New kid on the block

A life-affirming sixth instalment of the franchise arrives just after TV spin-off Cobra Kai concluded its six-season run, stitching a narrative thread from the 1984 film starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita to the 2010 reboot with Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith.

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Teenager Li Fong (Ben Wang) relocates from Beijing to New York with his mother (Ming-Na Wen) and befriends classmate Mia (Sadie Stanley), whose father Victor (Joshua Jackson) runs a pizza parlour. Unfortunately, Mia's ex Conor (Aramis Knight) is the hot-heated protege of karate sensei O'Shea (Tim Rozon) whose dojo abides by the same Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy mantra as the Cobra Kai of old. Conor challenges Li to compete against him in the upcoming 5 Boroughs fight competition and Mr Han (Chan) joins forces