The Karate Kid (1984) features one of cinema's most famous training sequences between Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and the legendary Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita). In this specific clip, Miyagi instructs Daniel to wax a fleet of classic cars using precise circular motions, famously chanting 'Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand.' While Daniel initially views this as tedious manual labor, he eventually realizes he has been developing the muscle memory necessary for defensive karate blocks. As a meme, 'Wax On Wax Off' represents the repetitive, often soul-crushing tasks we perform before seeing the ultimate benefit. It is frequently used to describe learning a new skill through trial and error or the frustration of being given seemingly irrelevant instructions by a boss. Popular caption ideas include: 'Me learning Excel shortcuts for a job I just started,' 'When the internship is just 90% making coffee,' and 'Training my brain to ignore the intrusive thoughts.'