[traditional Japanese music plays]
[sighs]
[grunts]
[students grunting, panting]
This all could be over in an instant.
The decision's yours!
Who trashed the Miyagi dojo?
Y'all know I'm no fan of LaRusso's,
but that sort of bullshit we don't teach in here.
At least not anymore.
So, I'm gonna ask you again. Who trashed Miyagi-Do?
It was not me, Sensei. I would never disrespect another man's dojo--
Shut your cakehole, Chubs.
I'm not looking for excuses. I'm looking for answers!
Sensei, we really don't know who did it.
[Kreese] Somebody knows something.
Question is…
who's gonna break?
[phone ringing]
Keep going. We can do this all day.
Hey, man. Long time.
Good, man. Listen, I'd love to catch up. I'm just in the middle…
Wait, what?
How bad is it?
[students grunting, panting]
Sensei, we need a water break.
Two-minute break!
[relieved sighing]
Get your bearings.
[boy coughing]
I think I should tell Sensei Lawrence that I did it.
Say nothing.
I'll handle it.
Yes, Sensei.
I gotta go deal with something.
Can you man the fort?
Of course.
I want you to figure out who did it.
Do what you gotta do.
Don't worry.
I will.
[Robby breathes sharply]
[all grunting]
Listen, about the other night…
Nothing happened.
So, there's no reason to feel uncomfortable, right?
Right.
Exactly.
[all straining]
[Demetri, Sam panting]
Are you guys lifting?
Because I feel like I'm doing nothing here.
Forget it, all right? It's too heavy. We're gonna need a forklift.
How'd they even knock it over?
It's a lot easier to knock something down than it is to lift it up.
Don't worry. We'll get it up again.
[Chris] Uh… excuse me.
Is this Miyagi-Do?
Yeah.
Come back for another beating?
[Daniel] Hey, Robby.
Robby!
This is one of the guys who was beating on Demetri.
-Probably helped trash the dojo. -We didn't have anything to do with that.
But I am sorry about what happened at the mall.
We just wanna learn Miyagi-Do karate.
I'd be careful about this, Mr. L, letting the Cobra Kais into Miyagi-Do.
It's like letting the wildlings behind the Wall.
Didn't the wildlings help Jon Snow win the Battle of the Bastards?
Should've picked a different analogy.
We're happy to have you.
Nice to meet you.
-Hey. Nice to meet you guys. -[boy] Hello, sir.
[Daniel] There's no need to call me "sir." "Mr. LaRusso" is just fine.
Come out front with me. We'll start your first lesson.
-[tires screech] -[rock music plays]
[elevator bings]
I'm looking for a friend.
[man] Johnny.
-Hey, Bobby. -[Bobby] Hey.
-Long time, man. -Yeah. You look good, man.
Few more wrinkles, but, you know, not too bad.
Yeah, what about you?
You'd think with all that preaching and praying, you'd get your hair back.
Yeah. Unfortunately, God doesn't work that way.
[chuckles]
But, uh…
I've definitely been doing a lot of praying since, you know…
Yeah.
How's he doing?
He'll be happy to see you, Johnny.
Room 112.
[soccer game playing on television]
[Johnny] You're watching soccer?
It's worse than I thought.
Johnny.
You didn't have to come all the way out here.
Yeah, you gonna come and see me?
Yeah.
[chuckles] Right.
[medical instruments beeping]
[chuckles lightly]
Does it hurt?
Nah. Meds do their job.
Oh. Did you see? They already got me a priest.
[chuckles]
I'm a pastor, Tommy.
But if you wanna confess about that 50 bucks you still owe me,
the big guy's listening.
[laughs]
[wheezes]
[coughs loudly]
[clears throat, groans]
You're gonna fight this.
Nah. That part's done.
It's in here now.
Besides, you were always a better fighter.
[Johnny] Bullshit.
Remember that tournament back in '83?
You beat Vidal to get to the semis.
-Yeah. -[Johnny] Yeah.
Who beat me in the finals?
[chuckles]
All right, yeah. But you didn't make it easy on me.
Yes, hon. I know.
All right. I love you too.
All right, gotta go. Bye.
-Hey, sorry I'm late. -[Bobby] Hey, Jimmy.
-Hey, buddy. -[Jimmy] Hey.
Jenny and the kids send their love.
[Tommy] Aw. Tell Jen and the boys I said hi.
Oh, you again.
Guys, give me a minute. [sighs]
I spoke with the doc.
He can sign out for 24 hours, but I don't know.
Is he gonna even be able to make it to the car?
What are you talking about?
You didn't tell him?
Look, we can't let Tommy rot in this place.
He deserves better.
What do you have in mind?
Road trip.
Give the guy a wild night to remember.
I don't know, man, in his condition…
[instrument beeps, flatlines]
Let's get the hell out of here. [laughs]
[students panting]
Keep going.
I have all day.
You think it's OK if I puke in here?
-No. -Navy SEALs puke all the time.
Do not puke.
He's not gonna let up.
We gotta figure out who did it.
I bet it was shit-breath.
Hey, screw you.
-What'd you say? -Wanna do this right now?
[Kreese] Stop!
Would you really like to know who did it?
It was Hawk.
And it was Diaz.
And Robinson.
And it was Nichols, Chubs, Red.
When one of you makes a move,
you all make a move.
You live and you die
with the consequences and the spoils.
Because you are all Cobra Kai.
Main dojo, five minutes.
You're about to begin your real training.
No, of course I can cover the sales meeting, but…
are you sure you can't make it?
It's the second one in a row.
I know, and I'll be at the next one, I promise.
I just got a ton of new students and I need to spend the day here.
-[Chris] Why not you say it to my face? -[Demetri] I didn't say anything!
Oh, shoot, I gotta go deal with something important, OK?
I'll talk to you tonight.
[line disconnects]
Something important.
Right.
-You think I'm just gonna let you dis me? -I didn't dis you.
It was constructive criticism.
-Hey, what's going on here? -This nerd called me an imbecile.
I told him he can't just drop a challenge and leave.
I didn't "drop a challenge."
He dropped the potted plant.
-It was an accident. -OK, guys. Relax.
-What… what's your name? -Chris.
-Chris, this is Demetri-- -Yeah, we're acquainted.
He tried to kick the crap out of me, remember?
OK, so, you guys have some beef with each other.
[Demetri] No, no, no.
This isn't a two-sides-to-every-story situation.
He was the clear-cut aggressor.
-I already told you I was sorry. -Guys, enough.
I'm gonna give you both a mission.
You see this stone?
-You're gonna pick it back up. -How are we supposed to do that?
Good old-fashioned teamwork.
I believe in you.
[sighs]
[engine revs]
[yelling]
[overlapping shouts]
Let's ride.
♪ Memory cool ♪
♪ Back in the days of high school ♪
♪ We were a real pair ♪
♪ Barely of age ♪
♪ I was the star on your stage ♪
♪ So devil may care ♪
♪ Those were the nights ♪
♪ Cruising around the street lights ♪
♪ You under my eye ♪
Then there was that time that Tommy got that horrible fake ID
and the bartender served us all dishwater.
[laughs] And I drank the whole thing
because I didn't know what beer was supposed to taste like.
-[laughing] -I remember that.
We made up for it the next weekend.
Dutch got so hammered, he stole the dartboard.
Oh, no, he didn't steal it. He smashed it.
That's the first time he went to juvie.
-Remember? -[Johnny] Oh yeah.
Man, I got so wasted that night, I missed Ali's birthday.
-Oh, that's right. -Remember that?
-Boy, she reamed you out. -She did more than that, man.
She dumped my ass.
Well, that's her loss, huh?
So, uh, Dutch is still up at Lompoc, huh?
Yeah, last I heard.
To Dutch. When the judge said, "Five to ten…"
She really meant "ten to 20."
[all laughing]
What about you, Johnny?
Last I heard you were laying bricks?
I wasn't laying bricks.
Maybe some light stucco. [chuckles]
Actually, I, uh, opened a karate dojo.
What? For real?
Yeah. It's over in Reseda.
It's doing pretty well. Lot of good kids.
What's it called?
It's called Cobra Kai.
You brought back Cobra Kai?
Yeah, it's not all that's back.
Combat! Aits!
[Tory grunting]
-[grunting] -[groaning]
Point.
Hit him again.
[panting]
Do you have a problem with that?
[whimpers]
A fight isn't over until your enemy is finished.
You show your enemy no mercy.
[Miguel] Wait!
This isn't what Sensei Lawrence has been teaching us.
Excuse me?
There's no honor in being merciless.
Tory scored a point.
It's over.
Sensei Lawrence is right, of course.
In a tournament, the fighting stops when you land a point.
But in the real world,
it's not about scoring points.
It's about being a winner or a loser.
And there are no losers in this dojo.
[Daniel] So…
what is the purpose of karate?
Strike first, strike hard, no mercy, sir.
No. You've all been brainwashed by Cobra Kai.
I want you to clear your minds and think.
What is the ultimate lesson we learn from karate?
Don't be a pussy?
[Daniel speaking indistinctly]
I can't believe your dad let them in here.
He wants to help them change.
They won't.
Can't change the way you feel.
[Chris groaning]
[Demetri] Uh, yeah. Nice try.
But brute strength is only gonna get you so far.
You got a better idea, smart-ass?
Ever heard of a fulcrum?
Yeah, didn't think so.
If you'd paid attention in Physics,
you'd know that a fulcrum is a pivot point that decreases the amount
of output force required to lift an object.
OK. Watch and learn.
[strains, grunts]
Fulcrum? More like "full of crap."
The only thing that's full of crap is you and your little quiver in there.
Admit it. You don't really wanna join Miyagi-Do.
This is all just some scheme.
-Calling me a liar? -Ding! Ding! Ding! [grunts]
[Sam] Demetri!
Demetri, are you OK?
Whoa! What are you doing? We're on the same team now.
Once a Cobra Kai, always a Cobra Kai.
That's not true.
I know it's not true 'cause…
I used to be a Cobra Kai.
[chuckles]
[Jimmy] It's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
It's not stupid.
John Kreese is bad news.
All that crap we dealt with after high school,
taking that "no mercy" bullshit out into the world.
And you got it the worst, man. Don't you remember?
Of course, I remember. But people can change.
Just like Cobra Kai can change.
-Yeah, right. -I'm serious.
I'm trying to change Cobra Kai.
And Kreese is on board.
Do you trust him, Johnny?
[Bobby] You know Kreese. He's always got something up his sleeve.
Nah, he's a different man.
Besides, doesn't it say something in your book about forgiveness?
'Cause all I know is everyone deserves a second chance.
[Tommy] You know what I think?
I think I wanna play some pool.
You guys wanna play some pool with me?
I'll play some pool with you, Tommy.
Come on. Let's go get a table.
Whoa. Where you going, honey? What?
-We're just getting to know each other. -Don't you touch me, asshole.
[man scoffs, chuckles]
Something I can help you with, boss?
Yeah.
We got next.
[laughs]
That is the ugliest Make-A-Wish kid I have ever seen.
I'll tell you what. Here's my wish.
You can suck my di--
[screams]
[heavy metal music plays]
[grunting]
♪ Hey! ♪
♪ This is the fight song ♪
♪ Don't point your finger at me ♪
♪ Pray for that God forgives ♪
-♪ I don't ♪ -♪ Hey! ♪
♪ This is the fight song ♪
♪ No matter where you're from ♪
♪ Pray for that God forgives ♪
♪ I don't ♪
♪ No matter where you're from ♪
[grunting]
♪ God forgives ♪
♪ I don't ♪
♪ This is the fight song ♪
[patrons] Oh!
Thank you.
[man groans]
[Daniel] Cobra Kai sells power…
strength,
and when I joined, I was…
Well, I was… I was weak.
It was 1985.
I had just won my first All Valley
and Mr. Miyagi didn't want me to compete anymore.
He never really liked the idea
of fighting for trophies in the first place.
So, he and I, we…
got into this big argument and…
what did I do?
I joined Cobra Kai.
I learned to strike first, strike hard, show no mercy.
And it turned me into an angry and violent kid.
It changed me.
You never told me about any of this.
It's not something I'm proud of, Sam.
But my point is anyone can be seduced by Cobra Kai,
even me.
And I'll admit, Cobra Kai makes you feel stronger,
tougher,
but it will also get you in trouble.
And that's what happened to me.
I'm just lucky Mr. Miyagi was willing to take me back.
So, remember, it doesn't matter who anyone was
before they stepped into this dojo.
All that matters is that right now,
today,
we are all Miyagi-Do.
[grunting]
You playing footsie or practicing your roundhouse?
Think fast!
-Let me show you how it's done. -OK.
Today's lesson was crazy, huh?
Not that crazy.
Don't you think that some of what Sensei Kreese is teaching us just…
feels wrong?
That life is only about winning?
My mom worked at this restaurant when I was little.
And she'd bring home leftovers, so my brother and I had enough to eat.
When her manager found out…
he fired her.
No warning.
No notice.
He said it was against company policy.
And she… she wasn't stealing. The food was gonna end up in the trash.
The world shows no mercy.
So, why should we?
Some people have it good,
but the rest of us,
we have to fight for every inch of what's ours.
Not just to score a point.
For everything.
Yeah.
Hands up.
OK, let's both do this fulcrum thing.
Together, on the count of three.
One,
two,
three.
[both groaning]
Got it.
[Demetri groans]
Almost there.
[both groaning]
[Chris] Push it! Come on!
[roars]
[Daniel] Good job, guys.
You see that?
We all work together as a team,
anything's possible.
What?
Today was fun, Johnny.
You still got some moves, man.
You should stop by the dojo sometime.
Yeah, right. Just like the good old days.
[chuckles]
Man, where'd all that time go?
I don't know.
You know, there was something I never told you.
Didn't think you needed to know…
but screw it.
I was in love with Ali.
[chuckles lightly]
-What? -[chuckles] Yeah.
Freshman year.
We were in the same homeroom. We used to talk all the time.
I was building up the courage to ask her out, when…
someone else struck first.
That's why I joined Cobra Kai.
I wanted to have the balls that you had.
Without the smell.
[both laughing]
I don't think I ever really got over her.
I mean, I dated plenty of babes after, but…
I never really let my guard down with any of them, you know?
Not like with Ali.
You still got one thing
that's more important than anything, Johnny.
What's that?
Time.
You still have time.
Yeah.
Time for what?
Meet someone new.
Change your life.
Do what you wanna do.
I don't know.
Right now, all I wanna do is
make sure my students don't make the same mistakes that we did.
I don't want them to look back at their life full of regret.
You'll do it, Johnny.
You're the champ.
[Daniel] Face me.
Bow.
Aits!
[overlapping chatter]
[Kreese exhaling]
[Miguel] Sensei Kreese?
What can I do for you, Mr. Diaz?
[Kreese grunting]
I wanted to apologize for yesterday.
It was disrespectful to challenge your lesson.
You honor Sensei Lawrence with your allegiance.
And allegiance is nothing to apologize for.
Sensei Lawrence's heart's in the right place,
but I'm afraid…
he's a little mixed up.
Together, we'll make sure he gets back on track.
Won't we?
Yeah.
OK.
[rock music plays]
[Jimmy] Tommy?
-Tommy, wake up! -[Bobby] Tommy?
-Come on. -[Jimmy] Tommy, wake up!
-Come on! -[Bobby] Come on.
[Jimmy] Tommy!
Don't do this. Tommy, wake up!
Come on, Tommy.
-[students grunting] -[Kreese] Cobra Kai is not a hobby.
It's not a club.
♪ On and on ♪
♪ Does anybody know What we are looking for? ♪
♪ Another hero… ♪
[Kreese] Cobra Kai is your brothers…
…and your sisters.
♪ Hold the line ♪
♪ Does anyone want to take it anymore? ♪
♪ The show must go on ♪
♪ Yeah… ♪
[Kreese] You are all Cobra Kai for life
because Cobra Kai…
never dies.
♪ The show ♪
♪ The show must go on ♪
[electronic music plays]