Johnny Teaches Bullies a Lesson | Cobra Kai (William Zabka, Xolo Maridueña)

[@SusanCicchino]

Who knew that 30 years later everyone would be team Johnny!

[@bobbobby-o2w]

I did. I was only 10 years old but I knew Daniel San was an east-coast pipsqueak trying to muscle in on Johnny's lady. Daniel San was actually the first invasion of Jersey Shore making it to the West Coast.

[@BartSparrow123]

@@bobbobby-o2w And today it's the west coast invading the east coast. Funny how the tables turn. No one wants to move to Fresno in 2024.

[@Doncanine]

I hated him. I hated him in all of his old movies he was always an a-hole . But I'm rooting for him now 👍💪

[@andrewburke4347]

I was always team Jonny! Even had his hair but kept pulling my hamstrings trying to kick like him.

[@ekimandersom4478]

The writers knew

[@CornholioPuppetMaster]

Dude just wanted to eat his gas station pizza and drink his warm beer in peace. Kyler helped awaken the cobra inside Johnny, don’t mess with the car bro

[@johnulmer6715]

Johnny and I are roughly the same age. At our age, gas station pizza and warm beer is really all you need, and in a lot of cases all you want. Just sayin'!

[@jskelly1979]

Where's the gas station?

[@CornholioPuppetMaster]

@@jskelly1979 the show is set in California, but I think a lot of it was filmed in Atlanta

[@jskelly1979]

@@CornholioPuppetMaster I meant that there is no gas station in the scene.

[@cmc5394oparva]

Pissing off a middle-aged guy who was just minding his own business typically isn't a wise move. 😄

[@dcavalli9]

"You guys are pissing off the wrong guy on the wrong day." Epic!

[@chrisfaub4071]

those are the days you stay home, when you know your buttons will easily be pushed you stay put to avoid situations that will trigger you.

[@dcavalli9]

@chrisfaub4071 Yes, but that wasn't in the script.

[@bobbenbrown123]

​@@chrisfaub4071especially when he goes from being a hero by helping the nerdy kid to beating up the other guys and possibly getting arrested and thrown in prison

[@Corellian]

I love Johnny's old school Karate moves, that "hiya!" of his is still crisp 40 years later. You can't bully the ultimate bully.

[@larrydrozd2740]

But Johnny wasn't the bully...Danny-san was!

[@jonathanlewis7768]

@@larrydrozd2740 Lol. Depends on how you look at it.

[@gibzeditz7]

​@@jonathanlewis7768No it isn't Johny was obviously the bully have you forgotten their first fight when even the cobra Kai where trying to stop him

[@jonathanlewis7768]

@@gibzeditz7 You’re thinking about the time Bobby tried to save Daniel from Johnny after Daniel drenched Johnny with a rubber hose in the high school bathroom stall during that Halloween party. Daniel was only retaliating because they forced him off the road, but depending on how you look at it he started that mess with Johnny who was minding his own business.

[@justinbryson352]

@@jonathanlewis7768 Lol, they chased Daniel down, and gang beat him, until he was unconscious. What is wrong with people, saying that Daniel was the bully? This must be a joke.

[@zothanmawiapachuau]

William Zabka really should have more mainstream success as an actor.

[@kanethesevenfootmonster868]

Absolutely.......

[@mcmlxv9827]

It's about time that everybody realized that he was the one defending himself from bullies all along.

[@SirManfly]

The bully becomes the hero !

[@TZ19999]

I mean, he hit Daniel first lol

[@calvin013]

Love that the cops are actually portrayed realistically.

[@Agent.Wadsworth]

Except for the 30 second response time 😆

[@rogueldr642smiythe9]

Right cause they are immune to pepper spray…………………..😐

[@BartSparrow123]

Wrong. Cops never use pepper spray, they use tasers which 10% of the time work every time.

[@alexanderchurikov7026]

I laughed so hard when the cop ran up with his spray ))

[@gimmyherbert8217]

Spraying before innocent

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Not only did he whoop butt, he took his lumps and the lack of conditioning at first made this fight that much more plausible. Well done!

[@MrWilly2204]

When you mess with Gen X

[@sniper161718]

So true. KZbin full of vids of guys in there 40s and 50s smacking the shit outta gen z who never actually got into fights growing up.

[@shindrithargriethrat8408]

@@sniper161718 We grew up when bullying was the norm and life was basically the survival of the fittest... then we'd have to go to school where it was twice as bad.

[@JonnyHolms]

​@shindrithargriethrat8408 you are spot on my friend...

[@canalesworks1247]

@@shindrithargriethrat8408 We were the last generation to go through it.

[@SQRL_TAC]

Dealt with enough B.S in our timeframe. Deff the wrong people on any day, idagaf.

[@spiderriff]

Billy Zab should've been an action hero.

[@doryenmctown4795]

He was.. see his filmography B movies😂 all action

[@dudekfox7685]

A bit slow in my opinion.

[@MemeLordTriggerPants]

He beat up high school kids and not very convincingly. That’s kind of a stretch.

[@thomasdoe6768]

This was the worst choreography I´ve ever seen, haha. And the moves looked super awkward^^

[@stalwartzero7001]

Him and Keanu… bruh

[@oliverc619]

Love the Mike Barnes "having trouble breathing?" line!

[@mattr.1887]

I figure the show writers might not have known it would last more than a season or two. They may have seen this as possibly their best shot at honoring Mike Barnes!

[@kanethesevenfootmonster868]

@@mattr.1887 True.......

[@CCJJ160Channels]

Love that he didn’t give a sh-t until they touched his car

[@jamesdurnford1221]

The first 2 episodes made me join a dojo, i have now had been training since 2018

[@thunderdrummerdude]

Cool! I have studied a little myself. When I was teen, I trained a little in Tae Kwon Doe. And when I was in college, I trained a little in Karate. Unfortunately, due to a right knee injury from a couple of years ago, and other medical issues, I’m not sure if my doctor would approve of me getting back into martial arts.

[@YD-uq5fi]

So is Karate for real (as in, beating up 4 non-karate guys if you know karate), or is it nothing of the sort?

[@jamesdurnford1221]

@@YD-uq5fi Karate is for Defence

[@nicomeklrowing5935]

@@YD-uq5fi Karate is real insomuch as it can teach you how to punch and kick effectively, as well as life skill like self discipline and self control and how to be calm under pressure (as can most sports). Can it teach you to take out 4 guys at once? Nope. If you are really good at it, and they are really pathetic specimens, maybe. But in a real fight of four vs one, even if they are completely untrained, your best course of action is to run fast.

[@bobbobby-o2w]

@@nicomeklrowing5935 Not true. I started my own dojo and all I teach is crane kicks. I can drop an entire NFL team at one time doing nothing but cranes.

[@1notgilty]

Even though Johnny was a little rusty he still has all the right moves. Old-school karate still works after a couple thousand years of development and fighting.

[@greenwave819]

idk, you see anyone in the UFC doing this style?

[@KaiHouston-m6j]

@@greenwave819 All those rules to keep real fighting arts from working...?

[@strix8213]

@@greenwave819Some people do use karate in ufc. Though most of karate has turned into kickboxing, which is similar but got a boxing movement, instead of the point system

[@kanethesevenfootmonster868]

@@strix8213 Exactly.......

[@seth8164]

William Zabka…a true American hero

[@kanethesevenfootmonster868]

❤❤💯💯

[@connormcleod9595]

Love how the lady finished his pizza😂😂😂

[@menzerroku4708]

This was awesome!! The fact he still had the skills and moves.

[@michaels5217]

I love the pulled muscle after the first kick. "Ok, hold on, I gotta stretch before any more of you, just gimme a minute..."

[@AnkurWow]

Brilliant scene. The bullies in this scene were like Johnny and his friends in high school, and the Latino kid (Miguel) was like Daniel. Johnny was empathizing slightly more with the victim (Miguel) than the bullies during this scene, but not much, and only stepped in when his car might have gotten scratched. But I think he would have eventually stepped in and tried to de-escalate it, if he had any regrets about how he treated Daniel Laruso.

[@sonofizzy-rev]

Well, at this stage of his life, Johnny didn't like a--holes.

[@cirilomedina1474]

Old-Man strength at its finest

[@guncotton1950]

mature man strength

[@blacjackdaniels200]

I’m the only one who was pissed off that he did not get to finish the slice

[@grayalun]

The grabbing the groin after the first kick lol

[@ryanwiuff2374]

Well that’s actually very realistic for someone that hasn’t practiced karate in who knows how many years. His body is probably pretty stiff as a result, but once the adrenaline kicked in it helped.

[@grayalun]

@@ryanwiuff2374 Totally agree those fast twitch muscles are dormant for ages he's lucky he didn't rip something. Was hilarious though his face was oh that wasn't good lol.

[@thunderdrummerdude]

Out of all the seasons, this is still one of Johnnie’s most badass MF moments! Awesome 🤘

[@gregrowe1168]

Johnny fighting some 25 year olds. Cop. "Get off the kid"

[@jonathanozment4523]

The fact that the other kid had "screwed up them buying beer" leads me to believe the characters are supposed to be under 21...

[@JV-bf7cb]

​@jonathanozment4523 hes referring to the actual age of the actors

[@jonathanozment4523]

@@JV-bf7cb I get that but the line he's referencing is, obviously, scripted for that cop to say to those characters. So expecting it to be based off actual actors ages loses a bit of relevance, eh?

[@johngilmore697]

@@jonathanozment4523 Jesus, yes, the characters are kids, and the actors are older. @gregrowe1168 is saying the line is funny because the actors look much older, in his opinion, and the casting doesn't work. This isn't complicated

[@jonathanozment4523]

@@johngilmore697 neither is it complicated that that is why the cop character says that line to the "kid" character... I get the point he's trying to make, and if he had said it as a casting issue, sure, but he references the line, as if that's the issue when it isn't... and I'll thank you to keep my Savior's name out of your mouth if you can't be respectful about it... Good day sir...

[@poodypooroo]

That initial kick really required the person getting kicked to stand there waiting for several seconds

[@midwestundergroundvideos7870]

It's always the way he looks at the pizza fly out of his hands for me lol

[@omarjimenez8895]

I kinda like the bullies over the top 80's dialogue lol Gives it old school charm

[@H.K.5]

These fight scenes are definitely better without music.

[@Rude_Boi]

It makes it more raw and cinematic.

[@Rallylabs]

no way that kid gets back up wanting to fight after the first kick.

[@adamfreeman2348]

True. Too cowardly for that. Just BS Hollywood entertainment nonsense.

[@alaska-bornfloridaman]

I had a guy hit me in the back of the head with the fat end of a pool stick, before I proceeded to pound him underneath a pool table. He actually wanted to go outside to finish it off after the bouncers kicked us out. Needless to say, he was very bad shape after the second beating.

[@wjrneo2]

I laughed when they said they were gonna do a Karate Kid series. Joked that it would be called the Karate Middle Aged Man. Then the writers proved me wrong and created something awesome that somehow balanced the nostalgia with a great story.

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

At least you are grown enough to admit when you were wrong. Sometimes, those are the best moments. Like in The Hobbit movie.

[@DamonSims-o1j]

Johnny is the star of the show,Daniel constantly talking about Mr myagi gets old. Like he can't be his own man. But,I like when they are friends.

[@joshfactor1]

that was pretty gratifying

[@hugh2hoob668]

Johnny always 5 beers deep 😂

[@nick56677]

Those punks tried to bully the ultimate bully. Smart move😂

[@cautious1343]

And of course cops come running up and pepper spray the victim.

[@shiralleehaggart72]

Exactly.

[@bobbenbrown123]

Yep the typical double standard. Everything is half-ass backwards and upside down and inside out 😅😅

[@cautious1343]

Trained that way it seems. All part of the diabolical plan I'm sure.

[@robsimpson6537]

😂 you see a dude hit that height with a kick with perfect accuracy and then decide to go after him one at a time.

[@DK-jy4jb]

I'm still convinced the homeless woman (0:30) will figure into the final season -- she popped up in season 2 and 3

[@bobbobby-o2w]

She's actually going to turn out to be Daniel's long-lost sister. She fell on hard times.

[@jaycareaga9929]

Just an extra they use for several episodes happens in lots of shows.

[@bryanlee9960]

Even if you haven’t done Martial Arts for a long time, you never forget!

[@Some-kid-called-David]

Love how the homeless lady starts eating Johnny’s discarded pizza.

[@gooddog2001]

While the quality of the show wasn't consistent, I did really enjoy the show. I particularly enjoyed seeing Johnny become a better person. And he teaches his students that instead of "the enemy deserves no mercy" that there is a grey area in making decisions in a fight. I found myself cheering for Johnny in that scene. How about doing a show where you ask what were your favorite scenes and aspects from Cobra Kia. Overall, I LOVED THE SHOW.

[@miavega8888]

I was a preteen when the original film came out, and didn’t really think either Billy or Ralph were cute. I just binged the whole series this weekend and just fell in love with it and Billy Zabka. Absolutely love his character! He is hilarious!!

[@bobbenbrown123]

Same here I was 10

[@Joseph-gm3qm]

If you told me when Karate Kid came out, that one day I'd cheer for Johnny. I'd have thought you were delusional.

[@mosesCordovero-uw5vw]

every normal man fantasizes about being able to fight like that. boy do i wish i could have done that to my oldest brother, who spent years bullying me in so many ways

[@bobbenbrown123]

Yep I could only imagine that and wish I could kick ass like that

[@BigRaiden]

maybe som people in the world can it's only 4 guys it can be done to 1-4 opponents but anywhere past that you're done

[@BigRaiden]

It can be done 1-4 opponents but past that and then you're done

[@martinkramer5829]

Before, it was Miyagi who saved Daniel from the bullies like Johnny. Now, it is Johnny who saved a kid from bullies. The irony.

[@G1Grimlock94]

2:01 Death Kick

[@franzschubertv2874]

Seems to have barely affected the kid.

[@NoThankYouReally]

2:49 is the life-ender. I have witnessed 2 of those in real life. Both times. ended up genuinely thinking the guy was dead. Instant lights-out and they stayed out for an uncomfortably long time. One actually might be. We left the bar pretty fast; dude was still laying there completely motionless. Outdoor venue- we glanced back as we exited. Still laying there, under a tree. Appeared no one had even noticed him. Had not moved at all, not a arm, not a leg, in the 30 seconds it took us to exfil.

[@ExcentricDragon]

@@franzschubertv2874 which is why I stopped watching a lot of martial art movies after I advanced enough in my training. At least two-thirds of these strikes are strikes you do not get up from easily. They probably aren't life threatening unless you have undetected circulatory issues. Out of the rest - quite a few you can shrug off as they are designed to make you stop just long enough for the defender to deal with person #2 coming in from the side. But I spotted at least four kicked, including the first one that are instant hospital/ER visits - one or two possibly sending you to the morgue.

[@WilliamBennett-pj7eu]

Get'em a bodybag!!!😂😂😂

[@darrylburrows6332]

My favorite Cobra Kai character

[@ThunderFan1017]

removing the background music up'd the seriousness of the scene. I like it.........Go Johnny.

[@ricardorangel3241]

The one who called him a bum got it the worst. I mean he was in fact having his dinner at the mini mart like a bum, but you didn’t have to say anything about it.

[@marcdewey1242]

This brawl reminds of Walker Texas Ranger,he'll take on half a dozen guys,kick their butts all over the place,and they just get up, come back at him, only to get clobbered all over again.

[@davesteller6301]

Kreese, Chozen, and Mike Barns shows up in Walker Texas Ranger.

[@Caine61]

Somehow this is more epic without the music

[@cernstormrunner7263]

i miss first season Johnny.

[@JJSeattle]

I thought when he threw the fat kid on his car he was going to yell, "Not the damn car!"

[@handsomeDRAC]

Surprised, the cop didnt taser him instead.

[@thiscorrosion900]

In real life, he'd probably just shoot him, esp. if he were black. Most cops are dumb as fucking rocks dude.

[@aldowilliams4765]

The show hasn’t reached this level since. This was peak television.

[@petercoderch589]

Man, it must be devastating for a middle-aged man when a bunch of teenagers mocks him like:"See this old man? He failed at life. This is what you do NOT want to become 30 years down the line.". You could see in Johnny's eyes there for a second the feeling of humiliation, that the teasing was getting to him.

[@americanpancakelive]

Great episode and season!!

[@questingQuentin]

Of course the good guy gets punished...

[@RickWalters-h2u]

Yep

[@mrj4082]

Idk if I would call Johnny a good guy but yea

[@Scientist_Salarian]

The government shows up and protects the criminals instead of the good guy. Shocker.

[@robertmandl9326]

... and in comes the police, jumping to conclusions and immediately escalating. At least that part is quite realistic.

[@RickWalters-h2u]

Definitely

[@marcos.1481]

I like that! But at the end the Police had no idea whats going on, and did the wrong thing. I love it, when someone teaches bullies a lesson.

[@dmc41987]

The lesson here is don’t pick fights with strangers.

[@JustinBruce-p8g]

I'm an adult that's how I did it instead of picking on a little kid like they've been doing they picked on an adult so they got their ass kicked because they picked on somebody that could fight back

[@niksteriffic]

William Zabka has aged like a fine wine. I hated him as a kid, now I'm totally team Johnny.

[@johnwattdotca]

A lot can happen when you're outside eating a slice of pizza.

[@JOHNNYSAMPSON-u6c]

I REALLY LOVE HOW JOHNNY THEM GUYS BUT HE IS A VERY GOOD ACTOR ❤😊

[@garydavis476]

"Leave the dork alone." Johnny's still Johnny. 😆

[@seasonsbeatings2227]

*I love this show!*

[@stevetravis2060]

Jonny was the man !!!

[@SevPrime]

When he got that groin strain from the first high kick it was so cool and realistic, as a former MMA fighter I experienced the same thing once or twice throughout the years

[@ExcentricDragon]

Those skipping crescent kicks can be a righteous bitch on your hip and groin when you least expect them to be.

[@davidbermudez7704]

Beautiful fight 😊😊😊😊

[@GenXSkeptic]

This choreography has me dying laughing. Gotta love 80s tough guys.

[@DanielJayUSA]

Best season.

[@abdulmismail]

I loved "Karate Kid" when it first came out, 40 years ago (when I was still a teenager) - but I loved the "Cobra Kai" reboot, especially since the roles in the first few seasons were reversed where Johnny ended up as the 'good guy'.

[@BillyButcher90]

No music?

[@paulyont3092]

Oh good, I thought it was my phone as to why I couldn’t hear the music. Turns out it was the video after all. 😅 💭 🐍 🥋

[@gooddog2001]

One of the reasons I liked the show so much because I learned martial arts at a young age and my instructor was a lot like Kress. Even though I was only an above average street fighter. That training did lead me to winning 95% of the fights I was in. And I did not follow his no mercy approach. Life is like a snowflake and each confrontation situation is different. And my instructor ended up in prison for a long time. And I tried hard to avoid jail. I would talk my way out of fights that I knew that I could easily win. I would go easy on people who I knew weren't real troublemakers. But people who pulled a knife on me would find themselves getting their arm broken or worse. Now that I think about it the show should have had me as one of the writers.

[@barreldking7138]

poor Johnny at the end lol

[@hayleycomet8029]

I love hearing Johnny kiai

[@moseslalmuanpuia8988]

I miss these type of fights, better camera work and kicks aimed straight for the face without shakey camera works to hide doubles face for sensei actors

[@josephimmerso1867]

The zipper head had it coming

[@Anonymous_0894]

And this lead to Kwon's death.....

[@ZetaReticuli_]

Kyler is a perfect name for such an unlikable character.

[@JustinBruce-p8g]

Tough guys don't need all their friends around for them to be tough

[@user-sd8bz2zr5j]

is this from season 75 of cobra kai? The story keeps DEVELOPING!!!

[@dfwSwiss]

Donut cop to the rescue of the bullies.

[@RickWalters-h2u]

Exactly 😅

[@PersephonevanderWaard]

Really liked the first season. Completely different tone than the rest of the show. Grittier, less silly.

[@fuanasantuary1277]

I'll teach you that you cannot transmit your pain and shame onto an innocent scapegoat.

[@artuovillegas9609]

Johnny saves The New Karate Kid

[@EZjojosar67]

How does it feel being bullied on for you was once a bully yourself!

[@Shane661]

Pain did, in fact, exist in that dojo.

[@darrellalder]

Man why did they take away the music?

[@samuelsalazar1976]

Miyagi teach bullies lesson but this was little different that Johnny did.

[@Guardian582]

not really he was teaching bullies a lesson too, a much more needed lesson

[@Sahil-uf1dy]

Those police are EXACTLY LIKE "SCHOOL TEACHERS" who came at the MOST WRONG TIME to 'CATCH & PUNISH THE VICTIM'🤬 DEFENDING HIMSELF instd of the Bully, after Real bully finished his job !! ... !😮‍💨😒

[@petergraves9677]

Johnny forgot....strike first, strike hard. no mercy.

[@DVSNTHERE]

Right Like a cop would JUST mace somebody

[@evcass69]

Jonny's lucky he didn't have a dog with him.

[@EugeneDatoc-g3b]

Johnny’s Miyagi moment

[@Robb-jf7vg]

I like the Cop! Being a typical A whole!!!! So typical!!!!

[@senorjuevos9433]

Good deeds do not go unpunished.

[@ictpilot]

He took too long to take them down. He should have ended the fight in the first 10 seconds where they couldn't get up.

[@hetoverseo3887]

He didnt train since he lost the tournament. This fight is very realistic when he is feeling pain.

[@ictpilot]

@@hetoverseo3887 He could have taken out some kneecaps or done something to end it.

[@hetoverseo3887]

@@ictpilot tbh he could have done low kicks since they dont tax the body that much, my sensei is 63yo and he almost never does high kicks when sparring, they require a lot of leg flexibility and hip movement, plus If you do them slowly the opponent can hold your leg

[@brandocalrissian3294]

the real karate kid.

[@scotttavernier720]

Is the new season of cobra Kai out?

[@OutsideCleaners]

Great scene.