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I'm telling you too, that he is going to be begging me to be his teacher. And what
he's going to learn from me is pain in every part of his body. And fear in every part
of his mind. But here's the kicker he's going to thank me for it later. Then I'm going to
think he's invincible. But then when he steps out into the ring of the tournament, he's really
going to find out what pain's all about.
The story picks up almost a year after the events ending the original film
and opening the sequel. After it is established that Sensei John Kreese's (Martin Kove) Cobra Kai dojo has lost all its
business, Kreese visits his Vietnam War comrade Terry Silver (Thomas Ian
Griffith), who is also a karate expert, fellow Cobra Kai (later indicated as
the real owner of Cobra Kai dojo), multimillionaire and president of a
multinational company with a record of polluting the environment with toxic
chemicals. Silver and Kreese scheme to take revenge on Daniel and on his
teacher, Mr. Miyagi (Pat
Morita), and make Cobra Kai successful once again.
Daniel leases a shop, and he and Miyagi prepare to open their own bonsai tree store. Visiting a pottery store
across the street, Daniel meets Jessica Andrews (Robyn Lively), and they instantly become
friends.
Silver recruits "Karate's Bad Boy" Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan), promising him 25% of potential Cobra
Kai profits if he succeeds in claiming Daniel's title at the upcoming All-Valley
Karate Tournament, but Barnes demands 50% and Silver gives it to him. After
breaking into Miyagi's home, Silver overhears Daniel tell Miyagi that he will
not be participating in the tournament, as Miyagi felt that defense of the title
would merely be fighting for personal reward.
That evening at the bonsai store, Daniel and Jessica are confronted by Mike
and Snake (Jonathan
Avildsen), one of Silver's goons. They threaten to harm Daniel if he does
not join the tournament. Daniel declines, and Mike, while promising to return,
departs in a heated rage. Again at the bonsai store, Daniel and Jessica are
again confronted by Mike and Snake, who are now joined by Mike's personal
trainer Dennis (Christopher Paul Ford). Daniel once again
refuses to enter the tournament. The three goons respond by destroying the shop.
When Daniel attempts to prevent this damage, he and Jessica are attacked. Mike
demonstrates his cruelty by kicking Jessica brutally in her stomach when she
tries to protect herself. Miyagi shows up and fends off the three men. Miyagi
and Daniel arrive home to find their stock of bonsai has been stolen, with a
tournament application hanging in their place.
Having received no assistance from the local police, Daniel and Jessica decide to dig up a bonsai
tree which Miyagi had planted halfway down the cliffs surrounding the Devil's Cauldron.
Daniel thinks they can use the tree, which is the one true bonsai Miyagi brought
from Okinawa, as a new source of capital, although Jessica doubts Miyagi will
condone this sale of a valuable family heirloom. When Daniel and Jessica become trapped at the
bottom of the cauldron, Silver's three goons pull up their ropes and force
Daniel to finally sign up for the tournament before lowering the ropes again.
Barnes then purposely breaks the valuable tree. Daniel returns to the shop with
Miyagi’s damaged bonsai, which Miyagi immediately mends and restores. Miyagi,
who has sold his truck in order to buy a new stock of trees, refuses to train
Daniel for the tournament.
Silver, who has befriended Daniel numerous times under the fraudulent guise
of a humble friend of Kreese sent to apologize on behalf of their Korean master
for Kreese's previous actions, offers to "train" Daniel at the Cobra Kai dojo.
Daniel accepts, and during the training sessions, Silver schools Daniel in many
cheap and corrupt ways of fighting. Silver repeatedly invites Daniel to attack a
wooden dummy, injuring Daniel in the process. After several sessions, Daniel
eventually destroys the entire dummy, at which point Silver proclaims that he is
now ready to win the tournament. That night, Silver bribes a man into tempting
Daniel into assaulting him while at a club with Jessica. Daniel, displeased by
his own aggressive behavior, apologizes for his recent actions to Miyagi and
Jessica (who reveals plans to return to Columbus, Ohio), and visits Silver at the dojo
to inform him that he no longer wishes to train with him, and that he also no
longer intends to compete in the tournament.
Silver reveals his real agenda to Daniel, and both Mike and Kreese enter the
room. After Mike proceeds to chase Daniel, Miyagi arrives and quickly fends off
all three men. Afterwards, Miyagi finally decides to train Daniel for the
upcoming tournament. They train by Devil's Cauldron, where they replant the
now-healed bonsai.
At the tournament, Mike makes his way up to the final round to face Daniel.
Silver orders Mike to alternately score points and then intentionally lose them
by incurring penalties with illegal moves designed to hurt Daniel and break his
spirit. Mike is to continue this for the duration of the three-minute regulation
period, and then score a quick point in sudden death. Mike does exactly as
instructed, and a fearful Daniel begs Miyagi to let him forfeit the match.
Miyagi refuses, and reminds him that he still has his best moves left. In the
sudden death period, Daniel finds one last bit of resolve and begins the kata that Miyagi taught him. A hesitant and
confused Mike finally comes in to attack, and Daniel quickly counters by
throwing him to the ground and scoring a point with a punch to Mike's ribs. A
disgusted Silver and Kreese walk away as the crowd throws back the Cobra Kai
shirts that were given to them. An excited Daniel decides to forego the
tradition bow, and instead hugs Mr. Miyagi. The overjoyed duo continue their
long embrace as the film ends.
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