As Mr. Miyagi explained to Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid Part II, Shimpo was a fisherman from Okinawa. In 1625, the combination of "strong wind, strong sake, but no fish" caused Shimpo to fall ...

URASOE, Okinawa Prefecture--Nobuko Oshiro didn't back off when her instructor of an Okinawan-style dance suggested that she take karate to improve her dance steps. “I found that a karate dojo ...

Hayden Schlossberg, co-creator of Cobra Kai, shares an optimistic view on the potential for a prequel series focused on a young Mr. Miyagi. With Cobra Kai wrapping up and a new Karate Kid movie on the ...

The Karate Kid: Part II Daniel LaRusso accompanies his mentor Mr. Miyagi back to his hometown in Okinawa. While Mr. Miyagi revisits his past, Daniel must discover the future man within himself.

Its popularity has surged following the inclusion, and an increasing number of karate fans all over the world are visiting Okinawa to learn the martial art in its birth place. There are said to be ...

"The Karate Kid" is a terrific sports movie that was marred ... A quick plot recap: Miyagi's father in Okinawa dies, so Miyagi decides to fly to Japan. Since Ali dumped Daniel-San, he has no ...

Picks up where the first movie (Karate Kid) leaves off. Mr. Miyagi and Daniel take a trip to Okinawa to visit Mr Miyagi's dying father. After arriving Mr Miyagi finds he still has feelings for an ...

In pursuit of his love of extreme dance, Ken (Joey Beni) wanders the globe and makes his to Okinawa, Japan ... holds the techniques for Ryukyu Karate.

John Kreese, his life in tatters after his karate school was defeated by Daniel ... Upon returning from Okinawa, Daniel and Miyagi discover that their apartment building has been demolished ...