

She befriends the monks, who eventually have a birthday party for her, giving her a cake and an arrow that Miyagi had caught in mid-flight in a demonstration of Zen archery. Julie learns through direct lessons about balance, coordination, awareness and respect for all life.
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Miyagi uses this time to take Julie to a Buddhist monastery to teach her the true ways of karate and how to handle her anger issues. Although she escapes them, she is arrested by the police and gets suspended for two weeks by Dugan. While trying to feed Angel one night, Julie is detected by the Alpha Elite, who chase her through the school. She reveals she was taught karate by her father, who learned from her grandfather, Miyagi's student. When Julie survives almost being hit by a car by jumping into a tiger position, she finally learns to confide in Miyagi when he recognizes her skill. His toughest and most aggressive student is the short-fused Ned Randall, who makes unwelcome sexual advances upon Julie. The members are taught to enforce the school rules, mostly using physical force, by a self-styled colonel, Paul Dugan. At school, Julie meets and befriends Eric McGowen, a teenage security guard-in-training and a pledge for a shady school security fraternity, the Alpha Elite. Miyagi invites Louisa to stay at his house in Los Angeles to enjoy peace and quiet tending his garden while he remains in Boston as Julie's caretaker. She sneaks into the school at night to care for an injured Harris's hawk named "Angel", which she keeps in a pigeon coop on the roof. Her behavior has led to friction between Julie and her grandmother, along with her fellow students and teachers. Miyagi is also introduced to Pierce's granddaughter, Julie, a teen struggling with anger issues due to her parents' death in a car accident. He meets Louisa Pierce, the widow of his commanding officer Jack Pierce, and they both listen to the opening speech given by Senator Daniel Inouye.Īt Pierce's home in Boston, they catch up. Miyagi travels to Arlington National Cemetery for a commendation for Japanese-Americans who fought in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II.

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It is the first film in the series not to feature Ralph Macchio in the lead role as Daniel LaRusso, and was released on August 12, 1994. The Next Karate Kid was directed by Christopher Cain, written by Mark Lee, produced by Jerry Weintraub, and with music by Bill Conti. It stars Hilary Swank as Julie Pierce (in her first theatrical appearance in a starring role) and Pat Morita as Mr. The Next Karate Kid is a 1994 American martial arts drama film, and the fourth installment in the Karate Kid franchise, following The Karate Kid Part III (1989).
