Yet I'm not looking to rake Johnny over the coals, it was his first attempt at starting his own business. Doesn't handle his business properly in any fashion as Kreese, with ONE day, fixed all the shit Johnny had mismanaged. Almost didn't show up to his own students first tournament. So dedicated sensai is not totally undeserved yet has he fully earned that phrase yet? No in my opinion no. Like dude Johnny would've been in jail ages ago in season 1 if this were a bit more realistic.
He gets publicly intoxicated more than once, pissed on his own car, gets in fights where if this were not a TV show the cops would be involved. Still, bad schoice to not be honest to her parents about it but I mean it would've blown up her friendship with Yasmin, but I mean at that time I would've supported that.Īnd "dedicated sensai" is like whew I don't what to say to that. Still bad but way more excusable from a teen most especially someone who was a passenger. While its poor personal responsibility on Sam's part she's a teen, who was in the car of what is essentially a hit and run yes? Its just quite the stretch of the imagination. YASMIN hitting his car with Sam in it does not stupidly qualify as the La Russos starting shit. Secondly the La Russos, regardless of it being both him AND Amanda they still created a successful business and that would've continued had Johnny not started some shit.Īnd no.
Overall, Cobra Kai’s doctrine can be applied to the real world it just needs to be refined.Įeash if this isn't cringeworthy I'm not sure what else would be.įirstly the comparison is both accurate and wildly inaccurate depending on specific points. And in life if you put the foe to the point where you can grant mercy, odds are they aren’t a threat anymore. There are times when Cobra Kai could’ve won against Miyagi Do but they didn’t strike at the best times they tried to show no mercy. Strike True would be striking at the best moment. Obviously we need to drop no mercy, since that brings out the worst in people. Strike hard can stay the same, since if you don’t apply pressure your foe will overpower you and you will lose. While D-Day and Midway were more successful long term but weren’t first. Lexington, Pearl Harbor, Litte Big Horn are some great examples of striking first being a bad idea. Strike Quick instead of strike first, since going first doesn’t always mean victory. Instead of “Strike First, Strike Hard, No mercy” it should be “Strike Quick, Strike Hard, Strike True”. Honestly, Cobra Kai would work if you changed up the motto.