Legends’ delivers likable blast from the past ...

As Li faces new challenges, Mr. Han joins forces with Daniel LaRusso to help train him, blending kung fu with Miyagi-Do karate.

It opens with a scene between a young Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita, who got his start as a stand-up comic in San Francisco) from “Karate Kid Part II” (1986).

He doesn’t just teach Daniel (Ralph Macchio) how to fight. He teaches him a subversive way of living, and, in doing so, becomes a kind of father figure to the fatherless boy.

"You could argue there’s nobody else," who could play Miyagi, he said. Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio in a scene from the film 'The Karate Kid', 1984. Columbia Pictures/Getty Images — -- Pat ...

Warning: Spoilers below for “Cobra Kai” Season 6, Part 2. After three movies and several TV seasons, Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso is still learning more a bout his mentor and sensei, Mr. Miyagi.

He doesn’t just teach Daniel (Ralph Macchio) how to fight. He teaches him a subversive way of living, and, in doing so, becomes a kind of father figure to the fatherless boy.

Daniel (Ralph Macchio), left, and kung fu master Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) train Li Fong (Ben Wang) for his karate match in “Karate Kid: Legends.” Courtesy of Sony Pictures ...