♪ I want it all Yeah Yeah ♪
♪ I want it all ♪
♪ And I want it now ♪
♪ Adventure seeker ♪
♪ On an empty street ♪
♪ Just an alley creeper ♪
♪ Light on his feet ♪
♪ A young fighter screaming ♪
♪ With no time for doubt ♪
♪ With the pain and anger ♪
♪ Can't see a way out ♪
♪ It ain't much I'm asking ♪
♪ I heard him say ♪
♪ Gotta find me a future ♪
♪ Move out of my way ♪
♪ I want it all ♪
♪ And I want it now ♪
♪ I want it all ♪
♪ And I want it ♪
♪ Now ♪
♪ I want it, I want it ♪
♪ Now ♪
[sharp rapid breaths]
Yo, Miguel, calm down, man. Save some for the tournament.
Hey, don't even bother.
He's been super aggro ever since the breakup.
Where's Sensei? The tournament's gonna start soon.
-[Aisha] He'll be here. -I don't know about that.
-What are you talking about? -I saw him last night at the mini-mall.
I was buying a carton of milk…
…when I heard him in the parking lot, yelling.
[Johnny] You wanna be his father? Fine!
Now who's pissed?
Uh, Sensei?
Everything all right?
We're all gonna die, kid!
We're all gonna die!
-Why didn't you tell us this earlier? -I don't know.
I guess I'm used to seeing him drunk, it didn't seem like that big a deal.
Well, we're here, and he's not. So it's officially a big deal.
-What if something happened to him? -Like what?
Like he drove his car off a cliff, or bought a gun and blew his brains out.
No. Sensei would never kill himself. That's too pussy a move.
Whatever. I mean, we're here. We're gonna have to do it without him.
[Johnny] Do what without me?
[Aisha] Sensei.
-We didn't think you were gonna show up. -I may not always win,
but I never back out of a fight.
[Miguel] All right.
-Let's sign up. -[Johnny] Not yet.
There's one more lesson I have to teach you.
[announcer] All teams report to the locker room in five minutes.
You've all learned to strike first,
to be aggressive,
not be losers.
I taught you to strike hard,
put every ounce of your power behind everything you do.
But I haven't taught you the third rule of Cobra Kai.
"No mercy."
The older you get, the more you're gonna learn
that life isn't fair.
You wake up one morning feeling great,
and then life throws a spinning heel kick to your balls,
takes a big steaming shit in your mouth.
You get an "F" on a test, you get suspended.
You fall in love with a girl,
and some other dude comes and steals her away.
Car gets set on fire.
Just when you think things are going good, everything falls apart.
That's how it goes.
-Life shows no mercy, so neither do we. -[inspirational music plays]
We do whatever it takes to keep our heads above water.
We do whatever it takes to keep moving forward.
We do whatever it takes to win!
-[inspirational music escalates] -Remember who you are.
You're badass!
You don't give a shit!
You kick ass!
You're Cobra Kai.
-Cobra Kai! -[students] Yeah!
All right, guys. Let's get down there and kick the shit out of everybody!
Yeah!
[inspirational music crescendos]
No.
You're not wearing those.
[man on TV] Well, it's a good thing today is "Sun"-day
because it is gonna be "sun"-ny outside here in LA.
And it will be for the rest of the week…
So, is this the plan for the whole day?
'Cause I was thinking maybe we could swing by the DMV or maybe a funeral.
Put a little pep in our step.
Come on, guys!
So your boyfriend turned out to be a jerk.
And your boyfriend turned out to be the son of your mortal enemy.
You can't expect me to go to this tournament all by myself.
You know how creeped out I get by karate moms.
Nobody's making you go.
LaRusso Auto Group is one of the main sponsors.
One of us has to be there!
You know what? Fine, fine.
I'm gonna be looking at boots on Zappos if anybody needs me.
[man on TV continues indistinctly]
-I'll go if you wanna go. -I didn't say anything.
I know. I just know it's your thing.
[scoffs] Not this year.
Everyone I know is gonna be there.
Yeah, it's the 50th anniversary.
[announcer] Please take your seats. The competition will begin shortly.
Great turnout.
I'm telling you, it's all about the blue mats. [chuckles]
Yeah, I'm sure word really got around.
We won't stay long. We'll check out a few matches,
then we'll hit the road, all right?
[George] There he is!
Hey, everyone, it's the former champ in the flesh.
[Ron] Good to see you, champ.
Sure you don't want me to keep the car running?
Go ahead.
How are you? Good to see you guys. Nice seeing you.
[woman] I'm so happy to see you.
[inspirational music plays]
[cheering]
Welcome, everyone, to the 50th annual
All Valley Under 18 Karate Championship!
This has been going on for 50 years?
Am I the only one that's been out of the loop?
You'll love the new mats. [laughs]
All right,
let's start by welcoming all the local dojos competing today.
From Granada Hills, All-Star Karate.
I'm so nervous.
What if he gets hurt? What… what if he loses?
-How can you be so calm? -[laughing]
[in Spanish] Because whatever happens to him, he'll learn from it.
Also, I smoked a joint before we came.
Front row seats. The old man still has some pull, huh?
Oh, hi, Patricia.
-You really went all out this year, huh? -Well, I wanna support my baby.
You know how it goes.
Fighting out of Topanga, we have Topanga Karate.
Yeah! Whoo!
Topanga! You kick some ass, Xander!
Whoo!
Go, Xander.
From Reseda, returning to the tournament, we have--
[Cobras chanting] Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai!
Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai!
Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai!
Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai! Huh!
[Daryl] Now that's what I call an entrance!
And a badass name for a dojo!
Let's hear it for Cobra Kai!
[Moon] Whoo!
Whoo! Go, Hawk!
[Daryl] And finally, fighting unaffiliated from North Hills,
we have Mr. Robby Keene.
[applause]
I didn't know he was fighting.
-Neither did I. -[Daryl] All right, folks.
Get ready.
It's karate time.
[audience cheers]
All right, gentlemen, you know the rules. Three points wins.
-Step on the mat. -Wait, wait.
[whispers indistinctly]
[boy] You got this!
[contestants shouting]
And face me. Bow.
-[boy] You got this. -Face each other. Bow.
Ready?
And fight!
-Hai! -[boy grunts]
Point!
How did he do that?
That's one point, Diaz.
I can't believe he stole your move.
[referee] Fighting positions!
And fight!
-Hiyah! -Point!
-Yes! -[referee] That's two points, Keene.
[grunting]
Enough defense. Attack!
[grunting]
-Yeah! -[Aisha grunts]
Good job, Ms. Robinson. Good job!
Fight!
[grunting]
Yeah!
-Yeah! -Damn, he is so hot! [chuckles]
I cannot believe this actually works.
[Moon chuckles]
[referee] Fighting positions.
-Let's go, Bert! No mercy! -Come on, Bert! You got this!
Fight!
Let's go, Bert! No mercy, Bert!
[indistinct yelling continues]
-Oh! -[referee] Three points!
[Daryl] And that brings us to the quarterfinals.
[rapid grunts]
[audience gasps]
-[referee] Three points! -Yes!
Winner!
[cheering]
[Hawk] That's one more, Diaz!
[Daryl] Over on mat two, Miguel Diaz makes the semis.
[grunting]
-[referee] Point! -[Daryl] That's three points, Keene.
Winner!
[Daryl] Over on mat three, Robby Keene advances to the semifinals!
[grunting]
-Nice! -[referee] Point, Robinson.
-Yes, Aisha! -[referee] 2-2.
Ready? And fight!
[grunting]
[audience] Oh!
-Yes! -[Daryl] And over on mat four,
-Xander Stone is our last semifinalist. -[Xander] Sorry.
Eat shit, asshole.
It was a good fight.
-You'll get him next time. -Whatever.
I'll be right back.
OK.
Yes! Let's give it up for all of our competitors.
You're all winners.
We have seen some great fighting today, haven't we?
[Sam] You did a great job out there.
If he hadn't resorted to that sweep, you totally would have had him.
I don't need your sympathy.
[Daryl] There can be only one true winner,
and he is standing on this stage right now.
Will it be Miguel Diaz from Cobra Kai Karate?
[cheering]
Will it be Hawk…
Well, I guess it's just "Hawk" from Cobra Kai Karate?
Moskowitz. It's Eli Moskowitz.
Will it be Robby Keene, unaffiliated?
Yeah!
And last but certainly not least, last year's champion,
fighting out of Topanga Karate, Xander Stone!
[cheering]
[audience gasps]
[Patricia] Yeah!
I love you, Xander! You're my boy.
I just wanted to say, even though I love to fight,
we all need to fight together against hatred…
[Samantha sighs]
Look, I know this is probably the last thing you wanna hear right now,
but I'm really sorry.
You're my oldest friend, and I never should have been hanging out
with somebody like Yasmine in the first place.
You got that right.
All I know is, after that front wedgie,
she's never gonna live that down.
You saw that?
It's all over YouTube.
You really tore her a new…
vagina?
[both laughing]
You know, I gotta admit, this is a pretty cool gi.
Thank you.
I mean, the snake's a little on the evil side, but I like the colors.
[both laugh]
-I can probably get you one. -Yeah, right.
-My dad would have a heart attack. -[both giggle]
Well, even if you don't join Cobra Kai,
we could definitely use another girl out there.
[Xander] And as I look around this arena,
I pray for every race, religion, and gender
that we can all live together in peace.
Please join me in a moment of silence
as we strive to end intolerance in our time.
Hey, kick that pansy bitch in the face.
Yes, Sensei.
All right!
[cheering]
First up, Stone versus Diaz!
Let's go!
[daunting music plays]
[cheering]
[grunting]
Whoo!
No!
Go on! Now punch him in the face, Xander!
Hai!
Use your hands! Come on!
Focus, Diaz!
[grunting]
-There it is! -Yeah!
Go, Miggy!
[roars]
[referee] That's 2-1, Diaz.
[roars]
That's all right, baby. Two more, and mama is back in the finals!
-You got it! -Offense!
-Stay on offense! -[referee] Fighting positions. Ready?
-And fight! -Hai!
Focus! Focus!
[grunting]
-Let's go, Diaz. Don't let him trick you. -You got this!
[Miguel roars]
-Yeah! -There it is!
[referee] Point!
-That is bullshit! Bullshit! -And winner!
[cheering]
Let's go!
[Daryl] Miguel Diaz is headed to the finals.
Next up, Hawk versus Keene.
Come on. You're not gonna cheer for your own student?
No, he's not my student.
All right, I… Amanda, I can't.
The kid lied to me.
So, he lied. So what?
He's a kid who obviously wasn't in it with Johnny,
or he wouldn't be fighting his students.
[man] Take him out!
Yeah!
Something wrong, Sensei?
No.
Show him what you got.
[cheering]
Prepare to face the fury of the Hawk.
[referee] Face me. Bow.
Face each other.
Bow.
Fighting positions.
Ready?
And fight!
-[grunting] -[Hawk] Hawk!
[referee] One point, Hawk.
He's not focused.
Remember what you learned, Robby!
[exhales slowly]
You gotta search inside for the good stuff, you know, and just…
Because then you can find some balance in your life.
It's not easy, but you'll do it.
[referee] OK, fighting positions.
Ready? And fight!
Hiyah!
-Stop! -[Daniel] Yeah!
There you go, Robby.
That was sick.
-That's great, huh? -One point, Keene.
[Hawk] That was a lucky point.
It's gonna be your last.
Why? Leaving early to fix that stupid haircut?
[Hawk seethes]
[referee] Hey!
-Stop! Get back here! -Hey! What the hell is that?
Robby!
That's enough! Illegal contact! You're disqualified!
Bullshit!
-Are you OK? -Get the hell away from me.
Hey, back on your side.
What the hell are you thinking, man?
What was I supposed to do, be a pussy?
I can't believe you did that!
-You all right, kid? -I'm fine.
[Daryl] With that disqualification, Keene earns a trip to the finals.
We'll see him back here after a short break.
[pained breathing]
You remembered to focus.
You had me up on that tree for hours.
[chuckles lightly]
Look, Robby, your dad and I, we have our issues, but…
you and him?
that's another story.
I'm sorry I lied to you, Mr. LaRusso.
I just wanted to get back at him.
[Daniel] I know.
But you're never gonna find balance that way.
You can't let that bad blood change who you are.
I'm not saying you need to like the guy.
I know I never will, but…
he…
he is your father.
And believe me, you're lucky to have one.
You just gotta try to remember, he's…
he's not a monster.
He's just a guy with a lot of demons.
Mr. Miyagi always told me there's no such thing as a bad student,
only a bad teacher.
And your dad had the worst teacher there ever was.
It sent him down a wrong path.
But you don't have to go down that path. Do you understand?
You don't have to ever become him.
[exhales] Trust me.
You let go of all that anger, and I guarantee you,
no matter what happens tonight,
you go home feeling great.
[chuckles lightly]
Yeah.
I don't know about that.
My shoulder's killing me.
I don't think I can fight.
Well, we'll see about that.
[Daniel exhales slowly]
Medic!
Is there a medic?
[announcer] The final match will begin shortly.
[Samantha and Aisha giggling]
Sam!
Hey, I'll see you later.
Look, I'm sorry about what happened the other night.
You mean when you hit me?
It was an accident. I wasn't trying to hit you.
You shouldn't have been trying to hit anyone.
You bring some dude to the party the other night
and expect me to be OK with that?
I expect you to act like a normal person.
You don't know Robby, and you were trying to start a fight with him?
You have to strike first.
You don't wait for the enemy to attack.
The enemy?
Do you even hear yourself?
I don't even know who you are anymore.
Well, just wait.
Watch what I do to Robby in the finals.
[sobbing]
Hey, Mom?
I really need to go, but, um, I can Uber.
No. No, baby, I'll come with you. It's OK.
We'll, uh… We'll just text your dad on the way.
Come on, Anthony. We gotta go.
It was just starting to get good.
-[medic] Are you feeling any pain here? -Yeah.
[medic] Does it hurt when I do this?
-Yeah. -OK, are you ready?
[Robby grunts]
-[bones crunch] -Ah!
I'm sorry.
It's a slight anterior dislocation,
so I just popped it back into place,
but you're gonna feel it for the next few weeks.
-OK. Thanks, doc, I appreciate it. -Sure.
Listen,
you don't need to fight.
Yes, I do.
I'm gonna have to face him sooner or later.
Might as well be today.
This is it, folks.
The moment we've all been waiting for.
The final match to determine who will be victor and champion.
Will it be Miguel Diaz from Cobra Kai Karate?
[cheering]
-That's my son. -[grandma laughs]
Will it be Robby Keene, unaffili--
[indistinct whispering]
-[Daryl] Daniel LaRusso's gonna coach? -[Sue] Yeah.
Daniel LaRusso is gonna coach!
[cheering]
[Daryl] I'm sorry, folks, there's been a change.
Robby Keene will now be fighting for Miyagi-Do Karate
with former champion Daniel LaRusso as his sensei!
[cheering]
[Daryl] How about that? Good luck, gentlemen.
-What do you think you're doing? -Coaching my student.
Somebody needs to be there for him.
-You think this is funny? -Do you see me laughing?
-You're gonna regret this when it's over. -Yeah, right. Like this'll ever be over.
All right, senseis, let's take your corners.
Remember, no aggression.
Just let him come to you.
-All right? -OK.
You know what to do.
You've trained all year for this.
Don't worry, Sensei.
I won't let LaRusso or that kid go home a winner.
[cheering, whooping]
[spectators] Diaz! Come on, Diaz!
Face me. Bow.
Each other. Bow.
Fighting positions.
Hai!
Ready?
And fight!
[grunting]
[Robby] Hiyah! Hiyah!
[referee] And stop!
[Hawk roars]
[referee] Point!
[Daryl] Keene and Miyagi-Do get the first point.
-Hai! -One point.
[Aisha] No mercy!
-[Hawk] You got it! -Positions.
Remember the pitching machine. Don't get hit.
[referee] Ready?
And fight!
Stop!
One point.
-Yeah! -Yeah!
[Daryl] Diaz and Cobra Kai with the point.
Now it's 1-1.
Ready? And fight!
[grunting]
[grunting, groaning]
[crowd gasps]
-Point! -Yeah!
[Daryl] That makes it two points for Diaz.
Time! Time!
Time?
-[Daniel] Hey. You all right? -[panting]
All right, listen to me. Listen to me! Look at me.
Just remember to breathe and focus.
All right? You hear me? Just find your balance.
All right, Keene, are you ready? Can you continue?
-Yeah. -All right.
[referee] All right, Diaz. Let's go.
[crowd cheers]
[referee] Fighting positions.
Hey! Come on, Robby.
And fight!
Hai!
Hiat!
Stop! Out of bounds!
Out of bounds!
-No point. Out of bounds. -All right, let's go, Robby. Stay focused.
[referee] Ready?
And fight!
Hai!
[tense music plays]
[Daryl] How about that? A two-legged kick.
[Aisha] Come on!
[Robby] Hey.
-[crowd gasps] -Watch it, Diaz.
Yeah!
Ref! Come on!
[crowd booing]
[referee] That's one warning for unsportsmanlike contact.
-Fight! -No mercy.
Warning for illegal contact to the knee.
[booing continues]
[Daniel] Robby, come here.
I'm gonna tell him to end it.
No.
No, no, no. Let me finish.
OK, just be careful.
[Miguel] I found his weakness, Sensei. It's his shoulder.
Look, I know we wanna win, but it's gotta be the right way.
We don't have to fight dirty.
Dirty?
There's nothing dirty about winning, Sensei. You taught me that.
Don't worry.
I got this.
No mercy.
[Daryl] Whoever wins the next point will be our new champion!
[crowd cheers]
It's 2-2. Next point wins.
Hai!
[referee] OK, good luck to both of you.
-Ready? -Go, Miguel!
And fight!
[grunting]
[mouths silently]
-[Miguel grunts] -[crowd gasps]
Stop! Point!
[Carmen] Go, Miguel!
Winner!
-[screaming] -[crowd cheering]
[Aisha] Oh my God, Miguel! Yes!
-[Johnny] Robby! Robby! -Let's go!
-Sensei, we did it! -[Hawk] Yeah!
[Daryl] Who saw that coming, huh?
I know I didn't.
Without further ado,
let me present the trophy to this year's new champion,
Miguel Diaz and the Cobra Kai dojo!
-Yeah! -[crowd cheers]
Miguel!
Is there anything you wanna say to the people, son?
I just wanna say that if it wasn't for my sensei, I wouldn't be here.
So this is for Sensei Johnny Lawrence and Cobra Kai!
[Cobra Kai members] Yeah!
[chanting] Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai!
Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai!
Robby.
I… I'm…
I'm sorry.
It's OK, Dad.
It's OK.
Let's go, Mr. LaRusso.
You got what you wanted, Johnny.
You won.
Congratulations.
[grandma squealing]
[in Spanish] Concho, you mopped the floor with him.
[in English] You were amazing.
-Thanks, Ma. -[man 1] Hey, nice job!
[Carmen] Miggy.
-Miggy. -[man 2] Good work.
Are you OK?
Yes, Mom.
Just, um,
looking for someone, OK? Just one minute.
Hey, man. There he is.
Listen. I'm reconsidering joining Cobra Kai.
I'm still not into the idea of getting hit in the face and all,
but I respect the safety-in-numbers aspect of joining a gang.
OK. Uh, have you seen Sam?
Oh, yeah. Pretty sure she left a while ago.
[sighs] OK.
-Well, hey, great job not sucking. -Thanks, man.
[inspirational music plays]
Hyah!
Second place.
I came so close.
Yeah, well, you fought with honor, and he didn't.
So no matter what that trophy says, you're the real winner.
You should be proud of yourself.
I know I am.
Thanks.
I'm sure my dad's happy too.
Now Cobra Kai's gonna take over karate in the valley.
Yeah, right.
Over my dead body.
[Robby] Where are we going?
[door unlocking]
Come on.
Whose cars are these?
[Daniel] Don't worry about it. Just follow me.
[peaceful music plays]
[Robby] Is this where you bury your bodies or something?
[Daniel] I know I said you have to…
let go of your anger and show forgiveness, but…
when the fight comes to you, you have to be ready to fight back.
And to do that,
we'll need more students.
Welcome to Miyagi-Do Karate.
[shop bell jangles]
Miguel?
[man] Congratulations.
You did what I always thought you could do.
You won.
Cobra Kai is back where it belongs.
Back on top.
Everyone closed the book on us.
They thought we were done.
But now they see…
that the real story's only just begun.
[heavy metal music plays]