Japanese Karate Sensei Watches "Karate Kid 2010" for the FIRST Time! 

kung fu kid,otherwise known as karate kid does not in fact learn karate, but he learns kung fu. I thought i was so smart for finding this out when i was 8

You also failed to realize in the fight scene in the alley, Jackie never hit any of the kids. They hit each other. You can call it the art of fighting without fighting.

9:40 if I remember correctly, Jack Chan said in an interview that at first he was apreensive about working with the kid of a coleague, specially because Jaden Smith seen a bit too averse to hard training when they first met, but that he was surprised with how dedicated Jaden showed himself to be when training for the scenes

It's impressive about that first fight between Jackie and the bullies, in that he never strikes them. He uses defensive moves to have them inflict pain upon themselves. He never wants to hurt the kids, but they'll only do it to themselves through his defense.

I agree, they should have just called it Kung Fu Kid everywhere, even in the US. It would be more accurate, satisfy more Karate Kid fans, and probably could have started a chain of "insert martial art kid" movies if they wanted to.

He actually did everything by himself he was trained 3 months everyday before making the movie and all the stunts was the kid doing by himself saw it in an interview with Jackie and they were showing behind the scenes✌️

2:15 I believe The reason it becomes longer is more due to the difference between what both teachers were doing. Miyagi was actually kicking their butts, while here he was deflecting, pushing back, and allowing them to hit each other.

In English we say, "You are never too old to learn". I am 66 and learning still! You are teaching me about what is not karate and what is, so thank you.

I trained in Shaolin Snake Fist for years and that stance he was doing at the end was out of the first form of Twin Serpents Dance Under The Moon. I thought it was great that he emulates the look in his eye of the serpent, because we were encouraged to mimic even to those details.

I gotta give respect to the actors. Mostly because they put in a insane amount of work. Which is why I honestly think this instead of being a remake should have been it’s own thing.

I really loved both films: Original Karate Kid 1 and this one. They both had a great karate-kid and a great sensei. I could really believe in them, hurt, cry, celebrate with them.

A special place remains for the original however I absolutely loved this version. I understand the moves are generated for movie sequences but I must wonder what kind of experience and lessons Jaden received from Jackie in real life 💕

Jackie Chan originally named the movie Kung Fu Kid, however the producers felt the recognition and familiarity made the name change necessary.

At the end fight scene, when he raises his leg, he's mimicking the lady with the snake that he saw up at the mountain temple.

This movie is underrated and beautifully done! ❤️❤️❤️ It just should have been named The Kung Fu Kid 🤷🏼‍♀️💯

Since Jaden’s character was reviewing a karate video tape at the beginning, I always just assumed that “The Karate Kid” was intended to be a sarcastic jab that someone had used on him in some moment of embarrassment (perhaps in a scene that had been dropped, or simply in an offscreen moment somewhere in the narrative). One thing that sticks with me from some of the earlier fights in this movie - Jackie Chan’s footwork. Watch the scene where he is dealing with all the bully kids, and just watch his feet.

9:30 Jayden actually trained hardcore for 3 months before the movie was made so yeah, he had some good training 😂👏👏👏👏👏

I did get kinda annoyed that they named the movie The Karate Kid when the movie was about Kung Fu. I think it was more for marketting that they kept the movie's title. If they were to name it The Kung Fu Kid or something different, it might not be as markettable. However, it did have Jackie Chan, which would make the movie more appealing.

You're missing so much dude and remember Jackie Chan was one of the five on all Chinese wushu team. He has a mountain of knowledge and choreographed a lot of this. When you do a form you need to look for similarities and ignore the nitpickers. You can do a lifetime study off a simple down block

Absolutely the last kick was real! You have to put the making of Karate Kid 2010 RU-vid and it shows how the kick was done. Just remember this was more of just a fun movie to watch.

Jaden smith the actor who plays dre,was trained in wushu,kickboxing and boxing by jackie chan and his stun team for a whole year,he had to be able to go into splits in all directions and the backflip at the end,he actually did,he did all his stunts and all the martial arts moves,and he ran the entire great wall of china three times with water breaks,jaden said himself that the training was so hard especially the splits that he would break down crying while doing splits,he had to situps,pushups and all kinds of exercises and it paid of cuz the movie was a hit,and all this he did at the age of 10-11

In China the movie was called Kung Fu Dream. Even Jackie Chan thought the movie should’ve been called Kung Fu Kid and people could still know it’s the remake of the original Karate Kid.

I love this film. Don’t care if it’s king fu or karate it’s a well made film and inspiring . Loved it. Brilliant acting

Thank you as always for the wonderful review! There is a line in the beginning somewhere, Dre's mom says something about him learning 'karate' and Dre is like, 'Come on Mom! It's not karate, it's kung fu!' So, the title was referencing that joke. I watched this film before finding the original. At this point I think that was an advantage to me. Because it was my first experience with the story, I loved this one, but the original is untouchable so I love it as well! Best of both worlds in my opinion.

Did you only watch the fight scenes? During the training there’s a scene where Han takes Dre up a mountain to an old temple where (supposedly) his father trained, and at the top he sees a woman standing on a ledge engaging with a snake. Dre thinks she’s mimicking the snake but Han tells him that he doesn’t pay enough attention, and the snake was actually mimicking her hand’s movements. He explains that this technique is achieved by being completely calm, like still water, and everything around you will become a reflection of you. During that final fight, it’s another dramatic note that despite suffering the pain, he was able to completely calm himself like still water and “control” Cheng, who was not calm at all, which is what allowed him to dodge Cheng’s attack and counter with that flash kick. And yes, that flash kick is possible. In the movie it’s pretty clearly a stunt man on wires but it is possible to do it. Landing it with only one leg would be very hard but not impossible. They went with that kick because technically that crane kick to the face from the original was illegal per most tournament rules. If you slow it down a bit this flash kick actually goes to the top of the shoulder close to the neck, making it perfectly legal. As for the name choice, which is the biggest complaint that I see about the film, it was purely a marketing choice. Brand familiarity creates larger audiences, and “kung fu” is too broad of a term. There are countless forms and styles of Chinese martial arts, and grouping them all under the name “kung fu” can be offensive to some practitioners. If you’re curious about forms, Dre’s style is Wushu, a much flashier and more acrobatic style than Shaolin, which Cheng uses. Wushu isn’t normally used for self defense, and is more about pushing the human body to its absolute acrobatic limits, which is why Dre does things that are somewhat impractical in the tournament. Shaolin has a very long and rich history within China, but Cheng’s instructor was made to be a mimic of the Cobra Kai instructor from the original. Even though there wouldn’t actually be a teacher like that, it was necessary for the film. Side note: the differences in the two movies and the way they tell their stories is also mirrored in the differences between karate and Chinese martial arts. Karate was developed purely as a form of self defense. The first Karate Kid was primarily focused on the fighting. While there may have been a love story, it existed purely as a means to drive the rivalry between Daniel and Johnny. Chinese martial arts, on the other hand, as Han says, they live in everything we do. They are very heavily influenced by Taoist and Buddhist teachings, and are just as much about spiritual balance as they are about physical strength. Many were invented by observing animals fighting in the wild. Panther, Tiger, Crane, Snake, and Dragon are the main five in Shaolin. Similarly, this movie has much more dramatic and spiritual undertones than the original. The romance is there, but is completely separate from the rivalry and serves more as character development for Dre.

The bamboo and rope was used in a few Jackie Chan movies where there were training sequences like the first Drunken Master movie. And I love this movie. The original holds nostalgia and more believable villains, but this one was a lot of fun.

When I love a franchise, I love it as a whole. Yes I even love The karate kid 4. Which actually was my dad's favorite. Yes they should've just called it Kung Fu kid. The actors did a really good job, just as good as the original in a way. People get so caught up on technicalities. Were the actors the best? No. But they were still as loveable in my eyes.

The kids Jackie were fighting were a lot younger. If you pay attention, he never actually hits them. He makes them beat themselves up instead. That is why his scene was longer.

I'm glad you're watching this. From most people's comments, I've learned they don't like this movie. When I first saw it, I really did not want to like it because I thought of the original as the classic. And there is no better Mr. Miyagi, than Mr. Miyagi. But, as soon as this film opened, I was moved by the moving scene in which Dre had to say goodbye to his longtime home and friends. I know you don't really watch these for the music, but the James Horner (Titanic, Field of Dreams) music was captivating in that scene. And later on in the training montage, it was inspirational. But getting to the martial arts, whatever type it is, I thought it was very authentic. I was wincing in some of the fight scenes. I like the movie a lot and watch it every time it's on.

Since I was a kid I’ve been watching Jackie Chan movies, and he’s always taking his jacket off and putting it back on, or taking somebody else’s jacket, using it against them and throwing them around, putting on their jacket and then kicking them and punching them.. always some wild concoction of Jackie’s moves. it’s insane.. So I like to think that this part in the movie where he’s teaching Jaden how to take a jacket off and put a jacket on is his way of teaching like Miyagi and other Okinawan people the first Karate Kid installments. I’d have to say that’s one of America’s favorite Jackie Chan moves.. I hope that made sense. So, there’s even less Karate, and more Jackie-Kung Fu

In my country, the word 'karate' is an umbrella term or a broad term used to describe mostly all variations of martial arts. It was only as I got older I learned that karate was in itself a Japanese style of martial arts and then I realized that there were actually different respective forms of martial arts. For us, Kung Fu, Wushu,, Snake style, Taekwondo, etc...were all referred to as 'karate'.

Pat Morita was a billiant comedian with a genius level sense of the scene. That's what made The Karate Kid iconic. He even made his lack of fighting skill appear to be the subtlety of a master. At the same time, the original was too iconic to emulate so I think they did a brilliant job of giving today's kids a different spin on the concept/genre.

when he wraps his legs around the kids head andd flips backwards, thats actually a pro wrestling move called a hurricanrana.

That is why I appreciate my coach for teaching me Muay Thai, it was all brutal and difficult but worth it.

sir, you are so humble, full of knowledge and pleasure to watch. many thanks, kenny elster

The end kick is very possible it's a essentially some kind of pivot one legged flash kick, difficult but not impossible especially for someone his weight (faily sure this is on wires though), it also resembles a gainer switch which we use in tricking all the time main difference is we kick more with the leg off the floor for lift and then the grounded leg kicks over to find the ground to repeat the process

Gongfu roughly means "skill through hard work". It's a bit like the Japanese definition of taijutsu. A farmer can have good taijutsu, a road worker can also have good taijutsu. They simply have good technique for whatever it is they're doing.

I really love Jackie Chan in this movie. Jaden feels a little odd, but he was young at the time. the fights I like, though the bullies in this movie I kinda can't take as seriously as Johnny

To be honest one of my main problems with this movie was that the kids were too young for me to be able to 'enjoy' the anger and violence of the plot. Plus the final kick was achieved using special effects and that blows it for me.

to my untrained eye, i always felt that throughout this movie, the kid that elbowed his knee was probably the most skilled martial artist of the actors

Kuro-Obi will satisfy you from a karate standpoint. You gotta watch it!

As someone who’s favorite movie is the original Karate kid, the remake was pretty decent. I think the original is still better due to the more engaging characters, however I do like the more dramatic tone this movie had.

Everyone who practices martial arts needs a sensei like this dude who makes the videos. I studied for nearly 14 years (from early age upto my 20’s) I won my fair share of tournaments in 92/93, but out of all my teachers no one ever discussed the “stages” of learning. I had the movements down but my application was crap, in a tournament setting I was fine. But I’m real life I got my ass kicked every single time because I was never taught application (maybe I was too young I dunno) but I loved how this guy explained application in the first 10 minutes (when watching the training section).

The way to tell the difference between a good teacher and a bad teacher, is that one teacher enters the room expecting to teach, and another enters the room with the intent to create an environment where everyone, teachers included, are always learning.

I think he's mixing the Snake with the Crane in the last round!

Unlike the first karate kid where they literally took a grown man in his 20s that looked young and he learned karate for the movie. Jayden Smith had been taking martial arts since he was a young child. so although he had to learn some different style for the movie he already had a good base of fitness and martial arts to start from. This is probably why he was so flexible. I am sure he probably took the opportunity to learn from Jackie anything he wanted to teach him outside of the movie.

I do acrobatics and that last kick is very possible, very similar to a Gainer switch leg, which is a common begginer move in tricking, which has grown in popularity more recently in film. It is very hard to do perfectly in one place and be able to get your chest back up after to stand up straight.

Hi. I was a military brat in my youth. I studied Okinawan Kempo under Master Saekichi Odo in the late 80's and early 90's in Okinawa Japan. He handed me a brown belt himself before I returned to the United States at the age of 15. I just plain like these kind of movies. I've been watching your reviews over the last few days and it's very enjoyable content. Thank you for this. From the moment I trained in Karate and for my life to date. I have not been in a fight. I feel like I was trained well.

"He's light and small so it's easier for him to do it" - this is true, but not by as much as many people assume. Part of being small and light is that your muscles are smaller and lighter along with the rest of you. The lack of muscle is part of the size difference, so you lose almost as much lifting power as you're cutting back the weight you have to lift.

OG Karate Kid: Asian man fights bullies TWICE his size and wins Remake: Asian man fights bullies HALF his size and wins not to mention they are practically out of elementary school in the remake and about to graduate high school in the original.

EVERYONE REMEMBER THAT CAPOEIRA WAS THE 1ST MARTIAL ART TRAIN HE GOT WHILE IN THE US. HIS KICKS AND MOVES ARE A COMBINATION OF WU SHU AND THAT.

I like Senseis comment very much in Japan we dont say now i have learnt something but,i am allways learning it is about attitude not to consider oneself perfect but allways a humble attitude the willingness to learn and not consider yourself faultless...

The person who coriographed the original karate kid was Kung Fu trained and that is why you have the crane kick at the end which is a Kung Fu kick and not a karate one. They showed Kung Fu this time to get the Chinese audience and used the name to help bring in audience in the US. The put on and take of jacket I think is meant to be a block known as bon tsau, (sorry if I have spelt it wrong I don't know it written down.)

I can confirm working with wood sticks really exists in few styles. It's also useful for legs reinforcement and kicks explosiveness. It's used for example in Baihe Quan learning, from which To-te and Karate comes from. The last stance is a Snake's style defensive stance, even if never used like this, jumping in a reverse kick... But that's quite impressive though.

Enjoying your videos so far and have a passion in general for Japanese culture especially Ancient Samurai. Love the way you describe moves and on occasion explain a little of the meaning of some phrases. Love Martial Arts and in the past have done Karate and Taekwon-Do and now will be teaching myself hopefully how to use my bokken (or bokutō 木刀) could be funny at times. Keep up the videos and might look at your online training some time :)

that face on the final scene just embodied everything I felt when I watched it.... funny, funny stuff

I'll admit I absolutely love Jackie Chan in this film, I think it's one of his best roles.

2:17 Ironically, when the actor has more training and skill they end up making the fights longer to look good on film with a lot of show boating...which is the exact opposite of being effective in real life ^_^

I was 8 when this was released. I absolutely loved it and still do. I see so many boomers complain about this movie and my response is always the same, it was NOT made for them it was made for kids and it worked it made almost ten times its budget at the box office.

@4:47 THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!! I've been saying this for years since seeing the trailer!!!!

I think reflexes is EXTREMELY important when doing martial arts. For me reflexes not only includes being able to move when an opponent attacks, but also being able to recall what move or maneuver to perform. I took Karate when I was younger, and I stopped going when I was a yellow belt and I beat a Brown Belt. My reflexes was too much for him to handle.

I do taekwondo and there r a lot of spinning kicks we have. Some may say that they r not practical but I belive if one practice them the right way and have the confidence they can be used in real combat as well.

i also trained under Mr. Pillap Rhee, who won a gold medal in the olympics. he and grand master jun chong were so nice and full of endless skills.

Great video bro, love to see your perspective on fighting movies

I know a lot of people don’t like this movie for no good reason. I mean it’s usually just cuz “it’s not as good as the old one” it in all honesty I like it and it’s probably objectively better. The fight scenes are eons better, and the characters are a lot better developed. The only gripe is probably that there is no actually karate in the movie 😂

Fun fact: The original script drafted in 2008 had Mr. Han (initially a chauffeur and housekeeper to the Parkers) teach Dre karate.. Dre then would use karate against the bullies in a Kung-Fu tournament. Therefore earning the title of "The KARATE Kid." Apparently, on set in 2009, cast and crewmembers referred to the film as "Kung Fu Kid" but for marketing purposes, the producers insisted the name still be "Karate Kid." EDIT: Just found out that the child actor who played the main bully Cheng is now a member of Jackie Chan's Stunt Team.

I think my favorite detail in you can see jadens muscle tone change throughout the training sequences. Like his body change is the same way it would for anyone who is actually changing

Thank man,that was badass 🤟

The continuous verb for LEARN is LEARNING

I was born in 2010 and karate kid is still my favorite until today

Hi Sensei! The Jaden's last kick is possible. In Tricking (an acrobatic martial art) it's call Grand Master Swipe and is a pretty hard trick because it requires a lot of strenght on your legs to jump with only one of them. I'm sure that it's very hard, almost impossible, to hit somebody with this kick and land it as Jaden's did. Movie's effects can do anything😅

When I was young I studied martial arts... I also watched my son taking Karate and I would learn and practice on my own to help coach him... he also learned skateboarding skills... definitely their are some people who are able to function at the level as the student... I progressed faster than my brothers and I was much more flexible... I could kick above my head and with proper training I know I could have done the flipping kick he did at the end.... I know that the time he had to train it would have taken a ton of heart to accomplish it... with martial arts to have to get in the mindset of driving your meat to do what your mind tells it. To focus on your task and to be before the actions in the moments that you are sharing. The person or persons involved are sharing in the moments with you. If you are involved in a resolution you have to see it through with everyone else. Moving forward to the end and seeing how it ends is most important. You are never fighting someone you are always looking to remove all conflict with avoiding or resolving...

7:14 If you recall the first Karate Kid, Miyagi said his ancestor went to China and brought back what he learned to Okinawa. Miyagi used everyday movements in his "Karate".

I was taught a similar low block for kicks, though I was taught to trap the leg between my wrists. Also I love both karate kids equally. Especially the Mom in the 2010 version

Dear Sensei - I competed weekly in Judo from age 7 to 13 (until 1976) in the States. Back then there was a TV series called "Kung Fu" with David Carradine. They did not hire Bruce Lee for the part. I did have a Bruce Lee poster on my wall just as he past. It was this series IMO that took a lot from for the 1st Karate Kid movie. This series & my Sensie taught me a lot for life. The biggest training tool he gave me as a child was - When your mind is going too fast & you can not think - only think of a single candle flame in a dark room. TY Sir.

I learned tae Kwon do when I was a kid. I learned a lot more about discipline and closing mind and focus, than I learned about fighting. I can't fight, I won't fight. But when something bad happens I can focus purely on the situation, and it feels amazing. Almost like time is slowing down and you can see things you couldn't normally see.

Nagano-sensei, do you know that the title of this movie has been changed to: 1. "The Best Kid" in Japan and South Korea, and, 2. "The Kung Fu Dream" in China

Great observations about the two movies as well.

Not a remake. But an addition to the franchise.

i learned that the opposite of analyse is synthesis. breaking down the angles and putting back the structure.

have you ever reacted to ong-bak? that movie was sick. the stairs scene being one continuous cut was nuts... can someone chime in here if he's done it yet? i havent dove into the channel yet

Jayden Smith actually learned kung fu from Jackie Chan during the filming of this movie. I actually expected this movie to be total crap. I only watched it because of Jackie Chan and discovered I liked it a lot. Kung fu is a very fluid art. I've said for a long time that karate is a hard art and king fu is a soft art. In karate (and tae kwan do) your block tend to be more like strikes. In kung fu, the block is more of a redirection of force.

I've seen the new one first when I was still a kid, really enjoyed it back than

You asked a question (8.45), yes, however not with those loops, rarely two sticks and usually shorter, basically training wrist movements and distancing, imagine sticking hands but with a one foot pole being held by oppositions opposites, the first to destabilise the others grip forces the opponents unbalance, its a Sanda (Sanshou) technique, we fight very close and very aggressively and this training lets us predict and train muscle memory against our opponents in close quarters..... Some interesting facts about this film; Jackie is a national treasure and as a result filming was allowed at locations rarely allowed to be filmed, Including the great Wall and forbidden city! Jay den learnt a ton of stuff, 3 styles in particular and was given big praise by Jackie! Their was absolutely no karate in the film, all kung fu to the point it was nearly called the kung fu kid.... In China it was re-editied into a totally different film which basically makes Smith the enemy......

Will always be one of my favorite kid movies.

I always felt that they should have ended the first Karate Kid movie, with the beginning of Karate Kid 2 (when Mr. Miyagi fights the Cobra Kai coach). However I liked the ending of this one, where the students all salute Jackie Chan, indicating they recognized that he was a better and more honorable teacher. There is a deleted scene where had a fight between Jackie Chan and the other coach though. The other coach is about to strike his student for failing to beat Dre, and Jackie stops him. The coach then attacks Jackie, and we have a traditional Jackie fight where he immobilizes the other coach instead of hurting/killing him. However Dre's mother punches the coach afterwards.

Sensei, correct me if I am wrong, I remember that my sensei told me that Karate used to be written in Japanese as 唐手, which means "Tang hands" in Chinese. Karate has more similarities in Wushu than we can all fathom. Some katas in Karate also came from Five Ancestors Kungfu and Incense Boxing.

This movie also had Tai Chi moves in it. I practice Kung fu and Tai Chi. Karate and Kung fu are two different things. The bamboo training reminded me of Tai Chi. Get the stance, his hand is in single whip almost. It's so hard to split still. I still can't do the splits.

From a screenwriting perspective, it's pretty much a beat by beat copycat of the original Karate Kid film. Aside from the it's-not-karate perspective, I thought it was a reasonably entertaining film. My biggest disappointment throughout, though, was the flip at the end, where it was obviously wire-work. I wish they'd come up with something else.

There’s no such thing as authentic techniques to a true martial artist since, like you said, one never stops learning and it’s in the process of it all the time.that’s why I liked people like Bruce lee and the founders of ancient styles.

My kids did kung fu when they were young. Their do-jo was not about competing, rather it was teaching kids about self control, respect ect and also how to protect themselves against dangerous people. In their do-jo they learned many different styles of martial arts including Filipino sticks, so authentic kung fu probably not, but very useful.

I love the way he says karate

I personally liked the newer one a lot better just because of the modern day take on the classic movie, and the much better action

I have a cousin who has a 9th dan in Okinawan Shorei Ryu. He went to see the movie. His first comment was, "No one can learn kung fu in that short of a time so that they can defend themselves against opponents who have been doing it for several years." He also said Jaden Smith was miscast.

all martial arts are beautiful and graceful.

We used "push hands" in training, not poles. My sifu said much the same that "we should incorporate our teachings into every actions." Having taken both Shotokan and Hai Loung, I can say there are some translations. Hip rotations, flexibility, parallel and rotary, breath, balance and discipline. They differed greatly in hard and soft styles, though.

This Is not karate, this, Is Kung fu❤️

i actually enjoyed this version, the ideas were similar, wax on wax off, and the jacket, for example, the idea was teaching the basic movements, they were similar enough to allow the MC to be able to get used to proper technique, without having a bunch of bad habits

I study Il Liq Chuan, never seen anything like the dual two poles thing, but I can see value there. Our focus is about the point of contact, and maintaining fullness and awareness at that point of contact. I could see how this exercise might help refine that, because the movements are larger, but you are still trying to affect your opponent's mass.

the shoulder thing you mentioned is funny actually, bc in boxing like i was taught to do was actually stiffen up the shoulder to protect the chin when you jab, maybe not as excessive as you showed.