Daily Dialogue — October 30, 2016

Miyagi: Daniel-san, must talk. Walk on road, hm? Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later…
 [makes squish gesture] …get squish just like grape. Here, karate, same thing. Either you karate do “yes” or karate do “no.” You karate do “guess so…” [makes squish gesture] …just like grape. Understand?
 Daniel: Yeah, I understand.
 Miyagi: Now, ready?
 Daniel: Yeah, I’m ready.

— The Karate Kid (1984), written by Robert Mark Kamen

Watch the scene here.

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Discipline.

Trivia: The yellow classic automobile that Daniel polishes in the famous “wax-on/wax-off” training scene, then later offered by Mr. Miyagi as Daniel’s birthday gift, was actually given to Ralph Macchio by the producer, and he still owns it. The car is a 1948 Ford Super De Luxe

Dialogue On Dialogue: The relationship between Miyagi and Daniel works on both levels of this theme: Discipline from Miyagi, self-discipline from Daniel.