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Avildsen and writer Robert Mark Kamen that features Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso as he tries to overcome his bullies led by Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and his dojo Cobra Kai, with the help of Pat Morita's Nariyoshi Miyagi Things have come full circle with the 4K Ultra HD edition, where new commentary will be included[...]

Daniel ends up winning the All Valley Karate Tournament after defeating his bully and rival, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), and his master John Kreese (Martin Kove) from Cobra Kai A franchise was born that spanned five films, with two more featuring Macchio, three with Morita, and a 2010 remake with Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith[...]

(L to R) William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence, Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi in Cobra Kai Cr Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2022 Season six of Cobra Kai, which was originally supposed to start filming over the summer of 2023, will see the presumed final chapter of The Karate Kid saga that[...]

(L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai Cr Courtesy of Netflix © 2021 Season five wrapped with Terry Silver's (Thomas Ian Griffith) plans exposed, including his bribing the All-Valley Karate Tournament judge to taint Tori's (Peyton List) victory against her rival in Miyagi-Do's Samantha LaRusso (Mary Mouser)[...]

This is your major spoilers warning. (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi, Courtney Henggeler as Amanda LaRusso, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai Cr Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 One of the most shocking alliances is the one between Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), Chozen Toguchi (Yuji Okumoto), and[...]

That said, could Sony move forward with the main cast outside of the streaming series canon? Again, a possibility… but why? (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi, Courtney Henggeler as Amanda LaRusso, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai Cr Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 Cobra Kai is the[...]

Miyagi-do's Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and his partners Chozen Toguchi (Yuji Okumoto) and Eagle Fang's Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) attempt to stop him but have no idea how calculating their enemy can be Creators Josh Heald, Hayden Schlossberg, and Jon Hurwitz opened up about the fallout entering season six The following contains major spoilers. Cobra Kai[...]

(L to R) William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence, Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi in Cobra Kai Cr Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2022 How Ralph Macchio Defines The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai's Miyagi-verse Ralph Macchio, who starred in the first three The Karate Kid films along with the Netflix series, stated that[...]

And then later, shedding his partner John Kreese (Martin Kove) by framing him for his own attack on Stingray (Paul Walter-Hauser). (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi, Courtney Henggeler as Amanda LaRusso, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai Cr Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 When we find our[...]

Season five picks up not long after the events of season four that sees Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) emerging atop of the martial arts food chain following the All-Valley Karate Tournament that saw his dojo emerge victorious over Daniel LaRusso's (Ralph Macchio) Miyagi-do and Johnny Lawrence's (William Zabka) Eagle Fang where they all agreed[...]

Stars Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso) and William Zabka  (Johnny Lawrence) spoke to Bleeding Cool about if Nariyoshi Miyagi (Pat Morita) might also get a similar flashback treatment with another younger actor as Miyagi's student Daniel remains interested in learning new things about his former sensei's past. Cobra Kai (L to R) William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence,[...]

Daniel faces an even more uncertain future with another rival-turned-ally in Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) turns AWOL, not knowing he's off trying to find his student Miguel Diaz (Xolo Maridueña) in Mexico What we do know is that not only is Okumoto returning to help, but we also have another major return in Mike Barnes,[...]

Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2022 The agreement in place at the end of season three was that if Cobra Kai emerged victorious, then Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) would have to shut down Miyagi-Do and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), the same for Eagle Fang Given the point ranking system, it was Cobra Kai's Tory Nichols' (Peyton List)[...]

Joining the festivities are stars Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso), William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence), Mary Mouser (Samantha LaRusso), Tanner Buchanan (Robby Keene), Dallas Dupree Young (Kenny Payne), Martin Kove (John Kreese), Gianni DeCenzo (Demetri Alexopoulos), Vanessa Rubio (Carmen Diaz), Griffin Santopietro (Anthony LaRusso), Bret Ernst (Louie LaRusso, Jr), Dan Ahdoot (Anoush Norouzi), Courtney Henggeler (Amanda LaRusso),[...]

The trio already brought back favorites in Elizabeth Shue's Ali Mills, Tamlyn Tomita's Kumiko, Yuji Okumoto's Chozen, and Thomas Ian Griffith's Terry Silver on top of the main cast in Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso), William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence), and Martin Kove (John Kreese) With season five just wrapped filming on Cobra Kai, the EPs already[...]

(L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai Cr Courtesy of Netflix © 2021 The conclusion of season four saw Miyagi-Do's Hawk (Jacob Bertrand) and Cobra Kai's Tory (Peyton List) win their respective tournaments in the All-Valley Karate Tournament, but the latter's victory in a controversial fashion given[...]

(L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai Cr Courtesy of Netflix © 2021 The flashback that triggers the memory is when Daniel (Ralph Macchio) reminds Johnny (William Zabka) about the time when Miyagi-do Karate saved him as Mr Miyagi (Pat Morita) intervened on his behalf grabbing John[...]

And [William Zabka]'s training sequence in episode 5 cracked me up," he wrote. Image: Netflix/Peacock The attention drew the likes of stars William Zabka and Thomas Ian Griffith The latter made his triumphant return to The Karate Kid franchise TV series reprising his memorable role as Cobra Kai-cofounder Terry Silver, which he originally played in The Karate[...]

COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2020 The actor, who's appeared in over 225 titles across film and television in a career spanning six decades, co-stars in Cobra Kai with Macchio and William Zabka, who also reprised their roles as Daniel LaRusso and Kreese's one-time champion Johnny Lawrence Season four sees Kreese recruiting his Vietnam War squadmate and[...]

1 student Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) ran away to seek out his father in Mexico and his sensei Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) is going after him, it seems like we're set for what they'll be doing for a significant chunk of season five Not to mention that when Johnny returns, he might be willing to swallow[...]

Entering season four, Cobra Kai found its protagonists Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) reluctantly joining forces to defeat a greater enemy in John Kreese (Martin Kove), who reclaimed his spot as leader Cobra Kai They all agreed to settle their score at the All-Valley Karate Tournament that if Daniel's Miyagi-Do or[...]

Cobra Kai stars Ralph Macchio & Martin Kove reflect on The Karate Kid Part III and this season's return of Thomas Ian Griffith's Terry Silver.

There are some major developments and fun sequences in the latest season of the Netflix series Cobra Kai including the major arc that sees the dojos in Daniel LaRusso's (Ralph Macchio) Miyagi-do and Johnny Lawrence's (William Zabka) Eagle Fang posting a united front against the menacing John Kreese (Martin Kove) and Terry Silver's (Thomas Ian[...]

(L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai Cr Courtesy of Netflix © 2021 While Terry rebuffs John's calls, his former squadmate tracks him down at his place where he's living his comfortable bubble wealthy life John subsequently pushes the right buttons and eventually renews his interest As[...]

As we inch closer to Cobra Kai season four, one-time rivals-turned-frienemies in Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) must find a way to combine their dojos in Miyagi-do and Eagle Fang to topple John Kreese's (Martin Kove) Cobra Kai at the All-Valley Karate Tournament Obviously, Kreese won't be by himself as he'll be[...]

That means life is about to get a whole lot uglier for Daniel LaRusso's (Ralph Macchio) Miyagi-Do and Johnny Lawrence's (William Zabka) Eagle Fang dojos This time, there's more than just a trophy on the line at the All Valley Karate Tournament- it's the heart and soul of the community With Netflix's global fan event[...]

Renewed interest in the franchise returned with Cobra Kai that saw the return of Macchio and equally featured his character Daniel LaRusso's 1984 rival in Johnny Lawrence, played by William Zabka, who reprises his role first for YouTube Red and now for Netflix "As I am sure anyone my age can relate to, The Karate[...]

One of those responsible is co-creator and co-showrunner Josh Heald along with Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg created the series far beyond anything imagined set in the world of the Karate Kid expanding the stories of its central characters Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Heald opened[...]

The creators of the sequel series to The Karate Kid franchise in Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg spoke with Deadline Hollywood on the shocking moment and what's to come for Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio). COBRA KAI (Cr CURTIS BONDS BAKER/NETFLIX © 2020) "We're all very excited here, it was a[...]

While the TV series initially started out with the original rivals from the 1984 film with Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso and their original actors reprising their respective roles in William Zabka and Ralph Macchio, it not only expanded their stories as a true sequel in addition to the new characters but also brought the[...]