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* [[I Have the High Ground]]: Daniel stands on elevated structures while practicing his [[Finishing Move]] in both of the first two movies.
* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: With Mr. Miyagi, of course.
* [[I Surrender, Suckers]]: Right before giving Chozen a punch in the nuts in ''Part II''.
* [[Kung Fu Kid]]
* [[Martial Arts Headband]]: Given to him by Mr. Miyagi in ''Karate Kid''.
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* [[Restart At Level One]]
* [[Sword Over Head]]: At the climax of ''Part II'', when {{spoiler|he has Chozen at his mercy and asks him, "Live or die, man."}}
* [[The So -Called Coward]]: Chozen and his goons repeatedly call Daniel a coward throughout ''Part II'' because of his reluctance to fight them. But when a typhoon hits the village, Daniel risks his life to save several villagers, while Chozen cowers in the shelter and refuses to do anything. Sato is so respectively impressed and disgusted with them that he volunteers to help Daniel.
* [[Training From Hell]]: Especially what Terry Silver puts him through in ''Part III'', which is more like torture disguised as training.
* [[World of Cardboard Speech]]: He gives one of these to Mr. Miyagi in ''Karate Kid'' after having his knee taken out by Bobby.
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* [[Disposable Love Interest]]: Exaggerated. The writers don't even wait for the sequel to dispose of her.
* [[Girl Next Door]]: She's [[Generic Cuteness|fairly cute]], rather [[Tomboy|tomboyish]], and works at a pottery store across the street from Miyagi and Daniel's bonsai store.
* [[May -December Romance]]: Even though their characters were about the same age in the movie, actress Robyn Lively was 11 years younger than Ralph Macchio in real life, and it showed.
* [[Put On a Bus]]: She goes back home to Ohio midway through the movie, and is never seen or mentioned again. Probably because the producers realized the aforementioned [[May -December Romance]] just wasn't working.
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]