Cobra Kai - The Karate Kid Saga Continues

[FPAlpha]

I've never seen the 2010 film but why did they make it about Kung fu yet call it the karate kid?

Brand recognition, i.e. money.

 

[137th Gebirg]

I've never seen the 2010 film but why did they make it about Kung fu yet call it the karate kid?

Because it all started in China with Kung Fu. The karate came later as an evolution of other influences. They may be two branches of the same tree, but Kung Fu is closer to the roots.

 

[Owain Taggart]

^ That and the fact that it's pretty much stated in the movie, ie two branches, one tree. Essentially means that most martial arts all follow similar philosophies even though their disciplines are markedly different. Here we see two very different disciplines come together, teaching the same core tenets.

 

[Tosk]

All that said, despite the 2010 film being called The Karate Kid, there is not one single mention of karate in the film itself, only kung fu.

Lionel Hutz would have a field day.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Sure, but let's say it's MMA. Martial Arts Kid would simply not have the same ring, would it?

 

[137th Gebirg]

Kung Fu Kid would have sounded kinda cool, though...

 

[Morpheus 02]

Just wanted to type in real quick that i thought the Karate Kids Legends movie was fun, and my whole family enjoyed it.

Was Mr. Han "originally" like that? I thought he was a bit more serious, rather than feeling like a typical Jackie character from the 80's.


Loved the Cobra Kai tie-in. COuld i assume that was the last thing they filmed for Cobra Kai? Or Legends?

Also, there was a credit to DC COmics, who apparently hold the rights to the titel "Karate Kid" due to their creation.