Jan 7, 2021
When we asked Bob to be on the show, we were stoked to hear his
favourite show was Cobra Kai. We sit down with him and also Lisa's
dad Bob Zambetti who has more black belts than you have had hot
dinners. When Lisa would say at school "Oh yeah ? ... well my dad,
could beat up *your* dad ... she wasn't kidding.
If this episode fires you up, check out these links
The original video tape recorded auditions by Ralph
Macchio and Pat Morita. The guy talking off-camera is Karate Kid
director John Avildson, who also directed the first three Rocky
films.
https://youtu.be/YPFOHCmtEZI
Great interview with Pat Morita explaining the back story of how he was cast in Karate Kid
Great interview with Pat Morita explaining the back story of how he was cast in Karate Kid
https://youtu.be/MoBeHY1Rvs0
Hilarious (and thought provoking) fan movie recut of
Karate Kid, positioning Johnny as the good guy and Daniel as a
spoilt bully.
https://youtu.be/C_Gz_iTuRMM
Ralph telling the story of how they shot the fly and
chopsticks scene with a fly tied to a string ... no really !
Martin Kove talks about Karate Kid and Pat
Morita
Multiple stories about Cobra Kai at ET Online
About the Bobs ..
Bob Ruff is currently investigating the double
homicide of Fort Worth couple Agnes and Lloyd "Smitty" Courtney.
The Truth & Justice Podcast recently wrapped up Season 7 (The
Murder of Bill Little), and Season 5 (The Forgotten West Memphis
Three).
The podcast investigates a new potential wrongful conviction case every season. Bob asks listeners to help with the investigation, in an attempt to prove who actually committed the crimes and free the wrongfully convicted.
Truth & Justice is a true crowdsourced investigation in real time.
Professor Zambetti is a 6th Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo and 6th Dan Black Belt in Judo. He retired from active instruction at CSU East Bay (formerly CSU Hayward) in 2004 and is now a Professor Emeritus. He currently resides in Northern California.
The podcast investigates a new potential wrongful conviction case every season. Bob asks listeners to help with the investigation, in an attempt to prove who actually committed the crimes and free the wrongfully convicted.
Truth & Justice is a true crowdsourced investigation in real time.
Professor Zambetti is a 6th Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo and 6th Dan Black Belt in Judo. He retired from active instruction at CSU East Bay (formerly CSU Hayward) in 2004 and is now a Professor Emeritus. He currently resides in Northern California.