Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Aha... here are the two rules of Miyagi-Ryu Karate. Rule number one: "Karate for defense only." Rule number two: "First learn rule number one."
3rd most-quoted character in The Karate Kid, Part II (1986): in 13 of its 25 quotes
Most scenes with: Sato (10), Daniel LaRusso (9)
Mercy is for the weak. We do not train to be merciful here. A man who face you he is enemy. Enemy deserve no mercy.
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2 quotes Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Daniel-san, never put passion before principle. Even if win, you lose.
Scenes with Mr. Kesuke Miyagi
10 scenes
Hey Mr. Miyagi, you know I've been thinking.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi About what, Daniel-san?
That we should come with some kind of strategy.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi For what?
My future, my whole tournament career.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Miyagi already have one.
Really? What is it?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Early retirement.
You could have killed him.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Ai.
Well, why didn't you?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Because Daniel-san, for person with no forgiveness in heart, living worse punishment than death.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Ah, Daniel-san! Must've been some senior prom. What happened?
You mean, what didn't happen. First I let Ali borrow this car, and she redesigns my fender. And I don't know what she's done to my engine, but that ain't running right either. You know what else she's done? She tells me she's fallen in love with some football player from UCLA. Why couldn't she just lie to me or something?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Things could be worse.
Don't worry, they are. Last night, my mom tells me she got transferred by her company to their new branch... in Fresno! I can't believe I gotta spend my entire vacation in Fresno.
[Miyagi is examining the car, reaching under its hood]
You're not gonna be able to fix that.
[No sooner than the words out of Daniel's mouth than Miyagi twists something around; now the engine runs perfectly]
How'd you do that? What'd you do?
Hey, what are you building out there?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Guest room.
Are you expecting company?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Nah, refugee.
Refugee? Oh yeah, that's great. From where?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Fresno.
If you and Sato fought, would your father be the referee?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi No referee.
Then how do you know who wins?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi The one who's dead, doesn't.
You think you could break a log like that?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Don't know. Never been attacked by a tree.
So coward, you return...
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi To settle affairs with father.
And with me.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Sato, I no fight you.
Then you die as you have lived; a coward. You see your father, then you see me.
I don't get something. If Sato hates you so much, why does he give you time to mourn?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Because, Daniel-san, my father was his teacher. Deep in heart, Sato still know right from wrong.
Then why does he still want to kill you?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi [shrugging]
...Because sometimes, what heart know, head forget.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Daniel-san, you alright?
Yeah... I'm sorry; that was pretty stupid, wasn't it?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi [with a grim smile]
Miyagi say that to father when same thing happen. Father agree, was stupid. Father was right.
Don't those lies bother you?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi No.
Why not? People might think that they are true.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Lies only become true if person choose to believe.
Is that an old Okinawa saying?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi No. New Okinawa saying.
How new?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Let's see... [pauses, pretends to think] About ten seconds.
Hey, what's this? What's Sato doing here?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Don't know.
[Sato gets out, dressed in a foreman's outfit]
I come help rebuild. Here deed to village. [bows low] Forgive me. I beg of you.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi [claps Sato on the shoulder]
Oh, Sato, nothing to forgive.
[Daniel and Kumiko approach Sato]
Mr. Sato? Can I say something? Well, the Obon's coming up, and they really can't have it in the village dance now...
What do you ask of me?
Well, can they have it in the castle? I mean that's where it really belongs, isn't it?
[smiles to Miyagi]
Your student become my teacher. [shouts] Obon will be held in castle, now and forever!
Okay.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi [puts his hand on theirs]
Okay.
Chosen, don't do this. I was wrong! Hate is wrong! It's over.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi Chosen, you your uncle's finest student. No disgrace in here.
Your student disgraced me. I have been dishonored all because of him.
Hey, whatever happened, I apologized.
Apology will not give me back my honor.
Well, neither will this.
In their eyes it will. No more talk. You cross bridge or I kill her.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi [Daniel starts to cross the bridge]
Daniel-san, this not tournament. This for real.
