Why Johnny Lawrence is Becoming A Better Sensei - Character Analysis/Theory
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 11. 06. 2024
- Johnny Lawrence has come a long way since Season 1, but has he found redemption? This is why Johnny Lawrence is becoming a Better Sensei. Let's talk about his parallels with Miyagi, his relationship with Daniel and Miguel, and more.
0:00 Intro
0:52 Johnny's Season 3 and Season 4 Arc
8:52 Johnny's Respect for Miyagi/Parallels to Miyagi
17:32 Relationship with Daniel
23:24 Relationship with Miguel - Becoming A Better Sensei
30:05 Final Thoughts
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33:07 Outro
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#cobrakaiseason6 #cobrakai Why Johnny Lawrence is Becoming A Better Sensei - ZĂĄbava
Who's excited for Season 5?!
Keep all discussion civil.
2 hours and 3 minutes left. Letâs go!!!
Ik I am
Me what time is it suppose to drop?
@@osmancanales4644 12 AM Pacific time, 3:00 AM EST
@@CinemageddonReviews Damn ok Iâm in Eastern Time Hbu?
Johnny had always seemed as though he had some good in him even in the first Karate Kid film. Despite his rivalry with Daniel. And of course at the end of the first film when Daniel won the tournament Johnny truly commended Daniel for his victory and displayed nothing less than good sportsmanship. Both he and Danielâs improved relationship 35 years later was no surprise.
similar to Apollo Creed
@@mercatorjubio3804 Very much.
He was mad at Daniel for legit reasons initially. Had he left his friends out of it he and Daniel would have worked their shit out within the first week of meeting
how it would have went irl is johnny pulling daniel aside
Johnny: I see you're knew here but that's my recent ex and it hasn't been that long yet
Daniel: I think the girl can make her own decisions
Johnny: So can YOU. I'm just asking for time, you don't want to make enemies your first day here.
That is true but that last sentace im curious aboutâŠ
@@jamescheddar4896 IRL, in America, Johnny would have shot Daniel
Season 5 was the best we've seen as Johnny as a man. Season 6 we'll see him fully formed as a sensei
Johnny was dropping some gem advice in S5
Yeah I think he's going to get his Challenger back off Stingray as a reflection of where he's at
@naheenmquattlebaun 2267i agree Infact theirs a couple thinks I like to see more of johnny in season 6 especially sence he is no w not only redeemed but become a better karaoke sensey like he did before but this time more and sence he is now redeemed is I would love to see him with chosen learn some miyavi doe he doesn't have to be miaygi doe but learn tourniquet I like that team with chosen and johnny love to seeore and also another thing I love to see is now Mike Barnes is back but on the good side is and he saves johnny and ends his rivalry with Daniel their are 4 Allieds former rivals an dknow on the good side Daniel johnny chosen and Mike Danielis the head of miyagi doe and chosen is his right hand man I would love to see two things either johnny brings back eagle fang as the head of eagle fang but make mike Barnes his right hand man just like Daniel is the head ofmiyavi doe but chosen is his right handle man I would love to see either johnny brings back eagle fang as the head of eagle fang and Mike Barnes as his right hand man is also sence ethe show is cobra Kai maybe johnny might not need to bring back eagle fang bbkit bring back cobra Kai but his own cobra Kai were he is the head and Mike as his right hand man and not neseserly going terry sylver or John kreese but more johnny Lawrence and Mike Barnes cobra Kai mission is battle terrysylver and John kreese s cobra Kai and defeat them and once he does defeat theor mission is to take out terry sylver and John kreese for good and will never run cobra Kai ever but johnny and Mike will johnny Lawrence ma dmike Barnes cobra Kai will steal have the same phylosophy strike heard fight heard but maybe the bo mercy part once johnny and Mike defeat kreese and sylver an drake them out of cobra Kai the no mercy part might need to change that's what make cobra Kai bully's and evil so once johnny and Mike defeats them and run cobra Kai their cobra Akai become allied s
With miyagi doe that is run by Daniel and chosen and maybe that wi be the end of cobra Kai so either johnny along with Mike either bring back eagle fang or maybe cobra Kai but to challenge kreese and sylver evil cobra Kai and become Allieds with Daniel and chosen a miyagi doe either way I love to see Mike with johnny will the writers put it line that I don't know but it would be nice
I love that he was the voice of reson for Daniel this season when he was starting to lose it and let sliver get to him
Johnny has redeemed himself and has learned the path of becoming a true sensei. He went from someone who was lost, alone and defeated to someone who has repaired and built a new family. Heâs not perfect but definitely has learned a lot from his past mistakes and tries to do better.
Heâs not a bad person, but heâs also not in a position to do his fair share or child rearing, based on his age, finances, drinking problem, etc.
It's amazing how he evolved as a teacher. In Season 1, when he first started teaching Miguel, you could see he really didn't know what he was doing, and was trying to be like another Kreese. He would repeat Kreese sayings blindly. It took a while for him to realise that he isn't Kreese, and for him to find his own style as a teacher.
Johnny's story arc is the main reason I love cobra Kai. There's a lot to love but his redemption arc and how genuine it feels really is where the show shines.
I don't think Cobra Kai has a redemption arc for Johnny or at least in a traditional sense. His arc was all about learning and moving on from his mistakes.
Absolutely
When I was in middle school back in '75 I was taking karate lessons. My sensai said I was doing real good. My sensai said he wanted to get me into competition. At first my Mom was a little hesitant but after she realized I wasn't going to leave it alone. She gave in. The next time I went to my Karate class I found out the karate school had closed down. There was no other karate school or anywhere I could continue my training. Never got back into it since. If I had I would have been a upper degree blackbelt by now. And kept the bullies off my back. That's always been a thorn in my side. Just wanted to share that. Have a great day everyone
Johnny sometimes says the wrong things, but he's more open-minded than he thinks. It takes a lot to say that Miguel would have grown more with another master. Both Daniel and Johnny can both learn from each other and improve greatly. They just need to let go of the past.
From hated to loved character
I just finished season 5 & it as da best!
So good i rewatched it last nite & gonna rewatch it again!
Hereâs some ideas for your next video:
- Chozenâs Journey
- Toryâs Journey
- Miguel & Robby Rivalry
- Daniel & Silverâs Rivarly
- Samâs Journey
- All the Callbacks & Cameos of Season 5
- Daniel & Amandaâs Relationship
- How Miyagi is the Soul of the Karate Kid Franchise
- Is There Hope for Kenny Payne?
- Kreese & Silverâs Friends to Foe Analysis
One video I would like to see is what we could see from Julie serving as a Miyagi-Fang sensei alongside Daniel and Johnny for the Sekei-Tenkei tournament if the rumors of her and Col. Dugan return with her siding with Johnny and Daniel, and Dugan siding with possibly Kim, and Kreese are true including how a fight between her and Kim would go especially when comparing their styles for Kim which is Tang-So-Doo, and for Julie the fusion of Miyagi-Do Karate, and Changsha/Northen Chinese Long Fist and how the Changsha half of Julie's style will bring something new for Johnny, Daniel, and the Miyagi-Fang students to utilize during the international tournament in particular how as she learned from her sworn grandfather Mr. Miyagi, and the monks that the swift, agile, graceful movements, and swift, agile, graceful offensive techniques of Changsha can work real well with defensive techniques of Miyagi-Do.
He has a special bond with kids because he is much cooler and understands the kids. We will find out if he is a better Sensi than Miyagi in season 6. I think he will be in my opinion
I honestly think he can be a better sensei than Miyagi (although I don't know much about Miyagi).
Thing with Johnny is that not only is he getting wiser, but also understands kids better and is more in touch.
There wont be a season 6
Except for, you know, his actual kid. That would require him to step up and take responsibility for his actions, actually put Robby first, which five seasons in he's still yet to do.
He has been becoming a better man every season thanks to Miguel and Carmen
Johnny used the "No be there" teaching for the majority of Robby's life
Johnny even has healing powers, Just like Mr Miyagi.
Miguel experienced it twice.
Yeah when he cured Miguel asthma
He also got Eli off the spectrum.
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@@aryeng3004 DEAD
"And he's been defeated by the locker"
Johnny is the karate kid. He started at the age of 12 or 14 and continued until his 3rd All valley that he loses to Larusso who only trained for like 3 months. For Johnny karate was what brought him confidence and made him who he is now. Johnny is such a great character.
âBut is defeated by the lockerâ đ
I think Johnny always had redemption even if he was abit rude he still had a good heart
Johnny was never a bad guy, even in the movie. He had no father figure except his crazy sensei who made him do crazy shit, plus peer pressure from his teammates made him become a bully. And in the tournament he wanted to fight fair but Kreese made him fight dirty, and even after all that he still humbly accepted defeat and handed Daniel the trophy personally and told him he was alright.
No, the peer pressure was actually to not even go on the beach. Johnny was the leader and once he chose to start shit his boys had his back.
Just the calmed way he answered to Daniel when he provoked him in season 5 to make him join him to physically fight Silver.
The writing on this show is incredible....
Cobra Kai is the show that I can relate to. Martial Arts instructors are not perfect, they have more experience, but teaching the next generation their own style is not easy, it's a challenge everyday and you can't please everyone. I taught Karate under my old Sensei's dojo for several years, and it wasn't easy, almost coming to a point a couple of times I contemplated walking out for many reasons. But what kept me there until my dojo closed up was hearing positive testimonies and that I formed a bond with all the kids there, and being a father figure to the kids, and being a part of improving their lives inside and outside the dojo. Johnny is the Sensei I can relate to more because he started training at the dojo as a shy kid and rose up the ranks as the Sesnei's top student much like I did, I started as a shy young man and rose up the ranks and became a top student earning a title Sempai.
I really like that show.
Cobra Kai is one of the best written shows in all of modern day TV at the moment, we did have Better Call Saul too, but one thing that this show does so perfectly is treat legacy characters exactly how they should be portrayed by making them wise, strong and unique in their own way, and then of course there is the young new characters, the students/next generation, they treat them like they should be portrayed, young learners who look up to the legacy characters, and want to learn from them, and even have good conflicts with them when they feel that they are not helping them the way that they want them too, it feels realistic when it comes to all the characters and their roles in the franchise, even though things can get over the top because of the big battles and fights, the good acting from all the actors brings us back into reality with their story arcs.
@What is a woman?đ€ Lmao đ
I do??
How so?
Explain, maybe I could work on things that you believe are wrong that I do.
@What is a woman?đ€ whoâs chat though?
@What is a woman?đ€ oh and I do like when characters power levels are respected, similar to dragon ball, the original Mortal Kombat timeline and a little bit of street fighter.
It shows how far certain characters have gone from start to finish, with others still growing, stories like that are inspirational, wouldnât you agree?
If there is no point to a story, and things are just the way they are with no rhyme or reason, then whatâs the point right?
@BL OMEGALUL OW SEED đđđ
One of my gripes with Cobra Kai these last two seasons is that Johnny is taking a back seat to Daniel. I hope he makes a huge comeback next season
But it was really satisfying seeing Daniel broken down to his lowest, and Daniel not being a complete ass to Johnny since he had Silver to focus on, ya gotta admit that! ;)
I'm not sure if Daniel built back better but Silver was very fun to watch tormenting him.
Isn't the point of Cobra Kai to show both Daniel and Johnny as equals�
@@mahad813 Judging by the name Cobra Kai, I would assume Johnny would be the protagonist. And I think this is more or less true for the whole first season.
@@concernedandequal1928 they're both protagonists, daniel is goku and johnny is vegeta essentially
@@nabeel8194 Yes... and clearly Goku is the more important one of the two
I'm glad you added the Trying part at the end of it.... because it is still very rocky path for Johnny right now and he has a long way to go before he really becomes the better sensei. So he is TRYING to become a better sensei.
Do, or do not. There is no try
I just wanna say that I love the "daddy love triangle" between Johnny, Miguel, and Robby xD That struggle is so relatable, f'ing attention craving kids đ
I'm kinda surprised we haven't seen a similar parent-child triangle mirrored with Daniel and his neglected son, or maybe even with Sam (except she's clearly Daniel's favorite and doesn't lack attention).
Much prefer it over the dumb regular girl in the middle love triangle they tried to do with Sam.
I have to say I loved seeing Johnny grow as a good person.
My theory for season 6 sense cobra kai still qualified for the tournament Johnny may decide to take cobra kai back over with Miguel, Hawk, Robby, and Tory
Not in the slightest, by Eagle Fang he hates Cobrai Kai and believes it has to stay dead.
season 5 johnny is so close to self actualization... I love it
been watching for months,the character analysis of karate kid & cobra kai lore is perfect and iâve just been enjoying every single video.Keep it up đâ€.
Hopefully they do a flashback on what happened at Applebees.
I do not think that Johnny is better sensei than Daniel, but he is becoming a better sensei per se and nonetheless. Both of them are and that's the beauty of the show.
The part about Johnny not trashtalking about Mr.Miyagi was later on confirmed in Season 5 when Johnny insisted that the dojos name be Miyagi-Do when the ppl from Sekai Taikai asked for the name.
My boy Jhonny is like a Father Chicken with both Robby and Miguel, but he can't keep both of them at least till now!
Great video. I feel like as of the end of season 5 Johnny is on his way to being a fully-formed responsible adult, but if he ever loses his endearing stuck in the 80s-ness I'll be pretty upset.
I wanna watch Season 5 Rn lol
1 hour 30 minutes left my guy almost there
Same brother
Yoooo this is fiređ„
"When hawk shows off his haircut." đ
4:20 "Carmen thanks Johnny by knocking his TV off the wall."
5:05 "But is defeated by the locker."
6:40 "When Hawk shows off his new haircut."
Of course! Johnny is awesome! Even tough i cherish Daniel, i must admit johnny is the one who most changed throughout cobra kai, a better person, and the overall most compelling character in this series!
"Carmen thanks Johnny by knocking his TV off the wall" XD XD XD
Great video. It would be good to see a scene where Johnny visits Mr Miyagis grave and thanks him for saving his life.
factsss
Praise Mr Buddha
Watching each previous season is nostalgic for some reason. Even 4.
I Love Your Video's Keep It Up
Badass video btw!
I loved that Johnny made a Mexican meal to Ecuadoreans with tortilllas and all đ€Ł I love it!!
Same flavor, same mold, different factory
Johnny is the best Sensei in Cobra Kai
Obviously he's learning from his other sensei's mistakes like John he's learning how important honor truly is because remember originally he didn't want Miguel to fight dirty because he kept thinking about what John made him do in The Karate Kid movie. If you don't know what I'm talking about I'm referring to Miguel's first tournament when he was fighting Robby remember Miguel was saying how Robbie has a weak shoulder and the John said I don't want you to fight dirty we can win this without you fighting dirty and they were showing you the flashback when John told Johnny no mercy and Johnny in that flashback said to John that I can finish him I don't need to fight dirty
Still weird though. Going after an injury is normal in a fighting sport. You break a nose in boxing you keep jabbing for that nose. Even in other sports it is normal. If you know a guy hurt his left foot you keep trying to move past him on his left.
Johnny was trying to save HIS SON! Remember no one on Cobra Kai knew Robby was his son at that point
By the time I'm finished with this vid I'm heading *straight* for Season 5!
Also there are a number of errors in this video.
1: Saying Miguel felt special when he in fact felt like he was getting the kid gloves after Carmen and Johnny revealed they were dating.
2: Saying that Moon joined Cobra Kai
1. That was the meaning I was implying it to be - special as in overprotected/kid gloves
2. That's why I put *Piper on screen
Hell yeah, finally my algorithm gave me something i actually enjoyed watching
10:29 - Johnny in Ep 10 in season 5 says Silver sucker kicked him in his case for losing the fight against Silver lol
At 17:29 was that a withheld yawn I heard? đđ .
Great video by the way đđœ
Hah! Probably. I remember working on this video super last minute right before the release of Season 5. I had planned on getting some sleep, but was too excited and stayed up for the release of Season 5, then crashed after I binged the season. An all-nighter, but worth staying up for.
12:04 heart-breaking. đą
IMO I feel like Johnny was always a better sensei than Daniel. He formed relationships with all students, for example Miguel, Hawk, Aisha, Bert, Devon and even Sam even though at the time she wasn't even his student (S4) Daniel I feel like was only close with Sam since she is his daughter and Robby since that was his only student for a while, I don't recall seeing a close relationship between Daniel and Chris, Demetri, Hawk and Nate. I guess he was good with Miguel though.
"My 3 current best friends have all tried to kill me at one point or another, you get used to it." -Daniel LaRusso and Rick Sanchez.
I was banned from all martial arts schools because I kept using the blinding powder technique I learned from watching blood sport and also the biting ankle and ripping hair out of the top of peoples heads technique I learned from the movie the last dragon
Based
In season 6 I feel like Daniel is gonna say to Johnny your my best friend
Johnny learned from his mistakes...But, I am disappointed that we haven't seen Johnny go to Mr. Miyagi's grave to pay his respects.
Johnny: What are respects and why do I have to pay for them?
S5 was great! :D
heâs became a better sensei in season 5. he is the modern miyagi
Yaaaa
They did a pretty good roast of Jonny on StreamThis
liked for robby getting defeated by locker line lol
22:34 whatâs the song in background?
@6:52 that's not Moon, it's Piper.
Yo could you please do a simulation fight with the modern Miyagi do vs the 1980 Miyagi dos and the cobraâs of the modern day vs the cobras of the 80s
In season 6 johnny will be the second sensei to fight all the senseis (in cobra kai show not the movie trilogy)
24:47
Weh-Bummmmmmed.
My favorite character vhe shows people can change peak character peak show
can you make a video of Kreese, Robby or Terry after season 5
So it's yin and yang. Got it.
That was Piper Miguel and Johnny think they have recruited, not Moon. Moon doesnât believe in violence, so would never join any of the Dojos. Piper agrees to join Eagle Fang Karate, but instead joins Cobra Kai because they have cool merch.
*merchandise
He becomes a better person
This is a redemption arc down right.
Can you please do s5 Kenny vs s5 hawk
Hawk wasn't trying against in the tryout fights for the takai tournament. As we saw with robby's fight against kenny if hawk was actually then kenny even with silver's secret technique would lose.
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I hope by the season finale of Cobra Kai ever ends Johnny will the sensei again and Daniel as another sensei in Cobra Kai. Once they beat Terry and Mike Barnes we will what will happen season 5?
Mike Barnes is a good guy now
â@@hanschristianben505 He could end up as an antagonist
@@twinzzlers - no. season 5 has already established Mike as a secondary protagonist now.
@@hanschristianben505 Yeah I know, but the guy is still pretty unhinged
@@twinzzlers - more than likely that the creators will use the characterâs unhinged side as another form of support to the primary protagonists come next season⊠otherwise, if they turned him bad again, that will be bad writing in the part of the creatorsâŠ
Why didn't you wait for season 5 to make this video? It might be outdated for some people then
TLDR: I do what I want
Long answer: Any time I do any of these videos, they will always be outdated when a new season comes out, hence why I put "as of season x." Also, considering Johnny is a mainstay of CK, it would've taken even longer to put that video out encompassing S3 - S5, and this is one of the videos I promised to put out ahead of S5.
It's been years since I last saw this show and the dude still has that stupid mohawk đ
Hi
You do know this video could've been about half the length??
I always thought it was f***** up that William was always casted for Bully roles he never really did anything other than being a bullied in films. Remember he wasn't back to school and he was a bully he was in Karate Kid and he was a bully like I don't understand why he never did any other movies other than films where he was the bad guy!
Tommy is still my second favorite. Chozen being the first.
The Biggest question..... Nobody has seemed to ask... Will Johnnysan visit Mr. Miyagi's grave..?? Possibly with Chozensan and Danielsan right there all 3 bowing đââïž
Honestly I wish more companies out there followed the way Johnny is doing things learn from past mistakes from yourself and from others to be better to evolve. Example look how many video game companies out there that they know that it's bad to rush a product or to scam customers with a faulty incomplete product but they keep making the same mistakes even though that there are so many examples of companies who were sued for millions and millions of dollars for such stupid Behavior but there's no companies out there who actually want to learn from those mistakes to be better!
So clearly it's not just about Redemption there was no Redemption because Cobra Kai corrupted Johnny and even Johnny admitted that in season 1. Hell remember it almost happened to Daniel in Karate Kid Part 3 remember the way he treated Mr Miyagi he even broke that kid's nose at the party because he was trying to hook up with Jessica because silver put him up to it. Even look what happened to Kenny Kenny wasn't a bad kid Cobra Kai made him into a bad kid the same thing happened to Robbie. That's the thing about Cobra Kai the dojo corrupts you and makes you into a person that you're not because look at Tori she's not a bad girl when she saw Samantha was crying after she saw Miguel kissing another girl she was actually worried about Samantha but then Samantha just overreacted thinking that Tori wanted to pick a fight but she was just trying to be a good person! I mean even fans think that the show after season 1 it's looking more and more like some Outsiders reboot or something where there's nothing but teenage gang violence.
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Awesome love it Thatâs why I use the greatest of all time Johnny Lawrence is the greatest of all time
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Es lo que en la mejor en cobra kai lo que
E las pelĂculas de karate kid
En la mejor es lo que en las
EAGLE FANG
Locker = Miyagi + Sato > (very slightly) Chozen
I what to see Carmen and Johnny get married and krease go on vacation and tori and Sam finally became friends
season 5 is more about the senseis which is great but they kinda buried hawk
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BRO HE RECRUITED PIPER NOT MOON LOL
He is a better sensei
Great commentary but slow down talk is too fast for me at least, just an opinion. The constant use of IP in clips to get around the fact he isn't using anything original video is kind of a thumbs down.
Its Because He IS The Karate Kid
Johnny said one more negative thing about miyagi