Daniel (Ralph Macchio) moves to Southern California with his mother, Lucille (Randee Heller), but quickly finds himself the target of a group of bullies who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo.

Macchio says many of his memories revolve around the late Pat Morita, who played Mr. Miyagi Dave Hogan/Getty;Cindy Ord/Getty Ralph Macchio has fond memories of his 1984 hit film The Karate Kid.

Is the Karate Kid gaining on his spiritual predecessor? The 1984 movie The Karate Kid was essentially a junior-level version of the underdog sports drama Rocky, even sharing director John G. Avildsen ...