10"Karate Is For Defense Only."
This perspective entails living as peacefully as possible with a fundamental sense of respect for others.
9"Man Who Work For Passion Always Richer Than Man Who Work For Money."
8"Win, Lose, No Matter."
InCobra Kaiseason 6, Mr. Miyagis ghost returns to Daniel in a dream, reminding him of this quote.
7"Man Who Catch Fly With Chopsticks Accomplish Anything."
6"A Person With No Forgiveness In Heart Living Even Worse Punishment Than Death."
Theyre the perfect illustration ofMr.
Miyagis merciful attitude to others even those who see him as their worst enemies.
Its a sentiment which contrasts starkly with the No mercy mantra that Kreese himself drills into his students.
5"Why Train?
So I Won’t Have To Fight."
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Yet the whole basis for Taoism is mutual contradiction, which in turn creates a coherent whole.
Itsto avoid getting into a fight that LaRusso is learning the self-defense methodsof karate.
4"Choose Own Way Grow Because Root Strong."
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Bonsai choose own way grow, he explains to Daniel LaRusso, because root strong.
3"No Such Thing As Bad Student.
Only Bad Teacher."
Kreese later quotes Miyagis words back at LaRusso to taunt him about his teaching ability.
On a basic level,Mr.
Miyagi is saying that people are a product of the environment they grow up in.
If that environment is bad for them, they cant be held solely responsible for their bad behavior.
2"Never Put Passion Before Principle."
Daniel LaRussos failure to listen to this quote comes back to bite him repeatedly in theKarate Kidfranchise.
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As Miyagi adds cryptically, by abandoning your principles, Even if you win, you lose.
1"Whole Life Have A Balance."
Balance is something Mr. Miyagi discusses throughout theKarate Kidfranchise, which is key to his life philosophy.
The Karate Kid is an action/martial arts drama franchise created by Robert Mark Kamen and began with the first self-titled film released in 1984. The series focuses on teenagers who are unable to fit in with their new surroundings as they deal with persistent bullies until a retired martial arts master finds them and trains them to defend themselves.
