Taglines: It's ancient wisdom against teenage spunk. 1,000 years of karate tradition is about to get a kick in the pants. Colonel Dugan: No. It's not. War ain't over because one battle is. Sergeant ...

Daniel LaRusso: I've decided not to defend my title after all. You've been a great trainer, but...Well, when I hit that guy in the club, that's just not my style. I wanted to let you know all of this ...

The most profound things have quite a modest, uncomplicated outer appearance. That remains true about the “Wax on, wax off” line from The Karate Kid (1984). It’s this line that starts the iconic ...