The Karate Kid Part 1, or Adventures in Bonsai-Sitting

Join Kelcee and Spencer for part one of their conversation about the 1984 martial arts classic: The Karate Kid. Or, if you want to be pedantic: The Karate Kid (Part 1). Discussion topics include a toxic masculinity speedrun, the not-so-real history of karate, and the world’s most abrupt bully redemption arc. 

See you in two weeks for part two!

Content warnings for discussions of bullying and physical violence, and brief mentions of child abuse, domestic violence, death, and war-related trauma. 

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

• “This is NOT Karate” by Jesse Enkamp, youtube.com
•  “The influence of French gymnastics and military French boxing on the creation of modern karate (1867-1914)” by Jean-François Loudcher and Christian Faurillon, Martial Arts Studies
• “Karate's ambiguity: Traditional martial art or modern combat sport” by Rudolf Jakhel, Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas
• “The sportivization process of a martial art: the karate” by Marcelo Alberto de Oliveira, Jefferson Campos Lopes, Ricardo João Sonoda-Nunes, and Abel Aurélio Abreu Figueiredo, Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas
• “Does my Forward Stance Look a Little Fascist? Meiji-Era Karate & Embodied Politics, by Dr Peter Katz” by Martial Arts Studies, youtube.com

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