[ I-Is that a hint of a genuine compliment in there? Is it? Sure, Robby is still smiling as he says it, and there's a faint air of joking around about it, but.. well, it's not like Daniel totally forgot how starry-eyed Robby had been about the whole deal during the dinner afterwards.

And what greater weakness could Daniel LaRusso have than receiving a compliment from one of his kids? Even if it's one of his kids who doesn't know he's one of his kids yet..

Still, it's enough to make the man duck his head for the briefest moment, an involuntary grin on his face. ]

I don't know, I've been practicing that one for decades. [ Sure, he did quit karate for a while there, but compared to how long he had kept up training with mister Miyagi before that.. It really wasn't that long of a break, technically. ] Maybe at a certain age you just get to the point where you can't quite pull off certain kicks anymore.

[ He pauses, glancing briefly at the skateboard before looking back at Robby. ]

.. or skateboarding.