Karate Kid Fan Documentary (Part 5 of 5)

[NationalHardcore]

why u dint seach for Ralph himself??

[RonaldReaganRocks1]

The vandals were stupid.

[Godzie1]

Well at least you went out for your dream w/so many that don't & that is what counts in life. But you do make great videos & I enjoyed this very much. Thank you! :)

[lastcomicleft]

Wow dude, mad props to you for actually goin after ur dream! sooo many people say "one day i'll do that" but never do, You got my respect, doesnt matter if you didnt win the tournement, u actually DID IT! I wanted to take martial arts ever since karate kid, but my folks wouldnt let me/money issues as well. later on when i got older, i wanted to start but lost my confidence, eventually i just starting boxing with my friends, and now i've been sparring with my friends for a year now!

[THEORYZ1]

Does anyone know the street in Kearny NJ where they filmed the opening scene? I can't find it ANYWHERE.

[sw33n3ybill]

the competition was so poor, i dont like to say anything negative but those guys had very poor technique, BUT i LOVED this documentary it was amazing

[CeeEmmz]

dude no offence or anything but did TIGER teach u the HANDS UP???

cuss in your fights ur hands are down! if only ur hands are up u would have pwnd the competition :)

[mordecaibe]

Your documentary was most inspiring. I am planning to start Macchio family over here to honour the legacy. But I am not telling you where I am to avoid legal problems. Best regards.

[robbbbery]

What a great project, I'm impressed and amazed. I never considered that I might feel proud to be a Karate Kid fan but after seeing how it has touched so many people I'm in awe of the phenomenon and of your great work capturing it.

[ogicabp4u]

After Karate Kid I always wanted to become a martial arts instructor for kids. I finally became a 4th DAN in TaeKwonDo and became an instructor in its country of origin in Korea. After seeing the lives of full time TKD instructors in SK / UK I decided that it wasn't for me. I had a degree to fall back on and am now working towards teacher training so I can teach kids Maths, Computers and Science. I have since 'retired' in TKD. But if I had not seen the movie...where would I be?

[ogicabp4u]

I was 28 when I 'retired' ... now in my 30's I hope my experiences can make me a better teacher in other areas such as science and maths.

[DarkFlaze]

well at least you got the blue belt, i'm still on white

[ogicabp4u]

@DarkFlaze keep going for your dreams,goals and ambitions. It may not be exactly as you envisaged to start with and maybe be tough at times and the course of your goals may change. It's more like evolving into who you really are through putting yourself through experiences and to the test than achieving a sets of goals. In that way you can never fail only learn and grow.

[StayPuftGiant]

this was phenomenal 

[asmafi03]

IN the style of the old karate kid movies we would like everyone to please check out and read up on the story of Monique Sciberras - Superforce

[megabronagh]

that was brilliant thanks for posting

[TonyHour]

thanks for this wonderful documentary Sean, very inspirational, you did well in the torurnament, remember tournament is sport, loosing to opponent in tournament is not end of your dream, dont loose to fear, go on and make your dream come true, the true fight is inside you, win and overcome

[zenkyotonoimi]

My second question is Sean has learnt Karate and met Clay, who has a wonderful story. But I practised taekwondo for 6 years, and I am pretty sure that the martial art school  where Clay goes is a Taekwondo school. Is Karate and taekwondo is the same sport in USA ? Please send me a message Sean !

[zenkyotonoimi]

You really made a great documentary. I'm french and Karate Kid was a revelation for me.

I just have some questions because I cannot understand english perfectly and I don't know USA. First, what Martin Kove says at the last of the documentary ? I'm sorry but I could not hear it.

[attatchedtoanipodx]

I used to do karate when i was younger and i went through a bad stage and i lost interest, but the karate kid inspired me once again to take up karate again! (:

[Calfullanas]

awsome documentarie

[ClasenMovies]

I have the same feeling for the movie as you, and I'm from Denmark... The movie is for everybody all over the world.

[limitedresources]

Nice doc! Glad to see that I;m not the only one who loved/love Karate Kid.

[Xantexhunter]

i saw the karate kid for the first time yesterday on netflix.

It was an okay movie. I seriously thought the sequels could of been written better. part 2 was a bit far fetched and part 3 was just terrible and made no sense.

[RobbieH02879]

You should do a Documentary on Gracie Jiu Jitsu...that would be AWESOME as well!

Great job on this, I loved the Karate Kid in the 80's, and I credit it for getting me interested in Martial Arts...went from Karate & Hapkido at 10 years old, to Kickboxing, to Gracie Jiu Jitsu in 1993 and been doing it ever since...

The Karate Kid will ALWAYS have a sentimental place i my mind..it is one of the movies that define the 80's for me. :)

[VladGLX]

its not like he just does any doco about anything, he did the karate kid because the karate kid changed his life (and many others, for that matter).

[OZZIEWARRIORWVHS]

did u like the second and third movie and could you review them

[afegi]

Dworkingham, amazing documentary! but you have missed one location which has a huge fan of The KK which is my home country Libya. Ever sinced I watech the movie back in 1984 and it has dramatically changed my life, it has deeply inspired and touched me, it was an era that I will never forget! I would like to thank all the The KK team and in particular Bill Conti for his unique music composition.

[robhiengler]

Should have emulated Ryu not Daniel-san then maybe you would have gotten further. Oh and btw by KK3 Daniel was a whining lump of egotistical crap (I actually got pleasure seeing him getting the crap kicked out of him) - whatever he was supposed to have learnt from KK1 and KK2 he clearly forgot or didn't care. I would have loved it if you tried to pull off that kata in KK3 in that last fight of yours.

[marylouiseparker]

WOW!!!! this is an awesome documentary. I LUV the karate kid too !!!

[FEAR161]

Nice work!! Excellent documentary...

Keep practice martial arts...

Never give up!!

[blackeyespecialist]

Amazing!!! One of the best docus I've seen in ages. Very inspiring too, makes me want to go out an make a docu of something I truely love.

Thanks a lot man!

[Gaisensei6]

Amazing documentary! What rank are you now? Have you been working on your sparring skills, katas (forms), etc.? Have you done anymore tournaments? I'm a Tae-Kwon-do practitioner; I have been doing it for 4 years and I am a brown belt. It's also aswome to find other karate kid/martial arts enthusiasts.

[Redbelt0610]

I watch karate kid 1 -2 on youtube the last few night . Now in karate if I feel I can't do something I think about the karae kid and the saying it ok tooo lose to oppment but do not lose to fear

[RandomDuder1]

You should have done wax on, wax off at the tournament if you forgot the other moves. I used those moves against bullies in school and they actually worked pretty well.

[maggie2hammond]

that was one the best documentarys iv ever seen.

[Dworkingham]

Wow, sweet! Thanks...

[Nickhuntley13]

awesome work. Hope you are still studying ;)

[claveaumich]

This was an exellent documentary. you voiced something i have had in me for a long time. thank you

[Dworkingham]

And thank you for watching!

[claveaumich]

I have always wanted to be a great competitor. I have been training for almost 3 years now yet i never feel like i am ready. Should i jjust go out there and do it?

[Nebel255]

Great documentary! I just watched Karate Kid last night (took me a while, eh?), because everyone in my dojo kept on telling me about and were shocked that I haven't seen it yet. So after 3 years of martial arts, I decided to watch it.

But I don't do Karate, I do Aikido... unfortunately there are not too many Karate places now that keep the philosophy that the movie demonstrates...

[Peekingduck]

Win some lose some...

Stick with it and you'll get better

Thanks for the doc.

[BrenMeetsWorld]

that was great.. loved it.. and i hope you kept going with karate.. martial arts should never end with a defeat

[slashsound]

Man that was an awesome documentary, the only complaint I have was that it was too short. For the record I have seen karate kid parts 1 and 2 over 1000 times each, no joke, I would watch it, rewind it and watch it again for many years when I was a kid. I am probably the ultimate fan.

[Dworkingham]

Thanks for checking it out!

[raidernationcali]

This was great, This documentary needs to get wider exposure.

[Presto512]

liked the documentary, the Karate Kid has also been very influential to my life. Best quote of the movie, which I hope all kids understand one day in there lives. Miyagi "win, lose, no matter, you make good fight earn respect, then no body bother."

[peppiecola123]

dat was gwd. gr8 job! n keep tryin in da tourdament n u mite win!!

[offenlive]

Thank you for this one.

[fantim]

This was so good. I hope you decide to make a follow up, or expand the movie. You should come over here to Japan and try to get footage from the locations in Okinawa from the second movie. I moved to Japan cause of Karate Kid.

[TroyShellie]

Great Job

[reservoirdog4]

Great job. Really inspiring stuff. As a film major its stories like yours that drive me to make movies. What is the song playing in the credits?

[google2boogle]

awesome! thank you for making this!!

I love the Karate Kid! As Soon as I saw the movies I started looking in the library for karate tapes and started following along. I really wanted to take Karate classes as a younger kid but my mother said it was too expensive. anyways when I grow up if my kids wanna take Karate I would so be encouraging them and everything!!

BTW I <3 RALPH MACCHIO he is soooo hot!

[qeolion]

Now it was time for me to go into battle! it was my moment of truth...

[nitehawk57]

If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again. Come to my channel and read a poem entitled "Don't Quit" I don't know who wrote it, but it's a great poem!

[overdrive006]

two thumbs up!! Loved it. Dude dont give up. Remember...Focus!!...Best karate Still inside.

[AssassinGirl45]

wow that was awsome i wish i could put up posters of him!

5/5 amazing.

[goyi9]

It takes years and years to have applied what you had learned in a natural way.

Did you give up after that tournament?

[GreatIntellect13]

LMAO!!! You got your ass kicked! Good try though.

[amoc71]

This is brilliant, I was already doing karate when the movie was released in Australia but it did bring a lot more students in. I love my karate, started when I was 12, trained until i was 21 (baby) restarted at 23 till 26 now after 10 years I have started training again. Once it's in your blood you can't get it out.

[jedgrey]

This was a pleasure to watch. Great job.

[bonsaibrian]

Just want everyone to know these movies changed my life as well. I went the Bonsai route not Karate. My wife and two kids would'nt even be around or alive if it wasn't for the Karate Kid.  Long live MIYAGI!!!!

[kobejonez]

Great film man, good job. Kinda wish it had been longer(Sequal??!) :D Clay was the man!! Hope you've continued with the Karate since.

[Huntor9]

Completely awesome. Thanks for this.

The Karate Kid lives on. :)

[nnuS13]

the best documentary i've seen on youtube or any where else. the passion you have for the karate kid really showed. 5/5!! NO MERCY!!

[Xtremality]

Great film man. I also never got to take Karate Lessons after being inspired by the movie. Im 26 now and still want to train. You have done a great service for the Karate Kid community. Thanks.

[Dworkingham]

Thanks for watching. I appreciate it!

[slim712]

Great documentary. Nice to see something independent. Must have been fun to make

[Dworkingham]

Lots of fun. But I'm not a morning person. So the early morning training before work was killer.

Thanks for watching.

[practicaltaekwondo]

Nice little kicks to their ankles!

[Dworkingham]

That's what poor training and an adrenaline dump look like. I could barely move after the first fight. Miyagi would be ashamed. :)

[HuiXiu]

full contact? are there takedowns allowed?

[Dworkingham]

No takedowns. This was the best (camera-friendly) tournament I could find that would let me train and fight in six months. It's no All-Valley tournament.

[Poolmeister]

Ah Sean Great job Mate, I thought it was a fantastic homage. topshelf.

Good luck with all future projects.

All the best

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i second that, sorry i didn't make up my own speech

[HuiXiu]

What were the rules of the tournament?

[Dworkingham]

No striking in the head. No ground fighting.

[drunkfux1]

Nice lil documentary, good job

[ZenWolfDances]

Nice job, guys.

[Dworkingham]

Thank you, zen.

[DEMZLY]

Hi there, this was fantastic to watch. You should be proud of your self, you are a true credit to Karate and the 80's classic.

Duane-yellow belt, b'ham.

[Dworkingham]

Thanks, Duane!

[duckoes]

Ah Sean Great job Mate, I thought it was a fantastic homage. topshelf.

Good luck with all future projects.

All the best

[Dworkingham]

Thanks a lot.  All the best to you as well.

[KATIEaintRIGHT]

Amazing Work!

[avp2gold]

You called it a "plastic trophy". No, it's not. Just cause you lost don't downplay it. The Karate Kid is about victory. It's not a Rocky, as where the protagonist loses but actually wins, no, this is the Karate Kid we're talking about. If this documentary is about The Karate Kid then this documentary hasn't ended, it's only just begun.

Btw, you should've done some kata in the middle of the match... something... anything...

[Dworkingham]

Can't you let a guy grieve?... Just kidding. I actually am really grateful for this defeat.  I learned a lot about myself and about fighting that day. The biggest thing I learned was I was unprepared both physically and mentally. I'm looking forward to trying again someday. Thanks for watching.

[Methodus89]

You can't compare yourself with the karate kid in that tournament dude, his life depended on that match, and he trained a month just for that tournament, it was pure dedication.

You would've won if you gave that kind of effort though, great vid.

[bryanleo9]

great documentary

[Jimmy071176]

Thank you so much, awesome documentary. I am from Hong Kong and i saw Karate Kid when i was like 9 or 10. Love the movie for life. Will Smith came to Hong Kong recently to promote his film 'I am Legend', he said he is so interested in remaking Karate Kid, if it comes true, his son will play Daniel and Stephen Chow (the actor of Kung Fu Hustle) will play Mr Miyagi. Thanks again and Merry Christmas

[Dworkingham]

Thank you for watching, Jimmy. I kinda hope Will Smith doesn't remake it. Although, it'll be a great comedy if he tries.

[wwhite4243]

Fantastic doc!

[Hobbitzu]

Great documentary! That's what I call a christmas presnent in advance! I have been waiting for this for a long time now :), almost thought that it never would be finished. Very nice job guys!

[Dworkingham]

Thanks so much! Sorry it took so darn long.

[Ross124]

Thanks man. I've watched all five of these clips and they're amazing. The Macchio family are pretty crazy though. Excellent documentary, I was hooked after I seen the first one. Good use of the tags by the way. I'd never have come across this, I was just looking for videos of karate tournaments, not the karate kid! This was well worth watching them all! Five stars.

[Dworkingham]

Thanks for watching, Ross. I'm glad you found it.

[memetik1]

wtf is this

[Blakeyboy1981]

Excellent work

[Dworkingham]

Thank you, sir.

[robertgurule]

Thank you for making this documentary. KK has been my favorite movie since I first saw it in 4th grade...

[Dworkingham]

You're welcome. Thanks for checking it out, Robert.

[Dworkingham]

Thank you, Kerrin!

[KerrinEAllen]

This movie rules!