There is no one philosophy for all martial arts. The key is the word "martial." Martial arts were developed by many people in a lot of different circumstances to wage war. Samurai, for instance, were very much strike first kind of folk. A lot of the martial arts philosophy we get in the west is sanitized and pre-packaged for commercial consumption.
modern martial philosophy is about taking down your opponent as fast as possible from as many positions as possible. what everyone in this comment section is talking about is discipline. you need to be disciplined enough to not go around punching everyone,
I think it's important to remember that Johnny doesn't have everything figured out, and he's starting off with Cobra Kai the way he was taught. The reason his character is interesting is that he's had zero growth in all these years and he's essentially stuck in time.
You guys are giving Kyler way too much credit, he's just a stupid rich kid with no connection to his family background whatsoever. He has no idea where his family is from.
You really don't know the range of martial arts if you keep saying it's not for violence striking first ect. Your taking one idea of martial arts and believing its actually "correct"
Thats one of my favorite things about Cobra Kai it feels like an actual continuation of the movies not something made just to capitalize on the films also is this everyone for this show I thought more people were interested did they just miss this recording
I love Navi's way of thinking but if you know someone is coming for you, hit him first. That is what Strike first is. Don't wait to get knocked around if you know it's coming.
One of my favorite things about this show is that even though you disagree with both Johnny and Daniel at times in the show, you can always understand why they are acting the way they are. (Usually they’re missing a lot of context LOL but then there wouldn’t be a show)
@@TheFiddler69 What a stupid thing to say. Of course it's her philosophy, she's not out here ordaining or prescribing that is how martial arts is. It's literally her opinion.
I think one of the things people miss about this franchise is that it’s also a story about two veterans. Kreese was a Vietnam veteran who trained in Tang Soo Do (a Korean style of Karate) as part of his combat training. Miyagi was a WWII veteran who was trained in Okinawan Karate as an extension of his cultural heritage. If we look at how each was affected by their respective wartime experiences you can see why Johnny and Daniels upbringing are so polarizing.
I love how dude laughs when Jasmine mocks Eli's lip scar, something he can't remotely do anything about, but when she calls the fat girl ugly suddenly that's too far. pick a lane.
I think that’s cause as actors you might expect the lip scar to be makeup behind the scenes, but the girls weight is her weight, so it seems more personal.
@@koki84ji7 Reminds me of people being surprised that Jackie Chan needed a bodyguard even during his prime. Do they just expect him to go around beating up anyone that bothered him w/o being sued for it?
cobra kai was created by silver & kreese during the vietnam war, combining american military training + karate. so "strike first" makes sense if you wanna survive a war. it will be explained in further seasons.
Navi this show will challenge your notion that aggression or strike first or being assertive is bad or toxic. It’s been demonized rightly so when it goes to extreme but very misguided by general culture today and this show then further critiques that even miyagi-do being passive and only self defence that extreme is just as flawed or toxic.
Also Navi, unless you have experience with martial arts I don’t think it's fair to say that Cobra Kai is the negative side when that's how Daniel sees it. If you're uncomfortable then you need to understand this is Johnny's viewpoint with the show.
daniels style will get you disqualified in a tournament setting. no. head. kicks. also, their philosophies are not meant to be looked by what kind of fight they are in, it should be looked at what kind of student they are teaching.
More like the opposite if you are in a tournament you have both agreed to fight and you are allowed to strike first. Striking first in the real world is likely to land your ass in jail.
Most martial arts originate from war tactics, and so defeating your opponent before they try to hurt or kill you is completely approved/endorsed by a lot of people. Karate's main principle is self-defense but if you know that someone will try to kill you, you should strike first to prevent that from happening. In terms of competition/sport, especially in Karate, yes, it should mainly be self-defense, but in real life dangerous situations, the circumstances can drastically change. In other martial arts, self-defense is not the main/correct principle such as Muy Thai or boxing
What i love about Cobra Kai is that Johnny and Daniel have taken their respective philosophies of Karate to the extreme, but they'll eventually learn from one another reluctantly. Sometimes you need to show restraint, other times you need to go on the offensive and kick ass.
I think Navi will see the kids joining Cobra Kai benefit from some of the lessons. Also, I think the strike first saying is more pointing towards their competitive strategy for tournaments
Martial arts doesn’t just teach ‘self-defense’. Educate yourselves more about what true martial arts is. There is no ‘one’ right way of martial arts philosophy
There's an electricity in the air whenever Daniel and Johnny would share a scene in the first season. The show knew audiences would recognize how epic it would be having these iconic characters in the same scene again. Creed 2 used this also when Rocky sees Drago again for the first time.
thing about this show in the first season or 2 was it was near impossible to root for one side vs the other, the show did a really good job showing both sides
It's actually interesting: the RUclips seasons were a breakdown of the standard "sports movie" storyline of the movies, injecting shades of grey into the equation and subverting a lot of the expectations. The netflix seasons are also extremely entertaining, but it kinda *turns into* the kind of story it was originally doing such a good job of examining.
@@TheBlarggle this isn’t even about whether or not I like the reactors (which is none of your business). Just pointing out a clear double standard on bullying guys and girls that’s way too prevalent in real life as well
In this episode it’s a CLEAR showing of how Daniel should’ve just listened, something mr miyagi tried to tell him over and over, miyagi do was NEVER meant to be the first line of defense, talking was
They should combined forces. That would be pretty interesting, can't wait for you to see what happens in this sjow. This show is so damn wild and fun. Enjoy
Daniel throughout the films and even now has been heavily rooted by miyagis teachings. Johnny also knows only one way of doin things via kreeses teachings. Daniel is essentially being himself but yes the hypocrisy of helpin a kid who got jumped is there
Ed Asner played a big role in "Mary Tyler Moore" and even had his own show called "The Lou Grant Show" way back in the 1970s and 1980s. He also won an Emmy for his part in the series "Roots."
Of course the Cobra Kai "way" isn't accurate to true martial arts; the idea is that Daniel (via Mr. Miagi) and Johnny (shitty Sensei WHN)'s Karate represent two different *life* philosophies - despite not being true to marital arts, the "strike first, strike hard, no mercy" way to survive in the world certainly has its merits (not as far as goodness or ethics, but in terms of survival-of-the-fittest). I suspect the show will explore this.
I thin there is more than survival of the fittest. Striking First if looked at as taking the initiative is a very strong lesson in life. Don't let your opponent or life determine things it is up to you instead. Striking Hard. Just go back to the first movie when Miyagi explains about Karate. Either Karate yes or no non in middle. When you make a choice put everything into that action to do it as perfectly as one can. Try your hardest. Strike Hard. No Mercy. Yes it sounds bad but it depends on No Mercy to who or what. If you make a choice, you do your hardest, you should do it without mercy, to do it without doubt. Show no fear or self doubt. In this episode. Miguel gets up tries to take the initiative to introduce himself to Sam but when Kyler shows up he gives into self doubt and most likely fear of failure. "Must not give into fear." I believe Miyagi said that in the 3rd movie. You show no mercy to fear and doubt. One should have total confidence in their action. I believe this goes into several fundamental philosophies in Japan and other parts of Asia.
The cobra Kai motto is actually a great one. When you strike first and you strike hard. It's how you put fear in your opp eyes or mind. Because they will 2nd guess wanting to be hit by you. Therefore like Mike Tyson says everyone has a game plan til they get punched in the face.
Hey, you guys caught the "wax on" reference! Too bad there aren't any more callbacks to the movies in the rest of the series.😂 Nope. No more. Not another callback. None.🤣
Esqueleto is actually Skeleton in spanish (and some other languages like portuguese), it's a reference to the movie scene that the cobra kai guys used skeleton costumes at the halloween
I love this show, but almost everything is just misunderstandings. Daniel jumps on Johnny without knowing the BF started picking on the kid and stuff like that. Shouldve been so easy to resolve if anyone actually talked instead of just assuming the worst of the other.
If someone is clearly coming at you, they intend to strike first. If a rapist is coming at a woman with a knife, then she better strike first, strike hard and have no mercy. But if it's a woman going after a man because she is angry at her husband, then it's a different story. Every situation is different.
I actually had a similar initial reaction concerning Kyler at dinner: that it was meant to show Daniel as insensitive or appropriative. But my brother. pointed out that Sam never mentioned Kyler's ethnicity, so this was clearly just "a special dinner" at the laRusso household.
Come on, Normies. It’s okay to laugh about Johnny being politically incorrect/say something 80’s-centric American white dudes would say, without one of you announcing that you don’t like him anymore. This show is supposed to be comedic. Chill.
@thenormies, i want to buy a patreon subscription just for this series, but, on the patreon it doesn't indicate how far you guys are in this series. All it says is early access +uncut which doesn't tell me anything. Can you tell us how far you guys are?
Did any of you ever see the fan theory years ago on how Daniel was actually the real bully of the original movies and not Johnny? Of course, Johnny had his own problems too, but it is very interesting to see that based on one's perspective, you could really see how Daniel was the aggressor and crossed the line a few times himself and Johnny was misunderstood. I'm not defending Johnny, but just saying he and Daniel were both high school kids who do dumb things and it was not always so black and white who was right and who was wrong. It has also become very cliche to say Martial Arts is only for defense, but a proper defense also means having to go on offense too sometimes to neutralize the threat before it gets out-of-hand and beyond your ability to control the situation and get out. Obviously, you should never intentionally try to go out and pick a fight just because you can. Martial Arts is more about discipline, self-control and respect. You learn to fight so you do not have to fight. However, it is still good to know how to fight if or when you are ever confronted or put in a situation where you are given no choice but to fight back. Just saying "just walk away" is not always an option and can even invite more attacks against you. Everything in life is about balance and knowing when to use offense and when to go on defense. Offense and defense go together. You cannot do one without the other. You learn to defend yourself, but also need to learn how to counter-attack at the same time. Otherwise, you never really neutralized the threat and your attacker can just keep coming at you. True, sometimes the aggressor will tire themselves out quickly and then you can just "sit back and wait" until they tire out. But, if all you do is defend yourself and nothing more, you can also tire out quickly. Unless you actually do something to counter-attack and neutralize the threat so you can then get away, nothing changes. Even Mr. Myagi counter-attacked and was not just "defense only". Keep in mind, he did technically "beat up" some high school kids. My point is he did what he had to do to neutralize the threat against himself and Daniel so they could then safely get away and/or scare the bullies away and show them he was a bigger threat. I think the reason why Daniel is so against going on offense is he equates going on offense synonymous with losing control and that is because Daniel himself has a tendency to be impulsive and hot-headed and lose control whenever he went on offense. Terry Silver really messed Daniel up and he learned the wrong lesson from all that. Terry Silver was intentionally manipulating him and wanted Daniel to lose control. But, a good fighter learns how to control himself, even when going on offense. Control is also knowing your full power, but being able to pull your punches. But a person who does not know their full power does not even know how to pull their punches, but just unleashes in uncontrolled rage. Daniel never really learned how to control his rage and know how to go on the offense in a controlled way and Terry Silver took advantage of that. Honestly, if anything, I'd say that is partly Mr. Myagi's "fault" in not properly teaching Daniel the difference
It's funny to see your views on Johnny's Cobra Kai mantra and your views on Daniel so far...because this is going to be fun to see if you change your stance or hold to it after a few more episodes.
It's not karate. It's cobra kai. Not all martial arts have the same philosophy. And if you listened to what Johnny actually said, being assertive is striking first. Interesting that you assume white people came up with cobra Kai. Keep watching...
14:20 A Thing to know for you Johnny in karate kid 1 IS actually stronger than daniel in 1 since he had won 2 tournaments before and trained for years. He was mentally nerfed pretty hard in that tournament because of his rage and tunnelvision. Daniel in KK3 and Johnny from 1 are about even with Mike Barnes having been stronger than both. So right now with both having become a bit rusty are about even. So Johnny wouldnt have gotten his ass kicked. One could argue that daniel is LESS rusty because he trained his daugther more recently
You guys need to watch The Magicians, the whole changing the discourse on Balls and giving respect to female genitalia for being tough as hell is mentioned several times in that show by the character Margo
16:40: It’s not necessarily a bad philosophy though. Striking first is taking offensive. Its offense is the best defense. So many military conquerors and victors in the past take the fight to the enemy to win.
So he's a lot rough round the edges, but the lessons are kinda there but the feud is renewed, mainly out of misunderstanding since Daniel doesn't realise Kyler's an asshole, plus the whole childhood trauma thing. Esqueleto means 'Skeleton' btw, every season has one episode with a Spanish title
Woooo, that was a great one! What was your favorite moment of the episode?
@Idanyboy wrong video for that question.
QUIET!
when you are in a fight, and you strike 2nd, lemme know how that goes.
I am so glad you guys are sharing this with us.
You all are gonna love this series. It has so much heart and character development. Has no right to be as good as it is
I love that in this universe, karate can apparently cure asthma. Because we NEVER see Miguel with that inhaler again after this episode. XD
Don’t spoil things in the future please and thank you.
show's been out for years, watch it yourself, nerd.@@sharpshoota8274
I think he cures Autism too
@@theveryworstluck1894 Hawk being in the spectrum is never said again, but i could really see making sense
Johnny Chad cured him.
this show just gets sooo good. Crazy to look back at the kids when they are first introdued before they all start training... especially Hawk
The character arcs for almost every single character is amazing. By season 5, you realize how far they have come.
This what I said 😂
There is no one philosophy for all martial arts. The key is the word "martial." Martial arts were developed by many people in a lot of different circumstances to wage war. Samurai, for instance, were very much strike first kind of folk. A lot of the martial arts philosophy we get in the west is sanitized and pre-packaged for commercial consumption.
classic normie trying to make an educated statement
Exactly.
modern martial philosophy is about taking down your opponent as fast as possible from as many positions as possible.
what everyone in this comment section is talking about is discipline. you need to be disciplined enough to not go around punching everyone,
@@owenhalloran3111 At least it's in line w/ how the show presents martial arts.
It's the 21st century, we're not waging war with martial arts anymore. Things evolve and change.
I think it's important to remember that Johnny doesn't have everything figured out, and he's starting off with Cobra Kai the way he was taught. The reason his character is interesting is that he's had zero growth in all these years and he's essentially stuck in time.
There are so many great Johnny moments because he's such a throwback 🤣
Yeah, I agree! 🙏🏽💪
Balance is a big part of this show for sure, they flip perspectives to show no one way is truly right, you need a mix to have balance.
You guys are giving Kyler way too much credit, he's just a stupid rich kid with no connection to his family background whatsoever. He has no idea where his family is from.
White people asking people of colour "where they are from" always sucks.
At this point, most side characters can be dismissed as one-dimensional. Kyler could easily be written as someone who's being shunned by his family.
That’s a big reach we know absolutely nothing about him
It’s been a while since I’ve seen Cobra Kai but hearing Johnny yell “QUIET!” makes me nostalgic.
Miyagi: Karate is for defense only!
Johnny: Best defense is a good offense!
As a Spanish-speaking individual I can firmly say that Esqueleto means skeleton not little school 😂
I was dying when they said that 😂
you guys are going to be blown away at how great this series is, I Love it
You really don't know the range of martial arts if you keep saying it's not for violence striking first ect. Your taking one idea of martial arts and believing its actually "correct"
Thats one of my favorite things about Cobra Kai it feels like an actual continuation of the movies not something made just to capitalize on the films also is this everyone for this show I thought more people were interested did they just miss this recording
I love Navi's way of thinking but if you know someone is coming for you, hit him first. That is what Strike first is. Don't wait to get knocked around if you know it's coming.
Esqueleto means skeleton btw 😂 not “little school”
Lol he was way off
He said it with such confidence too 😂😂😂
jajaaja i can see why he got it confused tho
Esquel
He might have read it as Escuel
probaly though it was
Escuelito
Glad for the opportunity to hear what all martial art philosophies should be according to Navi.
I love that you guys have no idea what you are in for!!
Right I’m so excited
One of my favorite things about this show is that even though you disagree with both Johnny and Daniel at times in the show, you can always understand why they are acting the way they are. (Usually they’re missing a lot of context LOL but then there wouldn’t be a show)
Didn't expect Navi to have such strong views about martial arts and aggression. Cant wait to see how she reacts to events in future seasons lol
man I'm excited for that.
Haha it changes with the storyline but yeah I strongly believe martial arts are for defense (Navi)
@@Thenormiesthat’s just your philosophy, not every practitioners. Stop trying to self-insert in these reactions
@@TheFiddler69 What a stupid thing to say. Of course it's her philosophy, she's not out here ordaining or prescribing that is how martial arts is. It's literally her opinion.
@@TheFiddler69these are reactions so why would they not insert their opinion?
The drama in this series just gets better and better
"Hey is there anyway in particular you want me to wash these windows?" "Nah I don't give a shit." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I think one of the things people miss about this franchise is that it’s also a story about two veterans. Kreese was a Vietnam veteran who trained in Tang Soo Do (a Korean style of Karate) as part of his combat training. Miyagi was a WWII veteran who was trained in Okinawan Karate as an extension of his cultural heritage. If we look at how each was affected by their respective wartime experiences you can see why Johnny and Daniels upbringing are so polarizing.
I love Johnny's old school mentality 😂😂
Xolo madruna is an gem of an actor.
I love how dude laughs when Jasmine mocks Eli's lip scar, something he can't remotely do anything about, but when she calls the fat girl ugly suddenly that's too far. pick a lane.
I think that’s cause as actors you might expect the lip scar to be makeup behind the scenes, but the girls weight is her weight, so it seems more personal.
I felt like they were more laughing at them insulting his sweater because that’s when they started laughing like “oh my god that’s so stupid”
people seem to forget the origin of Karate and martial arts in general
Perhaps the key is the evolution of martial arts rather than its origin.
@@koki84ji7 Reminds me of people being surprised that Jackie Chan needed a bodyguard even during his prime. Do they just expect him to go around beating up anyone that bothered him w/o being sued for it?
cobra kai was created by silver & kreese during the vietnam war, combining american military training + karate. so "strike first" makes sense if you wanna survive a war. it will be explained in further seasons.
Navi this show will challenge your notion that aggression or strike first or being assertive is bad or toxic. It’s been demonized rightly so when it goes to extreme but very misguided by general culture today and this show then further critiques that even miyagi-do being passive and only self defence that extreme is just as flawed or toxic.
"Balls are the weakest"
1 minute later
"Send that kid to Kobra Kai"
🤨🤨🤨
Also Navi, unless you have experience with martial arts I don’t think it's fair to say that Cobra Kai is the negative side when that's how Daniel sees it. If you're uncomfortable then you need to understand this is Johnny's viewpoint with the show.
Johnny is going to be doing some serious triggering and I'm here for it.
Johnny's philosophy seems to be a lot more practical for real world situations where as Daniel's philosophy is good in a tournament setting.
Agreed!
daniels style will get you disqualified in a tournament setting. no. head. kicks.
also, their philosophies are not meant to be looked by what kind of fight they are in, it should be looked at what kind of student they are teaching.
More like the opposite if you are in a tournament you have both agreed to fight and you are allowed to strike first. Striking first in the real world is likely to land your ass in jail.
Daniel's philosophy is Mr. Miyagi's that fighting should only be in self-defense which is right and Mr. Miyagi always won the fights he was in.
Not really when you remember all the assess kicked by Miyagi Do in real life situations
Johnny has the best character growth of the series
Most martial arts originate from war tactics, and so defeating your opponent before they try to hurt or kill you is completely approved/endorsed by a lot of people. Karate's main principle is self-defense but if you know that someone will try to kill you, you should strike first to prevent that from happening. In terms of competition/sport, especially in Karate, yes, it should mainly be self-defense, but in real life dangerous situations, the circumstances can drastically change. In other martial arts, self-defense is not the main/correct principle such as Muy Thai or boxing
What i love about Cobra Kai is that Johnny and Daniel have taken their respective philosophies of Karate to the extreme, but they'll eventually learn from one another reluctantly. Sometimes you need to show restraint, other times you need to go on the offensive and kick ass.
I started watching this TV show on RUclips and was so excited when I heard that it was going to get a full season, and then we got a whole show❤
Loving your guys reactions to this series, can’t wait to continue on this journey with you. 🙌🏼
I think Navi will see the kids joining Cobra Kai benefit from some of the lessons. Also, I think the strike first saying is more pointing towards their competitive strategy for tournaments
Johnny goes “Quiet!”
It is not necessarily wrong to throw the first punch. As always it is about context and whatever particular situation someone is dealing with.
Martial arts doesn’t just teach ‘self-defense’. Educate yourselves more about what true martial arts is. There is no ‘one’ right way of martial arts philosophy
Sheldon’s sister found herself a good one 😂
There's an electricity in the air whenever Daniel and Johnny would share a scene in the first season. The show knew audiences would recognize how epic it would be having these iconic characters in the same scene again. Creed 2 used this also when Rocky sees Drago again for the first time.
Look at little baby Eli. Seeing the Eli of season one again is weirdly nostalgic for me lmao
I've seen this whole series a couple times. Johnny literally cures asthma and autism during the course of this show.
thing about this show in the first season or 2 was it was near impossible to root for one side vs the other, the show did a really good job showing both sides
It's actually interesting: the RUclips seasons were a breakdown of the standard "sports movie" storyline of the movies, injecting shades of grey into the equation and subverting a lot of the expectations. The netflix seasons are also extremely entertaining, but it kinda *turns into* the kind of story it was originally doing such a good job of examining.
@@JonathonLapak Yes, I agree. Netflix did pretty well to keep up the entertainment, but the RUclips seasons were a different breed.
@@Beth0126 agreed
14:59 Esqueleto means Skeleton lol
but i can see why the confusion XD
Yasmine jokes about Eli
Suraj: “Wheezeeee” 😂😂😂
Yasmine jokes about Aisha
Suraj: Reeeeeeee 🤬😡🤬
Why do you watch these if you don't like the reactors?
@@TheBlarggle this isn’t even about whether or not I like the reactors (which is none of your business). Just pointing out a clear double standard on bullying guys and girls that’s way too prevalent in real life as well
12:03 That punching dummy is called Bob! I had one in my old martial art dojo! 🙏🏽💪
School lunches always will have a nostalgic place in my heart
I miss the school pizzas. those little rectangle slices with sausage on top
In this episode it’s a CLEAR showing of how Daniel should’ve just listened, something mr miyagi tried to tell him over and over, miyagi do was NEVER meant to be the first line of defense, talking was
#SUNDAYRUNDOWN Lol suraj so sure esqueleto means school, never change man you're always a delight in these reactions.
They should combined forces. That would be pretty interesting, can't wait for you to see what happens in this sjow. This show is so damn wild and fun. Enjoy
Daniel throughout the films and even now has been heavily rooted by miyagis teachings. Johnny also knows only one way of doin things via kreeses teachings. Daniel is essentially being himself but yes the hypocrisy of helpin a kid who got jumped is there
Is not hypocrisy when he was told a different context by Kyler
Somehow this show gets better every single episode Cobra Kai is a top tier show y’all are in for a ride
Ed Asner played a big role in "Mary Tyler Moore" and even had his own show called "The Lou Grant Show" way back in the 1970s and 1980s. He also won an Emmy for his part in the series "Roots."
Strike first is a life lesson, ALWAYS strike first in life, no matter what.
I’m so happy yall are doing the cobra Kai series
I'm loving rewatching this show with your reactions. Wish both Pat and Micky would join in
Notice the 3 "nerds" and the 3 "mean girls" at the cafeteria. Watch what happens throughout the seasons.
😉😉😉
Of course the Cobra Kai "way" isn't accurate to true martial arts; the idea is that Daniel (via Mr. Miagi) and Johnny (shitty Sensei WHN)'s Karate represent two different *life* philosophies - despite not being true to marital arts, the "strike first, strike hard, no mercy" way to survive in the world certainly has its merits (not as far as goodness or ethics, but in terms of survival-of-the-fittest). I suspect the show will explore this.
I thin there is more than survival of the fittest. Striking First if looked at as taking the initiative is a very strong lesson in life. Don't let your opponent or life determine things it is up to you instead. Striking Hard. Just go back to the first movie when Miyagi explains about Karate. Either Karate yes or no non in middle. When you make a choice put everything into that action to do it as perfectly as one can. Try your hardest. Strike Hard. No Mercy. Yes it sounds bad but it depends on No Mercy to who or what. If you make a choice, you do your hardest, you should do it without mercy, to do it without doubt. Show no fear or self doubt. In this episode. Miguel gets up tries to take the initiative to introduce himself to Sam but when Kyler shows up he gives into self doubt and most likely fear of failure. "Must not give into fear." I believe Miyagi said that in the 3rd movie. You show no mercy to fear and doubt. One should have total confidence in their action. I believe this goes into several fundamental philosophies in Japan and other parts of Asia.
You have a lot to watch and enjoy! Great show.
im so happy you guys are finally reacting to this ❤🎉🎉🎉
Demetry is pretty funny, but everyone's favorite character was introduced in this episode, that's Eli.
@@hasan_1888 sure, that's hyperbole, but Eli is a really well done and dynamic character.
The cobra Kai motto is actually a great one. When you strike first and you strike hard. It's how you put fear in your opp eyes or mind. Because they will 2nd guess wanting to be hit by you. Therefore like Mike Tyson says everyone has a game plan til they get punched in the face.
Hey, you guys caught the "wax on" reference! Too bad there aren't any more callbacks to the movies in the rest of the series.😂 Nope. No more. Not another callback. None.🤣
Season 1 is good but I feel like season 2 and 3 is were it really goes up a level, looking forward to those reactions.
22:06 What kind of brown are you?🤣
I'm Bert Sienna.😂
Esqueleto is actually Skeleton in spanish (and some other languages like portuguese), it's a reference to the movie scene that the cobra kai guys used skeleton costumes at the halloween
I love this show, but almost everything is just misunderstandings. Daniel jumps on Johnny without knowing the BF started picking on the kid and stuff like that. Shouldve been so easy to resolve if anyone actually talked instead of just assuming the worst of the other.
I'm getting way up there in age but you all not knowing Ed Asner make me feel super old.
He was a legend back in the 1960s and 1970s. He would also voice characters in the movie "Up" and "Elemental". He passed away in 2021.
If someone is clearly coming at you, they intend to strike first.
If a rapist is coming at a woman with a knife, then she better strike first, strike hard and have no mercy. But if it's a woman going after a man because she is angry at her husband, then it's a different story.
Every situation is different.
I actually had a similar initial reaction concerning Kyler at dinner: that it was meant to show Daniel as insensitive or appropriative. But my brother. pointed out that Sam never mentioned Kyler's ethnicity, so this was clearly just "a special dinner" at the laRusso household.
Cultural appropriation does not exist, child.
Come on, Normies. It’s okay to laugh about Johnny being politically incorrect/say something 80’s-centric American white dudes would say, without one of you announcing that you don’t like him anymore.
This show is supposed to be comedic. Chill.
Both Johnny and Daniel will be missing a lot of contexts throughout the series.
@thenormies, i want to buy a patreon subscription just for this series, but, on the patreon it doesn't indicate how far you guys are in this series. All it says is early access +uncut which doesn't tell me anything. Can you tell us how far you guys are?
It’s crazy cause throughout the whole show he just don’t have asthma anymore
Self defense doesn't mean you allow yourself to be hurt that would be foolish
there are many philosophies in martial arts. you have to remember why it was started in the first place
7:21 Goals! When I have kids one day, we're going to train! 😊💪
Did any of you ever see the fan theory years ago on how Daniel was actually the real bully of the original movies and not Johnny? Of course, Johnny had his own problems too, but it is very interesting to see that based on one's perspective, you could really see how Daniel was the aggressor and crossed the line a few times himself and Johnny was misunderstood. I'm not defending Johnny, but just saying he and Daniel were both high school kids who do dumb things and it was not always so black and white who was right and who was wrong. It has also become very cliche to say Martial Arts is only for defense, but a proper defense also means having to go on offense too sometimes to neutralize the threat before it gets out-of-hand and beyond your ability to control the situation and get out. Obviously, you should never intentionally try to go out and pick a fight just because you can. Martial Arts is more about discipline, self-control and respect. You learn to fight so you do not have to fight. However, it is still good to know how to fight if or when you are ever confronted or put in a situation where you are given no choice but to fight back. Just saying "just walk away" is not always an option and can even invite more attacks against you. Everything in life is about balance and knowing when to use offense and when to go on defense. Offense and defense go together. You cannot do one without the other. You learn to defend yourself, but also need to learn how to counter-attack at the same time. Otherwise, you never really neutralized the threat and your attacker can just keep coming at you.
True, sometimes the aggressor will tire themselves out quickly and then you can just "sit back and wait" until they tire out. But, if all you do is defend yourself and nothing more, you can also tire out quickly. Unless you actually do something to counter-attack and neutralize the threat so you can then get away, nothing changes. Even Mr. Myagi counter-attacked and was not just "defense only". Keep in mind, he did technically "beat up" some high school kids. My point is he did what he had to do to neutralize the threat against himself and Daniel so they could then safely get away and/or scare the bullies away and show them he was a bigger threat. I think the reason why Daniel is so against going on offense is he equates going on offense synonymous with losing control and that is because Daniel himself has a tendency to be impulsive and hot-headed and lose control whenever he went on offense. Terry Silver really messed Daniel up and he learned the wrong lesson from all that. Terry Silver was intentionally manipulating him and wanted Daniel to lose control. But, a good fighter learns how to control himself, even when going on offense. Control is also knowing your full power, but being able to pull your punches. But a person who does not know their full power does not even know how to pull their punches, but just unleashes in uncontrolled rage. Daniel never really learned how to control his rage and know how to go on the offense in a controlled way and Terry Silver took advantage of that. Honestly, if anything, I'd say that is partly Mr. Myagi's "fault" in not properly teaching Daniel the difference
This was very well said and elaborated. Thanks for this commentary.
@@jasonchukwu440Thank you for that compliment!
Esqueleto: little school 😂😂😂😂
I hope this is the Start of a Martial Arts rabbit Hole there is plenty Under the Mainstream Radar and Even More on the Radar Screen. Enjoy the Choreo
RANA: This kid's gonna die.
ME: *shifty eyes*
It's funny to see your views on Johnny's Cobra Kai mantra and your views on Daniel so far...because this is going to be fun to see if you change your stance or hold to it after a few more episodes.
That is not what esqueleto means 😂
I like how when the bullys made fun of Eli's deformity they laughed, but drew the line at body shaming???
Did they laugh? I don’t think they did but tbh don’t feel like going back to check lol
@@Austin.Kilgore they did
Tell me you have no martial arts experience without telling me you have no martial arts experience
Well, I think "how come you're so tan" is a rather witty way to inquire about someone's ethnic background, and I'm definitely borrowing it
It's not karate. It's cobra kai. Not all martial arts have the same philosophy. And if you listened to what Johnny actually said, being assertive is striking first.
Interesting that you assume white people came up with cobra Kai. Keep watching...
😂 "Nah, I don't give a shit "
14:20 A Thing to know for you Johnny in karate kid 1 IS actually stronger than daniel in 1 since he had won 2 tournaments before and trained for years. He was mentally nerfed pretty hard in that tournament because of his rage and tunnelvision. Daniel in KK3 and Johnny from 1 are about even with Mike Barnes having been stronger than both. So right now with both having become a bit rusty are about even. So Johnny wouldnt have gotten his ass kicked. One could argue that daniel is LESS rusty because he trained his daugther more recently
I'm with Navi on those square pizza's. Especially when they were fresh out of the oven!
When people ask they always say “what are you”? Instead of what is your ethnicity is? So I always say “I am human…what are you”? LoL
You guys need to watch The Magicians, the whole changing the discourse on Balls and giving respect to female genitalia for being tough as hell is mentioned several times in that show by the character Margo
16:40: It’s not necessarily a bad philosophy though.
Striking first is taking offensive. Its offense is the best defense. So many military conquerors and victors in the past take the fight to the enemy to win.
So he's a lot rough round the edges, but the lessons are kinda there
but the feud is renewed, mainly out of misunderstanding since Daniel doesn't realise Kyler's an asshole, plus the whole childhood trauma thing.
Esqueleto means 'Skeleton' btw, every season has one episode with a Spanish title
O my god the beggining is kinda slow i so excited to see their reactions to things later in the show
An essential piece of content was missed after watching the 3 movies: No More Kings "Sweep the Leg" music video
Young Daniel lived in Reseda, not Encino. (That's where Pauli Shore lived lol)
Yes, Daniel was a poor kid in Reseda. Johnny lived in Encino as a rich kid.
Now, I think they have swapped places as adults.