Important takeaways
- Season 6 of Cobra Kai features a tournament-wide brawl at the Sekai Taikai, resulting in the tragic death of one character.
- The cancellation of Sekai Taikai could serve as a reset for Cobra Kai, focusing on character reflections.
- Kwon's death could link back to Miyagi's past, potentially revealing more about his philosophy of karate.
If it's a thing Cobra Kai love, it's an all-out karate brawl. Season 2 culminated in a school-wide brawl that resulted in Miguel being seriously injured. In Season 3, students from Cobra Kai came to the Lawrusso residence, and Eli stepped up and defended Demetri. Season 5 featured a fantastic reunion of all of Daniel's former rivals teaming up to face Terry Silver and his team of bad senseis. Cobra Kai uses these fun and replayable not only to showcase action but also to mark turning points in the series. Season 6 Part 2 has introduced the biggest brawl of all, with a tournament-wide fight breaking out at Sekai Taikai. Its tragic ending, resulting in the death of a character, is the most important ending to any of these battles.
Cobra Kaiin true sports anime fashion, revolves entirely around karate, from teenage rivalries to tournaments to teaching philosophies to the soul of the entire San Fernando Valley. During the course of the series, Daniel's wife, Amanda, has pointed out how the karate wars have gone too far. In the past, feelings have been hurt, homes have been destroyed and bones have been broken. However, Kwon Jae-Sung, the hot-headed star of the newly revived Cobra Kai dojo, is the series' first karate victim.

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During the chaos of the brawl at Sekai Taikai, Kwon finds John Kreese's eunjangdo. He tries to use it to fight Axel Kovačević, one of the captains of the fierce Iron Dragons, but instead ends up fatally stabbing himself by accident. With Kwon's life cut short, now more than ever, the characters i Cobra Kai will have to reevaluate how they view karate, as well as each other.
Sekai Takai may be cancelled
Tensions were high during Axel and Robby's match. Axel, frustrated with Robby's defense strategy, asked if he was going to fight and pushed him to where some of the Cobra Kai fighters were standing. Kwon elbowed Robby in his side, prompting Miguel to defend him. Axel, who had been in love with Sam, jumped in, eager for a chance to fight Miguel. Sekai Takai host Gunther Braun would break up the fight, when he was knocked out by Tiger Strike's Sensei Ivanov.
The Tiger Strike team was disqualified for doping and returned for revenge. With Gunter out, no one could stop the ensuing chaos. Students fought against students. Senseis fought senseis. Kwon went to attack Axel, but ended up throwing the knife into his own body, resulting in his death. Gunther woke up in time to see what had happened and to ask the cameras to be turned off.
While this season revealed that the odd death can happen during these tournaments, there's a chance it had never aired before. Furthermore, the lack of sportsmanship during an international tournament meant to celebrate the skill of competitors worldwide would no doubt lead families and news media to question the ethics of the Sekai Taikai.
While it may seem anti-climactic, the setting of Sekai Taikai can serve as a reset for Cobra Kai. Instead of competition, the remaining episodes could focus on the characters saying goodbye and reflecting on what learning karate meant to them. It was never about trophies. It was always about the bonds these characters have formed.
Old enemies can make amends
At its core, Cobra Kai and that The Karate Kid movies are about the relationships between fathers and sons. Daniel, whose father passed away before the events of the first The Karate Kid film, found a positive father figure in Mr. Miyagi. IN Cobra KaiJohnny explains that his father left when he was in kindergarten and his mother married Sid Weinberg, who had no interest in being a real stepfather. Johnny became who he is under the fierce guidance of John Kreese. While Daniel flourished largely thanks to Mr. Miyagi, Johnny was not so happy, he lived as a craftsman who had not succeeded in the beginning of the series.
While Daniel and Johnny have grown as both father figures and fathers to their biological children over the course of the series, their relationships with their mentors still have a profound effect on them. In Season 6, Episode 2, Johnny gives a less-than-stellar pep talk to the Miyagi-Do students that comes from him projecting his own past. Despite all his growth, he still worries that his students will end up like him and out of fear uses the same harsh rhetoric that Kreese used.
Cobra Kai may have some great antagonists, including the wonderfully diabolical Terry Silver, but John Kreese has always stood out as the show's ultimate nemesis. Kreese herself has struggled with her affection for Johnny, referring to it as “weakness” and trying to beat it out. Even so, Johnny proves to be the bigger man when he defends Kreese from Silver. This act could finally set in motion a reconciliation between these two men. Despite their best efforts, they mean a lot to each other and are family as much as Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.
Kwon's death will be tied back to Miyagi's past
Kwon's death was foreshadowed by the revelation earlier this season that Mr. Miyagi, the franchise's most beloved mentor, had once killed another competitor in Sekai Taikai. (It's not an uncommon trope in the martial arts genre.) Daniel is understandably shaken by this, but just looking at the contest sheet may not tell the whole story.
After all, Axel had no intention of killing Kwon; Kwon accidentally stabbed himself. It may be that Miyagi's situation was similar. Or perhaps Miyagi killed a competitor in an accident, resulting in him changing his philosophy of karate and choosing to teach Daniel a defense-centric approach. Perhaps the only reason he agreed to train Daniel for a tournament in the first The Karate Kid the film was due to him recognizing Kreese's relentless approach similar to one he had once shared. Regardless, even if Daniel couldn't get answers in this part of the season, there's a good chance he'll get some answers before the finale.
It's hard to say goodbye to Cobra Kai. It's a rare sequel series that not only dominates the ratings, but has garnered critical acclaim/ It doesn't just revel in nostalgia, but builds on it with big action and big heart. Now that the show has thrown down its biggest dramatic gauntlet, the stakes are higher than ever. That said, with the love these creators and actors have for their characters, it will undoubtedly end with a bang.

- Release date
- May 2, 2018
- Seasons
- 6

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