CREDITS THE KARATE KID, 1984 dir: John G Avildsen Ralph Macchio Noriyuki ‘Pat’ Morita Elisabeth Shue

“Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out the mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don't forget to breathe. Very important.”

Basically, Rocky remade as a teen movie, and by the same director, too.

19223 Saticoy Street, Reseda, is the apartment block of Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio). His high school is Charles Evans Hughes Junior High School, 5607 Capistrano at Philiprim Street, Woodland Hills.

The opening of the movie was filmed around Sedona, Arizona.

In Karate Kid II, Pat Morita flies back to Japan to see his ailing father, and finds there are old scores to settle. The island of Oahu, Hawaii, stands in for Japan.

The Karate Kid III location: the villain's hideout: Ennis-Brown House, Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz

Old rivalries are warmed over again in the second sequel, Karate Kid III. Villain Thomas Ian Griffith’s stylish home is the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Ennis-Brown House, 2607 Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz, LA, seen in many movies, including The House on Haunted Hill.