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In the summer of 1985,[a] Mr. Miyagi tells then-adolescent Daniel LaRusso about the origins of Miyagi family karate and the relationship between the Miyagi and Han families. Mr. Miyagi's 17th-century ancestor, Shimpo Miyagi, ended up in China while fishing off the coast of Japan. The Han family took him in and taught him kung fu, which he used to develop Miyagi family karate upon his return to Okinawa. In the present day,[b] Mr. Han is the revered shifu (master) of a wuguan (kung fu school) in Beijing. Among his students is his great-nephew, Li Fong. Li's mother, a doctor, arrives to tell Li and Mr. Han that she has accepted a job in New York City and makes Li promise to give up martial arts when Li's brother, Bo, was stabbed to death by a vengeful defeated opponent after a tournament some time ago. In New York, Li struggles to adjust socially at school and meets Mia Lipani, daughter of former local boxing champion Victor Lipani, who now owns a pizza shop. They begin a romantic relationship and are confronted by Conor Day, Mia's aggressive ex-boyfriend and a local karate champion. After Conor punches Li in the face, his mother hires a tutor, Alan, who becomes his friend. Li later confronts Conor again at school, but realizes that Conor is a stronger fighter. Li attempts a jumping, spinning kick called a "Dragon Kick", learned from Bo, but Conor counters and defeats him.