The Karate Kid Part III

After being abandoned by his students, a now-broke-and-destitute John Kreese visits Terry Silver, a fellow Green Beret who has become a toxic-chemical magnate. Silver vows to personally help him re-establish Cobra Kai, while getting revenge on Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi for defeating his dojo in the 1984 All-Valley Karate Tournament. After sending Kreese to Tahiti for a vacation, Silver hires national karate champion Mike Barnes — known for his vicious personality and utter lack of sportsmanship — to challenge Daniel at the next All-Valley Tournament. Returning to Los Angeles from Okinawa, Daniel and Miyagi discover that the South Seas apartment complex has been sold and demolished; this leaves Miyagi unemployed and Daniel homeless. With Daniel's mother Lucille nursing her ill uncle Louie back in New Jersey, Daniel moves in with Miyagi. Daniel uses his college funds to finance a bonsai shop for Miyagi, who gratefully makes him a partner in the business. Visiting a pottery store across the street, Daniel befriends the sole employee: Jessica Andrews, whose aunt Pat owns the store. Jessica agrees to a date that same night, during which he learns that she's visiting from Columbus, Ohio, where she already has a boyfriend. She and Daniel remain cordial. While Miyagi introduces Daniel to kata training, Silver makes himself known to them both, mentioning that he and Kreese were stationed together in South Korea during the Vietnam War. Silver announces that Kreese has died, and apologizes on his behalf. Accompanied by Silver's goons Dennis and Snake, Barnes harasses Daniel and Jessica by forcing him to sign up for the All-Valley, which he continuously refuses. The henchmen wreck Miyagi's shop and steal his entire stock of bonsai trees, leaving an All-Valley tournament application hanging in its place. Daniel decides to dig up and sell a valuable bonsai, which Miyagi brought from Okinawa, in order to replace the missing trees. Abruptly, Barnes appears and forces Daniel to sign up for the tournament by trapping him and Jessica at the bottom of a cliff, while also damaging the bonsai. Daniel accepts Silver's offer to train him for the All-Valley, after Miyagi refuses to do so on principle. At the Cobra Kai dojo, Daniel is subjected to a brutal training regimen which takes a massive physical and emotional toll on him while further alienating him from Miyagi. This culminates in a now-aggressive Daniel attacking a stranger, who was bribed by Silver to provoke him by making advances on Jessica. Disturbed by his own actions, Daniel makes amends with Jessica as she's preparing to go home. She encourages him to patch things up with Miyagi, which he does. While lamenting over forgetting all of Miyagi's lessons, Daniel learns the bonsai that Barnes damaged has begun to bud and heal. Returning to the Cobra Kai dojo, Daniel informs Silver that he's changed his mind about competing in the All-Valley. Silver angrily discards his ruse, reveals his agenda and brings out Barnes to attack Daniel, whose escape is blocked by Kreese. Just then, Miyagi arrives; after effortlessly defeating Barnes, Kreese, and Silver, he agrees to train Daniel for the All-Valley Tournament. At the tournament, Silver announces his plan to re-establish Cobra Kai as a business franchise. In the final match, Silver has Barnes torture Daniel by alternately scoring points and losing them via illegal strikes. The match ends in a draw, necessitating sudden death overtime. Severely pummeled, Daniel wants to quit until Miyagi insists that Daniel's best karate is still inside him. Daniel perseveres and performs the kata, thus scoring on Barnes to win the All-Valley and foil Silver's revival of Cobra Kai.