| “ | Strike First. Strike hard. No mercy | „ |
| ~ Cobra Kai's original mantra |
| “ | Haven't you heard? Cobra Kai never dies. | „ |
| ~ Daniel LaRusso to Terry Silver and one of the most frequently used quote about it |
Cobra Kai Karate (Hangul: 코브라 카이) is a karate dojo originally established by John Kreese and Terry Silver after their return from the Vietnam war. It is known for the ruthless tactics
History[]
Foundation[]
Reopening[]
Closing[]
Reformation[]
Members[]
Senseis[]
- Johnny Lawrence (former student, sensei, and owner; 2017-2018; 2020-present)
- Daniel LaRusso (co-sensei since 2020; USA Branch only; in partnership with Miyagi-Do Karate; former temporary member)
- Chozen Toguchi (co-sensei in partnership with Miyagi-Do since 2020)
- Terry Silver (founder former owner and former sensei; deceased)
- John Kreese (co-founder, former owner, and former sensei)
- Kim Da-Eun (co sensei; Korean Branch)
Before 1979[]
- Several unnamed students, with at least one of them winning an All-Valley Tournament before 1981.
1979–1984[]
All students have since left the dojo after learning John Kreese's true colors.
- Johnny Lawrence
- Bobby Brown
- Jimmy
- Dutch
- Tommy †
- Jerry
- Peter
- Don
- Eddie
- Alan
- Several unnamed students retired
1985[]
All students have since left the dojo.
- Mike Barnes (left with a burning hated towards Silver)
- Daniel LaRusso (became Johnny Lawrence's partner)
2017–2018[]
All students have since left, defect, quit and kick out the dojo.
- Miguel Diaz
- Aisha Robinson (moved away)
- Bert
- Hawk
- Demetri Alexopoulos
- Abe
- Chris
- Mitch
- Little Red
- Nathaniel
- Stingray
- Brucks
- Sarah
- Doug Rickenberger
- Mikey
- Big Red
- Edwin
- Tory Nichols
- Kyler Park
- Robby Keene
- Paul
- Dieter
- Lawson
- Rob
- Tim
- Kev
- Bob
- Ryan
- Caleb
- Logan
- Gus
- Dirk
- Several unnamed students
2019[]
All students have since left, defect and quit the dojo.
- Tory Nichols
- Robby Keene
- Kyler Park
- Kenny Payne
- Piper Elswith
- Devon Lee
- Stingray
- Mitch
- Edwin
- Big Red
- Paul
- Dieter
- Lawson
- Rob
- Jake
- Post
- Joe
- Lexi DiMarco
- Zeke
- Charlotte
- Lindsey
- Maya
- Tim
- Riley
- Angel
- Jason
- Several unnamed students
2019–2020[]
Korean Branch:[]
- Tory Nichols (Former Sekai Taikai Female Captain, returned to Johnny’s dojo)
- Kwon Jae-Sung † (Former Sekai Taikai Male Captain)
- Yoon Do-Jin (Formerly)
- Chung-Hee
- Min-Seok
- Several unnamed Korean students
American Branch[]
- Tory Nichols (Sekai Taikai Female Captain and Champion of the Female Division) (offered a career job with a brand deal)
- Miguel Diaz (Former Sekai Taikai Male Captain; Champion of the Male Division) (left for college)
- Kenny Payne
- Devon Lee
- Anthony LaRusso
- Robby Keene (offered a career job with a brand deal)
- Hawk (left for college)
- Samantha LaRusso (left for college)
- Demetri Alexopoulos (left for college)
- Edwin (left for college)
- Big Red (left for college)
- Little Red
- Mitch (Possibly)
- Chris (Possibly)
- Nathaniel (Possibly)
- Bert (Possibly)
- Abe (Possibly)
- Miyagi-Do students (Training partners)
- Several unnamed students
Allies[]
- Kim Sun-Yung (inspiration)
- Kim Da-Eun (sensei; Korean Branch; formerly)
Trivia[]
- The basis of the Cobra Kai fighting style incorporates elements of Tang Soo Do, Shotokan, Judo, Jiu Jitsu, and American military hand-to-hand combat among others. Cobra Kai is a mixed style with an emphasis on aggressive philosophy.
- In The Karate Kid Part III Terry Silver claimed that both himself and John Kreese had studied under Master Kim Sun-Yung in Korea. This claim was proven true in Season 3, Part 2.
- For competitions, Cobra Kai's main colors for their gis are black and gold lines on their lapels and a golden button with a black fist.
Quotes[]
| “ | The last time I was here, I was trying to come to terms with the words on this wall. I learned firsthand, if you live your whole life this way, you'll turn into an asshole. So, I rejected it. But what I found out later is there is no one way. If you wanna conquer life's obstacles and be the best you can be, you're gonna need to learn more than one discipline. That's why in addition to Cobra Kai, you're all gonna learn Miyagi-Do. You're gonna be taught defense. And inner strength from one of the best senseis in the world. Because aggression isn't always the answer. Sometimes, patience and defense are the keys to winning. But I can't teach you that. 'Cause my specialty is offense. "Strike first." It means be aggressive. "Strike hard." It means give it your all. "No mercy." It means not being Mr. Nice Guy. It's the hardest one to understand. But the fact is, if you're too nice, the world's gonna walk all over you." | „ |
| ~ Johnny Lawrence's new philosophy |
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