Every ruffian could kick his butt. It was infuriating. Why where they trying to be realistic? It was always a comic concept that required the suspension of disbelief, but they chose to be straight arrow about, and by the time they started introducing the crazy stuff, it was too late. And the boy can't act to save his life, although I understand how hard it is to find the right combination of looks, acting chops and martial arts skills in an actor for a series like that... They should have made a two hour movie of it.