Liang

Liang Zihao (梁子浩) is a major antagonist in the 2010 remake of The Karate Kid. Liang is a student at Fighting Dragons Kung Fu studio. He is also friends with Cheng and apart of his gang. He was portrayed by Liáng Zǐhào.

Biography[]

The Karate Kid (2010)[]

Liang is first seen hanging out with Cheng and his gang. He is presented as a bully who just echoes Cheng's every move. Liang appears at the start of the film when Cheng and Dre Parker meet for the first time and end up fighting. During their fight, Liang is seen holding Meiying back and antagonising Dre to attack Cheng, but only encouraged him to do so as Dre is not an experienced fighter like they are.

Later on, Liang is seen sparing with Zhuang in Fighting Dragons studio. Liang starts off with full control, dragging and tossing Zhuang around. During their sparring match, Zhuang counters Liang's attack and swipes his leg, causing him to fall to the ground. Zhuang then holds back from finishing him and is questioned by Master Li. Zhuang then finishes him and pays the price for not doing so automatically, getting slapped in the face by Li. This scene shows why Cheng, Liang and the gang are so corrupted.

Near the end of the film, the tournament is in action with Cheng, Dre, and Liang all taking place in it. Cheng brutally takes down all of his opponents while Dre comes across as more of a threat after each fight he wins, and Liang is seen to be really acrobatic when he scissors his first opponent. After Cheng advances to the finals, Liang is up to fight Dre in the next round. Before this happens, Master Li hatches a plan for Liang to ''break'' Dre down in their fight. Liang hesitates but still accepts his master's request. Dre and Liang then fight it out. They bow and wait for the other one to attack. Liang attacks first, riffling hits and kicks in Dre's direction. Dre blocks all the hits and tries countering them with a kick, but that is reversed by Liang who uses his elbow to badly injure his leg. As for that Liang is disqualified from the tournament for an illegal move. He is seen with a disappointing look on his face whilst Dre moans in pain on the mat.

Liang is seen later on at the end of film showing his respects towards Dre and Mr. Han as Dre beats Cheng in the finals.

Fighting Style[]

Liang has a black belt and fights with a lot of speed and aggression. This is shown when he lands fast paced punches and kicks on Zhuang during a sparring match, also when Liang throws three punches and then an air kick to his opponent's chest during his first fight in the tournament. Even though Liang did not land any hits on Dre, he presented a lot of speed and ambition to knock Dre off.

Trivia[]

Due to being the least vicious of Dre's tormentors, Liang's original counterpart would most likely be Bobby Brown, as they both injured the protagonist in the semifinals and expressed shame and regret for doing so.