Before Cobra Kai had six seasons. Before Jaden Smith. Before Hilary Swank. Before Terry SIlver, before Dynatox Industries, before Snake, even before they printed a flyer about karate’s bad boy, Mike Barnes. Before any of that, there was a kid, in New Jersey. And that’s why the movie’s called The Jersey Kid. Wait, sorry, he’s barely in New Jersey at all, he immediately moves out west to The Valley. And that’s why the movie’s called The Valley Kid. Wait, sorry, still feels wrong…?
