The Karate Kid was one of the biggest surprise successes of the 1980s. For a relatively modest low-budget drama about a young boy's bond with an elderly martial arts master, its financial return of ...

This upcoming Sunday, June 22, marks the 30th anniversary of the original release date of The Karate Kid. I had never actually seen the 1984 classic until this past January (I know, I know—blasphemy).

In the pantheon of unnecessary legacy sequels — distant continuations that dig up decades of history to occasionally transcendent but mostly exasperating effect — it’s hard to come up with a film that ...

The Karate Kid series is undeniably one of Hollywood's most beloved and enduring franchises. Audiences around the world became captivated by karate master Mr. Miyagi as he guided his wayward protégé, ...

When The Karate Kid came out in 1984, I was a teen in my own karate training. I got hooked on the premise of that and the following movies, and I have to admit that I'm a fan of the TV series Cobra ...

Ray Taylor has a room full of shiny martial-arts trophies, all of them won with one goal in mind - earning his black belt. Ray, 14, has been taking American karate classes at Spartanburg Martial Arts ...