
Robbie Oakes is a delinquent who has acted out after the death of his mother. Tired of his antics, his grandmother sends Robbie to Cocoa Beach, Florida to live with his Aunt Cindy and Uncle Glen. On his first night, Robbie meets Rina at a local convenience store, but is bullied by Rina's boyfriend Bo. The next day after school, Robbie meets Cindy at her beach-side restaurant, where they are confronted by another bully. Cindy reveals her martial arts skills and Robbie, decidin... (Full plot summary below)
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Robbie Oakes is a delinquent who has acted out after the death of his mother. Tired of his antics, his grandmother sends Robbie to Cocoa Beach, Florida to live with his Aunt Cindy and Uncle Glen. On his first night, Robbie meets Rina at a local convenience store, but is bullied by Rina's boyfriend Bo. The next day after school, Robbie meets Cindy at her beach-side restaurant, where they are confronted by another bully. Cindy reveals her martial arts skills and Robbie, deciding to turn his life around, turns to Glen to teach him martial arts to begin that change and learn to defend himself. As Robbie's attitude and fore manner truly changes, he still has Bo to contend with, especially after Rina decides to date Robbie. Things come ahead when Bo's martial arts teacher, Kaine, is revealed to be an old friend of Glen's, but their difference in what martial arts is about makes them enemies. When Rina is bullied by Bo, Robbie has had enough and decides to do something once and for all.
Leave your thoughts about The Martial Arts Kid.
| Common Sense MediaSandie Angulo ChenKarate Kid homage offers decent messages, so-so story. |
| User ReviewJames WThis is a film with more real Masters & Champions of the martial arts than any ever produced so the training and action is more realistic. The theme that instructors are responsible for their students is highlighted, so is the importance of family, and of course the difficulties facing kids that are bullied. It received 5 out of 5 Doves from the Dove Foundation. |
| User ReviewPaul MTwo thumbs up. Great flick for tweens, teens and martial arts fans. Features heavyweight boxing world champ Vladimir Klitschko's brother-in-law as "the martial arts kid." |
| User ReviewJenny MI saw this movie and it was very realistic with a great message for families and kids. I think I am going to go join a martial arts class for the first time in my life! |
| User ReviewKrystal TThe Martial Arts Kid is a fantastic family movie set in Cocoa Beach, Florida. The actors are authentic, award winning martial artists. The movie teaches young people to stand up for themselves and protects others and offers a way to do it through training in the martial arts. Martin Tsai says the movie pits the various races, white, Asian and black, against each other. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the movie is one big melting pot with T.J. Storm and Don the Dragon in interracial relationships. The only thing the movie pits against is good over evil. Go see it and you will be pleasantly surprised. |
| User ReviewJaidev PHa a blatant rip off of the best troubled boy martial arts movie "The Karate Kid". Do yourself a favour and just watch that, and skip this. Don't get me wrong, awesome having actual martial arts actors but they aren't cut out for acting :) |