Question: Why is Daniel afraid of Mike Barnes when he fought in a supposed fight to the death against a karate master in the second film?
Socks1000
12th Jul 2009
The Karate Kid III (1989)
Answer: Daniel doesn't believe the Okinawan guy is a real threat, he is coming off his big victory in his last fight. Barnes is a better aggressor and gets in his head, also its s movie.
10th Jul 2009
The Karate Kid III (1989)
Question: Was there a particular reason why the defending champion only fought in the last fight/round? Why exactly did the rules change in this tournament?
Answer: It was a new rule just brought in that year. Defending champion only had to fight in the final.
Chosen answer: My guess is that they wanted to give everyone a chance to fight to the end without a bunch of people needing to fight the previous champion, and therefore be knocked out early by someone of obviously higher skill.
Johnny Lawrence was the champ the previous year. And he fought his way to the championship.
As mentioned previously, it's stated in the film that it's a new rule that the champion on fights in the last round.
25th Jun 2009
The Karate Kid III (1989)
Question: What's the story behind Mike Barnes? How old is he? Where does he come from?
Chosen answer: Mike Barnes is another karate champion, someone known in the karate tournament world as being brutal and excellent. It is never stated where he comes from, but it is far enough away to require a plane flight. His age is also never stated, but as it is an under-18 tournament and he can drive a car, we can assume it is either 16 or 17.
Answer: Mike most likely comes from north of LA (northern California, Oregon, or Washington) based on the fact that he said "if I come DOWN here and beat this Larusso kid..." Usually the term for travelling "down here" refers to coming from the north, "up here" is coming from the south, and "out here" or "over here" is from coming from the east or west.
It's not quite as simple as that. It wouldn't be unusual for someone from Kansas City, Chicago, or Detroit, etc. to describe traveling to LA as going "down" there.
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Chosen answer: He is fighting someone who is specifically trying to hurt and injure him. He also is worried because he was betrayed by Terry Silver and doesn't know how much Barnes knows about him.
Chosen was trying to kill him not just hurt him, this still doesn't explain his fear.