The Karate Kid: Where This All-Time Classic Was Made

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With the amazing success of Cobra Kai on Netflix, The Karate Kid is back in the cultural zeitgeist in a big way. People love John G. Avildsen’s classic underdog tale of a young man (Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso) and his triumph over bullies with the help of a gentle Japanese handyman (Pat Morita’s Mr. Miyagi) who happens to be a secret karate master. The sensei/student relationship is one of the ages. With Cobra Kai fandom at an all-time high, he decided to look back at the original movie and its iconic locations in this episode of β€œWhere It Was Made.”

In this episode, our host Ryan Cultrera takes us on a wild tour of The Karate Kid’s iconic Reseda locations. He starts on the red carpet of the Cobra Kai S5 premiere and then backtracks to where it all began, the humble apartment building where Daniel and Miyagi first met. From there, he checks out the real-life gym which housed the Cobra Kai dojo, the beach where Daniel tangled with Johnny, where the famous karate All-Valley tournament was held and much more. Along the way, we reflect on what makes the film such an immortal classic, one which has stood the test of time in ways no one back in 1984 could have anticipated.

This episode of Where It Was Made is hosted, edited and directed by Ryan Cultrera, produced by Berge Garabedian and John Fallon, and executive produced by James Oster.

Stay tuned for more episodes of Where It Was Made – coming soon!

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29 thoughts on “The Karate Kid: Where This All-Time Classic Was Made”

  6. In the late eighties I spent a summer as a counselor at a diabetic youth camp. Jimmy was one of the campers that latched on to me that year and 1 day he pulled out a picture to show me. It was Jimmy and Billy zacca with their arms over each other's shoulders and both were smiling really big. Jimmy said whenever Billy came to town he would get in touch with him and play the Big Brother raul, And added that he was one of the nicest guys ever. Nice to hear Zabka's mom Reinforce that.

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  20. you didn't mention golf and stuffs location. it's in Downey, my home town, in south east LA haven't in the area in about 10 years and i'm surprised it's still open. it was pretty ran down in the 90s and i assumed it would have been shut down by now

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  25. That plaque "Truth, Liberty, Toleration" was in a grade school of mine, built in the early '50s for the Boomers. They were placed there by the Native Sons of the Golden West. In the '90s another guy at the Foodland Deli made a sandwich for Pat Morita. He was just another grouchy old man, and none of us tried to engage with him.

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