The Karate Kid

Mr. Miyagi

Nariyoshi Miyagi was born in Okinawa, Japan in 1925. Like all Miyagis before him, his father taught him Miyagi-Do Karate, first developed by his ancestor. When he was young, he fell in love with a girl named Yukie. However, Yukie was arranged to marry his best friend Sato, and when they declared their love, Sato felt dishonored and challenged Miyagi in a fight to the death to restore his honor. Refusing to fight his friend, Miyagi left Okinawa, immigrating to Hawaii, where he met and fell in love with another woman. After moving to Los Angeles, California, Miyagi enlisted in the US Army and fought in WWII as part of the 442nd Infantry Regiment, where he earned the Medal of Honor. During his service, however, Mrs. Miyagi and their unborn son died in an internment camp, which would haunt Miyagi for decades to come. Eventually, Miyagi started working as a handyman in an apartment complex in Reseda. While working there, he met Daniel LaRusso, who had moved to California from New Jersey, and taught him karate in order to help with the bullying he was facing at school, beginning a friend- and mentorship that lasted for the rest of Miyagi’s life.

Miyagi-Verse - Physicals/Skill

Breaks a thick piece of wood with a chop (source) ([Strength]^K2)
Breaks a thick piece of wood with a chop (Novelization) (source) (^2N20)
Takes Johnny out of the fight with a single powerful kick (source) ([Strength]^KN11)
Throws a man through a wooden beam (source) ([Strength]^K2)
Snaps a spear in half (source) ([Strength]^K2)
Lifts Chozen by the end of a spear (source) ([Strength]^2N16)
Chops through four beer bottles (source) ([Strength/Skill]^K)
Catches Kreese’s punch, stopping him dead in his tracks (source) ([Strength/Speed]^KN29)
Blocks a flying kick from a thug (source) ([Strength/Durability]^3N12. Context: The thug chopped through three shelves (Source: https://pastebin.com/bNKa83fi)^3N12)
Catches an arrow (source) ([Speed]^N)
Catches an arrow (Novelization) (source) (^NN12)
Catches a fly with chopsticks (source) ([Speed]^K2)
Dodges a crate thrown at him by Mike Barnes (source) ([Speed]^2N12)
Gets hit on the back by Chozen using a spear (source) ([Durability]^K2. Context: Chozen is strong enough to break a piece of a stone statue with a kick (Source: https://gfycat.com/scarcequarterlychipmunk)^K2)
Hooks Daniel’s leg and takes him to the ground (source) ([Skill]^K)
Hooks Daniel’s leg and takes him to the ground (Novelization) (source) (^KN23)
Fixes a dented fender with a chop (source) ([Skill]^2N1)
Brews a concoction to help Daniel heal (source) ([Misc]^K)
Has or makes a powder that heals Daniel’s foot (source) ([Misc]^K3)
Knows Daniel was lying about falling off his bike because his hands were not hurt (source) ([Misc]^KN5)
Cows an angry dog (source) ([Misc]^N)
Cows an angry dog (Novelization) (source) (^NN8)

Miyagi-Verse - Fights

Easily dodges Kreese’s strikes and brings him to his knees, stating he could kill him with one blow (source) (^K2)
Easily dodges Kreese’s strikes and brings him to his knees, stating he could kill him with one blow (Novelization) (source) (^KN29)
Defeats Mike Barnes, Kreese, and Terry Silver in quick succession (source) (^K3. Context: Silver breaks through two 2x4s with a kick (Source: https://gfycat.com/smugwhichintermediateegret)^K3, and with punches (Source: https://pastebin.com/gNtUrYZn)^3N19)
Defeats Mike Barnes, Kreese, and Terry Silver in quick succession (Novelization) (source) (^3N22)
Takes down Chozen and his goons (source) (^K2. Context: Chozen is Sato’s best student and took on four karate students at once (Source: https://gfycat.com/shamelessangryliger)^K2)
Takes down Chozen and his goons (Novelization) (source) (^2N16)
Humiliates a US Army Colonel (source) (^N)
Humiliates a US Army Colonel (Novelization) (source) (^NN17)
Takes down the top students of the Cobra Kai dojo (source) (^K)
Takes down the top students of the Cobra Kai dojo (Novelization) (source) (^KN11)
Takes down the top students of the Cobra Kai dojo (Comic) (source) (^C2)
Quickly chases away Mike Barnes and his goon (source) (^K3)
Quickly chases away Mike Barnes and his goon (Novelization) (source) (^3N12)
Beats up a group of men at a gas station (source) (^N)
Beats up a group of men at a gas station (Novelization) (source) (^NN8)

Miyagi-Verse - Healing Technique

Uses a technique that allows Daniel to move his arm when he couldn’t before (source) (^K)
Uses a technique that allows Daniel to move his arm when he couldn’t before (Novelization) (source) (^KN18)
Uses the technique to allow Daniel to fight on a damaged leg after the tournament medic wrote him off (source) (^K. Context: The novelization implies that Daniel’s leg was broken (Source: https://pastebin.com/LnSPLKsC)^KN27 as does the comic (Source: https://imgur.com/WTH4fF0)^C4)
Heals a hawk’s broken wing (source) (^N)

Miyagi-Verse - Techniques

Performs the Crane Technique (source) (^K. Context: Miyagi says that if performed correctly, there is no defense against it (Source: https://gfycat.com/portlysoggybarnowl)^K)
Performs the Crane Technique (Novelization) (source) (^KN19)
Performs the Drum Technique to dodge a swinging hook (source) (^K2. Context: In the novelization, the Drum Technique is said to increase striking power (Source: https://pastebin.com/LHD07cYi)^2N11)
Daniel says he could perform the strongest kick in Miyagi-Do karate, which required him to balance on one hand (source) (^S1E8)
Though he is never seen using them, he should know the secret Miyagi-Do pressure points, which render limbs numb and unable to move (source) (^S3E5)

Miyagi-Verse - Teaching Ability

Teaches Daniel how to block strikes under the guise of having him do chores around the house (source) (^K)
Teaches Daniel how to block strikes under the guise of having him do chores around the house (Novelization) (source) (^KN18)
Under his tutelage, Daniel wins the Under 18 All-Valley Karate Championship after only training for less than two months (source) (^K)
In a matter of days, Daniel becomes stronger and faster than he previously was while training under Terry Silver (source) (^3N23)
Teaches Julie Pierce how to waltz under the guise of a karate lesson (source) (^N)
Teaches Julie how to block strikes under the guise of having her babysit children (source) (^NN6)

Other Media - The Karate Kid (1989 Cartoon) - Strength - Striking

Kicks a tree in half (source) (^KE1)
Chops a smaller tree in half with his hand (source) (^KE1)
Kicks his way out of a crate filled with fish (source) (^KE3)
Kicks a flower cart into the path of a bike (source) (^KE4)
Launches a man with a kick (source) (^KE1)
Pokes holes in a pot with his fingers (source) (^KE6)
Breaks open a grate with a chop (source) (^KE10)
While shrunken, moves the glass he’s trapped under with a kick (source) (^K13)

Other Media - The Karate Kid (1989 Cartoon) - Strength - Other

Pushes back a falling tree with his legs (source) (^KE2)
Throws a plate hard enough to cut through a bottle (source) (^KE8)
Catches and lifts Daniel with one arm (source) (^KE9)

Other Media - The Karate Kid (1989 Cartoon) - Durability

Gets blasted by Kevin’s magic sword (source) (^KE5. Context: Kevin’s sword made a crater in the ground (Source: https://gfycat.com/blaringclumsyclam)^KE5)
Gets hit by a boulder rolling down a hill (source) (^KE7)
Gets hit by a magic-enhanced man (source) (^KE11. Context: A child enhanced by the shrine destroyed a large chimney with a punch (Source: https://gfycat.com/selfreliantsentimentalgopher)^KE2)

Other Media - The Karate Kid (1989 Cartoon) - Speed/Agility - Reaction/Dodging

Dodges a whip strike, then leaps onto horses to defeat their riders (source) (^KE6)
Avoids several boulders rolling down a hill, though he eventually gets hit (source) (^KE7)
Dodges strikes from magically-enhanced foes (source) (^KE2)
Catches a falling egg with chopsticks (source) (^KE3)
Intercepts a jaguar leaping at him with a kick (source) (^KE1)
Catches a thrown glass (source) (^KE6)

Other Media - The Karate Kid (1989 Cartoon) - Speed/Agility - Agility

Swings from a vine, landing on a hunter’s shoulders before flipping off (source) (^KE1)
Springs into the air off of the shoulders of a foe (source) (^KE2)
Jumps over the heads of a crowd of people in a subway car (source) (^KE3)
Climbs up a roller coaster track (source) (^KE3)
Leaps high into the air and lands on a bench to launch Daniel (source) (^KE5)
Pole vaults to the top of a castle set (source) (^KE5)
Flips over some attackers (source) (^KE7)
Swings from a tree branch and lands on a motorcycle, balancing on the front of it (source) (^KE8)

Other Media - The Karate Kid (1989 Cartoon) - Skill/Misc - Accuracy

Chops a plate of spaghetti to launch it across a restaurant and hit a man (source) (^KE4)
Throws a pen to hit a button (source) (^KE5)
Throws an onion without looking to close a window on a man’s head (source) (^KE6)
Without looking, slides a stool so a thrown man lands on it (source) (^KE6)
Slams his fist on the table, launching a cup to intercept a thrown plate before it can hit a window (source) (^KE8)
Kicks a rock at a spear, launching it to the tree he was tied to (source) (^KE9)
Kicks a trash can so that when Daniel falls he lands in it (source) (^KE10)
Hits a wrench, launching it into a broken winch to stop a falling crate (source) (^KE11)

Other Media - The Karate Kid (1989 Cartoon) - Skill/Misc - Combat

Puts a wildebeest to sleep using a pressure point (source) (^KE9)
Easily takes down two goons (source) (^KE2)
Wrestles an alligator underwater, tying its jaws shut (source) (^KE1)

Other Media - The Karate Kid (1989 Cartoon) - Skill/Misc - Other

Tracks Daniel through a forest (source) (^KE1)
Remains calm while being swarmed by bees (source) (^KE3)
Uses a push cart like a skateboard (source) (^KE3)
Catches a falling tray with his foot (source) (^KE4)
Wraps a bandit’s leg with a whip (source) (^KE6)
Notices a child hiding behind a rock (source) (^KE7)
Grabs a battery out of a boombox with chopsticks (source) (^KE8)
Grabs an approaching snake the others didn’t see (source) (^KE9)
Catches a piece of burning wood flung into the air (source) (^KE9)
Uses gum and chopsticks to steal a janitor’s security card (source) (^KE10)
While shrunken, makes a lasso out of twine and throws it around a cat (source) (^KE13)
While shrunken, folds paper into an airplane to ride on (source) (^KE13)