I planned to write about something else today, but when I saw this news, the 80s kid in me couldn’t resist switching gears and covering itAnyone around my age grew up with The Karate Kid. It was an incredibly popular movie. The story might have been a typical one: boy gets bullied, meets mentor and learns how to overcome the bullying, wins in the end (and gets the girl). It's an old story and a somewhat tired one. But The Karate Kid gave it a twist, introducing karate into the mix.