Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me

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Rosen, J.J. (November 22, 2019). "Mr. Miyagi and the quest for the perfect mentor". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023 . Retrieved August 23, 2021. I mean, listen, fighting, Thomas Ian Griffith at 6'5" or 6'6", not the easiest day at the office. But I will say this much: He is a true martial artist. His control and his attention to detail makes it [so that] if that wasn't the case, I would probably be carried out on a stretcher. But yeah, it was so nice to be in control of those moments and, and give the fans and the story the justice that it deserved. So I'm glad. I'm glad it worked.

I am a Ralph Macchio fan. Always have been, however . . . I have since seen The Outsiders, Karate Kid I & II, and My Cousin Vinny -- each over 100 times. Easy. Karate Kid III was very . . . meh. I enjoyed The Next Karate Kid very much (Probably watched it 3 or 4 times). Cobra Kai -- I have watched each season more than once. He was the only Teen Beat crush whose posters I had on my wall. Then came The Outsiders, then The Karate Kid … I was in love 🥰 or definitely crushing hard.On that note, Amanda already met Ali in season 3. But could Amanda get together with Ali, Kumiko, and Jessica? Could all of Daniel's exes just get together at some point, and how would he feel about that?

Non-fiction is not normally my jam. I usually find it sooo boring and with an agenda, preachy, etc. Memoirs… even less my jam. They’re about as far away from my normal literary tastes as you can get. But the Waxing On audiobook was probably the best five hours spent on the written word that I’ve had in quite a while. I wanted it to go on forever. Somebody else can listen to all the other audiobooks. In truth, I had a pretty good idea I was going to like this. I’m a rabid Cobra Kai fan. And the Karate Kid movies? I’ve lost count how many times I’ve seen those. Macchio was introduced to his future wife, Phyllis Fierro, by his grandmother when he was 15. They married on April 5, 1987, and have two children. [28] Fierro is a nurse practitioner. [28] [29] [24] Ralph Macchio just seems like a really NICE guy. He is the narrator for the book, which I always think adds a nice little bit of extra that they are reading their own words, so they can put the inflection and expression on what they feel the most strongly about.The memoir is heartfelt, and insightful. It is funny, and a little frustrating (like -- why wouldn't Macchio have watched The Next Karate Kid from start to finish, even if just in support of Morita's continued live in the Miyagiverse? He should have. He still should. It was actually a nice edition).

I put a counter-proposal to Macchio: that it is thrusting people, more forceful people, who benefit most from opportunities. In other words, maybe being nice has not always served his interests. “Huh. That’s interesting. Maybe I did undercut myself. I’m thinking this through now – this is a new thought in my mind. What happens is, it’s very hard not to become desperate when you want to find work that isn’t there. There was a section of time when that was happening to me. That’s often when actors go off the deep end or down a dark path. Because it’s such a seductive thing, success.” He kept out of trouble, he guesses, because he was always more interested in his Long Island life than his Hollywood one. He was nice. Berson, Misha (October 10, 1996). " 'How To Succeed' In Show Business... – Since His 'Karate Kid' Days, Ralph Macchio Has Matured – In Age And Talent". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012 . Retrieved July 31, 2020.Your book was exactly what I wanted. As you said, it was the behind-the-scenes stories of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai. It was really perfect.