Cobra Kai
Cobra Kaihas come to a close , which means it ’s at long last time to break up the good fights of the overarching series . Of course , this is no easy chore . TheKarate Kidspinoff series take the epic matches of the original films and turned them up several notch . Cobra Kaicomprises 65 episodes , each typically featuring at least one fight ( on or off the mat ) . Still , when consider impact , a big smattering go forward to stick out out .
ThroughCobra Kai ’s six season , rivalry have been started and settled . There were favorable competition on the mat , or deadly wrangle off . Some characters claimed glory , while others lost their life . It did n’t take recollective beforeCobra Kaidemonstrated that almost anything was potential . Still , specific qualities within aCobra Kaifight help it suffer out as the series ' best . The history of the participating role , thedramatic stage dancing and camera employment , and the sheer turn of participant are all critical factors . Ultimately , the greatestfights ofCobra Kaigot that way because of how they made us feel to ascertain .
15Johnny vs. Daniel Rematch
Season 4
Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso make up the rivalry that bulge it all in theKarate Kidfranchise , so their fights have always earned a lot of aid inCobra Kai . Perhaps their most intriguing fight was their tournament trend rematch in season 4 , during which they look off at Miyagi - Do to determine once and for all who was the good champion .
This Johnny vs. Daniel battle was essentially a repetition of their All - Valley match inThe Karate Kid , since it was a canonic first - to - three fight . It was specially tickle because Johnny and Daniel were so evenly match . For their last stage , the rivals simultaneously KOed each other .
14Johnny vs. The Bullies
Season 1
There were certainly more exciting engagement inCobra Kai , but Johnny ’s equal against the tough in season 1 holds a special position within the overarchingKarate Kidfranchise . This was our first chance to see the golden - boy of Cobra Kai fighting in the years after 1984’sThe Karate Kid , but this fact was made all the more delicious sinceJohnny was fundamentally filling in for Mr. Miyagi .
Miguel was the bullied underdog ( like Daniel ) while Johnny was the elder and judicious sensei who make unnecessary the day ( Mr. Miyagi ) .
Cobra Kaiseason 1 took theformula forThe Karate Kidand become it on its head . Miguel was the bullied underdog ( like Daniel ) while Johnny was the old and judicious sensei who saved the day ( Mr. Miyagi ) . Of course , Johnny was n’t quite as wisely as Daniel ’s honest-to-god sensei . Still , his being so uncut around the edges only made the entire office that much intimately .
13The Original Cobra Kais' Bar Fight
Season 2
Back inCobra Kaiseason 2 , Johnny reunite with some of his older Cobra Kai buddies . Jimmy , Tommy , and Bobby may have been bullies inThe Karate Kid , but a lot had switch over the year . TheirCobra Kaireunion was bittersweet since they knew Tommy ’s Day were keep down . Still , the group managed to give their friend one last big fight .
The OG Cobra Kais acquire into a big bar do with a group of guy who were hogging the pool tabular array . MostCobra Kaibrawls rotate around teenager , so seeingthese classic characters going all out in a legal profession was a well change of tread . It was flying , and Johnny , Jimmy , Tommy , and Bobby ’s opponents stood no chance against the Cobra Kais , but it was still a deep memorable and nostalgic fight .
12The Tag-Team Fight At The Sekai Taikai
Season 6
Cobra Kaihad a pregnant challenge with time of year 6 , since the series ' last fights needed to stand out against the slews that fall before . The Sekai Taikai was the perfect solution , since this global karate tournament did n’t keep abreast the same rules as the Sekai Taikai . Each lucifer had a unique bend , and the tag - squad event was among the more intriguing .
Thetag - team Sekai Taikai event inCobra Kaiseason 6saw each team gather around a circular barrier . fighter aircraft would front each other one by one , win points for each hit , and could tag in one of their teammate when they were trite or think they would be a better primed . The Miyagi - Dos contend with this initially , but once Robby track in Kenny Payne , things got interesting .
11Miyagi-Do vs. Cobra Kai At The LaRussos’ Home
Season 3
The contention between Miyagi - Do and Cobra Kai peaked inCobra Kaiseason 3 , in the end culminating in the openhanded brawl at Daniel LaRusso ’s house . This is when Miguel left Cobra Kai and started hanging around with the Miyagi - Do ’s at the LaRusso abode , and Cobra Kai — which had Hawk and Tory in the top time slot — perform an ambush . In a matter of moments , all snake pit had break wanton .
A crowing part of what made this engagement so memorable is how it was choreographed and filmed .
A big part of what made this fight so memorable is how it was choreographed and filmed . The photographic camera moved fluidly through the sign of the zodiac while several fights play out at once . character move from room to elbow room , and the unique layout of the expectant LaRusso firm meant that fight were always visible in the background knowledge . It was pure inflammation from start to finish .
10Robby vs. Kwon At The Sekai Taikai
Though technically part of the tag - team matches of the Sekai Taikai , Robby and Kwon ’s final big fight is deserving its own incoming . latent hostility had been high between these two role from the tournament ’s beginning . When they got onto the matte , it quickly became apparent that they would n’t tag anyone else in . They were move to end things .
Robby had n’t been at his honest through most of the Sekai Taikai , buthe reclaimed his focal point for his fight against Kwon . Kreese ’s raw wiz educatee was no match for Robby at his best , but the Miyagi - Do maitre d' was n’t about to end things quick . He read his time with Kwon , permit the boy ’s madness to establish and make Robby ’s victory all the sweeter .
Kwon ’s loss ab initio meant that Cobra Kai was out of the Sekai Taikai , but they were brought back when another team was disqualify for cheating .
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9Tory vs Zara At The Sekai Taikai
Tory is one of the few attack aircraft inCobra Kaiwho was hefty and skilled from the very showtime , but theIron Dragon ’s Zaraturned out to be almost too much for her . They began quite the rivalry inCobra Kaiseason 6 , and though it was short hold out , their competitive moral force allowed their final big fight to be among the series ' most exciting ( and comforting ) .
Zara did n’t do it what had reach her , and before long , her teeth were dispel across the matt .
Tory really apply the Cobra Kai dogma of " Strike Hard , " for this engagement . Zara did n’t know what had hit her , and before long , her teeth were scattered across the mat . Since Zara was a pretty nasty character , seeing Tory utilise some of her best moves was everything we could trust for for her finalCobra Kaifight .
8Daniel vs. Silver
Season 5
Daniel and Silver ’s big fight inCobra Kaiseason 5 was the complete way to yield off their conflicted dynamic fromThe Karate Kid Part 3 . The older man had always been a bully , tormenting Daniel as a teen . Cobra Kaiseason 5 gave him a chance to finally settle the mark .
Part of what was so thrilling about this lucifer was howit paralleled Mr. Miyagi’sKarate Kidfight with Silver . The locations were similar , and the way Daniel used Silver ’s size against him was spot on to his honest-to-goodness sensei . Finally , Daniel ’s last use of his iconic crane kick solidify his big competitiveness with Silver as one ofCobra Kai ’s big .
7Kreese vs. Silver On The Yacht
Kreese and Silver were old warfare pal , but their family relationship became rather complicated inCobra Kai . While Silver desire nothing more than aureole for his dojo , Kreese possess a genuine — if not sometimes ill-conceived — affectionateness toward his star pupil . It ’s because of his love for Johnny that Kreese ultimately faced off with Silver inCobra Kaiseason 6 inwhat is easily the serial publication ' most badass competitiveness .
It was clear-cut that John Kreese and Terry Silver would want an explosive ending in Cobra Kai , but time of year 6 , part 3 , give birth beyond expectations .
Kreese was n’t a catch for Terry Silver . They had already demonstrated this inCobra Kaiseason 6 , part 2 , when they agitate during the Sekai Taikai do . However , Kreese did n’t get on Silver ’s yacht in season 6 , part 3 , intending to take the air off it again . Johnny ’s sure-enough sensei sky his cigar toward some spilled gas near a passel of oxygen armored combat vehicle , beam the yacht , himself , and Terry Silver sky in high spirits . It was the most perfectly over - the - top ending for theseCobra Kaicharacters .
6Miguel’s Cafeteria Fight
Miguel had a batch of great fights inCobra Kai , and almost all of them — include his big compeer with Axel at the Sekai Taikai — demonstrated more forward-looking technical acquisition than his lunchroom fight in season 1 . However , it ’s intemperate for any to order higher . This was the first time Miguel got to practice his training with Johnny to a real fight , andseeing him publicly lie in waste to all his roughneck was profoundly comforting .
This scrap is everything that Cobra Kai and the overall Karate Kid enfranchisement represent .
AsCobra Kai ’s original underdog , Miguel was course underestimate . However , he became an immediate schoolhouse hero when he crush the crap out of Kyler and his gooniesusing his fists and tiffin tray alike . This fight is everything thatCobra Kaiand the overallKarate Kidfranchise symbolize .
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