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One of them includes Zabka’s real-life mother in the stands from various angles that hadn’t been seen until 2018
Chronology
Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament match, middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves back as martial arts rivals. The crew behind Cobra Kai searched through the studio’s vaults and found a ton of never-before-seen clips, which they were able to introduce into the series via flashbacks.
Ralph Macchio told Uproxx that there are three new angles of the famous crane kick
Many believe that Miyagi’s name on his headstone is a recurring error, as in Karate Kid 4 (1994) his name is listed as Keisuke, but it was actually shown on a sign held by Chozen in Karate Kid 2 (1986) to be Nariyoshi. This means that The Next Karate Kid changed his name, while Cobra Kai kept his original name.
However, another interesting fact is that the name given in The Karate Kid Part II is not his original first name
Miyagi. In The Karate Kid (1984), Miyagi’s first name is briefly seen as Hideo on Miyagi’s dog tag attached to the keys to the 1948 Ford that Daniel was given for his birthday.
I’m glad I was wrong
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Anthony Mackie/Ralph Macchio/Kiry Shabazz (2018) Cobra Kai is much better than I thought it would be. I grew up a Karate Kid fan, but I wasn’t sure what to expect from this and thought it would be a cheap rip-off of kid money.
It’s much better than any business, especially William Sabka!
He is the star of this show as Johnny Lawrence. You root for him more than Daniel (Ralph Macchio).