UPDATED JOHNNY LAWRENCE VIDEO: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/gpOFZqSQmY-cpn0.html Hey all, I wanted to make a FAQ/updated comment about this video and some of the things you guys pointed out, as I feel it's worth mentioning: - Daniel's mistakes in the later films do carry over into his adult life into Cobra Kai. In my opinion I feel he still made more mistakes if we looked specifically at Season 1 and 2; however, I still like Daniel and the obvious antagonist of the series is Kreese. - Miyagi is the BEST Sensei; nobody can replace him. This was made to point out the similarities (as evidenced in my videos past this one). - The flaws were put in as the overall mistakes they made; I should've clarified as such as you guys pointed out, while the mistakes they made as kids do not constitute whether or not they are good senseis, but rather how it still affects their rivalry today and how that rivalry affects their students. I also realize I missed some things for both Johnny and Daniel; oversight on my part and was not intended to make the video biased. Remember to show Mercy and be respectful to everybody in the comments and keep all discussions civil!

My favorite part was still... Miguel: Hey sensei, is there any particular way u want me to wash these windows? Johnny: No I don't give a shit

Miyagi: healed Daniel's serious wounds and used a massage to cure Daniel's leg. Johnny: Healed Miguel's asthma and leg paralysis

If you think about it 1.Johnny beat up a bunch of teens to save a boy being bullied 2.he opens up a dojo to help that kid 3. He helps that same kid who can’t walk because of an injury, And helps him walk again just like Miyagi and Daniel. Johnny is definitely the next mr Miyagi

Daniel is not a bad person but he's very much the villain of the first two seasons. Everything he did was to shut Johnny down without trying to understand anything

The old school bully turned out to be the most likable character in the entire series... Who saw that coming? 🤯

One trying to be like his master The other one trying not to

The big difference between Johnny and Kreese was Johnny took pathetic, weak nerds and turned them into badasses. Kreese takes already skilled people and removes people who he considers “not cobra Kai material”. He makes the already skilled people into weapons and bullies.

It’s also important to take where both men are coming from into account. Daniel had the best teacher you could ask for but consistently fails to live up to his principles. Johnny had a cruel and psychotic teacher, but tries to improve on his philosophy and turn it into something positive. This makes it clear that he is not only the better sensei, but the better man.

If you look at the Cobra Kai series from Miguel's POV, then Johnny and Miyagi are nearly identical.

Daniel is trying to be the next Mr. Miyagi, Johnny is trying to be Johnny.

I think Johnny is the best sensei, but Chozen is the real Miyagi's successor who inherited Miyagi's karate legacy

One thing I've noticed about Cobra kai's 3 rules is at their core they're real strong lessons and can be interpreted in different ways. Strike first: Seize the opportunity Strike Hard: Give it your all No Mercy: Never give up

Daniel forgot Miyagi’s lesson: “For person with no forgiveness in heart, living even worse punishment than death.”

This analysis also reflected in season 3. When Johnny writes back to Ali about what he was up to, we have a scene of Daniel and Kumiko reading Miyagi's letters. And in one of them, he says how he was such a broken man and a mess, but Daniel was his salvation, and so he considered him a son to him. After this, we see Johnny typing to Ali a similar message, how he was a mess too but found a kid named Miguel and how he helped him straight his life up, just like Daniel did to Miyagi.

Johnny is the better sensei because he saw the problems his students were dealing with and wanted to help them from day 1, and that's why he became a sensei. Also, he learned from his mistakes, and wanted to make sure his students could become better people than he did. He took the mistakes that they made as his own, because he taught them that way, and tried to correct them by correcting his teaching. He held himself accountable as much as he held his students accountable, and that's the mark of a good teacher. Johnny understood Miyagi's idea that there is no bad student, only a bad teacher, without ever needing to say it, because he experienced it firsthand. Daniel on the other hand only became a sensei to stomp out cobra kai, and for the most part didn't hold himself accountable for mistakes he made. While his fear came from a valid place, his hubris and denial of his mistakes screwed everyone over. Though he did start to realize this in season 3. And even so, even while Johnny had his problems with Daniel, he never tried to screw over Miyagi-Do as much as Daniel tried to with Cobra Kai. Daniel and Kreese were the ones who fueled the rivalry, and Johnny tried his best to steer clear of it.

I also feel in the commercial its a mistake that he made his karate free, since Jonney doesn't have another business and relies on the money from Cobrai Kai to pay rent, while Larosso has the car dealership.

Both Miyagi and Johny learned through experience...while Daniel had those lessons handed down to him... great video

Daniel is that kid who has a legendary parent and none of the life experiences and hardships, but tries to live up to the standard. Johnny is that kid who grew up in an abusive home and says "I'm never going to be like that." One is trying to prove himself worthy of the legacy. The other is trying to transcend his destiny.

Quite easy actually: Miguel was able to stand up for himself after three episodes, while Daniel still got his ass kicked in the third movie.

Johnny is more versatile able to adapt to situations, also had more experience losing. His lessons seem blunt and juvenile at first but def have better results long term. Daniel rides Miyagi coattails and only lives by his word and his word alone, his inability to adapt or accept change is the reason he's more limited of a teacher.

Everyone: Daniel is BETTER than Johnny. Johnny: QUIET !

Johnny became a sensei, reluctantly, because somone needed him. Same reason Miyagi became Daniel's teacher. Daniel became a sense as a response to Johnny, not because he was needed but for his own personal reasons. That reason being to sabotage Johnny. Johnny legitimately cares about his students. He cares about helping the kids in his own tough love way. His points of confidence, discipline and being able to stand up for yourself are in line with almost every single martial art school in existence in the United States today. They will teach you most of the same basic principles that Johnny wants to impart on his students. Daniel is only concerned with being "the good guys" even though it's ultimately not that type of situation. Daniel's focus is completely off and his motives are misplaced. That's all you need to know as to why Johnny is the better sensei.

I think it is because like Miyagi, Johnny has the experience that taught him the lessons of humility, mercy, and patience the hard way. Daniel on the other hand actually has a very comfortable life, let's be honest the Karate Kid movies a lot of the problems were mostly squabbles and drama with Karate thrown in, and a lot of the times it was Daniel making the same mistakes and never learning. Daniel was taught about Humility, Mercy, and Patience but he never really learned it, he grew up with a successful life with little troubles. The fact that he has such a hatred for Cobra Kai shows that Daniel never grew up from that snarky 17yr old boy. Hell Johhny at the end of Karate Kid 1 when handing Daniel the trophy shows that he already was learning Good Sportsmanship and humility. Probably had more character development in those few scenes than Daniel had over the 3 movies.

I always thought Johnny has an easier time forming connections with the teens than Daniel ever does. I think it could be because Johnny is very good at talking to his students and not talking down to them. Often times, Daniel accidentally slips up and talks down to his students. If he isn't doing that, he's usually giving Miyagi's advice word by word. On the other hand, Johnny gives his own advice and never gave up on Miguel even after Miguel shouted at him in the hospital. It reminded me of how Miyagi refused to give up on Daniel in Karate Kid 3.

Johnny: "Always strike first" Johnny in action: *never actually initiates a fight*

Daniel is good at karate, but Johnny is definitely a better sensei. He helps his students more and teaches equally effective karate

Johnny literally helped Miguel walk again, WALK! He’s a hero

It’s honestly a classic story of a man seeking redemption for the mistakes he made in his youth. I’m Team Johnny all the way.

One of the things a liked more from S3 is how Chozen broke Daniel's "I know it all" attitude as a martial artist and a person striving to be good, which was latter enhanced by Ali pointing out Daniel's flaws as a boyfriend.

Am I the only one who loves how Johnny says quiet

This is the reason Zabka and Macchio agreed to do this, It wasn't a "Copy & Paste" like many others franchise, but a "Mirror" from the original story

Miyagi Do Karate teaches the student the mastery of life & finding the inner person. Cobra Kai teaches the student survival to live long enough to find the inner person. Both are essential 👍

Even when Daniel keeps saying “that was 30 years ago” he like to hold on to them grudges doesn’t he?

Johnny always fails as a father, but succeeds even in failing as a sensei. He is only as great as his student can be. Miguel is a great student and so is Johnny, while learning from him. Johnny is much more passive even in the second season after Miguel won. Trying to better his students, to see when he failed and admitting his mistakes in front of others. Something Daniel mostly does not.

In Season 1 and 2, Daniel copy-pasted Miyagi's lessons and complained about how it didn't work with the younger generation. Johnny took the principles of Coba Kai and taught his own lessons that the kids could understand and learn from.

I was hoping that Johnny would have won their fight in season 4. I really hope they have Johnny win a fight in the future. Daniel has been so underlyingly toxic while Johnny has been honest and straightforward with everything.

Another one is that Johnny taught Miguel karate after he was bullied Miyagi also taught Daniel after he was bullied

This is somewhat unrelated, but one of my favorite moments in Season 3 was when Daniel was training with Chozen. When Chozen was talking about how Miyagi-Do, while founded on the principle of defense, was ultimately founded to defend against invaders during wartime, thus necessitating the occasional killing technique, it reminded me of a subtle line in Karate Kid 1 where Miyagi said he fought for his life, not points. To me, it was a nice change in perspective and an illustration of a grey area where sometimes defense occasionally requires offense.

One thought that popped into my head is that -- even though Mr. Miyagi always said that there's no such thing as a bad student, only a bad teacher -- Daniel was actually always kind of a bad student. At least he was far from an exemplary pupil, even betraying Mr. Miyagi to learn Cobra Kai. So he's kind of a bad student with the most amazing teacher. Meanwhile, Johnny is like the most amazing student with the most awful teacher.

"Would you join the sith, or would you join the jedi?" Me: Neither. This is the way

Now Johnny and Daniel are working together I think that Daniel will realize his mistakes while working with Johnny and apologize

Interestingly enough when you view Johny as Miyagi, Daniel gets some extremely strong similarities to Sato

Daniel: Miyagi's wisdom. Johnny: Miyagi's power

What I love is how Johnny had to learn from the countless mistakes he’s made, and is still learning, just like Miyagi. Daniel was able to find miyagi before he went too far, so he’s never been allowed to make mistakes for himself, he’s always had miyagi to fall back on. Miguel is the same way, he’s got Johnny to fall back on, and Robby has no one, and has to fix his own mistakes

Even in season 3, i still think that johnny is a great sensei. His talk with alli was pretty much one of his biggest issues with his character. Which was living too much in the past. He now looks more at the present, to see what he can make better of the things he did wrong, which i think is a massive step forward. And Johnny regains his composure after miguel starts healing(which is usually represented when he shaves after a massive pit fall like the finale) the only big mistake he made was with robby, but other than that, he did nothing bit recooperate, and gain his footing. Daniel finally filled a void that miyagi left behind( or atleast mended it abit) after his trip, and his conversation with kimiko significantly impacted his movements going forward in the season. And he learns the offensive side of miyagi-do. I think overall both men have taken massive steps as a character. And both have shown to be effective. So i think it evens out, as of now. I personally think Johnny is better, since he fundamentally built his dojo to improve students, and re ignited that passion this season. And he finally realized he wanted to take a step with carmen, something he couldn’t really do because of his past and alli

I hope Daniel notices these similarities in the series.

Who needs an analysis to know Johnny Lawrence is an absolute BADASS and clearly the best sensei !!

Finally someone can point out the exact reasons why I love Johnny more than Daniel. Even when Daniel is portrayed as the protagonist all the way back in Karate Kid, he isn’t exactly the “good guy”. I think Johnny is better because he has grown and learned and is all around a better character.

One of my favorite scenes from season 3 was Johnny being sobered up by his "Priest" friend. Unlike Mr. Miyagi, Johnny is still a very flawed character with his own issues. He may not always know the right thing to say or do but he's still trying his best to be there for his students be it Miguel or Hawk.

The major lesson from all Karate Kid movies "It's all womens fault!" LOL

I think the difference between them is that Johnny recognizes his weaknesses/past mistakes and earnestly seeks to make up for them. He really wants to be the better version of himself because he has experienced the worst version of himself for many, many years, even into adulthood. He’s at a crux of personal change and improvement, and lives with the consequences of being painted with the same brush by those who knew him for many years. Sort of like an addict becoming clean and having everyone around them doubt how long it’s gonna take for them to use drugs again. But he really has changed, but it’s gonna take time and humility on his part to convince others he’s sincere. Thing is, I think he knows that. Daniel however is, I feel, a more flawed character. As said in this video, he has a huge issue with his arrogance and pride. Anything or anyone that he perceives is a threat to it or damages it is on his list of people he needs to “payback”. He can’t let sleeping dogs lie, and he always has to be the bigger and better person. He can’t lose, and if he does, he literally shatters and becomes the worst version of himself. He’s extremely under confident in that way. I think Daniels trouble is that while mr miyagi was a great sensei, he also was like a father to Daniel and often turned a blind eye to his personality/character flaws. I think a lot of people in his life do. So he’s basically been emotionally catered to for years. I think without Mr.miyagi, Daniel has become very lost and has embraced his weaknesses. Opposite of Johnny, he has embraced the idea and stance that there’s nothing wrong with himself. If there is something about himself he sees is bad, he is unable to commit to personal change out of pride and always being “right”. In the end, they are both flawed, and it makes this show that much better because of it. It’s nice to see characters that actually struggle, instead of perfect Gary stus/Mary sues.

as someone who has studied martial arts for years, both sensei have very important lessons and I was pleased to see that Daniel says that the kids can learn something from both of them.

I think that was the point of the tv show, to show 1 Daniel still has much more to learn and how Johnny is ready to be a sensei

it must be hard for Daniel w/o Miyagi. its like part of Daniel died WITH him

A thing I noticed happening quite often in the earlier seasons is how Daniel constantly and actively tried to hinder Johnny in building his business, in other words bullying him. All Johnny did following that were mostly a response to Daniel’s actions due to his not being able to move on from his childhood trauma caused by Cobra Kai

Excellent breakdown. It is definitely what the writers were going for. And credit to Ralph Macchio for playing it this way (not the clear hero) to give the series a twist yet still have it make sense for his character.

Danny definitely is inferior in later seasons it just feels super forced when Danny's dojo wins literally every fight vs Cobra Kai and are presented as the pure ones.

If Johnny was under Mr. Miyagi’s wing from the start he would have been the GOAT of karate

The fact that both rivals always have their side of the story makes them more relatable. Johnny is a better sensei bc he acknowledges his flaws and tries to work on them while Daniel thinks himself high and mighty. This is how some of us behave thinking that we're always the good people and that our enemies are villains and this is not always true. I'm in love with Cobra Kai bc of how realistic and naturally relatable it can truly be.

What Daniel needs to finally understand (and what Chozen tried to impart to him) is that Miyagi-do is NOT just a defensive/reaction based style. And more importantly, he does not have to teach his students in the exact carbon copy way that Miyagi taught him. Miyagi taught him what and how he did because he knew Danny was a hot head. He designed his entire teaching method around that fact, to help Danny learn how to defend himself while teaching him how to deal with his anger and how not to bring more trouble upon himself. Not all his students have the same issues. Take Dimitri for example..that kid does not have an anger problem. If anything, he needed to learn assertiveness and toughness. The way Miyagi taught Danny is all wrong for someone like Dimitri.

What if Daniel completely gives all ownership of the dojo to Johnny after the series ends? He’ll go on to focus on the dealership while leaving him the dojo in good hands.

Miyagi and Johnny both experienced great loss and public dishonor early in life. They also both live in the past(driving vintage cars, both practicing old rituals) and both humbled themselves to work as handymen. Danny has basically had a smooth life of victories since the first movie, which is why he’s struggling so much now due to never having to lose on his own, but Johnny and miyagi both know what it’s like to rebuild from nothing.

Johnny is the better sensei and the better man for one reason: lack of arrogance. Even back in high school, Johnny wasn't arrogant per see; he was just an insecure teen working through his issues and felt threatened by Daniel who kept inserting himself in his business. Johnny's prideful and incredibly stubborn but he's never looked down on anyone. As for Danny, even back then he's been arrogant. Even before he learned character he's had that smugness. Maybe it's from being from the Northeast (as a New Yorker I can confirm lol) but Miyagi had always tried to keep Danny's arrogance in check. But you could say because Danny had such a good sensei it made his arrogance worse as seen in the first season. Almost everything Danny does it's to pat himself on the back. Johnny just wants to do the right thing even if it's the wrong thing lol. Bets example of Johnny's morals is when he questioned Kreese's order to hurt Danny in the first movie in the finals. Yes Johnny was a bully and not perfect, but remember: Danny started it ;)

The way Johnny helped heal Miguel is phenomenal

johnny is such a fun character to follow his development

Actually Daniel hit Johnny first

In Daniel’s defense to breaking down Johnny’s door, Sam is his daughter so I’d say he has the right to be angry there since Johnny is telling him to calm down and keep him out without even trying to say that Sam was hammered to. Daniel’s issue after is that he still fails to accept that it is Sam’s fault, and even Robbie’s considering he took them to Johnny’s. But I’ll agree too that Johnny is the better sensei, especially watching him in both season 3 and 4.

Johnny is trying to transition from sensei to father. Daniel is trying to transition from father to sensei.

Johnny took kids that didn't play outside and turned them into champs. Kreese seeks out guys that were already great athletes. I have a hard time believing that any of Johnny's guys would freeze against an opponent that they already defeated. I don't know about Larusso's training.

I never really thought about it like that, but I see the Miyagi-Johnny similarities. Good presentation.

Difference between Johny and Daniel. Johny Will never Judge your worth (maybe your appearance lol) but Daniel Will judge you and condemn you by your appearance and all.

My other issue with Daniel is that his sense of righteousness blinded him so much to make the wrong choices he made through his life , he was so obsessed with his way and his path he got his ass kicked by someone who learned a few new moves in Okinawa so easily because he was so sediment on his believes and ideas he refused to let his girl let loose and go out with a good boy who was learning karate from his “arch enemy”? Then he tried to steal him away from his father figure ..

Johnny almost gave up and lost it all at points. Daniel needed knocked down a couple of pegs. Until seeing Miguel, Johnny wasn't going anywhere, his life needed to be refocused. Daniel had forgotten where he had come from, he needed to lose a little to remember balance. Both men are good people at heart and mean well, they just lost the discipline for different reasons along the way in life. With what happened with Kreese, especially with no one to fill the void, Johnny had to sort it all out on his own, which led to the beginning of Cobra Kai. It shows what happened to him along the way in his life. Daniel's karate became more of a slogan than a lifestyle at the start of Cobra Kai. He lost what was important, and forgot how best to help the people in his life. For Johnny, Miguel was the catalyst to him straightening out his life. For Daniel, it was returning to Tomi Village was the catalyst to get him back to where he needed to be in life. I think both will be great sensei's by the end. They both just had their own demons to face off against. Right now Johnny has the edge, but I think that him and Daniel will be equal by the end of it all.

Very good observations. These are actually many reasons (among others) why I think it would be pretty great to see a “field trip” to Okinawa in season 4 in preparation for the tournament, and by that I mean one in which Johnny, Daniel, and all of their students go there for a few weeks to do some intensive training with Chozen and his students in his dojo, especially if Johnny and Daniel could cap this off with a trip to Korea to learn the roots of the system of Tang Soo Do from which Cobra Kai originated, especially if this would lead to them finding out that the founders/instructors there had close ties with Sato and had actually worked on the style together, finding out that Cobra Kai actually came from a style that is an extension of Miyagi Do, and that it unfortunately was corrupted by a lot of what Kreese and Silver added to it.

I think this is also a perfect example of "I want to be you!" and ending up so much worse cause you automatically probably set yourself an impossible goal. You cannot be someone, you can only be yourself and thats why Daniel failed in the sense of being a good sensei, he's trying to fit into Mr. Miyagi's shoes when in reality its just turning him around in circles as he confuses himself since he had only his master to confide and get advice from.

Johnny is a good sensei because he is starting to see the good things about his karate training and also where Kreese's training and life philosophy has led him down the wrong path. Sometimes it takes learning from some hard life mistakes to gain true wisdom.

Let’s not overlook how Johnny helped Miguel walk again.....

Johnny continues to try to be a better man while making mistakes but Daniel is always trying to fix his mistakes but believes he's a better man...in the end I think Mr. Miyagi's teachings will come back to Daniel...but like others have said...did Mr. Miyagi ever spend time with Johnny before he died???!!! That would rock Daniel and start the rift between them again...and off to season five!!!

It was very obvious also the first episode... When he defended Miguel at the convenience store... Was like "aaah looks like Johnny might be the new teacher and miyagi..." Especially seeing how Daniel's life is so easy and looks snobbish To be humble is to be honorable 🤘

This video should be called why is Johnny Lawrence the best character periodt.

Like Johnny Said. He wasn't taught the difference between No Mercy and No Honour, and he is still paying for that.

So Johnny is pretty much the same person as Mr. Miyagi :O

Been listening to this videos in the background while working. Love em!

Wow!!!! You really made amazing points. I'm watching again. I think you decoded the series finally

Every time anything happened with Robbie that Daniel didn't like he sent him packing immediately. Even with his own daughter it seemed that instead of facing her issues head-on he would try to force karate into the picture as the answer to her problems. It's amazing that Ralph Macchio can channel the exact same energy he had back in the movies, there is no disconnect between the two.

You know what would have been cool if Miyagi help Johnny after part two when they came back and Johnny wasn't only angry at Daniel for the girl and the fight but not telling him about Miyagi dying

I like this. As melodramatic as the high school stuff is, I do really like Billy Zabka's portrayal of Johnny's growth and resilience. It's obvious that he was lost and drifting through life at the beginning of the series, but working for the sake of others (Miguel, Carmen, Sam, Robbie, his students, even Daniel and Amanda) builds him up to be a better person. It helps him find the nobility in himself that he never knew he even had.

I always liked Johnny since the start the of the cobra Kai show. He just a chill guy.

If you watch Cobra Kai, you see that Johnny never talks badly of Mr Miyagi or says anything about him even when Kreese does, he just stays quiet, he respects him for helping him with Kreese

Johnny is more likable while Daniel would strike me more as a pretentious schmuck. Plus Johnny is in a better position to teach these kids to be better people johnny ultimately had the worse from life from the two Daniel became an annoying rich douche. Plus these kids also change johnny life to. The only time Daniel felt like miyagi was when he was looking out for robby

Good comparisons I hadn't thought of, nice job.

This is so underrated! You have amazing editing, and time everything so well. Everything is organized into sections, I actually thought you would have 300k+ subs! I jut subscribed. Incredible video!

I think people are missing the point about what makes a good sensei. As Mr. Miyagi would say “No such thng as bad student’s just bad teacher.” What makes a good Sensei from behind a bad one? What makes a Sensei better than the other? I think part of answer to these questions is honor, balance and heart. This is what Mr. Miyagi always was trying to convey. You have to honor not only others but yourself. Without honoring yourself you can’t learn or honor others. You have to believe in yourself. Karate comes from within. You have to have heart and do good for others as well as for yourself. Most of all you have to have balance. Without balance you can’t do any of those things. That is lays at the heart of the Karate Kid movies. Good and bad teachers and balance. Johnny in Karate Kid 1 is a result of a bad teacher and has no balance. Even at the end he never finds balance and we know by Kobra Kai he is still out of balance. Daniel is out of balance at the start of the movie and then finds some inner balance at the end of the movie. But there is a lingering unbalance in him that is not resolved and that is he never finds resolution with Johnny. There is no balance between the two. Also this point they are both students not senseis. Daniel is not a sensei in any of the movies too. So here comes Kobra Kai and the great debate who is the better Sensei? Neither, at least not yet. Kobra Kai is about the resolution of the imbalance between Johnny and Daniel that was caused by a bad teacher. Season one basically starts off with showing how far Johnny has fallen and is not happy with himself. He is a neglectful father and still living in the past. He has learned nothing. He only becomes a sensei at first to make money and then to prove himself better than Daniel. They are all selfish reasons. Daniel is not in balance either. He basically uses his knowledge of Karate to sell cars. His family is not all in order and is lost without his former Sensei. Daniel starts teaching Karate and becomes a sensei for the wrong reasons as well. Its more out of showing Johnny is wrong and feeding the conflict of the original Karate Kid. This creates and imbalance amongst their students. While Johnny teaches his students Karate without balance Daniel fails to teach his student Robby balance. Both Johnny and Daniel are just new student sensei’s and will have to learn from their mistakes which they are repeating. Season two is the result of their failure to teach their students balance and the arrival of the core reason for all that is going on between Daniel and Johnny, Kreese. Daniel starts a dojo and is basically again teaching to combat Kobra Kai and not seeking to truly instill in his students what Miyagi taught him about balance. Johnny fails to keep his students from falling into Kreeses hands and even spends time away from them. It is these key failures in these Sensei’s that result in the season end brawl at the high school and the severe injury of Miguel. Johnny only then sees that Kreese is the true reason for some of his failings and Robby is result of Daniel not seeing the kids true issues of being out of balance with his father and needing better guidance. Both Sensei’s are still blinded by their conflict with each other and out of balance. Season 3 is basically where these two Sensei’s finally learn a lesson that they need to convey to their students. Daniel and Johnny still can’t forgive each other and let the past go. They both see renew their rivalry in trying to win over Robby but that only pushes Robby to Kreese and a bad teacher. It is this old conflict that keeps them from being good Sensei’s. Daniel going to Okinawa finally teaches Daniel some lessons that there is forgiveness with meeting with Chozen. He also reminded what it is to be a true and good teacher. Honor, balance and heart. Johnny too learns when he sees that he can’t just make Miguel well by ordering and forcing him too. He learns how to get Miguel to recover was through inner balance and putting a smile on the kids face. But the final lesson both learn is from Allie that they are both good men and should see the good and themselves in the other. Kreese is the true reason for the imbalance in them not being good Senseis. So who is the better sensei neither of them they are both learning to be good senseis and to find balance and put an end to the imbalance that their initial grudge caused in their souls and hearts. Both are coming to this realization and being good sensei’s from different ways but are winding up in the same place. They both are flawed but they both have good hearts now and it remains to be seen if they both wish to heal that imbalance between the two of them. Both Daniel and Johnny are still students and learning to become good Senseis so how can one be better than the other. If they teach from the heart in Miyagi’s mind they will both be good teachers and not a bad one like Kreese. Sorry for the long windedness but I always find it funny when people are trying to say one is better than the other when both have come up from different paths to where they are now.

For the section about Daniel and Johnny’s mistakes/flaws, none of Daniel’s mistakes amount to abandoning a child. I loved the video, though.

I mean if you watch the show you can tell 100% in seconds Johnny is the better sensei...on top of that the show is called COBRA KAI...not Miyagi's Arrogant Pupil. Daniel has become arrogant, jaded, and teaches improperly to what Miyagi actually showed him and bestowed to him. Johnny is highly skilled just like Daniel, if not superior to Daniel in most ways but he has been HUMBLED overtime where as Daniel has built an empire behind him with over confidence. Miyagi also 100% taught Daniel not to start a fight, but did in fact teach him to fight and to literally strike first and hardest when necessary. Johnny hasn't articulated it but he has proven time and time again in the show he doesn't just wildly attack people without just provocation but he has proven there is need to hit harder and faster. His students by far are superior to Daniels students as well.

I loved it, so much to think about! Love your content!

It’s the story that lasts time....a girl is the start of a fifth! Helen of Troy, Delilah, King David’s friend’s wife!

This was very insightful. Thank you for putting it together.

Well done on the intro👌🏼