#sensei ron thomas

[cobrakai84]

Ok but was Johnny crying when he was hugging Robby and Miguel?

this song yall was perfect for this I think this should be the official song for Johnny and baby Laura

[zappedbyzabka]

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~ rules about my writing here.

[tea-biscuits-books]

𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐒

hii loves <3

here are some guidelines for requests:

reader preference: fem!reader and gender neutral!reader only

characters I write for: there are a list of characters below which I am comfortable doing, however if your person is out of that list, still request and I will see whether I deem it suitable

request details: the more details, the better! this way, I can see what you're imagining, and bring it to life! <3

➺ 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑

james potter

sirius black

remus lupin

peter pettigrew

barty crouch jr

regulus black

evan rosier

poly! marauders

poly! wolfstar

harry potter

ron weasley

fred weasley

george weasley

charlie weasley

bill weasley

percy weasley

cedric diggory

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theodore nott

mattheo riddle

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severus snape

tom riddle

abraxas malfoy

➺ 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐋

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bruce banner

clint barton

pietro maximoff

!poly avengers

bucky barnes/winter soldier

sam wilson

steve rogers

thor odinson

loki odinson

peter parker (andrew garfield, tom holland)

doctor strange

peter quill

wade wilson

➺𝐌𝐀𝐙𝐄 𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑

newt

thomas

minho

jorge

aris

gally

frypan

alby

winston

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[elenatria]

I was tagged by @thegreenmeridian​ <3

Name: Elena

Height: 160 cm

Wearing: sweater and tights

Introvert or Extrovert: introvert when I have to sit my ass down and do something creative, extrovert by default. So you can see the inner struggle here.

Siblings: three, god bless them.

Following: 101, mostly gif/photo blogs and Big Bang blogs

Followers: 1,755

Degrees: ASFA degree in painting, diploma in English/Greek translation.

Instruments: piano

Favorite author: Alan Moore, Philip Pulllman

Favorite Star Wars: The Mandalorian because it’s brilliant and because of my boy, Pedro Pascal. I used to love “The force awakens” too, I was a major Stormpilot shipper, then “The Last Jedi” came and ruined everything.

Last Google search: meanings of words and synonyms.

Recommend a video game: no video games for me.

Recommend a music album: Queen II. It’s better than “A night at the opera”. It’s magical, otherworldly. 

Recommend a book: “Positive thinking is for sissies” by Sensei Ron Thomas.

I don’t want to get too dramatic but watching “Cobra Kai” led me to that book (Sensei Ron played Bobby in “The Karate Kid” and “Cobra Kai”). He talks about Excellence, he breaks down your greatest opponents (stress, fear, anger, disappointment, sadness), makes you want to keep a daily journal. He even encourages you to meditate and clear your mind from all the noise. It took me about a year to follow his advice (and I mean I’m still reading that book) but somehow his direct approach and raw language got under my skin. If you were looking for guidance because the stress, the noise and the distractions are getting too much, he’s your man.

Recommend a recipe: Greek halva. You won’t know what hit you.

Share a creative thought that you had today: sleep early, take naps, eat meals on a regular schedule, do what bugs you the most the minute you have to do it without procrastinating (major source of stress that one), do the dishes or clean the house if you’re feeling discouraged or want to do nothing at all, unfollow anyone who makes you feel bad about yourself, read books before bed. Keep the flow going, keep creating as long as it makes you feel good and be a lazy lurker when you have to. If someone knocks on your door with hate and threats, remember you didn’t break any law, and remember that freedom of expression is your most valuable possession and not to be given away so easily. Burning books is a thing that happened. Don’t let it happen again.

I tag @drunkardonjunkyard @fmasha-l​ @the-jewish-marxist​ and anyone who wants to do this.

[storyshark2005]

Sensei Ron responded to my tweet! I asked him if Bobby had a wife and kids.  Haha not super illuminating but it was cool of him to respond! 

(I was hoping the golden trio would hop in and respond but so far no dice!)

[chaotictommy]

[thatsweetbobbyfacetho]

I love this man ❤

[facial-hair-fight]

The brackets are here!

Much like @blue-character-brawl, the 128 characters that made it in have been split into four brackets, where the four winners will fight in the semi-finals, and then the winners of those will fight in the finals to find out who the best character in fiction with facial hair is! Brackets will last 24 hours (except for the finals) and the first set of polls will be posted on April 26 between 4:00 and 4:30 PM EST! Here are the matchups:

Bracket 1

Matt (Wii Sports) VS. Saburo (Wii Sports)

Rockhopper (Club Penguin) VS. Sensei (Club Penguin)

Mario (Super Mario) VS. Wario (Super Mario)

Luigi (Super Mario) VS. Waluigi (Super Mario)

Toadsworth (Super Mario) VS. Penguru (Super Mario Galaxy)

Cranky Kong (Donkey Kong) VS. Bluster Kong (Donkey Kong)

Vitruvius (The Lego Movie) VS. Sandy (Lego Monkie Kid)

Rex Fury (Lego City Undercover) VS. Forrest Blackwell (Lego City Undercover)

Dr. Coomer (HLVRAI) VS. Gordon Freeman (Half-Life)

Colonel Mustard (Clue) VS. Mr. Monopoly (Monopoly)

War Doctor (Doctor Who) VS. Wilfred Mott (Doctor Who)

i Tony Stark (Marvel) VS. Steve Rogers (Avengers: Infinity War)

Stephen Strange (Marvel) VS. J Jonah Jameson (Spider-Man)

Grandpa Fletcher (Phineas and Ferb) VS. Balthazar Cavendish (Milo Murphy’s Law)

2nd Dimension Doofenshmirtz (Phineas and Ferb) VS. Major Monogram (Phineas and Ferb)

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars) VS. Count Dooku (Star Wars)

Bracket 2

Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom) VS. Dr. Eggman (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Wilford Warfstache (Markiplier) VS. Old Mark (In Space With Markiplier)

Oliver Queen (DC Comics) VS. Mobius (Loki)

Ron Swanson (Parks and Recreation) VS. Stanley Hudson (The Office)

M. Rasmodius (Stardew Valley) VS. Gus (Stardew Valley)

Lewis (Stardew Valley) VS. Linus (Stardew Valley)

Chief Bookem (Kirby: Right Back At Ya!) VS. Mayor Len Blustergas (Kirby: Right Back At Ya!)

Top Chef (Deltarune) VS. Asgore Dreemurr (Undertale)

Senshi (Dungeon Meshi) VS. Mustache Girl (A Hat in Time)

Santa Claus (Christmas) VS. Julius Pringle (Pringles)

Present Mic (My Hero Academia) VS. Edward Newgate (One Piece)

Drayden (Pokémon) VS. Kamado (Pokémon)

Cirdan (Lord of the Rings) VS. Gimli (Lord of the Rings)

Alex Louis Armstrong (Fullmetal Alchemist) VS. King Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Richie Tozier (It) VS. Murray Bauman (Stranger Things)

Homer Simpson (The Simpsons) VS. Jasper Beardly (The Simpsons)

Bracket 3

Warden Blackwall (Dragon Age Inquisition) VS. Dorian Pavus (Dragon Age Inquisition)

Pops (Regular Show) VS. Alex Dorpenberger (Close Enough)

Kili (The Hobbit) VS. Bofur (The Hobbit)

Alador Blight (The Owl House) VS. Phillip Wittebane (The Owl House)

Iknik Blackstone Varrick (Avatar: Legend of Korra) VS. Iroh (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Murro Morton (Identity V) VS. Percy (Identity V)

Jeff Winger (Community) VS. Gregory House (House MD)

Rico Rodriguez (Just Cause) VS. Tom Sheldon (Just Cause)

King Triton (The Little Mermaid) VS. Frozone (The Incredibles)

Harry Du Bois (Disco Elysium) VS. Kim Kitsuragi (Disco Elysium)

Gashu Satou (Your Turn To Die) VS. Hades (Hades)

Kogoro Mouri (Detective Conan) VS. Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo)

Ted Lasso (Ted Lasso) VS. John Wick (John Wick)

Otokichi Shirabe (Suite Precure) VS. Asuma Sarutobi (Naruto)

Gomez Addams (The Addams Family) VS. Frederick Loren (House on Haunted Hill)

Cap’n Cuttlefish (Splatoon) VS. Lionel (Animal Crossing

Bracket 4

Abe Lincoln (Clone High) VS. Rex Mohs (Scott The Woz)

Hercule Poirot (Poirot) VS. Seneca Crane (The Hunger Games)

Bob Zanotto (Psychonauts) VS. William Riker (Star Trek)

Alexsandr Kallus (Star Wars) VS. Steve (Minecraft)

Sea Hawk (She-Ra) VS. Boris Badenov (Rocky and Bullwinkle)

Victor Sullivan (Uncharted) VS. Yosemite Sam (Looney Toons)

Thorin Oakenshield (The Hobbit) VS. Qui-Gon Jinn (Star Wars)

Din Djarin (Star Wars) VS. Alec Hardy (Broadchurch)

Buford Tannen (Back To The Future) VS. Scott Howard (Teen wolf)

Halt O’Carrick (Ranger’s Apprentice) VS. Jack Pearson (This Is Us)

Thomas Magnum (Magnum PI) VS. Dedue Molinaro (Fire Emblem)

Barbarian (Clash of Clans) VS. Adam Jensen (Deus Ex: Mankind Divided)

Remus Sanders (Sanders Sides) VS. Grandpa Harley (Homestuck)

Massimo Marcovaldo (Luca) VS. Dr. Erasmus Craven (The Raven)

Toki Wartooth (Metalocalypse) VS. Richard Kimble (The Fugitive)

Deputy Dewey Riley (Scream) VS. Walter White (Breaking Bad)

[cobrakai84]

Billy’s comment on Ron’s birthday post

[karatetaught]

𝗠𝗨𝗡 :    𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺.    𝟮𝟴.    𝗴𝗺𝘁.    𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 / 𝗵𝗲.

private  &  highly  selective  multi - muse  of  the  karate  kid  &  cobra  kai  series.    mutuals  only,  21+  only.     please  note  all  muses  from  other  fandoms  have  been  placed  in  cobra  kai  verse  which  may  mean  their  canon  has  been  changed  ever  so  slightly  ;  feel  free  to  ask  any  questions  about  any  of  my  muses.    also since this is a new blog, i can only use beta editor & will likely mess up any legacy editors user formatting.     personals  do  not  interact.

guidelines / muse directory.    promo.    memes. blog roll.    mutuals may ask for discord.

𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗦  𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘  𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥  𝗧𝗛𝗘  𝗖𝗨𝗧  :

BOBBY  BROWN  ,  fc : ron  thomas  ,  request  only  ,  former  cobra  kai. CHOZEN TOGUCHI , fc : yugi okumoto , request only , miyagi - do. DEENA  JOHNSON  ,  fc : kiana  maderia  ,  secondary  muse  ,  bio  ;  eagle  fang. DEMETRI  ALEXOPOULOS  ,  fc : gianni  decenzo  ,  tertiary  muse  ;  miyagi - do. DEVON  LEE  ,  fc : oona  o’brein  ,  request  only  ,  eagle  fang. ELI  ‘ HAWK ’  MOSKOWITZ  ,  fc : jacob bertrand  ,  secondary  muse  ;  miyagi - fang. HARLEY  FRASER  ,  fc : maya  hawke  ,  secondary  muse  ,  bio  ;  miyagi - do. JAKE  ANDERSON  ,  fc : tom  holland  ,  secondary  muse  ,  bio  ;  miyagi - do. JOHN  KREESE  ,  fc : martin  kove  ,  request  only  ;  cobra  kai  sensei. JOHNNY LAWRENCE , fc : william zabka , primary muse ; eagle fang sensei. KIMBERLY  ‘ KIMMY ’  BROWN  ,  fc : brie  larson  ,  secondary  muse  ,  bio  ;  unaffliated. MATILDE  ‘ MATI ’  ALVES  ,  fc : camilia  mendes ,  tertiary  muse  ,  bio  ;  cobra  kai. MICHAEL  ‘ MIKE ’  BARNES  ,  fc : sean  kanan  ,  tertiary  muse  ;  former  cobra  kai. MIGUEL  DIAZ  ,  fc : xolo  mariduena  ,  tertiary  muse  ;  eagle  fang. ROBBY  KEENE  ,  fc : tanner  buchanan  ,  primary  muse  ;  miyagi - do. ROXANNE  ‘ ROCKET ’  BLACK  ,  fc : sadie  sink  ,  tertiary  muse  ,  bio  ;  cobra  kai. SAMANTHA  LARUSSO  ,  fc : mary  mouser  ,  primary  muse  ;  miyagi - do. SPENCER  JENSEN  ,  fc : dove  cameron  ,  secondary  muse  ,  bio  ;  topanga  karate. TERRY  SILVER  ,  fc : thomas  ian  griffith  ,  primary  muse  ;  cobra  kai.  TORY  NICHOLS  ,  fc : peyton  list  ,  tertiary  muse  ;  cobra  kai.

[missviolethunter]

@thatsweetbobbyfacetho (and everybody else interested), the people from Cobra Kai Companion just posted an interview with Ron Thomas. I haven’t listened to it yet, but I was really looking forward to this one!

[dream-beyond-the-fantasy]

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A post shared by Cobra Kai Coach - Ron Thomas (@therealronthomas) on Jan 2, 2020 at 11:53am PST

I, I want this so bad. I need to show my sensei. Good thing that today is a karate day. This would be so awesome. But I don't even know if this is nationwide, or just California. But it couldn't hurt to show it and see if he could ask. Right?

[elenatria]

Taking out the eraser is hard but needs to be done. Boundaries.

Thank you, sensei.

[aion-rsa]

More Than Miyagi Director On Honoring Pat Morita

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“I didn’t really think there were that many people out there who were interested in Mr. Miyagi,” Kevin Derek says. “But (it turns out) millions and millions of people are.” 

Derek is a martial artist, producer, and documentarian, whose latest documentary, More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story, seeks to humanize the man behind some of pop culture’s most mythical characters. The timing for such a doc couldn’t have been better, but it turns out that was simply good fortune. 

“We started shooting this back in 2016, so it was a year before Cobra Kai was even in production,” says Derek. “They didn’t even know that they were going to shoot Cobra Kai.”

Everyone knows Pat Morita from his beloved Oscar-nominated role as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid franchise, and many remember him as Arnold in the hit TV show Happy Days. However, Morita’s TV and film career goes all the way back to 1964. IMDb credits him with 175 acting roles. Long before Morita taught Daniel-san (Ralph Macchio) how to crane kick, Morita played a Karate instructor for Bob Hope and Eva Marie Saint in Cancel My Reservation. He also played a wide variety of roles, from cameos as a token Asian in the early years, a stand-up comedian known as ‘the Hip Nip,’ to dramatic roles like the WWII-based I’ll Remember April and Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes.  

More Than Miyagi documents Morita’s tumultuous life, from being bed-bound by tuberculosis as a child to growing up in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, and through his battles with racism, alcohol, and drugs. Featuring interviews with the casts of The Karate Kid, Happy Days, Morita’s widow Evelyn Guerrero, and many other notable celebrities like Tommy Chong and James Hong, More Than Miyagi reveals the Pat Morita we never knew. 

This isn’t Derek’s first venture into the Miyagi world. He’s been involved with two previous documentaries. While not directly related, Empty Hand: The Real Karate Kids follows the personal journeys of four real life Karate competitors as they train in hopes of becoming the next national champion. Closer to home is Derek’s The Real Miyagi, a documentary about the venerated Karate Sensei Fumio Demura who was the stunt double for Morita in the Karate Kid films. Derek has been practicing Karate since he was nine and was a student of Demura Sensei. Making The Real Miyagi became a stepping stone to More Than Miyagi. 

During production Derek met Guerrero over sushi. The director recalls: “She started sharing all these stories about how Pat suffered this, did this, did that, and how his father died in front of his eyes. And that stuck with him, and he had all these demons.” A year later when The Real Miyagi came out on Netflix, Guerrero was impressed and moved by it. “That was my chance to ask her if she wants to do a documentary on Pat Morita.” Once Derek had her support, Morita’s celebrity circle were eager to participate. 

Happy Days Are Here Again

For those old enough to remember, Morita broke into American households as Arnold, the owner of the self-titled restaurant that everyone hung out in the popular sitcom Happy Days. Reflecting on that period in Morita’s career for the doc are Happy Days cast members Henry Winkler (Fonzie), Anson Williams (Potsie), Don Most (Ralphie), and Marion Ross (Mrs. Cunningham). 

“I grew up watching Happy Days,” says Derek. “Now I’m sitting right next to the Don Most, and we’re doing an interview. It’s just weird to me. It’s great, I loved it.” 

Derek says the cast was welcoming and nice, eager to contribute to the legacy of their castmate Morita despite a harrowing story of how his alcoholism spoiled their 30th reunion show. That episode is unflinchingly described in the documentary. 

“I knew that he had a drinking issue but I didn’t really know how severe the drinking problem was,” Derek says.

The cast shares stories of different instances from multiple people about when Morita was intoxicated on the set, but Derek didn’t want to dimmish him, saying “I love his character. I love who Pat represents.” Derek was selective and picked just that one example to illustrate a significant and grim chapter of Morita’s life.

“Alcoholism is just like any other disease. It was more important to me to show all the suffering that he (endured), all the internment camps and the tuberculosis and what he went through, to rise from it and to become this iconic character.”

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Despite those sad times, Derek says that his interviews with the Happy Days cast were … well, happy. As a longtime fan of the show, interviewing the cast filled him with anticipation, especially for Ross. “I was telling my producer, Oscar Alvarez, ‘I hope when we go to her house, she’s just like Marion Cunningham. She’s going to offer us cookies and lemonade.’”

Sure enough, upon arrival Ross offered the documentarians lemonade and cookies – and with Happy Days-branded napkins, no less. 

“It was like basically stepping inside Happy Days and just living this for a couple hours. It was awesome.” 

Meeting Morita

In contrast to the Marion Cunningham experience, meeting Morita was nothing like stepping into The Karate Kid for Derek. It was more like a transition between Happy Days and The Karate Kid, only the filmmaker didn’t realize it at the time. 

Derek met Morita in 1983, who he knew from Happy Days, when he was just a teenager. Morita attended his sensei’s annual tournament just prior to when The Karate Kid came out. In retrospect, he believes Morita was there researching Miyagi. 

“I think he was trying to perfect his accent. Because if you watch him talk, it’s very close to how my sensei talks.”

 Derek has fond memories of Morita taking the time to speak to a teenage fan. “He loved to donate his time to children, to causes that have anything to do with the kids, because he had tuberculosis from ages two to 11, he spent most of his time in a hospital, so he could relate to kids.”

The Karate Kid was a huge blockbuster for its time. “That was the only film that I actually waited in line for an hour-and-a-half,” recalls Derek. “The line was wrapped around the whole fricking mall for people to watch The Karate Kid.” 

The film was a particularly big deal for anyone who had a dojo back then. Derek also remembers lines of people trying to sign up for Karate lessons. That chance meeting with Morita nearly forty years ago and the subsequent success of The Karate Kid still amazes Derek. 

“I never would have thought that I would be making a documentary on Morita’s life.”

Cobra Kai Connections

As part of More Than Miyagi, Derek also interviews Morita’s castmates from the Karate Kid franchise including Ralph Macchio (Daniel), William Zabka (Johnny), Martin Kove (Kreese), Ron Thomas (Bobby), Pat E. Johnson (the referee and choreographer), Robert Mark Kamen (writer and creator), and Sean Kanen (Mike Barnes). 

“They’re all such nice people. Zabka is such a nice person, Ralph is so nice. Everyone was so welcoming to this project, and they really wanted to help us out, and I’m thankful for all of them.”

Derek believes Morita would’ve loved Cobra Kai as the show honors Miyagi in so many ways. Throughout his life, Miyagi embraced the role and hoped the character would live on. 

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By Gene Ching

“Ralph (Macchio) is doing a great job. He’s trying to keep the Miyagi legacy in his Cobra Kai.” 

During Derek’s research, he discovered that Morita completed a script about Miyagi with George Johnson of Rafu Shimpu magazine. “It’s about Miyagi’s earlier life, where he came from, WWII and all that stuff. So if anyone’s interested and wants to hit him up, it’s ready to be made.” 

Some actors feel trapped when an iconic role pigeon-holes their career in a way that they can never escape. Morita managed to succeed in other meaningful roles too, but he will always be remembered as Miyagi. There was something genuine in Miyagi that still resonates in the hearts of fans.

“He was basically Mr. Miyagi,” claims Derek. “Whoever I spoke to, they said that. That was him. Everyone says he was such a nice person. If you were down, he would bring you up. The first thing he would say is a joke. Even when he signed an autograph, he would put a little funny message in there. He was basically Mr. Miyagi, I think.”

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More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story comes to iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, Google Play, DVD and Blu-ray on Feb. 5 2021.

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Now that Cobra Kai is on Netflix, you have the chance to watch both seasons at least once. If you're like us, though, you already watched it on YouTube Premium when it first debuted in 2018--and have probably binged it a couple of times on its new streaming home for good measure.

Even if you have watched it more than once, you might not realize that both seasons of the series are jam-packed with references and Easter eggs that nod to not only the Karate Kid franchise, but the glorious 1980s they were set in. We've already cataloged a long list of Easter eggs in Season 1 that you should definitely check out.

There's still plenty to keep an eye out for in Season 2, though. We've compiled a sizable collection of references, from direct mentions of things that happened previously to music cues, pulled right out of the movies from the 1980s. Cobra Kai is a love letter to Karate Kid fans and these connections are only going to make you love it even more.

Take a look at the Easter eggs and references we've collected from Season 2 below, then get ready for Season 3 to arrive on Netflix.

1. Those trophies

Episode 1

The first thing we see in Season 2 is several trophies in the Cobra Kai dojo. While you can't see their inscriptions on the show, GameSpot visited the set of the series during filming of this season. It may surprise you to know they were all inscribed with the name Johnny Lawrence, showing just how good a student he was.

2. Say hello to the bad guy

Episode 1

Hey, look who's not dead! For the first time since Karate Kid III--and the final scene from Season 1--it's John Kreese, the former sensei at Cobra Kai and the man who taught Johnny karate.

3. A role reversal

Episode 1

At the end of the first Karate Kid movie, Kreese has a teenaged Johnny in a chokehold just like this one. Now, the shoe is on the other foot.

4. That car looks familiar

Episode 1

Here we see the car Miyagi gave Daniel for his birthday in the first film. Now, Daniel owns all of the cars--and Miyagi's former home.

5. Sand the floor

Episode 1

This is one of Mr. Miyagi's training exercises that's been passed down to Daniel. He's teaching his students the only way he knows how--muscle memory. Later, in Episode 5, Daniel goes through the motions once again with his new student Demitri. It doesn't go as well.

6. Paint the fence

Episode 1

Yet another Miyagi technique in action.

7. Wax on, wax off

Episode 1

And who could possibly forget waxing the car as an extension of karate?

8. Mr. Miyagi's house

Episode 1

No, this is not the house used in the first Karate Kid film. Unlike that movie, most of Cobra Kai isn't shot in California's San Fernando Valley. Instead, it's filmed in Atlanta, Georgia. In Season 2, the Cobra Kai team actually recreated the home, including the front and backyards, in the parking lot at the studio where the show was filmed.

When GameSpot visited the set of Cobra Kai, we realized the inside of the house was left largely empty, save for one room that was built to resemble the way it looked in the film. However, the front and backyard, along with the cars, were recreated as close to the original film as they could be.

9. Perfect balance

Episode 1

Balance is everything in Miyagi-Do. According to Mr. Miyagi, without balance, everything falls apart. Daniel has adapted the lesson into his own teachings to pretty hilarious results as it ends with his students falling into the water.

10. Upgraded to a Switch

Episode 1

In Season 1, Anthony, Daniel's son, couldn't be torn away from his PlayStation Portable. It made some sense, given this show is produced by Sony. However, it also made no sense since Sony stopped producing the PSP in 2014 and Season 1 came out in 2018. Now he's clearly upgraded to a gaming console people actually want.

11. After Karate Kid III

Episode 1

According to Kreese, he spent some time in Panama in 1989. That timing is interesting, given that Karate Kid III was released that year. However, the movie is set in 1985. In that film, Kreese tries to revive Cobra Kai once again, though LaRusso ultimately beats his top student one more time. We learn in Season 2 that after that happened, he claims he ran "off book" missions around the world. While he claims he reenlisted in the military, he later admits to Johnny that's not the case.

12. "That drum saved my life"

Episode 1

In Karate Kid II, Mr. Miyagi teaches Daniel the "drum technique," which is a way of avoiding being hit. The movement is like that of a drum Miyagi has--the same one Robby is holding in this scene. Well, not exactly the same one. While this drum is made to look like the one Miyagi has in the film, it's not as thick.

13. The Medal of Honor

Episode 1

Daniel still has Mr. Miyagi's Medal of Honor, which he was awarded for his service in World War II. While the movies didn't dive too heavily into what Miyagi did during the war to earn the medal, he was shown wearing it to a ceremony.

14. The rules of Miyagi-Do Karate

Episode 1

Inside Miyagi's home, Daniel still has the rules of Miyagi-Do Karate displayed on banners. The first rule is that karate is for defense only. The second rule? First, learn rule number one.

15. Cobra Kai's Wrestle Buddies

Episode 1

Don't expect much professional wrestling in the plot of Cobra Kai, but seeing two friends each wearing classic WWE T-shirts is a nice bonus.

16. Rock and roll never dies

Episode 1

In this scene, Johnny is wearing a Metallica shirt. This shirt, in particular, is from the Damaged Justice tour, which ran between 1988 and 1989. We're guessing this isn't one of the original shirts from the tour, though, as it has been reproduced over the years. You can even buy it at Walmart.

17. Why did Daniel and Ali break up?

Episode 1

While recounting his romantic history to his teenage daughter, Daniel mentions Ali, the love of his life from the first film. When she asks why they broke up, he said that it's a story for another time. This is that time. It was revealed in Karate Kid II that Ali dumped Daniel for a football player at UCLA.

18. The gang is back together

Episode 2

Daniel is shocked to find out Kreese isn't dead after all. Why? Because in Season 1 of the series Johnny said he was. It's unclear whether he knew it all along or not. Naturally, the three relive some of their unfortunate history.

19. Cobra Kai never dies

Episode 6

Episode 6 sees the returns of Rob Garrison (Tommy), Ron Thomas (Bobby), and Tony O'Dell (Jimmy), as we get to catch up with some other former Cobra Kai members. Johnny spends the majority of the episodes reuniting with his former fellow Cobra Kai members, going on one last adventure before one of them, Tommy, dies. They also reminisce about the old days, with the group being shocked Johnny brought Cobra Kai back.

20. Daniel's biggest sin

Episode 6

In this episode, Daniel tells the story of Karate Kid III, in which he actually left Miyagi-Do and joined Cobra Kai. Yes, even Daniel went to the dark side once upon a time.

21. Daniel's mom is back

Episode 8

Randee Heller, who plays Daniel's mom Lucille in the movies, reprises her role in the eighth episode of both Seasons 1 and 2.

22. The jacket

Episode 8

If that jacket looks familiar, it's because Miguel borrowed it from Johnny. It's the one Johnny wore in the first Karate Kid movie. Honestly, there's probably some of Daniel's blood on there somewhere.

23. It never ends with these two

Episode 10

Even all these years later, it still always comes to blows between Johnny and Daniel. This fight, naturally, harks back to the climax of the first film. Now, though, this isn't a tournament bout. Instead, it's just two adults that can't seem to keep their cool and are karate fighting each other in a tiny apartment in the valley.

24. It was a cruel summer

Episode 10

As kids head back to school in this scene, the song "Cruel Summer" by Bananarama is heard. Released in 1984, it became a Top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 after it was featured in the first Karate Kid movie. It's also not the last time you'll hear it in this season, as a cover by Kari Kimmel is used at the end of this episode.

25. RIP Trapper Keeper

Episode: 10

For those of you out there that didn't grow up in the '80s or early '90s, the Trapper Keeper Johnny mentions in this scene--which has his son perplexed--was the coolest binder kids could ask for. They were often emblazoned with illustrations, geometric designs, or pictures of your favorite fictional characters.

26. High school karate riot

Episode: 10

Not really an Easter egg, but we can't not talk about the high school karate riot in the Season 2 finale. It's easily one of the best TV fight scenes in some time. What's more, it takes the rivalry between Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do to an entirely new level and has us assuming Robby's in jail after this. They should all be in jail, honestly.

27. Kreese's Cobra Kai never dies

Episode: 10

As if things weren't bad enough, Kreese has risen once again to take control of Cobra Kai, in an attempt to ensure that his vicious and destructive form of karate lives on.

28. What a cliffhanger

Episode: 10

Miguel might die, Johnny's lost Cobra Kai, and Daniel is giving up karate. That's a lot to leave hanging at the end of Season 2, but Cobra Kai had one more twist to drop on everyone--Ali is back in the mix. She's accepted Johnny's Facebook friend request and now we just need to hope she actually appears in Season 3.

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