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Demura was running his own dojo in Los Angeles when he made his acting debut in the 1977 movie The Island of Dr Moreau. He became a high profile teacher and did demonstrations at various events. In 1965 Demura moved to the United States as a Karate instructor, settling in Los Angeles. His doctor suggested taking a martial art to help build up his strength.” He went on to train at Shito-ryu master Ryusho Sakagami’s dojo for several years, learning from some of the best Karate and Kobudo masters in the world. According to, Demura first got into martial arts because “He had suffered a severe infection of his tonsils that made him very weak.

They say that “Demura claims he was approached to play the character but declined when he saw the size of the role, citing his poor English.”ĭemura was born in Japan in September, 1938. Miyagi fought and allow some of his own techniques to shine.Īccording to The Daily Beast Demura was actually offered the role of Mr. By choreographing the fights Demura was able to shape the way Mr. Miyagi fight scenes, like the one where he saves Daniel from Johnny and the Cobra Kai’s after the Halloween dance.

He was also tasked with choreographing many of the Mr. Miyagi character on me, things like having Daniel-san washing my car and painting the fence.” He said that “They based a lot of the Mr. In an interview with Kung Fu Kingdom Demura explained the role that he had in shaping Mr. Demura said in an interview with Karate writer Jesse Enkamp that “you don’t have any basics you can’t go up to a higher level.” His teachings revolve around learning the fundamentals and basics behind Karate techniques, much like Mr. There is a 2015 documentary entitled The Real Miyagi that is focused on Demuras life. Miyagi didn't look imposing in the slightest, his speed, grace, and skill made him formidable enough to consistently take out groups of attackers with ease, be it from Cobra Kai or otherwise.YouTubePat Morita and Fumio Demura on set of ‘The Karate Kid’ĭemura is, in many ways, a real life version of Mr. While he had some tremendous struggles throughout his life, Miyagi rose above those challenges to become a wise old sage that always knew the right answer when confronted with a difficult task. Miyagi has always been the backbone of The Karate Kid series, showing his wisdom, skill, and patience above all other adversaries. Griffith hasn't acted since 2007, so his return to Cobra Kai will be not only a big moment for the show, but for the actor himself as well. Silver was a manipulative and violent 'instructor' to LaRusso in The Karate Kid: Part III, and judging by the trailers for Cobra Kai season 4, it looks like not much has changed. Thomas Ian Griffith returns to the role of Terry Silver in Cobra Kai season 4, which debuts on New Years Eve. Miyagi served as Daniel's first teacher, he wasn't the only one to take up the mantle. Check out Schlossberg's response below, which also outlines the 'Brains' of the question with some interesting answers: The creator cited Miyagi as the strongest under ' Brawn.' The second in that list was Master Sun-Yung, making both the founders of Miyagi-Do karate and Cobra Kai karate the top contenders, which makes perfect sense given the rivalry and competitive strengths of both styles.

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Miyagi's Missing Originĭuring a Twitter Q&A session, Schlossberg was asked who the Top 5 characters in The Karate Kid/Cobra Kai series are in order of 'Brains and Brawn,' to which Schlossberg gave a breakdown.

Related: Cobra Kai's First Spin-Off Should Tell Mr. While he's never seen, Sun-Yung is mentioned multiple times in The Karate Kid: Part III when Silver first appears in the franchise and has yet to be portrayed in live-action. Kreese would later train his friend Terry Silver in Vietnam before they both returned to South Korea to continue training with Master Kim Sun-Yung. Cobra Kai was founded by John Kreese (Martin Kove), a Vietnam Veteran who learned martial arts from Master Kim Sun-Yung in South Korea.