No, it is just a movie. There is no real life Karate Kid. However Jaden Smith was trained by Wu Gang for 3 months before shooting began. Wu Gang is a member of JC Stunt Team and was also the stunt coordinator for the movie.
partially real, partially animated.
There were 4: 1)Karate Kid 2)Karate Kid Part 2 3)Karate Kid part 3 4)The next Karate Kid.
karate Kid
Nope. Only in the new one. In the other movies the karate teacher was played by RIP Pat Morita.
Shijia Lü plays Liang in 2010's The Karate Kid.
Karate Kid's real name is Val Armorr.
partially real, partially animated.
There were 4: 1)Karate Kid 2)Karate Kid Part 2 3)Karate Kid part 3 4)The next Karate Kid.
karate Kid
Nope. Only in the new one. In the other movies the karate teacher was played by RIP Pat Morita.
Zhenwie Wang
Jaden Smith
Shijia Lü plays Liang in 2010's The Karate Kid.
There were 4: 1)Karate Kid 2)Karate Kid Part 2 3)Karate Kid part 3 4)The next Karate Kid.
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Ralph Macchio was the original Karate Kid and is also in Karate Kid part II.
JustKiddingFilms - 2007 Movies vs Real Life Karate Kid 6-1 was released on: USA: 1 January 2012