The Karate Kid III

Other mistake: When Miyagi throws Mike into the light switches, the lights go out but the switches never change position.

Plot hole: The tournament that Daniel is in is the All Valley under 18 tournament, but we already know that he has graduated from high school and was about to attend college. His birthday is in December, so he must already be 18.

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Daniel Larusso: I know you don't believe in fighting, but tournament karate isn't exactly fighting.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Not exactly ping-pong, either.

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Trivia: The expression "Cobra Kai never dies" was invented for this film; it was never uttered in the first Karate Kid movie.

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Answer: He lost all his students after he flipped out on Johnny. Without students, he couldn't pay his bills.

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Answer: Kreese strangled Johnny, after the latter lost to Daniel. This proved just what kind of teacher, as well as person, Kreese is. His students after seeing this, realised just what Cobra Kai puts in their head, as well as just what kind of person and teacher Kreese is. Specifically, after seeing Kreese strangle Johnny, they thought, "I WON'T be your student, if you're gonna treat me like that!" Therefore, they left, and Cobra Kai went out of business.

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