Machida vs Randy Couture. Machida does the crane kick and knocks out Randys top 4 teeth and ends the fight.
I'm both both Team Daniel and Team Johnny. Neither were really bad, but neither were really good. Johnny technically instigated because he wouldn't respect that Ali is her own person, and chose to break up with him. Daniel added fuel to the fire by reciprocating punches and the bathroom scene. That being said, the black eye and other injuries were overkill. However, it's not Johnny's fault. It was Kreese's teachings that were. I like how Ali set the record straight in Season 3 by pointing out both Daniel and Johnny were equal to blame for how everything snowballed.
Johhny was a pretty bad peeson in karate Kid though. He was definitely a bully. "Daniel added fuel to the fire by reciprocating punches" as opposed to just standing there and allowing Johnny to beat him up? I mean DUH, he had the right to defend himself.
If you remember, Daniel kicks open a gate door, knocking down a kid. Then, he brags that he is learning karate, which is false. He hadn’t met Mr Miyagi yet. Proof lol.
released prerelease screenshots reveal season 6 part 2 reveals there'll be 2 Cobra Kais: Johnny's American Cobra Kai and Kreese's Korean Cobra Kai: at the sekai taikai so the final teams are Anthony as male captain, Sam as female captain, Devon as 3rd fighter, Kenny as 4th fighter, Hawk as 5th fighter, and Demetrius as 6th fighter for American MiYagi-Do, Robby as male captain, (probably Tory as female captain,) Miguel as 3rd fighter, hopefully Aisha as 4th fighter, probably Chris as 5th fighter, and probably Mitch as 6th fighter for American Cobra Kai, and Kwon, some other blond, and 4 others whose names I don't know for Korean Cobra Kai.
This parody is pretty good but the untold story of karate kid where they use test footage not part of the movie adds a documentary feel to the whole thing
This video should be called The Karate Kid Story as told by CNN. This is a perfect example of how information can be manipulated in an attempt to persuade people. It's true that you can find good and bad in both characters but we all know that this is a humorous distortion of what really happened. Well done!
In Season 1 of Cobra Kai, Johnny gives this same sort of retelling of the story to Miguel. I wonder if the makers of Cobra Kai watched this video beforehand & got the idea to tell the story from Johnny's angle.
You NEED to see the ESPN 30 for 30 Daniel LaRusso vs Johnny Lawrence. It’s a spoof with the actual 30 for 30 crew talking about Karate Kid and the Tournament. It’s so excellent!!!! They did such a wonderful job in making it. It’s a Cobra Kai promo, but it’s awesome!
J. Matthew Turner (the guy who made the original video) has a more long-form video comparing The Karate Kid to the 2010 remake. He actually made pretty engaging content; I wish he still uploaded.
Although that video was meant as satire, I do feel like a lot of the events in the film could have been avoided if Daniel had simply backed off instead of getting riled and attacking people... and he's the same in Cobra Kai. Johnny is merely trying to make a living as a karate instructor because it's the only thing he's good at, but Daniel is apparently unable to put the past behind him after 30 years and tries everything he can to undermine his business even though he has everything and Johnny has nothing... yeah, Daniel is a dick. Change my mind!
Daniel was absolutely a dick in the first season. They're both flawed in the same ways, though. It's interesting when you think about it, it kind of pulls a 180 when you compare the first film to the show. In school, Johnny had the power. He was strong, had the friends, the training, and as a result his aggression was more effective. In the show, Daniel has the power, in the form of money and connections, so his aggression is more effective. The dick on the billboard was Johnny's garden hose, and the doubling of rent was Daniel's alternative to handing out an ass beating.
But if in the movie Daniel avoids them, and Johnny continues to torment him even so. Just say you love johnny and you don't think he was a jerk, be honest.
@@soxphy6092 Oh Johnny is far from perfect, but come on, Daniel doesn't ever, at any point, attempt to avoid Johnny and his mates, and sometimes even goes out of his way to antagonise them. Let's just agree that they're both jerks in the film. ;p
@@SuburbanFox The only time he actively looks for them is at the halloween party. The first two times they tease daniel is unprovoked :p i can tell daniel teasing them one time after the myagi deal is not a good attitude, but he is a jersey boy. Look if he doesn't want a little revenge, he's far from perfect.
@@SuburbanFox Johnny was able to stop after the beach but then he keeps bothering Daniel after seeing him talking to Ali, Daniel doesn't even talk to him. What is the excuse there. :P And I don't get into cobra kai because there I can perfectly say that Daniel doesn't have good reactions to Johnny, just as Johnny doesn't have good attitudes towards him either. They are idiots.
@@DrOrr I'm a gen z kid yeah But, I watched this like when I was 8. Now I'm 21. But, you know I loved Johnny's character always. it's just a personal opinion ☺️ And I liked Terry silver cuz of his ponytail and kicks to only know that he is a villain when I watched the series sometime afterwards 😂
Daniel and Johnny are both boys struggling to become men in the absence of positive men to learn from. Daniel was lucky and found someone willing to put up with his idiocy long enough to teach him strength of character. Kreese was cashing checks and making soldiers. Johnny was never cut out to be a soldier.
I think this video inspired the writers and directors of cobra kai to come up with the show and take it from "flawed hero" Johnny Lawrence's point of view to some degree..
This is why the first movie was the best one TBH. You had Johnny who was a good kid we became hot and tempered by Cobra Kai. While you have Daniel who is hot and tempered becoming cooled down by Myiagi. Could you imagine if they had it reversed and Daniel started in Cobra Kai and Johnny went to Myiagi.
It’s funny. I think the person who made the video has a very warped view of Karate Kid but it’s intentional for comedy. Like obviously Johnny and his five friends didn’t need to chase Daniel down and pull Daniel down off the fence. Mr Miagi is not a “child batterer” lmao
Johnny didn't want to split up till daniel wanted miguel to train and everytime johnny tried to step up daniel would tell him its my dojo it my karate like hus style didn't mean anything. But now if you notice robby taught the cobra's Miyagi do and now they are better skilled than Miyagi do. And im willing to bet since robby is with his dad now that daniel wont except that he will try to punish robby .
Hi I'm a fan of Karate Kid and Cobra Kai. Can you make a video demonstration of the kick Johnny did in the tournament when he caught the guys punch, wrapped his leg around his arm and did the roundhouse kick. I'm trying to learn than technique. I'm an American Kenpo Karate practicener. I love Martial Arts it is awesome. Please and Thank you Sensei.
I love the edit where they remove Ali explaining that kicks to the head and face are perfectly legal. Or the edit where Johnny is being talked down from trying to murder LaRusso-- but goaded into attempted murder by Dutch - a later in life felon.
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The thing about that opening scene at the beach is that, according to LegalEagle's analysis of Captain Marvel, Jonny would have been convicted of battery. And you'd have to be ignorant of the rules of soccer to make the argument that was made in the video. Going for the ball is okay. Going for the legs like Johnny did, is not. It's at the very least a penalty, if not a cardable offence. Danny certainly overreacted, but given everything that lead up to that, it's not unjustified.
this is how johnny explains his life XD
This video went viral when it was made many years ago. I have to believe it influenced Cobra Kai as you even hear references to “Daniel was a bully” in the show. Whoever wrote this should’ve been an attorney 😂. I enjoy your videos. Karate Kid was such a huge part of my childhood and though martial arts was never an interest of mine, it’s impossible to overstate how influential the original movie was to American kids in the 80s.
I see it differently. Johnny's verbal aggression and threatened posture, and grabbing the radio and throwing it is a show of aggression. You can tell Daniel is concerned it may escalate into him hitting her, so he comes in to try and calm the situation. He wasn't going to be able to, but he didn't know that. Funny how Johnny's shove to the ground, the first aggressor, is just an oopsie but Daniel is just declared pure evil lol. Johnny smiled when Daniel came in to the dojo, Daniel was just looking to learn some self defense. He could have talked to Daniel after, but Johnny only knew how to handle situations aggressively, thus why he threw Allie's radio, a usual pre-sign of an someone on the verge of becoming an abuser. Gangs up on him with all friends instead of making a truce. Daniel was wrong to hose Johnny, but at that point he'd been bullied and humiliated by Johnny's gang and teens act out in anger in those situations. Then the 5 ganged up and even when Johnny's friend said he'd had enough, he continues to pummel him, no honor in 5 against 1. Miyagi had to jump in to protect Daniel, when you got 5 teens attacking you, kind of need to defend yourself so he did. I think the narrator did this for clinks, thought it would be interesting to look at it from 'Johnny's perspective', neither are really bad, they're just teens that don't know how to work things out.
Imagine being so petty you get a little wet and you respond by beating a kid to death despite your pal saying he had enough so you don't kill him and go to jail by accident bringing all of you down and you respond by saying I will tell you when he has had enough as he is about kick him again smdh...but johnny is the hero right
This video was indeed hilarious! It illustrates how anything can be re-framed and manipulated to appear to be something totally different. That's why it's so important to consider the context - the entire movie in this case. I do admit that Daniel can be a bit of a jerk at times. And Johnny is definitely a product of his upbringing, environment and his experiences - as we all are.
Nah, it shows people we are in conflict with are more like us then we think and it’s really us against ourselves. Daniel has so much anger and seeks revenge like many Cobra Kai.
I think it shows how teenagers are effing stupid
I forgot about this gem lol
Daniel was a hothead, but he didn't actually instigate every fight. And Johnny was a bully. Putting a plate under Daniel as he was trying to sit. Attacking in a group. Throwing a stereo at someone. Much more.
Nah. Johnny was straight-up the villain until after the tournament. Forget all the over-analysing and shit. All you need to go on is the score and the wardrobe
In a way this video started the idea for the Cobra Kai Show
i truely did, some execs saw it and used it as a pitch
That’s not what the creators said,but I’m sure it helped them be confident about their vision.
I think a couple of things, the Sweep the Leg Music Video, and How I met Your mother- Neil Patrick Harris' character had his theory that Johnny was the Karate kid, not that newcomer who knew nothing 😄 they even both guested on the show a couple of times.
Nope.
How I Met You Mother did
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"Daniel is granted unnatural strength by the demon sorcerer Myiagi."
Running him off the road like that could have killed him.
You know what else could kill somebody? A person with a baaad attitude that learns karate. It’d be like a person that bought a gun after losing a fight that they started/instigated.
That type of violence will not be tolerated.
@@lareh5501 Except that's not at all what happened.. since Johnny's bad attitude instigated that fight (AFTER ASSAULTING HIS EX and destruction of property mind you) while Daniel tried to calm things down, he was assaulted for his efforts.. and then he assaults his Ex again... (pushing her into his group of friends who then RESTRAIN HER.. which is false imprisonment), it's at THAT point.. Daniel decides to defend himself and others.. from Johnny and his gang.
If a Cop witnessed any of this. Johnny and his gang would of been arrested (for assault and battery and possibly false imprisonment).. and Daniel would of been seen as defending himself and attempting to defend Ali.
The NEXT DAY, he's assaulted by Johnny and his gang again, then goes to Lunch finds out Ali use to date Johnny.. and then Johnny instigates yet another fight by placing a pie underneath Daniel.
Johnny continues to bully him, and it's after Daniel's eye is all healed.. that he GOES to check out the Karate place.
That's when they respond with the bikes.. so it's not at all like buying a gun after losing a fight that they started/instigated.. it's like someone trying to take self-defense classes after being assaulted and bullied by a serial abuser/assaulter/degenerate who crossed SEVERAL serious lines before Daniel tried to get self-defense classes.
If you'd like I could go on, because Daniel only instigated once with water during Halloween after months of being abused/assaulted.. and something people love to conveniently ignore when considering Daniel's side or Johnny's side.. is Ali's side.. and not only was she assaulted, and her property was destroyed.. but Johnny also sexually assaults her (after forcing her to dance with him).. and she screams at him to never do that again.. and despite all this.. people wanna pretend this ABUSIVE EX BOYFRIEND is physically, emotionally and sexually abusive, manipulative and controlling, towards both his Ex and any boy she decides to talk to.. is somehow the secret hero, and Daniel was his bully.
Yea, that makes sense.. Johnny displays several Sociopathic tendencies, and does try to actually kill Daniel.. even when some of his own friends realize he's going too far.
Daniel never once tries to kill Johnny.. while comes close to death twice.
If my ex-boyfriend behaved like Johnny.. I'd call the cops.. and get a restraining order.. for this psychotic guy..
@@goldcakes Um, you're not allowed to just rip something you don't own from someone else's hands.. I don't know where you live.. but that is a crime.. "The law defines assault and battery as an unwanted touching that is done in a rude or angry manner. It can be as simple as shoving someone, blocking their way, spitting on them, grabbing someone’s arm, throwing something (liquid or otherwise) at them, or even grabbing something out of their hand".. Then the whole "You just broke my radio" came before Daniel intervened.. and he did try to de-escalate saying "Come on Man, what's going on?" this could not be interpreted by anyone as ESCALATION (Supreme court has ruled on this).. and since Johnny had already assaulted Ali and broke her radio.. it has become IN THE DEFENSE OF OTHERS/SELF DEFENSE.. Since Johnny had already escalated to physical violence/assault (by 4 counts btw 2 for Ali and 2 for Daniel).
Before Daniel resorted to any attempt to fight back.
Now most Cops might of just given a Johnny a warning for grabbing her Radio, and maybe after he damaged it.. but at the point Daniel charges Johnny.. he assaults Ali a 3rd time (shoving her into his friends who physically restrains her) which become False Imprisonment... and the entire Gang would be going to Jail and Daniel and Ali would be asked if they want to press charges and give statements.
@@lareh5501 That's why Miyagi taught him to put his anger and impulses aside
@@Vynjira-chan When is the last time the wind offended you?
In Season 3, THIS EXACT VIDEO was referenced when one civilian said, “That’s bs, I heard how u were the REAL bully” 🤣 So, it’s TECHNICALLY CANON TO THE KARATE KID UNIVERSE!!! That means, JOHNNY CAN WATCH IT ON THE SHOW AND IT REKINDLE THE RIVALRY ALL OVER AGAIN!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
As a kid I thought Daniel was being picked on for no real reason. As I got older I slowly realized his flaws. When I heard about Cobra Kai, I binged the first movie and realized 1. Daniel shouldn't have involved himself in the first case. Ali showed no signs of fear or panic. Sure she was pissed off at Johnny, but that was all. Two the cobras were assholes, that is true but traditional bullies? Nope, they were actually well respected by everyone.
Two, again the night of the Halloween dance, they left Daniel alone, so he should've taken that as a blessing and continued on dancing with Ali.
Those were my observations from before Cobra Kai. I love both characters for their strengths and flaws. Yes they are both jerks....yet they have their good sides.
Yikes at this comment, the Ali and Johnny confrontation had become physical before Daniel got involved..
Also, no, they weren't Traditional Bullies, they were fairly extreme bullies even for the time.
Johnny commits several crimes that should of gotten him jail time, while Daniel sprayed water on Johnny on Halloween? at a Party where kids where being egged...
Daniel's Harmless Prank (water hose on Halloween) vs 2 attempts on Daniel's life, fairly consistent physical bullying for months, as well as threat and intimidation, false imprisonment on Ali (on the Beach) and on Daniel (with an intent to kill Daniel) Assault and Battery on Daniel and Ali.. Sexual Assault on Ali..
Johnny wasn't just an asshole, he was sociopathic..
Daniel might of been a bit hot headed but at no point does he come even close to the Sociopathy on full display by Johnny until literally the last couple of seconds in the film.
@Neo_Vandole 'Daniel attacked people.'
Johnny literally assaults Ali before Daniel even gets involved.. Breaking her Radio (Destruction of Property) also before Daniel approaches. Before he is assaulted by Johnny (still having done nothing to Johnny).
When Daniel if getting up he doesn't just Assault Ali again.. he physically restrains her with his Gang of Friends which is an Unlawful Restraint or False Imprisonment charge.. by the time Daniel resorts to Force.
While you want to sit there and say Daniel attacked with "Full Force" and an "Intent to hurt them" this was after multiple Assault and Batteries, Destruction of Property and an Unlawful Restraint/False Imprisonment by Johnny..
Which means his actions fell under Self Defense "An individual has the legal right to use reasonable force to defend another person who is the victim (or about to be the victim) of an assault."
So Johnny did not "only use Force to Defend himself" that was Daniel from the start.
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Then Johnny and his gang surround Daniel on their Motorbikes and drive him off the Road off a hill.
This act, is easily any number of Aggravated Assault charges "Aggravated assault is a violent crime that occurs when someone intentionally injures another person, usually with a weapon or another means that could cause serious bodily harm or death."
The motorbike could actually be considered a Deadly Weapon. Which could also be an Attempted Murder charge on top of that.. and since we saw with him Conspiring with his Gang of friends in the planned attack.. we have Intent to use Deadly Force at the very least would be considered Reckless and Dangerous with Conspiracy Charges..
Daniel did nothing under the law which would provocate this attack, and it was completely reasonable for him to seek training for Self-Defense after being assaulted previously. (leaving Daniel with a number of visible injuries)
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Would you like me to continue? because it only goes down hill from here.. with him SA'ing Ali and Attempted Murder charges for Halloween.
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'What is understandable in that age and considering the circumstances (the conflict was going on for month, Daniel was hitting on his girl).'
Having been alive in the 80s, I can tell you that was not understandable behavior.
In fact, it was so understood in the 80s.. that a movie made in the 80s literally portrayed Johnny as the Villain throughout the entire movie.. and everyone at the time understood that.
Everyone in the 80s watching that movie seeing Johnny as the Villain and an Abusive Ex. Not Daniel "hitting on his girl". The movie made it clear they had broken up. Johnny's refusal to accept this.. was literally stated by his own friends in his first minute on screen:
'Hey Johnny, forget it man, it's Ancient History.'
"Hey Man, I thought they broke up."
'She did, he didn't.'
AKA, that wasn't his girl and in the 80s.. everyone in the Audience recognized it.
Stop trying to revise history to this distorted and delusional narrative.
@@Vynjira-chan They are young... kids bohoo he destryed a radio lets break a law and punch him. LMAOOOO this guy wrote fcking essay so that his perfect BF Daniel cant be an asshole. Keep dreaming we all saw the movie at best both are jerks. They were freshly broke up... he did not accept it yet... without Daniel it could stay like that or they could get together who knows. You projecting or something?
Demon Sorcerer Miyagi always gets me.
Yeah and he missed it cause he said something at the same time.
johnny didn't really "push" Daniel on the beach. He handed Daniel the radio, and it was too heavy for Daniels little legs. So Daniel fell.
no he never handed it to him,would you shove a radio in your mother's arms???? go re-watch the clip,johnny shoved it hard into daniel,handing something is gently passing it to someone
@@carnage1284 you missed the joke
@@rayloc420 HAHAHAHA...... better? listen pal if that was a joke then I thought jokes were meant to be funny right?
@Carnage Of course it isn't funny lol It somehow went over your head.
@@carnage1284 jokes are funny if you understand them
A bit more emotional maturity from both Daniel and Johnny could have prevented the conflict between them from ever happening. The real villain in the original film was Kreese.
The were no villans
@Simon Pierre you say that, but the opening of the 2nd movie was intended to close the first one. I imagine that they would have made the macho attitudes the thematic villlian had they seveloped it further. But because Machio and Morita had such great chemistry they focused on that instead.
A bit of introspection can help reframe situations.
@@JohnnyV83 you need to watch cobra kai to understand
@@simonpierre8283 cobra kai didnt exist when the first movie came out. in the first movie kreese was a villain, in cobra kai, hes not.
@@Disastorm what
Finally putting more respect on Johnny’s martial arts. Johnny looked amazing in this film those spinning kicks were so fast and fluid, he literally looked like a tornado. Johnny’s choreography is easily a close 3rd best in the series behind terry silver and Daryl, and he’s not far behind them at all. He’s athletic as hell, that kip up was actually smooth as hell. While the cobra Kai kip up that hawk did and other stunts were mainly done using wires. The dude had zero martial arts experience before this. while silver and Daryl were at it for years. I’d say Johnny is more naturally gifted, at least with athleticism
Yeah dude for real. You notice in the tournament fight with Daniel he’s throwing combos. Like a spinning kick into a punch into another spinning kick, it’s so cool to watch. The kids in cobra Kai tend to just throw a single strike at a time, while Johnny looked so fluid. But you do gotta give Robbie respect, he’s not far behind where Johnny was
Jacob (Hawk) and Tanner (Robby) are the best fighters in cobra kai, what do you mean?
@@rompeanos6064 never said they weren’t. You can’t tell me hawk looks better than Johnny here my man. Robbie and Johnny are pretty close but I think from what I’ve seen in the tournament fight in kk1, Johnny looks just as good if not better with his movements and kicks. Imagine this Johnny in cobra Kai with all those extra years of training Robbie gets because it’s a tv series not just 1 film, and screen time, and fight scenes. Not to mention tanner had years of gymnastics before the show so ofc he’s flexible and athletic
William zabka still looks very good for his age and he does most of his stunts. He even did that exact heel kick in the rematch with Daniel this season. He’s definitely a close second to terry silver, which is understandable cause terry has been doing martial arts his entire life while Johnny just did some for the film and only a small amount afterwards
I read this comment in Johnny's voice
Daniel was a "Hot Head" but not "The" or "A" bully in "The Karate Kid". This video was "framed" to make it look like only Daniel was the aggressor. That is not true. Plus the commentary is obviously trying to lead whoever (watched this vid) to their belief that Daniel was the real bully. Both Johnny and Daniel went back and forth messing with each other.
Except Johnny had a whole karate team on his side and Daniel had himself before Mr. Miyagi. (Not exactly fair) Thank you Sensei for your reactions!!
Yes, but the video is satire. The point is that the Karate Kid films do exactly the same, but from Daniel's point of view. So the inverted perspective shows that in reality the story is about some kids who are taking turns being aggressive/defending themselves. It's not just one side being evil and the other side being good.
Wow, was this your college dissertation? FFS, tell us how you hero worship Daniel without telling us he's your imaginary hero. "He was a hothead but not THE or A bully"...ok. So the examples of Daniel being an aggressive POS aren't real? If a dog bit you, would you return several months later and kick that dog knowing you will get bit again? The beach scene shows how your "hot head" description leads to Daniel lacking control of violent impulses. Was Daniel "the bully", not in a traditional sense of the word, was he a short tempered, frustrated narcissistic punk, absolutely. He even got aggressive with Allie after spying on her at the formal country club dance. He is a jerk off, and it's reiterated in the TV series.
When Johnny threw Ali's 'ghetto blaster' radio on the ground, Daniel probably thought it was a bigger deal than she did due to her family being wealthy compared to Daniel and his mom. I'm sure Ali could have gone out the next day and bought the latest model of Sony or Panasonic ghetto blaster on her dad's Visa (or Amex Platinum) card without even having to explain why, while for Daniel it might have been the equivalent of a once-a-year Christmas present that he couldn't easily replace if he broke it. She was probably thinking "it's just stuff" (as was Johnny) while Daniel was like "oh my gosh he broke her valuable radio!"
You missed the best line: Demon Sorcerer Miyagi!
I think it’s a good example of how you can make anything sound a certain way if you manipulate or leave out important parts of a story. It’s pretty funny.
That guy has a bunch of those kind of videos. In another video he makes some pretty valid points about star wars and how the rebels are the bad guys and the Empire are the good guys.
He would make a good criminal defence lawyer.
except the fact that this video didnt do that
I mean honestly, Daniel was a hateable POS, he provoked Johnny in the bathroom, he got aggressive and possessive with Allie for dancing with Johnny at the country club. He's a frustrated, aggressive and narcissistic hot head. Was he the bully in absolute terms, of course not. Was he an asshole who poked the bear, yes.
It's also dangerous
I showed this video to my co-workers, they're reactions were priceless
After Johnny gave Daniel the trophy at the end, I see it as a win win and learning experience for all parties involved. Osu 🕴
Which Johnny keeps leaving out of his side of the story, and make it like Daniel ruined his life, but Kreese is the one who ruined his life, teaching him to fight dirty, telling him to show no mercy to Daniel, broke his 2nd Place Thropy, and then tried to kill him, and Daniel was scared for him when that happened.
But doesn’t matter. They’re now Teamed Up!
Daniel learned that he can continue his bad behavior if rules are in place for his protection. Like people that use police violence against someone for petty non crimes. Phsycos Daniel
THANK YOU YES HE IS , NOT ONLY DOES HE CHASE AFTER ANOTHER PERSON GIRL BUT HE JST WONT LEAVE THESE GUYS ALONE
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Bobby injured Daniel's leg was an order from kreese...not his own revenge on the soccer field
This whole thing was believable, and funny at the same time, but 5:25 had me busting out in laughter so hard I had to rewind.
"Daniel is granted unnatural strength by the demon-sorcerer Miyagi" OMGF
Johnny applied force to the radio, not to Daniel, the radio applied force to Daniel, fault radio
yeah that push down that Johnny did would class as starting the fight, if i was having an argument and aggressively pushed someone down i would expect some sort of retaliation and if it was as a teenager that retaliation would probably be some kind of punch
and id say that when johnny runs daniel off the road that wasa little extreme compared to a standard fight, could of easily have lead to a broken bone or even neck
Technically, that would have prevented any further violence between the two
3:20 Notice right here that Johny is rolling a joint. Indicating that he was trying to mellow out like other's do when smoking marajuana. Johny was not in a violent state until Daniel turned the garden hose on him.
The biggest joke of course is that people actually watch this joke video and believe it's true. They believe and actually attempt to argue that Daniel (or anyone who stands up for themself) is at fault, based on a satire video they don't understand
Lighten up, Francis
It isn’t the whole story but it’s true to a point.
@@cooldaddyjames2814 it's not true at all. It was simply a gag. Don't be gullible
@@west-Co_exploration Exactly, Johnny is verging on sociopathic, guilty of assaulting Ali and Daniel several times, guilty of sexual assault (at that dinner party), harassment, 2 counts of battery, 2 counts of false imprisonment on Ali and Daniel, and actually 1 count of kidnapping (that whole bike incident because they were moving), attempted murder...
Daniel pouring water on Johnny as the only incident that was instigated.. doesn't come even close to what Johnny did.. and his abusive behavior towards both Ali and Daniel... but because it was the 80s.. we ignore all that he did to Ali..
@@Vynjira-chanright... And you didn't even mention the numbers... considering the fact he was attacked by 5 at once, Daniel would have been legally justified in using deadly force. If he had shot several of them it would have been legal self defense.
It's fun but makes it seem one to one issue when Daniel had to deal with all of Cobra Kai. One to one problem okay five to one problem to much ask any one. Body language also kind of tells story of aggressor. I think it's the best part of the story how things are not just black or white - good or evil. Everyone has a story or side to tell and it's hard to say which side is correct.
I never took this video seriously, it was just satire and it didn't change my mind about the characters in the movie. Johnny and his friends bullied Daniel, even though Daniel wasn't a saint himself and was not 100% innocent, he was just mainly trying to survive school and avoid the Cobra Kais. In the series, I always saw flaws in both characters, and even though Daniel is no saint, Johnny is usually more immature of the two, but they both can be hot-headed, impulsive and childish at times. Daniel can be quite self-righteous at times, but Johnny can be self-destructive and bring chaos around him. I think they both played a role in their friction and falling out throughout the seasons.
The writers messed up a little with Daniel, in that he is the one who keeps the situation escalating several times. For instance with the school dance, where, as far as we know, it's all over and done with by then - then he restarts it all by hosing the dude, and creates a car crash as he runs out. It's difficult to complain about getting bullied, when you directly antagonize and act provocatively towards your bullies, and you yourself keep the situation going.
I mean this is all super over analyzing, the movie was never meant to be understood or looked at this way, so in a way it's silly even discussing it.
But it's a little interesting that a film like Karate Kid, unintentionally ended up being a brilliant example of how reality is often a subjective experience, and the same reality can be viewed completely differently by different people.
In the series, the way Johnny recalls everything, is actually also how humans tend to remember. See, you don't remember anything anymore. You remember memories of memories. Each time you remember something, that memory essentially replaces the original one. That means that each time you accidentally add little incorrect details to your memory, your brain will generally add those onto the memory by default the next time you think of it. Over time, this can largely warp how we remember our past experiences, versus how they actually transpired.
@@PhilipZeplinDK Disagree that Daniel kept escalating the situation as the Halloween dance was the only time he ever instigated a situation. Afterwards, he and the Johnny and his gang mostly left each other alone. There is also another deleted scene of Johnny confronting Daniel before the tournament which is on the UA-cam. Agree with about Johnny and memories though.
I’m still for Daniel, Johnny had the upper hand at the beach and the escalation to five guys beating on Daniel at Halloween is hardly justified. Plus Johnny had to butt in to Ali’s night at the beach and trying to force a convo with her when she kept shutting him down.
In any event, it’s Kreese and his teachings that are the actual villain of the story
I never bought in the to theory. Johnny just seemed like the guy who couldn’t understand to move on when a relationship was over.
It’s Daniel who couldn’t move on..the shower 🚿 costume proves it. It’s Daniel who seeks out revenge more than Johnny and Johnny reacts as any man would if you try to steal his girlfriend and always go after revenge.
@@BattleBrotherCasten It's not stealing they broke up.
@@BattleBrotherCasten So, by your theory, because Ali says they are broken up, but Johnny says they aren't, then Johnny has the final say in the relationship? Good heavens, they were dating, not married. And how sexist!
@@katemaloney4296 No,Johnny was trying to make up and get her back. You know how that feels? When you love someone and you want to fix things then some random person comes to take it away?
@@BattleBrotherCasten Johnny smashed her radio. That’s all sorts of red flags and anyone seeing that who didn’t know Johnny would be concerned that he might get violent with Ali. I can’t blame Daniel for stepping in at that moment.
Besides which, Johnny can go ahead and feel whatever he wants to feel, but bottom line is as long as Ali doesn’t want to get back together with him, they’re not in a relationship. It’s therefore not “stealing” if Daniel gets together with her.
Ali was the actual bully!
I gotta say, now that my eyes are opened, I root for johnny now....but above all, I am the happiest everytime they started to hit it off in the show (even tho that seems to never last long)... deep down, both know that they are the best of friends and lost brothers who love and highly respect each other
Daniel pretends to be so correct that he doesn't think about others and that everyone should be like him, that's why I don't like him at all, because he reminds me of my mother, when you make a decision that she doesn't like, she gets angry and doesn't accept anything.
Love watching all these videos, you are so knowledgeable and kind. Keep it up👍😁
there's no bully in the movie just two school kids that didn't understand each other
The video was some excellent tongue-in-cheek humor - a running joke on the American sitcom “How I met your Mother” was that one character, Barney Stinson, played by Neil Patrick Harris always considered Johnny Lawrence “The True Karate Kid” and that Daniel was the villain. 😀
I do believe that joke gave birth to Cobra Kai, no real reason except that I like the idea.
That joke video was made a couple years before Cobra Kai came along😂
Come on, Daniel is not the Real Bully😂.
Ever since the Beach incident, he’s been avoiding Johnny and his Cobra Kai boys every time he sees them, but they showed up, saw him minding his own business, and then messed around with him, and yeah, Daniel got aggressive, but because he’s a hothead, and he’s sick of them picking on him, cause he really didn’t do anything to them, especially to Johnny, and Johnny didn’t even Know Daniel.
In fact, Johnny isn’t the Real Bully either, even though he and his boys bullied Daniel since he came to LA. But he was wrong to get jealous of a new kid that he barely knew talking with his EX Girlfriend, then treats him like a threat, and also get too riled up over his water hose prank, and nearly trying to kill him. But he was poisoned by Kreese’s dishonorable lessons.
The REAL Bully of The Karate Kid is “JOHN KREESE🔥”
Real bully Kim Sun Yung
Danielle was definitely a hothead, but very undisciplined. He needed the calm and defensive style of Myagido to tame him. And it worked well for him... for the most part.
Johnny, however, was very timid and unsure of himself when he was younger. He needed the aggressive, "Strike first" style of Cobra Kai to prepare himself for the harsh world.
And it would have worked for Johnny, had it not been for Daniel and Creese crashing his dreams as he was just entering adulthood.
Daniel didn’t crash his dreams. That was All on Kreese. And Johnny is a hothead too😂. Ali pointed out that he and Daniel are alike, and they are😂
@@carterthiero7633
You should watch Cobra Kai. Then you'd understand what I'm saying.
Then how could Daniel save a little girl stuck in the wooden Watch Tower during the Storm in Okinawa?
@@NelsonWin
I never said he didn't have a good heart, or want to do good things for people. I'm simply saying that, from a very young age, he was very quick to get angry and react instead of think things out and staying calm.
He also toyed with the Cobras and instigated a lot of crap throughout the first film. And he's always been quick to fight, and easily goaded into a fight.
In kk2 and 3 Daniel was hotheaded but in kk1 it's easy to know that Daniel ain't the bully
"Until Daniel unprovoked and for no reason" lost me there. Daniel was just trying to keep a fellow student from falling down the perils of drug abuse. Daniel was just saying no to drugs. He should have presented Johnny a bill for his services.
Marijuana is a herb msn not a drug
2:00 I'd say that was an attack.
5:52 Daniel's side.
1:31 "...Johnny is, in the end, a flawed hero..." That right there, ruins his whole case. Because same could be said about Daniel. This why you hear both sides of the story, so you can show the holes in this ambulance chaser's argument. Otherwise, people will accept what the ambulance chaser says as the truth.
Such is the case with US vs Miller (1939), that case challenged the obviously unconstitutional National Firearms Act (1934). But because no one on the defense showed up in court to challenged it, so there was only one side of the story, it was accepted as fact. We are now stuck with this unconstitutional law.
Got my red belt yesterday, thank you sensei
Was there a part 2 to the "Bloodsport" reaction? James Clavell's "Shogun" would also be very interesting. Also "The Last Samurai" w/ Tom Cruise & "47 Ronin" w/ Keanu Reeves.
I grew up on Karate Kid and loved Mr. Miyagi, but Daniel always got on my nerves (my brother's too).
I love your reactions.
Did you ever see the movie Ip Man? It's an amazing martial arts movie. I'm sure you would enjoy it. Maybe at some point you can record a reaction to that movie
Its a hilarious video, but Johnny was 100% the instigator. The way he treated Ali was completely wrong, even for the 80s. Daniel was hardly bad for sticking up for Ali and Johnny very clearly intended to push Daniel over with the radio. Sure, Daniel could have remained calm and walked away, but retaliating is not the same as starting the fight and Johnny clearly started it. As for running Daniel off the road later on, there's no justification for that. He could have been seriously injured or killed. Irresponsible doesn't even cover it.
Daniel's biggest mistake was hosing Johnny at the dance, as it was unprovoked revenge. But again, this doesn't mean Daniel started this rivalry or that he was really the bully.
Its still a good fun watch though and I'm pretty sure its existence is what inspired Cobra Kai.
Nah, Johnny was reacting like any man would to another dude obviously trying to take his girl away.
@@BattleBrotherCasten She wasn't his girl, they'd broken up.
That actually makes it worse on Johnny's part. Refusing to accept Ali's choice to break means he doesn't respect her. Acting aggressively towards anyone who hits on his ex makes him a controlling dick. He has no say anymore. They're not a couple, no matter how much Johnny may have thought it was just temporary.
Nah,you’re just weak. If you love someone you’ll fight for them. You obviously never been in that situation. It’s not controlling it’s fighting for who you want.
@@BattleBrotherCasten She said no repeatedly. Then he took her stuff to force the issue. Then he got jealous because he realised she was moving on.
I wonder why she was moving on? Answer - girls don't like being disrespected by guys. Acting like a jerk was hardly going to win her back. "Oh he's stolen my radio and won't leave me alone, how romantic, I love him again!" Not.
@@BattleBrotherCasten If I tell you NO.. repeatedly, then you assault me, restrain me against my will (false imprisonment and destruction of property on top of assault all on the beach BEFORE Daniel got up to defend himself and Ali) then you proceed to assault/harass/abuse guys I started talking to (which is controlling and manipulative stalker behavior) and THEN sexually assaulted me (forcefully kissing me after forcing me to dance with you)..
I got news for you buddy.. that's not being "Strong" that's serious criminal behavior, I'd call the cops and get a restraining order. That's sociopathic serial killer type behavior.
"It’s not controlling it’s fighting for who you want."
No, that's controlling abusive and creepy rapist type behavior. The fact you're phrasing this as if you HAVE been in this situation.. is even more disturbing.
You sound like Todd Kohlhepp.. that serial killer/serial rapist.. who would go online and make comments like this as a way of bragging about his crimes.
This behavior is psychotic and it does not respect Women as people with their own free will.. FFS, I hope you tell every Woman you meet that you feel this way.. so we can all know to avoid you. Yikes is all I got for you.
It's funny I saw this at 19.59 pm when it starts at 20.00pm 🤣
What time is that ?
@@Logan-eh3oq ahh premiere time is 20.00 in my country 😅
@@1tan_freed0m nvm I got it 8pm
I really enjoyed your reaction to this video. Reminded of me when I watched. Just hope you know this video was sarcasm, but based on so much truth, makes you think about the whole movie in a different way.
I'm pretty sure the video started as a joke. A lot of it is what we would term in English "tongue-in-cheek". Note that they leave out anything that would look particularly bad to Johnny, like the country-club (restaurant) scene. It's fun to switch the perspective. The original movie clearly portrays the characters such that those of us growing up in the same timeframe would undeniably interpret as: Johnny is an entitled bully (who has a little gang of enforcers), Daniel is the (admittedly hot-headed) new kid who runs afoul of Johnny & his gang. Take it from someone who was bullied in Jr. High School by a bully with a little gang of friends & cousins that this was obvious and very, very relatable. This funny video appeared and then a bunch of people started taking it very seriously. Daniel's quick temper and overall immaturity is his character flaw. Even a hero needs a character flaw lest he become boring. It is our flaws that make us human; and make characters relatable. The original film was told from Daniel's perspective, so we knew nothing of what drove Johnny, other than his popularity, desire for Allie, and Kreese's militaristic training. But we do see at the end that Johnny has a good side to him--he wants to do the right thing, but is himself immature and had the wrong kind of guidance around him. Ultimately, I like this video because it is probably what actually spawned Cobra Kai the TV show to kick off. I love the show because it explores Johnny's side of the story much more. Though I have a complaint that I don't think they treated Daniel's character very gracefully--he essentially hasn't matured AT ALL despite having Mr. Miyagi to guide him for many years. It's easy to use his flaws to move the show along, but it seems unrealistic that he has had so little growth.
Yes, it's meant to be a joke. The ones actually taking it seriously worries me a little bit ^_^
the issue is Daniel has PTSD in regaurds to CK. he was fine with Jonny and play CK for what happened. but then Jonny brings back CK and the balance he has had since KK3 is gone. and it gets worse when Terry shows up. He is scared of CK and when scared he reverts. season 1 it's a fairly positive revert. training again abs teachign others. seaon 4 is when it's at it's worse. Myagi Do has never failed him. Miguel's win was dirty so if it beat Kreese and Silver before it can again. Daniel does not realize that with Robby Ck can learn Myagi Do to counter it.
It's ironic that the master of the style that promotes balance is unblanced
This video sparked the show Cobra Kai along with HIMYM
But I do like Johnny better on Cobra Kai.
Daniel was The bully in cobra kai
Someone make "Ali is the real bully video"
Very funny take on it,!but Daniel didn't know anyone in this new town and obviously felt a bit threatened and also wanted to stand out and not be seen as a need I guess..that's my take on it,love your channel..stephen from u.k
That's kind of my take on it as well. In 1 and 2 he goes to a place he has never been before and without learning the ropes about the new place, he ends up insulting people to the point where they kick the crap out of him. A normal person would learn from the mistake. Not Daniel. He trains so he can beat them up to mend his bruised ego. Daniel is such an asshole.
@@tedbundy1769 "...insulting people to the point where they kick the crap out of him."
They sound like a bunch of SJWs and Karens, Daniel was right to train and beat them up, and show them violence begets violence.
I personally think this video is the reason Cobra Kai exists...
This video about "Daniel being the real bully", is the whole reason the Cobra Kai series was made .
It was a very happy coincidence. The showrunners had already been tackling the idea that there was more to this story than the one-sided morality that the original film(s) portrayed.
It was an extremely funny coincidence that both How I Met Your Mother and this video had the exact same take and obviously were tapping into something worth exploring on film :)
History speaks for itself that Cobra Kai has such depth of character and themes in its writing. There was indeed more to the story/formula than we left it with. The two "failed" spin-offs were not indicative of what brilliant writers could do with the IP.
Not only that, but Daniel entered the tournament illegally by claiming to be a black belt, and Miyagi even STOLE a belt! That's even worse than stealing someone's shoes! Is there no end to their monstrosity!
Daniel was the real bully and brought instigated everything.
They referenced this video in season 3 of cobra Kai a parent said it to Daniel
I feel like this discussion definitely inspired some of Johnny's motivations in Cobra Kai
Both guys are in the wrong in my opinion. Daniel shouldn't have done stuff like the hose, sucker punching Johnny and taunting him over his ex girlfriend. But Johnny shouldn't have ganged up on him with his friends, beat him on the beach or let his friends go after him. He was at least following the lessons of Cobra Kai which itself was/is not a good path thanks to Kreese.
Johnny technically did nothing wrong on the beach, he didn’t really even beat Daniel up. Just countered his attacks and defending himself before leaving
@@daltooinewestwood6380 go re-watch the beach scene,tht's all imma say
Daniel only punched Johnny after he shoved him and kicked him in the stomach first, so that was mostly Johnny. He never taunted Johnny over his ex girlfriend.
Johnny assaults Ali, destroys her property, then physically restrains her against her will (false imprisonment btw), he also shoves Daniel to the ground which is assault.. all of this is BEFORE Daniel does anything.. if a Cop had been watching. Johnny would be arrested.. and Daniel's behavior from that point forward is self-defense and Johnny was the clear aggressor and instigator.
The hose is literally the only thing Daniel does that would qualify as instigation, but since he ran away and they chased him down a street.. their attempted MURDER which was stopped by Mr. Miyagi.. would not of been defensible in court.
Oh and because people always forget that Johnny also sexually assaults Ali.. at the dinner party.. I'll just add that reminder for anyone that thinks Daniel was wrong in any way.
@@daltooinewestwood6380 Gawd I wish I could do the things to you what johnny did to daniel on that beach and see how you like it.
Daniels an outsider from Newark a known rough part of Jersey , hes probley used to people messing with him and is use to handling things differently than a rich kid from California
Crane kick scene never made sense to me. How does he land on his injured knee? I thought the whole idea was to jump from one foot, kick, and land on the same foot.
Nope. Basically kip up with left leg, bring right leg up and left leg comes down. Would be brutal to do coming down on the injured leg, which Daniel did immediately bring back up due to it being in pain. Go check out Lyoto Machida vs Randy Couture. Machida does the crane kick and knocks out Randys top 4 teeth and ends the fight.
That video feels like the reason Cobra Kai became a series in the first place
“Local busybody and child batterer, Mr Myagi” 🤣🤣
Since this and Cobra Kai, my whole family are all Team Johnny. Even in Cobra Kai I struggle to see a decent standard stance off Dan Dan.
Ralph Macchio's moves is a clear illustration that dude never did martial arts
So glad you finally got to watch this :)
I'm both both Team Daniel and Team Johnny. Neither were really bad, but neither were really good. Johnny technically instigated because he wouldn't respect that Ali is her own person, and chose to break up with him. Daniel added fuel to the fire by reciprocating punches and the bathroom scene. That being said, the black eye and other injuries were overkill. However, it's not Johnny's fault. It was Kreese's teachings that were. I like how Ali set the record straight in Season 3 by pointing out both Daniel and Johnny were equal to blame for how everything snowballed.
Johhny was a pretty bad peeson in karate Kid though. He was definitely a bully. "Daniel added fuel to the fire by reciprocating punches" as opposed to just standing there and allowing Johnny to beat him up? I mean DUH, he had the right to defend himself.
If you remember, Daniel kicks open a gate door, knocking down a kid. Then, he brags that he is learning karate, which is false. He hadn’t met Mr Miyagi yet. Proof lol.
released prerelease screenshots reveal season 6 part 2 reveals there'll be 2 Cobra Kais: Johnny's American Cobra Kai and Kreese's Korean Cobra Kai: at the sekai taikai so the final teams are Anthony as male captain, Sam as female captain, Devon as 3rd fighter, Kenny as 4th fighter, Hawk as 5th fighter, and Demetrius as 6th fighter for American MiYagi-Do, Robby as male captain, (probably Tory as female captain,) Miguel as 3rd fighter, hopefully Aisha as 4th fighter, probably Chris as 5th fighter, and probably Mitch as 6th fighter for American Cobra Kai, and Kwon, some other blond, and 4 others whose names I don't know for Korean Cobra Kai.
This parody is pretty good but the untold story of karate kid where they use test footage not part of the movie adds a documentary feel to the whole thing
1. Another video on BloodSport 2. Video on Rapid Fire & Perfect Weapon
I went to high school with the guy that created this video you are reacting to!
4:30 is the best part of the clip
I definitely recommend watching the interview with Darryl Vidal
This video should be called The Karate Kid Story as told by CNN. This is a perfect example of how information can be manipulated in an attempt to persuade people. It's true that you can find good and bad in both characters but we all know that this is a humorous distortion of what really happened. Well done!
Anyone who SERIOUSLY thinks that Daniel was the really bully is himself a bully. Facts.
Need the Bloodsport Part 2!
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Your reactions are the best man!! 🤝
In Season 1 of Cobra Kai, Johnny gives this same sort of retelling of the story to Miguel. I wonder if the makers of Cobra Kai watched this video beforehand & got the idea to tell the story from Johnny's angle.
Whatever Daniel was in those movies, he tries to be more reticent when he is older, in the Cobra Kai series
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"That's true"
Me in total confusion: NO IT ISN'T ????
You NEED to see the ESPN 30 for 30 Daniel LaRusso vs Johnny Lawrence. It’s a spoof with the actual 30 for 30 crew talking about Karate Kid and the Tournament. It’s so excellent!!!! They did such a wonderful job in making it. It’s a Cobra Kai promo, but it’s awesome!
I'm on Daniel's side.
Where is that bloodsport movie. That movie is huge in this country. We need that reaction.
J. Matthew Turner (the guy who made the original video) has a more long-form video comparing The Karate Kid to the 2010 remake. He actually made pretty engaging content; I wish he still uploaded.
Although that video was meant as satire, I do feel like a lot of the events in the film could have been avoided if Daniel had simply backed off instead of getting riled and attacking people... and he's the same in Cobra Kai. Johnny is merely trying to make a living as a karate instructor because it's the only thing he's good at, but Daniel is apparently unable to put the past behind him after 30 years and tries everything he can to undermine his business even though he has everything and Johnny has nothing... yeah, Daniel is a dick. Change my mind!
Daniel was absolutely a dick in the first season. They're both flawed in the same ways, though.
It's interesting when you think about it, it kind of pulls a 180 when you compare the first film to the show. In school, Johnny had the power. He was strong, had the friends, the training, and as a result his aggression was more effective.
In the show, Daniel has the power, in the form of money and connections, so his aggression is more effective. The dick on the billboard was Johnny's garden hose, and the doubling of rent was Daniel's alternative to handing out an ass beating.
But if in the movie Daniel avoids them, and Johnny continues to torment him even so. Just say you love johnny and you don't think he was a jerk, be honest.
@@soxphy6092 Oh Johnny is far from perfect, but come on, Daniel doesn't ever, at any point, attempt to avoid Johnny and his mates, and sometimes even goes out of his way to antagonise them. Let's just agree that they're both jerks in the film. ;p
@@SuburbanFox The only time he actively looks for them is at the halloween party. The first two times they tease daniel is unprovoked :p i can tell daniel teasing them one time after the myagi deal is not a good attitude, but he is a jersey boy. Look if he doesn't want a little revenge, he's far from perfect.
@@SuburbanFox Johnny was able to stop after the beach but then he keeps bothering Daniel after seeing him talking to Ali, Daniel doesn't even talk to him. What is the excuse there. :P And I don't get into cobra kai because there I can perfectly say that Daniel doesn't have good reactions to Johnny, just as Johnny doesn't have good attitudes towards him either. They are idiots.
I always liked Johnny since the first because he is cool and he accepts things quickly and not a hot head like Daniel 🔥
Sounds like a 5 year old wrote this
@@DrOrr I'm a gen z kid yeah But, I watched this like when I was 8. Now I'm 21. But, you know I loved Johnny's character always. it's just a personal opinion ☺️ And I liked Terry silver cuz of his ponytail and kicks to only know that he is a villain when I watched the series sometime afterwards 😂
accepts things??? he didn't accept ali not wanting to talk to him thought,XD
@@carnage1284 It's just my experience watching ☺️ Don't think much of it. 🙏🏻
@@1tan_freed0m aight have a good day bro
Daniel and Johnny are both boys struggling to become men in the absence of positive men to learn from. Daniel was lucky and found someone willing to put up with his idiocy long enough to teach him strength of character. Kreese was cashing checks and making soldiers. Johnny was never cut out to be a soldier.
I think this video inspired the writers and directors of cobra kai to come up with the show and take it from "flawed hero" Johnny Lawrence's point of view to some degree..
This is why the first movie was the best one TBH. You had Johnny who was a good kid we became hot and tempered by Cobra Kai. While you have Daniel who is hot and tempered becoming cooled down by Myiagi. Could you imagine if they had it reversed and Daniel started in Cobra Kai and Johnny went to Myiagi.
It’s funny. I think the person who made the video has a very warped view of Karate Kid but it’s intentional for comedy. Like obviously Johnny and his five friends didn’t need to chase Daniel down and pull Daniel down off the fence. Mr Miagi is not a “child batterer” lmao
Johnny didn't want to split up till daniel wanted miguel to train and everytime johnny tried to step up daniel would tell him its my dojo it my karate like hus style didn't mean anything. But now if you notice robby taught the cobra's Miyagi do and now they are better skilled than Miyagi do. And im willing to bet since robby is with his dad now that daniel wont except that he will try to punish robby .
we will see but i think he finally had the wake up call he needed
Great Video. You're responses gave me the chuckles. I need to know something though. If you were on the mat with Chozen Toguchi. I patiently await :)
Now you need to watch all Karate Kid parts from How I Met Your Mother.
Hi I'm a fan of Karate Kid and Cobra Kai. Can you make a video demonstration of the kick Johnny did in the tournament when he caught the guys punch, wrapped his leg around his arm and did the roundhouse kick. I'm trying to learn than technique. I'm an American Kenpo Karate practicener. I love Martial Arts it is awesome. Please and Thank you Sensei.
When’s your bloodsport reaction part 2 coming out
It's no coincidence that alli is a pediatric neurosurgeon and that they re teaching karate to all these high school kids. Theyr egging to need one.
Pretty easy to change the narrative just skip over the parts where Cobra Kai is mean and put full focus on minor things Daniel did.
I love the edit where they remove Ali explaining that kicks to the head and face are perfectly legal.
Or the edit where Johnny is being talked down from trying to murder LaRusso-- but goaded into attempted murder by Dutch - a later in life felon.