The truth (?) about Mr Miyagi

[Rambuchan]

Those of you who have seen the Karate Kid movies will no doubt know of Mr Miyagi. Here's some pictorial memory assistance for you anyway:



In this image he is (allegedly) training the young karate kid's reflexes by teaching him to catch flies with chopsticks. However, a recent re-appraisal by some friends and I of this character, a veritable 1980s cult hero, has unearthed 'the shocking truth'. Or is it? Let me list a few of the techniques that Mr Miyagi used to train the young karate kid:

1 ~ "Wax on, Wax off": Perhaps the most famed of all his catch phrases, this accompanied a training exercise to a) build forearm muscles and b) teach an important parrying movement. These two lessons were imparted by getting the karate kid to wax his car.

2 ~ Hammering a nail into a garden fence - in one hit: Pretty much what it says. To teach the karate kid forceful, focussed power, Mr Miyagi got him to hammer nails into his garden fence.

3 ~ Sanding his decking: A sort of synthesis of the two above, this imparted to the karate kid a) forearm muscle toning, b) parrying movements and c) endurance.

4 ~ Catching flies with chopsticks: This has been explained above already.


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Now many will say that these techniques, whilst being unorthodox, were couched in a deep wisdom and subtly brought crucial martial arts lessons into the young fighter's mind. However, a recent (pub based) appraisal of Mr Miyagi with my friends lead us to an altogether new view of Mr Miyagi (a one time hero of mine). Let me re-list the training activities, alongside the real objective:

1 ~ "Wax on, Wax off":To get Mr Miyagi's car waxed, because he couldn't be arsed to do it himself.

2 ~ Hammering a nail into a garden fence - in one hit: To get Mr Miyagi's fence mended, because he couldn't be arsed to do it himself.

3 ~ Sanding his decking: To get Mr Miyagi's decking sanded, because he couldn't be arsed to do it himself.

4 ~ Catching flies with chopsticks: To rid Mr Miyagi's house of flies, because he....I think you get the picture by now.

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So now, please vote in this all important poll, to register your view of this great (or lazy?) man.

 

[skadistic]

Lazy bum.

He could have taught all that stuff with out the free house work. But he did give up a pimp car. What did he do before being a bum? That house and those cars weren't cheap.

 

[bhsup]

He's not a lazy bum. He's an older guy who's decided to kick back and enjoy his golden years. If he can get some kid to do the maintenance for him that he needs, while providing the kid something in return, more power to him. I vote enlightened guru.

EDIT: Besides, he's a medal of honor winner. He should be able to kick back as much as he darn well pleases.

 

[Nylan]

You DO realize that this was the humor of all the household training, don't you? He was hitting two birds with one stone. However, there is no doubting that he was wise in the ways of karate.

 

[sabo]

When I think of Mr. Miyagi I think of him running Arnold's restaraunt in Happy Days..

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

He did fix his bike though.

 

[Masquerouge]

Well all I can say is that it freakin'worked for Karate Kid since he was able to win the championship with a broken leg and a silly posture.

So the real question is instead, if all it takes to win a karate tournament is to fix a fence and wax a car, is karate really all that hard?

 

[classical_hero]

Rambuchan-san, you forgot to make this public, you lazy bum.

 

[Junglecutter]

It was just a movie afterall

 

[Perfection]

It took you 20 years to figure out that Mr. Miyagi chose activities that benefited him?

 

[Masquerouge]

It took you 20 years to figure out that Mr. Miyagi chose activities that benefited him?

Well that's apparently the time you're going to need to catch on his sarcasm

 

[Urederra]

Well that's apparently the time you're going to need to catch on his sarcasm

eewww... I almost failed too...

@Rambuchan.... Stop watching silly movies and start clubbing. It is a movie, for Pete's sake, not real life.






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[Mise]

This question is clearly capitalist propaganda. Or communist. I haven't quite decided. Perhaps I should make a poll about it, since I'm too lazy to figure it out myself?

Either way, it certainly is a poignant example of the proletariat's continuing struggle against the bourgeois elite.

 

[Urederra]

This question is clearly capitalist propaganda. Or communist. I haven't quite decided. Perhaps I should make a poll about it, since I'm too lazy to figure it out myself?

Either way, it certainly is a poignant example of the proletariat's continuing struggle against the bourgeois elite.

I lean towards blaming western culture for proselytizing ancient Chinese culture.

 

[Perfection]

Well that's apparently the time you're going to need to catch on his sarcasm

And the time you're going to need to catch up on mine!