Fun Fact: Daniel has never done a crane kick in any of the five Cobra Kai seasons before this one. Johnny did it to mock him and Miguel used it in the first tournament, but Daniel was saving it for the perfect moment after 50 episodes to take down his greatest enemy. Epic.
I personally would have preferred Daniel to defeat Silver with that "Back-Spin Kick" characteristic from Terry. Like, he not only uses his technique against him, but he also defeats him by using his signature move. Likewise, this way is still epic and iconic.
This is really where Daniel shines. Combining the teachings of both Mr Miyagi and Chozen to show he's fully mastered Miyagi-Do, he uses an Eagle Fang move all while using Terry's own Quicksilver method against him. Daniel has finally found the balance and combined everything he's learned into his own style.
The best martial artists learn just as much from failure as they do from success. “Defeat in anything is merely temporary. Defeat simply tells me that something is wrong in my doing; it is a path leading to success and truth.” - Bruce Lee
I had to yell hell yes when Daniel had his flashback of Silver showing the quicksilver method of fighting as soon as i heard Silver say a man cant stand he cant fight i knew where the scene was going it was awesome im sure we will get another season and im thinking julie will make her return from the next karate kid she is the only one that hasnt shown up yet what do you think?
Terry Silver used quicksilver to try and destroy Daniel, 30 years later Daniel used quicksilver to destroy him. Poetic justice at its finest. The crane kick that Silver called 'crane crap' was the icing on the cake.
You see Kung-Fu has its strong Origins the 5 Animals of Kung Fu, Tiger,Snake, Leopard Dragon, and the Crane can be incorporated into the person depending upon the stature of the persons ability but also how the each person uses the animal abilities to their strong points
What this show did is really priceless. Nobody in a million years thought there would be a sequel story about Danny and Johnny, let alone seeing all their enemies and former allies again to work their stories up. Infinite thanks to the creators
@@4949bladeCannot agree more. The 3rd movie was my least favorite by far of the Larusso trilogy, but even then I still liked how Kreese, Silver, and Barnes were portrayed.
What's also incredible is that the actor who plays him is younger than Ralph Macchio even though it's implied that Terry is around 20 years older than Daniel.
Daniel doing the Crane Kick is symbolic not just because it’s his most iconic move but because it represents him finally finding balance. He made peace with his rivals. He has the full support of his family. And he blends everything he’s learned into a style that fits him and helps him overcome his PTSD of Silver. He learned how to stand so he could fly
Ok, when you put it like that..... Honestly, when I saw him getting into that stance, I was like there is no way Daniel can beat Silver straight up & not only that, he's gonna beat him w/ this garbage move??? The fact that he basically caught Terry by surprise w/ it was all I was accepting. If this universe never happened & someone did that stance & kick in real life, you'd see it from a mile away. & because of that, I didn't think we'd see it again cause it's too predictable, even for this universe. But w/ you mentioning Daniel really finding peace throughout this season & finding balance (literally & figuratively) it makes sense for that to be the finale.
@@djb10 tbh it can work if you set it up well, I was doing sparring in karate yesterday and I managed to fake someone out by chambering one leg like the crane kick and I landed a jumping roundhouse on him with the other leg It’s the element of surprise aspect I guess
This will NEVER get old. Using the flashbsck of Silver explaining the quicksilver method while Daniel was using the quicksilver method on Silver with the Crane Kick at the end was GLORIOUS!
Technically silver still won this fight, Daniel used the technique Terry taught him to defeat Terry Silver. If it wasn’t for him, Daniel would’ve lost, AGAIN!
@@Rambo20244 no one asked for ur opinion, who won the first fight between silver and LaPusso? Who won the fight between silver and Johnny in Season 4? Who got the W between Silver and Chozen? Who got Kreese locked up? Who beat up stingray? Who was so calculated that fooled the entire all valley tournament to thinking Cobra Kai won? Who was so much of a threat that it took mike, Chozen, Daniel, and Johnny to take down in the finale?
They definitely mock the movies in the show. They outright talk about how nonsensical some of the plot lines were and how none of it made sense, especially Part III. They just do it lovingly and not in a mean spirited way.
He also metaphorically gave Silver the middle finger by blocking ALL of his kicks, and the Silver Bullet. Those are all moves Silver relies on the most.
Cobra Kai really made the original movies even more legendary. I enjoyed them as a kid, but watching Cobra Kai is so bittersweet because it’s like being reunited with your old friends from childhood, and you instantly go down memory lane when times were a lot more simple in your life.
It’s a perfect moment that we finally see Daniel become a Karate MASTER! Finally blending Mr.Miyagi’s fighting style and defense, Johnny’s offense, Chozen’s techniques and patience, Matt’s aggression and relentlessness, and Terry Silvers mentality! He finally became the ULTIMATE master!
No he mastered his aggression which he learnt fighting Mike. Terry tried to make Daniel aggressive to make him lose focus. As again, Mike just rushed in when Daniel was telling him to be calm and think about it. He learned how to tackle aggression .
It’s actually a throw back to when Miyagis bonsai tree was destroyed and Daniel was so flustered and distraught about it, but after they tried to repair, Daniel asked if it’ll be okay, then Miyagi says the words: “the roots strong, tree will surivive.”
Daniel beat Terry using the QuickSilver method but without any cheap shots. He didn't sweep the leg, he held him down. He didn't chop Terry's neck, he hit him in the gut & chest with a double punch. And he did this while emulating Mr.Miyagi's movements at the same time! This is truly Daniel in his prime.
I really love that Daniel absolutely destroyed Silver here. As a lifelong Daniel fan, who also thinks Silver is the best villain in the series, we saw him destroy Daniel while he was off-balance... but when Daniel found that balance and had the support of everyone he cared about, he dug those roots deep and Silver didn't stand a CHANCE.
One of the coolest callbacks is Daniel using Silver’s method to defeat him, since Chozen said, “To catch serpent, you must think like serpent” earlier in the season
I was so excited most of all to see him use the "crane crap" against Silver, who had mocked him for the crane kick all those years ago. Such beautiful irony.
This is a perfect diagram for how you redo a show from the past. Give new elements to draw in new viewers but keep what made it magical in the first place and treat it with respect. This and Spider-Man no way home are both how you do it
Especially new takes on the original characters like how hawk was a bullied kid like Daniel then became the bully then won the all valley as a good guy
This is the first time in three movies and five seasons that Danny looked and felt almost as untouchable as Mr. Myagi. No one was beating Danny in a fight this night.
It still would've been better if sliver struck him a few times, maybe Daniel gets knocked on the ground and have a flashback of Mr. Myagi saying don't lose to fear, you stay focused, and then he becomes untouchable
@@douglasharrington9156Nah it’s better that he was untouchable he had won in every way possible while Terry was losing his mind. The one sided beatdown showed that he had achieved true balance. Using Miyagi as his only reliance wouldn't be as powerful, because Daniel had grown to become his own sensei at this point nt.
Two things I absolutely loved about this scene: 1. In Karate Kid 3 when Terry Silver fought Miyagi, Miyagi finishes the fight by throwing Silver into the mirrors lining the dojo, shattering them. The shattering of the Cobra Kai logo after the crane kick is a nice reference back to that fight. 2. At the end of Karate Kid 3 right before overtime against Barnes, Miyagi's final advice to Daniel was that while it's okay to lose to your opponent, you can't lose to fear, and that Daniel needed to focus on the task at hand and let out his best karate. After spending much of Season 5 being paranoid about what Silver would do, and even getting beaten up by Silver in stingray's apartment when he was genuinely afraid (for himself, but mostly for his wife, kids, and students), you can see there was a marked change in Daniel by this point. His approach to the final fight with Silver was composed, focused and devoid of fear, allowing him to let out his best karate and beat his opponent. It was really a fantastic way to end the Season. To echo the thoughts of others, it's really commendable how well the writers and producers of this show stay true to Miyagi's teachings and weave that through the fabric of the show. It's very well done. As a final point, Thomas Ian Griffith has been plain awesome in his reprised role as Terry Silver. To think the guy hasn't even really been acting for the last 15 years. I hope he gets some more work out of this, even on other shows.
Daniel became Miyagi in this fight! Daniel didn’t even get hit in this fight ala Miyagi style! Daniel ascended to Miyagi level here and the bonus was that he also unleashed thee karate kid in the process! Up until then his wife etc have never seen the spirit of thee karate kid but Daniel showed them all just like he has to others in the past! Epic
Is because he has everyone supporting him including cobra kai students. His family is there so he found his resolve. Silver has no one not even that Chinese lady cares about him. She wants his dojo lol
Thomas Ian Griffith deserves an Emmy for this season, not kidding. The way he encompassed menace, chilling evil, pathetic need and fatherly authority in various scenes was amazing. I really hope to see him in more stuff now. What a magnificent return for a totally wild 80s villain!
And the thing about it Thomas Ian Griffith was actually retired before coming back to play this role again so I don’t know but I do agree with you he’s really good actor and I believe he does deserve a reward for how great he did this season absolutely outstanding
A small detail I think gets overlooked in this scene is that Terry picks up Tory's trophy to attack Daniel. It's a clever way of showing that Tory's "win" meant nothing to him.
I think it also symbolically represents Daniel getting back at Silver for robbing his and Johnny's students of their rightful victory, and how failing to attack Daniel with the trophy shows just how ineffective an unearned win is in the long run.
I love how Daniel didn’t betray any emotion during the fight. He kept his eyes strictly on Silver, allowing himself to be two moves ahead of Silver throughout the fight. The fact that he used Silver’s lessons against him made it sweeter. Mr Miyagi would be very proud. Silver, on the other hand, clearly wasn’t used to his opponent actually being able to fight back and was thrown completely off his game. Daniel had a counter for everything and cracked the bully in the jaw with relative ease. Finishing him off with the Crane Technique was the icing on the cake. BTW: Silver had all kinds of trouble with a DRUNK Chozen and needed a sword to stop him.
Nobody is mentioning The fact he was blasted against the wall at the end with glass falling on him like when Miyagi kicked him against the wall and paint fell on him was a good callback
Yes! And I love that he adapted Silver's teachings to his own technique. He didn't try to break his legs or crush his sternum or break his nose like Silver was teaching him back in the days. He adapted.
To be fair Silver almost got beaten by Chozen before fighting against Daniel. Although Daniel came really far and it shows because he knew this was his moment. Edit: I’m not saying that Daniel would have lost if Terry Silver didn’t get a beatdown by Chozen I’m saying that the fight wouldn’t be easy. If you rewatch the scene you could see how tired Silver is compared to Daniel. He also had support from his family, his student and his opponents so he had the upper hand. And no Daniel wasn’t drunk, the alcohol probably cooled off after a while.
@@nathansaintus9927 And Daniel was hungover. I believe the reason Daniel won is because he was actually focused, not because Silver was half-beaten already. It's more impressive when you consider that Daniel was never able to focus against Silver because of the psychological advantage Silver has always had on him. Fear does weird sht to a person.
@@nathansaintus9927 Daniel could have beat him regardless - considering he walked in calm, collected, and playing his game. More important to the flawless victory than his fight with Chozen is how utterly angry and out of control Silver was by all the events of that night. The team had done exactly as chozen said would be needed to beat the snake. They played the mind game. Silver was losing when he came in rattled. He was beaten when “his” students didn’t respond to his verbal promptings (what he told Robby about being heard and listened to). This show does a great job of showing how the mental state and motivations to fight can have huge impacts on outcomes.
It's obvious men will fight harder in front of their family and especially the wife, just human nature. Terry's mistake was calling Daniel out in front of his family. That little show of support from his wife was all he needed for a boost.
I love it that Daniel doesnt say almost anything. Terry monologues to irritate him but it doesn't work this time. He says 2 sentences, big smile in his eyes and proceeds to kick his ass with no damage. Just like Miyagi, minus the smile of course. "The roots are strong, so the tree will survive"
it's actually genius how the use the rule of "a man cant see, he cant fight." that philosophy could be interpreted in many ways. For example it someone cant physically see they cant fight. But if someone cant see and think clearly they cant fight. For example Daniel lost to Terry silver earlier because Daniel wasnt able to think or see straight because he was so blinded by rage. Daniel always wins when he is most balanced. Terry wasnt seeing straight and was unbalanced, he underestimated Daniel and let his arrogance get in the way, which a theme that happens to many characters such as Chozen in karate kid 2, Mike Barnes in the all valley and John Kresse in season 3. Mike Barnes was a better fighter than Daniel but He lets his arrogance get to his head unlike Daniel who remained balanced.
The best part of this was when Daniel LaRusso ended the fight with a crane kick. I remembered how Terry Silver mocked him about it. In his own words, he said, “Do the crane, Danny boy!” And just like that, 30 years later, Daniel makes him eat those words.
Finishing it with the crane was just perfect. This was the first time Daniel has sounded and fought like Miyagi in any of the show and all of the movies.
I absolutely love the fact the way this show protected and stayed true the movies, whilst introducing a modern day twist. As a fan of the movies, thanks for making this as special as the films.
@Montana-tw7im I would say it's more about the analogy, "two sides to every story". In KK1, Daniel is naturally considered the hero because we see him rise up from being bullied and beat on by Johnny and his Cobra Kia henchmen, without really knowing why Johnny was so enraged by Daniel. In the movie, we don't have much of a back story for Johnny, except that he's perceived as the angry ex. The shows master stroke of having Johnny, with intermingled clips from the movie, explain his side of the story. Johnny's story is very credible and looking at it from perspective, some the thing Daniel did the movie could be considered as provocative, but it did make me think that maybe Daniel isn't the as good as he thinks he is, especially considering his show off behaviour towards Johnny when he visits his car showroom.
I'm 100% with you in this one. Most "nostalgia filler" flicks just try to sell exactly that: Nostalgia. This one show the precise amount of references to the old stories to feel connected, to feel that you are still watching the same characters, but at the same time, it's the modern day. They are the same characters but with 30 years of life, of experiences, and a new generation that will take the helm. This fight was awesome, yet the show isn't just about old men trying to act like they are teen: It's a show about the new generation, and the world that the older ones are leaving for them!
This was the fight in which Daniel truly became the master of his karate, he was in control of the entire fight, if silver is the embodiment of offence, Daniel was the embodiment of defence, he even blocked silver bullet, the very move that took out Hawk and weakened Robby
What most don't realize is that when Daniel focuses he takes it to a different level. He beat fighters who were all physically superior to him. Mind over muscle...
The symbolism behind that final kick is so good! Daniel using the crane kick, his most famous and deadly attack is already awesome, but Silver’s final stand is even better. He’s backed up against the wall, surrounded by the trophies that Cobra Kai “won” through cheating. He tried to use them as a weapon against Daniel, but Daniel kicked him against the wall, shattering the symbol of Cobra Kai, just like Silver shattered his reputation with his students and allies. Finally, each of his students, starting with Kenny, cover his bloodied body with their uniforms, mocking his desire to be the legacy of Cobra Kai. One of the best fights that I have ever seen.
Not only that, but Terry being kicked into glass parallels when Miyagi sent him into his dojo's mirrors back in The Karate Kid III. The same goes for the flawless victory - Miyagi wasn't touched back then, either. The effort put into this show is unreal.
@@lotus-prince @slayer angel. Also a nice rebuttal to that line Silver says in KK3 when hes training him " What, you think you can rely on that Crane crap?"
He used the move that got him his first place trophy, the trophy might’ve reminded him of that kick or he perfectly timed it for that situation(most likely)
It was in this scene that the student truly became the master. What Daniel was missing was the ability to use karate devoid of anger, or fear. To calm his mind and focus just as Miyagi had all those years ago. The moment he did that was the moment that he truly defeated Silver. Daniel truly earned the rank of Sensei here.
Two things... 1. Daniel beat a guy who had already been in a war. It be like your dad beating up your bully, then you swoop in and beat him also minutes later and take all the credit for kicking the bully's ass. Miyagi took on 3 guys by himself. 2. Sensei *isn't* a rank. It literally translates to "person born before another". It's just a word given to anybody who teaches anything. In Japan a kinder garden teacher is a sensei. It has no special meaning. It's only in the west where people exaggerate shit to make them seem more important to the general public. If you go to Japan and call yourself a "sensei" they'd look at you like there's something wrong with you.
@@ronishpadhy910 this person is a looser, they haven’t watched the entire thing, so they don’t know anything about the series , the fact that daniel, chozen, johnny and mike were drunk tho and all still basically won, nuts ending fr
@@barrettokarate lol you sound like a broken record literally wrote the same thing like 20 times on like 50 different comments get a life instead of being a hater or do you only enjoy on watching things you hate kinda sounds redundant to me why watch something you hate
I like how Terry's 'Silver Bullet' has been wrecking everyone all season, but Daniel caught it at 1:48 which is totally something Mr. Miyagi would have done.
It's one of Terry Silver's signature moves, designed to disable an opponent by knocking the wind out of them and making them temporarily unable to breathe. He taught it to a few Cobra Kai students, for example Kenny used it on Hawk and it ended the fight because Hawk couldn't get up. I think what they were going for was if Terry himself had landed it on Daniel then Daniel would have been down for the count too, but he beat it.
Flawless victory. Reminiscent of how Mr. Miyagi fought Silver back in the day. Silver never landed a blow on Miyagi. Even had the glass shatter in the dojo similar to how the mirror broke at the end of the fight. Great attention to detail. Daniel Son truly fought with the spirit of Mr. Miyagi, while making a mockery of Silvers techniques. Nicely done
Yeah I agree, I like to think that Mr. Miyagi is proud of Daniel at this moment, Because Silver tried to break them both apart, but they never break from each other, also I like to think that Mr. Miyagi is smiling at Daniel with Tears in his eyes, I wish that Mr. Miyagi is still around to see Daniel at this moment, Daniel is the only son that Mr. Miyagi ever really had.
One of the things I love about this fight is that Daniel was actually able to anticipate even Silver’s dirty tricks and counteract them as soon as they happened. Silver had NO chance this time around. Also loved how he got kicked into the glass cobra in the back of the room. Best symbolism I’ve seen in this show.
Silver made so many major mistakes along the way that, by the time he worked his way back up to Daniel, all of his strong suits became worthless. Chief among them was needlessly making enemies out of those he might have found useful. Burned down Mike's furniture shop, which effectively got the guy on the side of a punch-clock enemy. Chozen made him work for his last win, and by the time he went down, he had drained more than enough of Silver's energy for the main opponent to finish the job.
What I really love about this Show is that they stay true to the color theme until the end. So far Daniel wore mostly blue and Johnny mostly Red. In this final and most important scene he wears purple. This resembles his fighting style so much in this scene. He combines elements of myagi-do (blue), Eagle fang (Red) and chozens additional flavour from myagi-do (Black) which equals in a dark purple! Such a nice Detail through out the Show!
Thanks for recognizing that depth. Grrowing up watching the movies, I'm distracted by the nostalgia. Great to see the writers added these layers. A great show just got even better!
But, you know, i think the way he applied Silver's lesson was greatly subdued. Considering it's Silver who came up with it, the application would've been more extreme and brutal than that.
@@joshuaamadeusishak1887could be also argued that it was applied subtle enough for Silver to not grasp his own method was used against him in his own words "the shortest distance to win a fight"
This might be my favorite fight in the series based on the symbolism and parallels. Daniel taking what Silver once taught him, and throwing it back in his face. He also used the screaming eagle, which shows he's willing to use Johnny's techniques at a moments notice. Just like the legendary Mr Miyagi; he didn't take a hit the entire fight, further humiliating Silver. The kids throw their shirts down at Silver, just like in KK3 when Daniel beat Mike. Terry mocked the crane kick numerous times, only to have it be the final blow. The irony that he once said Daniel couldn't rely on it. Just like Mr Miyagi, Daniel knocked Silver into the glass behind him. Silver taught Daniel those techniques under the idea of "doing some real damage", yet Daniel manages to control them here, and not do excessive damage to Silver. And of course, Silver once had the obsession of making Daniel bleed, yet there he was with blood running down his own face. Probably the most poetic fight in the entire series, and a great way of "show don't tell"
Couldn't have put it any better. Just shows how the Karate Kid Movies and Cobra Kai series never fail to impress. This scene and so many other scenes in S5 were just epic to watch. Cobra Kai by far is the best series Ive watched.
In my opinion, I think we finally saw Daniel finally learned Mr. Miyagi’s most important lesson, that one day he will create his own style of karate. He did master the Miyagi-do teachings and he also learned the Cobra Kai teachings. The fact that Silver didn’t land a single hit on Daniel is only something Mr. Miyagi was able to do. I am very glad they used the crane kick for the final kick. Silver always told Daniel the crane kick would never work and Silver didn’t even realize what hit him. Truly the a very good season and a good ending. Can’t wait for what’s in store for season 6!!
I don't think there'll be a Season 6, or maybe there will and it'll be focused around Kreese. But who knows? It's all up to Netflix to keep it running or not.
@@barrettokarate didn’t lose bud, got a cheap shot off when chozen wasn’t looking, did you not see the entire season? plus chozen was drunk, mike and johnny also, if you actually watched you’d know if they were sober the show would’ve ended differently, get a life
Honestly season 4 was okay. I wasn't expecting a great final season, but season 5 really blew me away. I loved the mexico arc, really every character arc was fantastic besides sam breaking up Miguel again and Kenny's plot armor
@@Frostbite_Unturned imo S4 was better because there felt real competition, here cobra kai is basically on the brink of extinction after all their champions left for miyagi do,this lead to cobra kai never having anyone you'd think may stand up against the protagonists and Kenny was boosted hard with the plot armour against hawk in that fight only because cobra kai didn't have any male champions and they had to make Tory leave or else it wouldn't make sense
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"Daniel fought for, silver fought against". Such an amazing fight scene, I'm glad Daniel got to defeat him especially when having alcohol in his system lol
Meh, it had a whole lot of cheese and some joke plot points, but all in all, it was definitely good. Would have liked to see more of Barnes, but I'll take what I get. Good season for sure.
I absolutely love this moment for Daniel LaRusso. Finally facing his true demon from Karate Kid III and I love how each step of the Quicksilver method was intercut with the flashback scenes of how Terry Silver taught it. Daniel using it against the man who taught him is perfect poetic irony and shows how far Daniel has come
I love the look on Terry's face. How He knows his technique is being used against him, and tries in vain to (for lack of a bbetter word) "Defy" it anyways.
This is how you do a show. No BS, no fluff, no trying to Disney it and just make something to make something. Just in your face kick ass television with real throwbacks to the original characters and authenticity. I love how they let the adults play a vital role this season as the kids mostly took a back seat. Great change of pace. Really flushing out the grownups with some great story arcs.
What's even better, is the politics in the show get laughed at and made fun of. No matter what side, which is the way you should handle politics for an entertainment show.
the look on Hawk's face after Daniel puts Silver down the first time is some *excellent* acting by Jacob Bertrand. Hawk is a legit blood knight bad-ass his own self, but even he's completely in awe of the sheer fury and speed that Daniel unleashes.
kinda makes me wish the show had never shown daniel doing any actual fighting, or even sparring. Nothing beyond instruction. To the point where people openly questioned whether he still had it. Then a scene like this where he shows he can put everyone else to shame if he wants to.
Daniel defeating Terry Silver with his own quicksilver method and the crane crap he sneered at, the fight choreography is stunning kudos to both actors for doing an amazing job.
He has used Miyagi Do, Cobra Kai and Quicksilver... Daniel and Johnny finally finding true balance throuout the show is just glorious. They are both worthy senseis now
This is honestly the best scene in the entire show. The score is amazing, the intercuts of dialogue from The Karate Kid Part 3 are masterful, the executions are perfectly timed, and finishing with the crane kick is the cherry on top. Cobra Kai at its finest.
too many of these scenes are great to name which one i think is best but my personal favorite is still when Demetri finally pulled some moves out on Hawk during the school rumble. i literally cheered
It is one of the better fights only problem I have is Daniel stoping silvers strike at his chest he’s only seen that move once and from a distance he’s have no reason not just swip it away
@@troykinnison4575 actually it may have been legal what most people dont take into account is johnny and his sidekicks are all at the least first degree black belts at that level some tournaments put in different rules sense they are sposed to be more disciplined and controlled then white belts for example so kicks to the head as long as they could be seen coming and were pulled like Daniels was might be ok ive been to a few that had weapon matches between 2nd and 3rd degrees
This is an underrated comment because people reference the first fight from earlier in the season where Terry won and say it's unrealistic how Daniel beat him so easily not long after. But if you compare the two, in the first fight Daniel was the aggressor. He was pushing the fight and Terry was countering him for it because he knows how to handle aggression, it's his style. In this fight Daniel let Terry lead and used Miyagi-Do mixed with a little Quicksilver to win the fight, it was Daniel going back to his roots and using the style that made him who he is to win.
@SouthpawHeat16 not to mention Daniel's training from Johnny also helped him here. Daniel combined everything to beat him down. And he destroyed cobra kai like he did all those years ago.
THIS! I said the same - all of his experiences and training brought him full circle and he became Miyagi in this scene - he's now a true karate master - Terry never stood a chance.
You can see the respect everybody in that room has for Daniel to that point. They don't even hesitate to let him be the one to finnish the whole thing. Even more, they know he is the one, you can tell by their looks on him. Just love it
@@imtiazferdous2886 Well, since Daniel got his ass kicked the last time, he wasn't supposed to be able to beat Terry this time, so any of the best fighters there seemed to be in he same conditions to fight Silver, ore they could do it together as a team
macchio is the worst actor and "pathetic guy pretending to do martial arts", he can barely move, or raise legs above his hips, it is truly o mockery that cobra kai is becoming about larusso, watching his scene is like cringe 9000
Hat's off to the writers, directors and all the cast. This is what we all need more of in Hollywood. Cobra Kai brings back the cinematic awesomeness that was once the 80's.
Daniel Laruso adapted his own technique against Terry Silver, and then finished him with the Crane Kick, the same that Terry mocked him and told him it was useless. Pure poetry.
That block at 1:48 was incredible and perfectly timed. The choreography in this scene alone was nothing short of amazing & Danny’s technique was on point.
Something a lot of people are missing is that Daniel has been scared of Silver and everything he did to him and taught him since the very first season. Daniel has never truly put what happened in Karate Kid 3 behind him and it shows throughout the series, sometimes blatantly and sometimes subtly. This is when he finally lays the demons of his past to rest once and for all, by defeating the monster that's been following him for all these years with his own tactics. Just brilliant.
Daniel's beef was never fully with Johnny it was always with Silver and a smaller extent Kreese those two tramuatized him he was a teenager and they basically wanted to kill him
Lmao 🤣 have y'all not seen the movie's or shows? Daniel has always had quarrels with David and has always been bullied. He's been over Silver. Over the years he's gotten stronger learning new techniques after Miyagi was gone. Stop it! ✋️ You're reading deep into it while skipping the basics. 🙄
@@younglove3362did you not watch the show Daniel is clearly traumatized with what silver did to him as a teenager the man literally tortured and manipulated him psychologically
and that is the failure of the scene, Silver thinking grabbing a trophy to use as a weapons was a reasonable use of his combat time. That kick landed like Daniel kicking was kicking an intellectually stunted child in the face.
@@GrrrTurtle I don't think that Silver was lucid at that point. He couldn't breathe. At the point when Daniel caught his punch between his elbow and leg, it was over. Daniel had that Miyagi-do microscopic level control in defense. Silver was fighting with angry attacks against a form that thrives on disabling stupid attackers.
This really felt like a series finale, I can’t imagine what they will do next. But I’ve said the same thing for the last 5 seasons and here we are. I love this show.
Bro what? How the hell did it feel like a series finale? There are so many unfinished storylines and it literally ended on a cliffhanger. Not to mention the sekai taikai tournament.
Daniel using the Quicksilver method against Silver & then finishing it off with the crane kick is truly cinematic, one of the best scenes in all of Cobra Kai !!
@@lunarialoonatic he literally mentioned "I am not that drunk" and Johnny was more drunk than him Daniel has always been a family man he doesn't get heavily drunk
What this show did is really priceless.Nobody in million years thought there would be a sequel sequel story about Danny and Johnny, let alone seeing all their enemies and former allies again to work their stories up.Infinite thanks to the creators
Guamparrapo83 7 months ago What this show did is really priceless. Nobody in a million years thought there would be a sequel story about Danny and Johnny, let alone seeing all their enemies and former allies again to work their stories up. Infinite thanks to the creators
I don't know if this is the best ending, or the season 3 one, when both Sensei Larrusso and Sensei Lawrence bow to each other, with "In the air tonight"
To think that Mr. Miyagi owned Terry Silver when their age gap was bigger than Terry and Daniels in the series is pretty incredible. It shows how skilled Miyagi really was. The fact that he won when silver was in his mid 30s and in his prime is amazing.
From the moment I saw Karate kid 3 as a young kid, I was mesmerized by Thomas Ian Griffiths performance as Terry Silver. He was such a great over the top villain and was the highlight that saved an otherwise mediocre retreading of a film. When I learned that Terry was being brought back for Cobra kai I was stoked and now that I watched the entire 4 and 5 seasons I can safely say, that Thomas did yet again, an incredible part as the shows villain. He was the best thing in the entire show and that's saying a lot for a show that has so many wonderful characters and great scenes. Cobra Kai was a fantastic reboot and continuation of a film series I grew up with as a child. It brought back loads of nostalgia while at the same time introducing new and compelling characters. One of the best shows I've seen in years.
This show was absolutely phenomenal. This is EXACTLY how you bring back the classics. Stay true and respectful to the lore while modernizing it, bring in brand new characters, work them in, win us over and then pass it on to a brand new generation. Cobra Kai was so amazing I could binge watch the whole damn thing from the beginning. This season was WAY better than Season 4.
As great as this show is, they kinda did. Let me give you an example - why, at the All Valley, did the girls get their big intros, but the boys didn't?....
I feel like this is the moment that Daniel really emerged as a true martial arts grandmaster. With this fight Daniel has finally succeeded Mr. Miyagi and has completed his transformation into being the true grandmaster of Miyagi Do in the West.
A flawless show, with the exception of Miguel's lame trip to Mexico to find his father, who he just happens to bump into and get invited to hang out with after saving his girlfriend's son, but after that the series quickly redeemed itself and is one of the all time greats.
Those Mexico episodes were actually really good though with some really good acting and writing for Miguels character arc throughout the show. Miguels trip to Mexico was anything but lame. Sure it could've been longer but it was still a nice, fun and emotional cpouple of episodes for this season.
@@ethankleinman1067 it was really unnecessary, it really changed Johnny if anything. It helped fix his relationship with Robbie and had him realize he should be more considerate of Miguel. And hector didn’t even come back, it was pointless.
This is hands down the ABSOLUTE BEST fight scene in the entire series cause I feel like during this scene, Daniel truly overcame his fears from the events of Karate Kid 3.
@@roycegrissett3580 Fanbase is aiming towards Terry vs Chozen, but either way, how is Terry vs Daniel even the best one when Terry was already hurt when he fought daniel?
I lost it the first time watching this scene when Daniel was setting up for the crane kick! What a season! What a series. This show is going to be missed. Couldn’t be more thankful as a fan to have had this franchise return and exceed all expectations!
Love that Daniel using Terry's 'Quick Silver' fighting method to turns it against him! And this couldn't be more satisfied since Terry had been tried to separate Danny and Mr. Miyagi! And Danny has overcome all the trauma and pain that Terry has cause on him is just sweet, poetic justice!!👍👍👍
Daniel followed Chozens advice. He had to use his own style to beat him. So he did and finished him of with his signature kick which Silver mocked him about when he was young. This season and this ending was brilliant.
The best part is he still managed to put a Miyagi-Do twist to everything - reapplying them to control and counter rather than aggressive, dirty tactics meant to cause significant physical injury.
Fun Fact: Daniel has never done a crane kick in any of the five Cobra Kai seasons before this one. Johnny did it to mock him and Miguel used it in the first tournament, but Daniel was saving it for the perfect moment after 50 episodes to take down his greatest enemy. Epic.
I wish we could all square off with our demons one day
I personally would have preferred Daniel to defeat Silver with that "Back-Spin Kick" characteristic from Terry. Like, he not only uses his technique against him, but he also defeats him by using his signature move. Likewise, this way is still epic and iconic.
He did it when he was selling cars
@@wildexplays817 Shhh don't ruin his narrative with facts.
While this crane kick can never match up to one in Karate Kid, it is still used very well in means of the episode and story!
Sometimes you have to wait 40 years to get a great sequel. This is it!
Sometimes that’s the best way for it to happen to us
It just keeps on giving and giving
It was worth it!
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33, to be exact. KK3 came out in ‘89.
This is really where Daniel shines. Combining the teachings of both Mr Miyagi and Chozen to show he's fully mastered Miyagi-Do, he uses an Eagle Fang move all while using Terry's own Quicksilver method against him. Daniel has finally found the balance and combined everything he's learned into his own style.
Hell Yes man
The best martial artists learn just as much from failure as they do from success.
“Defeat in anything is merely temporary. Defeat simply tells me that something is wrong in my doing; it is a path leading to success and truth.” - Bruce Lee
What's the Eagle Fang move?
I had to yell hell yes when Daniel had his flashback of Silver showing the quicksilver method of fighting as soon as i heard Silver say a man cant stand he cant fight i knew where the scene was going it was awesome im sure we will get another season and im thinking julie will make her return from the next karate kid she is the only one that hasnt shown up yet what do you think?
@@sonicgems the « screaming eagle » double punch before the crane kick
Terry Silver used quicksilver to try and destroy Daniel, 30 years later Daniel used quicksilver to destroy him. Poetic justice at its finest. The crane kick that Silver called 'crane crap' was the icing on the cake.
Not to mention breaking the glass again over Terry head the way Miyagi did in their fight.
Nevertheless it seems that Silver indeed taught something to Daniel.
You see Kung-Fu has its strong Origins the 5 Animals of Kung Fu, Tiger,Snake, Leopard Dragon, and the Crane can be incorporated into the person depending upon the stature of the persons ability but also how the each person uses the animal abilities to their strong points
What this show did is really priceless. Nobody in a million years thought there would be a sequel story about Danny and Johnny, let alone seeing all their enemies and former allies again to work their stories up. Infinite thanks to the creators
That’s how you do a show of a classic movie
I know right, all these remakes screw up and ruin the classics legacy but Cobra Kai did it right
People did indeed think in a MILLION years there'd be a continuation of their story.
@@sadetwizelve haha right
It's a steamy pile.
This show is so good. Never expected the karate kid spinoff show to be this good. This season was fantastic, and this fight was excellent.
I’ve already Sean it all it’s good isn’t it
@@connerkenway5151 Your opinion
@@connerkenway5151 yeah I will also give only 6/10 for season 5
@@connerkenway5151 It wasn’t boring to me, season 3 was boring in my opinion
Now we got kreese left in the show and who knows what might his next plan be
This show when a new season comes out is just the gift that keeps on giving
plus tomorrow is my bday so w bday present
@Astralr thank you
Oh yeah! A new season of Cobra Kai does sort of feel like Christmas Day used to be when I was a kid too! XD
I love it so much but somones gonna do the ultimate betrayal and im scared lol
The new season just started it and I already finished it fast so that's it I think that's the end of the series I think
Bro the guy who plays Silver is incredible. Like his acting, his evil mannerism and smile just gives me chills
The Karate Kid franchise always has one consistency. They were spot on with the casting of the villains
@@4949bladeCannot agree more. The 3rd movie was my least favorite by far of the Larusso trilogy, but even then I still liked how Kreese, Silver, and Barnes were portrayed.
He also plays that bad ass vamp in the John Carpenters vampire movie.
What's also incredible is that the actor who plays him is younger than Ralph Macchio even though it's implied that Terry is around 20 years older than Daniel.
He would be a great magneto in the mcu
Daniel doing the Crane Kick is symbolic not just because it’s his most iconic move but because it represents him finally finding balance. He made peace with his rivals. He has the full support of his family. And he blends everything he’s learned into a style that fits him and helps him overcome his PTSD of Silver. He learned how to stand so he could fly
Not only that but silver said he wouldn’t win again with it
"Do the crane Danny Boy!!!" It took almosty 30 years but Daniel made Silver eat those words. And it was GLORIOUS.
Ok, when you put it like that.....
Honestly, when I saw him getting into that stance, I was like there is no way Daniel can beat Silver straight up & not only that, he's gonna beat him w/ this garbage move??? The fact that he basically caught Terry by surprise w/ it was all I was accepting. If this universe never happened & someone did that stance & kick in real life, you'd see it from a mile away. & because of that, I didn't think we'd see it again cause it's too predictable, even for this universe. But w/ you mentioning Daniel really finding peace throughout this season & finding balance (literally & figuratively) it makes sense for that to be the finale.
@@djb10 tbh it can work if you set it up well, I was doing sparring in karate yesterday and I managed to fake someone out by chambering one leg like the crane kick and I landed a jumping roundhouse on him with the other leg
It’s the element of surprise aspect I guess
Also a slap to the face for Silver who used to make fun of it
The guy who plays Silver did a phenomenal job being the bad guy . He is just so intimidating
Yes Thomas Ian Griffith us one of the best Cobra Kai actors by far. A lot of the stunts are done by him and not a double at around 70 years old 😮
@WR1610 still impressive
@@lukehiorns2972 He's younger than Ralph Macchio
@@PorterPickUp yeah Ralph’s early 60s and he’s late I think?
@@PorterPickUp about 6 months younger than Ralph.
This will NEVER get old.
Using the flashbsck of Silver explaining the quicksilver method while Daniel was using the quicksilver method on Silver with the Crane Kick at the end was GLORIOUS!
Totally agree. The Quicksilver method was brilliant and especially appropriate in defeating Silver himself. Cobra Kai forever 💖
"What, you think you can rely on that Crane Kick crap?"
"Do the Crane, Danny Boy!"
Thirty something years later, Daniel makes him eat those words.
Technically silver still won this fight, Daniel used the technique Terry taught him to defeat Terry Silver. If it wasn’t for him, Daniel would’ve lost, AGAIN!
@@anesongib2233 quit crying and accept that silver got his ass kicked in front of his students and main sensai
@@Rambo20244 no one asked for ur opinion, who won the first fight between silver and LaPusso? Who won the fight between silver and Johnny in Season 4? Who got the W between Silver and Chozen? Who got Kreese locked up? Who beat up stingray? Who was so calculated that fooled the entire all valley tournament to thinking Cobra Kai won? Who was so much of a threat that it took mike, Chozen, Daniel, and Johnny to take down in the finale?
Mr. Miyagi, looking down from heaven: “You learn well, Daniel-san.”
A reminder to Hollywood that you can bring an old series into the modern world without having to mock and disrespect the originals.
agreed
Disney:....wait what??
They definitely mock the movies in the show. They outright talk about how nonsensical some of the plot lines were and how none of it made sense, especially Part III.
They just do it lovingly and not in a mean spirited way.
@@RandomGuy285it pokes fun at certain things. That’s it. It doesn’t destroy the lore or it’s characters 👀
The fact that they didn’t force any woke shit or gay shit in our face was the icing on top.
“You got your ass kicked Danny boy!”
Silver is a legendary villain.
Silver: You can either accept it or get your ass kicked again.
Daniel: My bad, homie. I picked Option C. Ain't that a b*tch?
Silver is absolute Legendary Villian
@@jasondyrkacz8270 I love the GTA V reference 😂
the way he says it
he got his faced crane-kicked instead
I love how Daniel metaphorically gave Terry the middle finger by defeating him with "that crane crap" as Terry called it in KK3. Just beautiful.
how can you see him do the middle finger?
its afukin bot ppl learn to right click profiles before comment on this horseshit
😂😂
He also metaphorically gave Silver the middle finger by blocking ALL of his kicks, and the Silver Bullet. Those are all moves Silver relies on the most.
@@jakerodriguez6552 Do you not know what metaphorically means?
Cobra Kai really made the original movies even more legendary. I enjoyed them as a kid, but watching Cobra Kai is so bittersweet because it’s like being reunited with your old friends from childhood, and you instantly go down memory lane when times were a lot more simple in your life.
It’s a perfect moment that we finally see Daniel become a Karate MASTER! Finally blending Mr.Miyagi’s fighting style and defense, Johnny’s offense, Chozen’s techniques and patience, Matt’s aggression and relentlessness, and Terry Silvers mentality! He finally became the ULTIMATE master!
Who's Matt?
@@yaamir7201 i think he meant mike
No he mastered his aggression which he learnt fighting Mike. Terry tried to make Daniel aggressive to make him lose focus. As again, Mike just rushed in when Daniel was telling him to be calm and think about it. He learned how to tackle aggression .
Mike's*
Who the hell is Matt?
1:00 "The roots are strong. So the tree will survive." Makes me tear up. True and strong words.
It had heavy miyagi vibes
It is definitely a profound statement.
It seriously felt like Miyagi was there.
It’s actually a throw back to when Miyagis bonsai tree was destroyed and Daniel was so flustered and distraught about it, but after they tried to repair, Daniel asked if it’ll be okay, then Miyagi says the words: “the roots strong, tree will surivive.”
@@berserkerryan3573 no it’s a throwback to when mr miyagi told Daniel that his roots are strong. He will come back like he did in part 3 karate kid
Daniel beat Terry using the QuickSilver method but without any cheap shots. He didn't sweep the leg, he held him down. He didn't chop Terry's neck, he hit him in the gut & chest with a double punch. And he did this while emulating Mr.Miyagi's movements at the same time! This is truly Daniel in his prime.
A leg seap isn’t dirty
@@Muskotron remember when Kreese told Johnny to sweep the leg?
@@vicshephard9231 that he also taught them to punch
@@Muskotron you remember Karate Kid 1?
@@vicshephard9231 he told him that cause Daniel's leg was hurt thanks to bobby
Terry knows what Daniel is doing when he can’t breathe.
I really love that Daniel absolutely destroyed Silver here. As a lifelong Daniel fan, who also thinks Silver is the best villain in the series, we saw him destroy Daniel while he was off-balance... but when Daniel found that balance and had the support of everyone he cared about, he dug those roots deep and Silver didn't stand a CHANCE.
Silver was lime 20% here
@@poutsamouni5483 no
Terry Silver was in fact the best villain and I love what Kreese does in the end.
@@masonwright7700 he had just barely survived a death match against chozen
The main thing I dislike about Silver is that it brought the terrible Karate Kid 3 film into the series. Other than that it is good.
Daniel’s been waiting for this moment for 30+ years, this series is simply amazing. Miyagi would be so proud of him
That's what I said
Yes he would if only Miyagi could’ve lived to see this day
Yes
Miyagi-Do forever!!!
Yes Mr. Miyagi would
One of the coolest callbacks is Daniel using Silver’s method to defeat him, since Chozen said, “To catch serpent, you must think like serpent” earlier in the season
I was so excited most of all to see him use the "crane crap" against Silver, who had mocked him for the crane kick all those years ago. Such beautiful irony.
in order to beat someone you must beat them at their own game
use the crane dani boy 👊
Patton learned Blitzkrieg from the Nazis, and how to use armor; to good effect.
And the bit with protecting the egg! Love it when writers do that. So satisfying and doesn't feel shoehorned in
This is a perfect diagram for how you redo a show from the past. Give new elements to draw in new viewers but keep what made it magical in the first place and treat it with respect. This and Spider-Man no way home are both how you do it
Especially new takes on the original characters like how hawk was a bullied kid like Daniel then became the bully then won the all valley as a good guy
This is the first time in three movies and five seasons that Danny looked and felt almost as untouchable as Mr. Myagi. No one was beating Danny in a fight this night.
Yep. Daniel already knew he'd won. He was in 100% Miyagi mode. His stance, his calmness, everything was Miyagi.
@@TayannaStudiosthe roots are strong, so the tree will survive.
It still would've been better if sliver struck him a few times, maybe Daniel gets knocked on the ground and have a flashback of Mr. Myagi saying don't lose to fear, you stay focused, and then he becomes untouchable
@@douglasharrington9156Nah it’s better that he was untouchable he had won in every way possible while Terry was losing his mind. The one sided beatdown showed that he had achieved true balance. Using Miyagi as his only reliance wouldn't be as powerful, because Daniel had grown to become his own sensei at this point nt.
@@douglasharrington9156 Terry had already laid his ass badly in this season
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10.000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10.000 times."
- Bruce Lee
This comment is gold!
asked
basically saying you don’t need an arsenal of moves to take an enemy down. Just one perfectly timed blow can do it.
u know this crane kick will never work in real life.
@@visualprofessionals Check out Lyoto Machida's KO on Randy Couture
Two things I absolutely loved about this scene:
1. In Karate Kid 3 when Terry Silver fought Miyagi, Miyagi finishes the fight by throwing Silver into the mirrors lining the dojo, shattering them. The shattering of the Cobra Kai logo after the crane kick is a nice reference back to that fight.
2. At the end of Karate Kid 3 right before overtime against Barnes, Miyagi's final advice to Daniel was that while it's okay to lose to your opponent, you can't lose to fear, and that Daniel needed to focus on the task at hand and let out his best karate. After spending much of Season 5 being paranoid about what Silver would do, and even getting beaten up by Silver in stingray's apartment when he was genuinely afraid (for himself, but mostly for his wife, kids, and students), you can see there was a marked change in Daniel by this point. His approach to the final fight with Silver was composed, focused and devoid of fear, allowing him to let out his best karate and beat his opponent. It was really a fantastic way to end the Season. To echo the thoughts of others, it's really commendable how well the writers and producers of this show stay true to Miyagi's teachings and weave that through the fabric of the show. It's very well done.
As a final point, Thomas Ian Griffith has been plain awesome in his reprised role as Terry Silver. To think the guy hasn't even really been acting for the last 15 years. I hope he gets some more work out of this, even on other shows.
Daniel was drunk when he faced Silver.
Daniel became Miyagi in this fight! Daniel didn’t even get hit in this fight ala Miyagi style!
Daniel ascended to Miyagi level here and the bonus was that he also unleashed thee karate kid in the process! Up until then his wife etc have never seen the spirit of thee karate kid but Daniel showed them all just like he has to others in the past! Epic
Griffith is awesome. He got many fans feeling for him in Season 4, then got them rooting against him in Season 5. He showed his acting excellence
Is because he has everyone supporting him including cobra kai students. His family is there so he found his resolve. Silver has no one not even that Chinese lady cares about him. She wants his dojo lol
@@naegleriafowleri2230 she's korean dude
His wife was like, we making another one tonight!
Thomas Ian Griffith deserves an Emmy for this season, not kidding. The way he encompassed menace, chilling evil, pathetic need and fatherly authority in various scenes was amazing. I really hope to see him in more stuff now. What a magnificent return for a totally wild 80s villain!
And the thing about it Thomas Ian Griffith was actually retired before coming back to play this role again so I don’t know but I do agree with you he’s really good actor and I believe he does deserve a reward for how great he did this season absolutely outstanding
@@Lakerfanforlife he came out of retirement because he knew this show was too good
Also i loved how Louie made a "Bond villain" reference lol
Can't argue with you there, he made this role his own.
Honestly, his progression from the Terry we saw in 4x01 to the Terry in 4x10 and beyond is some Breaking Bad type of shit
A small detail I think gets overlooked in this scene is that Terry picks up Tory's trophy to attack Daniel. It's a clever way of showing that Tory's "win" meant nothing to him.
THAT'S AN AMAZING CATCH!
Amazing detail
Or was it Miguel’s?
Or that she is no longer in Cobra Kai thus her trophy doesn't belong here.
I think it also symbolically represents Daniel getting back at Silver for robbing his and Johnny's students of their rightful victory, and how failing to attack Daniel with the trophy shows just how ineffective an unearned win is in the long run.
Now Daniel got Silver finished with the ”crane crap”
Silver guy low diffed by Larusso
Finally Daniel Kicked silvers ass
@@cobrakaifish6813 ong right
@Benjamin Hausmann so what it would’ve happened either way
@Benjamin Hausmann just like how Johnny wasn’t in top condition when they fought same with when he fought Daniel too stop talking
This is probably one of the greatest moments in the history of the franchise. And poetic justice at the same time.
I love how Daniel didn’t betray any emotion during the fight. He kept his eyes strictly on Silver, allowing himself to be two moves ahead of Silver throughout the fight. The fact that he used Silver’s lessons against him made it sweeter. Mr Miyagi would be very proud.
Silver, on the other hand, clearly wasn’t used to his opponent actually being able to fight back and was thrown completely off his game. Daniel had a counter for everything and cracked the bully in the jaw with relative ease. Finishing him off with the Crane Technique was the icing on the cake.
BTW: Silver had all kinds of trouble with a DRUNK Chozen and needed a sword to stop him.
As said earlier, Daniel is the fire, and Chozen is the gasoline.
Mentally is a weapon of bad people and they know how to manipulate its up to people to see through it
Daniel reached Miyagi level Zen
Focus Daniel-san, Focus!
Nobody is mentioning The fact he was blasted against the wall at the end with glass falling on him like when Miyagi kicked him against the wall and paint fell on him was a good callback
I love the fact that Daniel uses Terry's quicksilver training against him, very poetic.
It’s truly poetic justice for Daniel
And ironic. Terry didn’t expect his own teachings to backfire. That’s actually Daniel’s win.
@@misterwacky3186 that’s true
Yes! And I love that he adapted Silver's teachings to his own technique. He didn't try to break his legs or crush his sternum or break his nose like Silver was teaching him back in the days. He adapted.
Absolutely Daniel still doing his Miyagi Do skills plus a little of Quicksilver.
The fact that Silver didn’t land a SINGLE hit against Daniel just shows how far Daniel has come from before. This season was amazing.
To be fair Silver almost got beaten by Chozen before fighting against Daniel. Although Daniel came really far and it shows because he knew this was his moment.
Edit: I’m not saying that Daniel would have lost if Terry Silver didn’t get a beatdown by Chozen I’m saying that the fight wouldn’t be easy. If you rewatch the scene you could see how tired Silver is compared to Daniel. He also had support from his family, his student and his opponents so he had the upper hand. And no Daniel wasn’t drunk, the alcohol probably cooled off after a while.
@Nathan Saintus Stop with this nonsense downplay.
@@nathansaintus9927 And Daniel was hungover. I believe the reason Daniel won is because he was actually focused, not because Silver was half-beaten already.
It's more impressive when you consider that Daniel was never able to focus against Silver because of the psychological advantage Silver has always had on him. Fear does weird sht to a person.
@@nathansaintus9927 Daniel could have beat him regardless - considering he walked in calm, collected, and playing his game. More important to the flawless victory than his fight with Chozen is how utterly angry and out of control Silver was by all the events of that night. The team had done exactly as chozen said would be needed to beat the snake. They played the mind game. Silver was losing when he came in rattled. He was beaten when “his” students didn’t respond to his verbal promptings (what he told Robby about being heard and listened to). This show does a great job of showing how the mental state and motivations to fight can have huge impacts on outcomes.
It's obvious men will fight harder in front of their family and especially the wife, just human nature. Terry's mistake was calling Daniel out in front of his family. That little show of support from his wife was all he needed for a boost.
0:34 I love how everybody from both dojos back away from Sliver and Daniel. They like nah, we ain’t getting involved with this. 😂
I love it that Daniel doesnt say almost anything. Terry monologues to irritate him but it doesn't work this time. He says 2 sentences, big smile in his eyes and proceeds to kick his ass with no damage. Just like Miyagi, minus the smile of course.
"The roots are strong, so the tree will survive"
The fact that he took Silver out like Silver taught him to take his enemies out in KK3 is actually badass
@UNKNOWN you’re 💯 right. Anyone who has ever been in a fight knows that
it's actually genius how the use the rule of "a man cant see, he cant fight." that philosophy could be interpreted in many ways. For example it someone cant physically see they cant fight. But if someone cant see and think clearly they cant fight. For example Daniel lost to Terry silver earlier because Daniel wasnt able to think or see straight because he was so blinded by rage. Daniel always wins when he is most balanced. Terry wasnt seeing straight and was unbalanced, he underestimated Daniel and let his arrogance get in the way, which a theme that happens to many characters such as Chozen in karate kid 2, Mike Barnes in the all valley and John Kresse in season 3. Mike Barnes was a better fighter than Daniel but He lets his arrogance get to his head unlike Daniel who remained balanced.
It's actually the gayest thing ever, like the show itself. Unless you're 10 then I understand. Otherwise, you need to get out more.
idc
Daniel really using the fucking quicksilver method against Silver
Epic
The best part of this was when Daniel LaRusso ended the fight with a crane kick. I remembered how Terry Silver mocked him about it. In his own words, he said, “Do the crane, Danny boy!” And just like that, 30 years later, Daniel makes him eat those words.
Definitely intention to do follow up of that scene in KK3
I enjoyed seeing these great actors. I only wish it would have been a tougher battle. Not one sided too much
@@scmreport2457 Well Terry was already beaten up so it makes sense and also satisfying as it is
@In Plain Sight Have you seen the crane kick in MMA or other fighting videos? It actually does work! But it's a situational technique.
And his foot for dessert.
"Come on Danny boy. show us the crane kick."
Danny, "ok"
Finishing it with the crane was just perfect. This was the first time Daniel has sounded and fought like Miyagi in any of the show and all of the movies.
Yeah you got a point there.
Excellent thought.
It was an illegal kick!
@@1998gst4611 ain't no rules in a street fight. And I don't care that this happened in a dojo, this is one hell of a street fight.
@@1998gst4611 just like how if Terry were to strike him with that trophy.
@@sharpshoota8274 illegal AF
I absolutely love the fact the way this show protected and stayed true the movies, whilst introducing a modern day twist. As a fan of the movies, thanks for making this as special as the films.
@Montana-tw7im I would say it's more about the analogy, "two sides to every story".
In KK1, Daniel is naturally considered the hero because we see him rise up from being bullied and beat on by Johnny and his Cobra Kia henchmen, without really knowing why Johnny was so enraged by Daniel.
In the movie, we don't have much of a back story for Johnny, except that he's perceived as the angry ex. The shows master stroke of having Johnny, with intermingled clips from the movie, explain his side of the story. Johnny's story is very credible and looking at it from perspective, some the thing Daniel did the movie could be considered as provocative, but it did make me think that maybe Daniel isn't the as good as he thinks he is, especially considering his show off behaviour towards Johnny when he visits his car showroom.
@@Montana-tw7im There's no excuse really, there's no justification for Johnny pushing Daniel down the hill. Especially since it was unprovoked.
I'm 100% with you in this one.
Most "nostalgia filler" flicks just try to sell exactly that: Nostalgia. This one show the precise amount of references to the old stories to feel connected, to feel that you are still watching the same characters, but at the same time, it's the modern day. They are the same characters but with 30 years of life, of experiences, and a new generation that will take the helm.
This fight was awesome, yet the show isn't just about old men trying to act like they are teen: It's a show about the new generation, and the world that the older ones are leaving for them!
Respect the fans, source material, keep canon, & cast the original talent. Marvel & DC should take note.
This was the fight in which Daniel truly became the master of his karate, he was in control of the entire fight, if silver is the embodiment of offence, Daniel was the embodiment of defence, he even blocked silver bullet, the very move that took out Hawk and weakened Robby
Well Hawk and Robby aren’t on Daniel’s level so of course he could block that. But yeah I agree, Daniel was definitely much better in this season.
Daniel adapted so well. Seems like he saw all Silver's move ahead of time and counter everything.
What most don't realize is that when Daniel focuses he takes it to a different level. He beat fighters who were all physically superior to him. Mind over muscle...
He had an excellent sensei RIP Miyagi
Completely agree, Daniel is the embodiment of karate, he really kicked terry silver’s but here.
The second it started the flashbacks, you just knew, Daniel was about to lay him out. It was truly a magical moment.
The symbolism behind that final kick is so good! Daniel using the crane kick, his most famous and deadly attack is already awesome, but Silver’s final stand is even better. He’s backed up against the wall, surrounded by the trophies that Cobra Kai “won” through cheating. He tried to use them as a weapon against Daniel, but Daniel kicked him against the wall, shattering the symbol of Cobra Kai, just like Silver shattered his reputation with his students and allies. Finally, each of his students, starting with Kenny, cover his bloodied body with their uniforms, mocking his desire to be the legacy of Cobra Kai. One of the best fights that I have ever seen.
Not only that, but Terry being kicked into glass parallels when Miyagi sent him into his dojo's mirrors back in The Karate Kid III. The same goes for the flawless victory - Miyagi wasn't touched back then, either. The effort put into this show is unreal.
@@lotus-prince @slayer angel. Also a nice rebuttal to that line Silver says in KK3 when hes training him " What, you think you can rely on that Crane crap?"
He used the move that got him his first place trophy, the trophy might’ve reminded him of that kick or he perfectly timed it for that situation(most likely)
Indeed!
@@lotus-prince Nice spot
It was in this scene that the student truly became the master. What Daniel was missing was the ability to use karate devoid of anger, or fear. To calm his mind and focus just as Miyagi had all those years ago. The moment he did that was the moment that he truly defeated Silver.
Daniel truly earned the rank of Sensei here.
Two things...
1. Daniel beat a guy who had already been in a war. It be like your dad beating up your bully, then you swoop in and beat him also minutes later and take all the credit for kicking the bully's ass. Miyagi took on 3 guys by himself.
2. Sensei *isn't* a rank. It literally translates to "person born before another". It's just a word given to anybody who teaches anything. In Japan a kinder garden teacher is a sensei. It has no special meaning. It's only in the west where people exaggerate shit to make them seem more important to the general public. If you go to Japan and call yourself a "sensei" they'd look at you like there's something wrong with you.
@@barrettokarate one thing. Stop hating. Daniel won, and probably had one of the greatest fight performances of all time. Stop hating
@@ronishpadhy910 this person is a looser, they haven’t watched the entire thing, so they don’t know anything about the series , the fact that daniel, chozen, johnny and mike were drunk tho and all still basically won, nuts ending fr
@@digitalsimulacrum9259 . I was talking about the show. Like in terms of characters. Marvel, Dc and a lot others are way better.
@@barrettokarate lol you sound like a broken record literally wrote the same thing like 20 times on like 50 different comments get a life instead of being a hater or do you only enjoy on watching things you hate kinda sounds redundant to me why watch something you hate
I like how Terry's 'Silver Bullet' has been wrecking everyone all season, but Daniel caught it at 1:48 which is totally something Mr. Miyagi would have done.
Is a silver bullet a punch in the balls?
@@arthurballs9632 no, it's a means of winding someone by aiming for the gap between the ribs with the right speed and trajectory
O the 1 hand, Terry’s striking from bad position and telegraphing loud; and the 2 hand, DRAMA!
It's one of Terry Silver's signature moves, designed to disable an opponent by knocking the wind out of them and making them temporarily unable to breathe.
He taught it to a few Cobra Kai students, for example Kenny used it on Hawk and it ended the fight because Hawk couldn't get up.
I think what they were going for was if Terry himself had landed it on Daniel then Daniel would have been down for the count too, but he beat it.
Silver should’ve killed Danny tbh,
“I’m sorry Mr Larusso I wasn’t familiar with your game” - literally Hawk here Imao
Flawless victory. Reminiscent of how Mr. Miyagi fought Silver back in the day. Silver never landed a blow on Miyagi. Even had the glass shatter in the dojo similar to how the mirror broke at the end of the fight. Great attention to detail. Daniel Son truly fought with the spirit of Mr. Miyagi, while making a mockery of Silvers techniques. Nicely done
Yeah I agree, I like to think that Mr. Miyagi is proud of Daniel at this moment, Because Silver tried to break them both apart, but they never break from each other, also I like to think that Mr. Miyagi is smiling at Daniel with Tears in his eyes, I wish that Mr. Miyagi is still around to see Daniel at this moment, Daniel is the only son that Mr. Miyagi ever really had.
And in front of all his students too.
Larusso Wins
Flawless victory
FATALİTY !!!
They should’ve shown an image of mr miyagi or something in daniels head before the crane kick
He needs to do what Mr Miyagi did.. Waaaaaaa waaaaaa waaaaaaa waving his hands lol 😂
One of the things I love about this fight is that Daniel was actually able to anticipate even Silver’s dirty tricks and counteract them as soon as they happened. Silver had NO chance this time around.
Also loved how he got kicked into the glass cobra in the back of the room. Best symbolism I’ve seen in this show.
Silver made so many major mistakes along the way that, by the time he worked his way back up to Daniel, all of his strong suits became worthless.
Chief among them was needlessly making enemies out of those he might have found useful. Burned down Mike's furniture shop, which effectively got the guy on the side of a punch-clock enemy. Chozen made him work for his last win, and by the time he went down, he had drained more than enough of Silver's energy for the main opponent to finish the job.
The way he was kicked into the glass also mirrors how Miyagi took his ass out
It helps that silver was super tire out from fighting chozen
@@khuechuong that does make him threatening Daniel after that an incredibly stupid decision, though.
@@khuechuong verdade. Inclusive Silver só derrotou Chosen porque ele se distraiu,sendo que antes o Chosen havia derrubado o Silver.
What I really love about this Show is that they stay true to the color theme until the end. So far Daniel wore mostly blue and Johnny mostly Red. In this final and most important scene he wears purple. This resembles his fighting style so much in this scene. He combines elements of myagi-do (blue), Eagle fang (Red) and chozens additional flavour from myagi-do (Black) which equals in a dark purple! Such a nice Detail through out the Show!
I did not notice that symbolism, but I have no doubt that this was the intent of the color now that you mention it.
Hence Daniel fixed his shirt before he did the crane kick.
also the symbol of cobrai kai shattering right when silver gets crane kicked
wonderful observation my friend
Thanks for recognizing that depth. Grrowing up watching the movies, I'm distracted by the nostalgia. Great to see the writers added these layers. A great show just got even better!
Daniel blocking the silver bullet and then using it on Silver was badass lol
Shows that Daniel took the lessons Silver gave him to heart, but used them only when he had to. I love this.
But, you know, i think the way he applied Silver's lesson was greatly subdued. Considering it's Silver who came up with it, the application would've been more extreme and brutal than that.
@@joshuaamadeusishak1887 Well Daniel is not a brutal pyschopathic fighter like Silver is.
@@ethankleinman1067 You know, he should've add one more thing to his special method. "A man show his secret to a rival, he has lost the fight.".
La pusso method
@@joshuaamadeusishak1887could be also argued that it was applied subtle enough for Silver to not grasp his own method was used against him in his own words "the shortest distance to win a fight"
This might be my favorite fight in the series based on the symbolism and parallels.
Daniel taking what Silver once taught him, and throwing it back in his face.
He also used the screaming eagle, which shows he's willing to use Johnny's techniques at a moments notice.
Just like the legendary Mr Miyagi; he didn't take a hit the entire fight, further humiliating Silver.
The kids throw their shirts down at Silver, just like in KK3 when Daniel beat Mike.
Terry mocked the crane kick numerous times, only to have it be the final blow. The irony that he once said Daniel couldn't rely on it.
Just like Mr Miyagi, Daniel knocked Silver into the glass behind him.
Silver taught Daniel those techniques under the idea of "doing some real damage", yet Daniel manages to control them here, and not do excessive damage to Silver.
And of course, Silver once had the obsession of making Daniel bleed, yet there he was with blood running down his own face.
Probably the most poetic fight in the entire series, and a great way of "show don't tell"
ye.
Well said my friend 👏
Awesome!
The best part was Terry shattering the glass cobra on the wall behind him to pieces.
Couldn't have put it any better. Just shows how the Karate Kid Movies and Cobra Kai series never fail to impress. This scene and so many other scenes in S5 were just epic to watch. Cobra Kai by far is the best series Ive watched.
In my opinion, I think we finally saw Daniel finally learned Mr. Miyagi’s most important lesson, that one day he will create his own style of karate. He did master the Miyagi-do teachings and he also learned the Cobra Kai teachings. The fact that Silver didn’t land a single hit on Daniel is only something Mr. Miyagi was able to do. I am very glad they used the crane kick for the final kick. Silver always told Daniel the crane kick would never work and Silver didn’t even realize what hit him. Truly the a very good season and a good ending. Can’t wait for what’s in store for season 6!!
Me either
Not to mention that he also learned a bit of Eagle Fang 😂👌🏻
4x f
I don't think there'll be a Season 6, or maybe there will and it'll be focused around Kreese. But who knows? It's all up to Netflix to keep it running or not.
@@jamber985 Netflix already confirmed 6th and final season a few days ago
The crane kick definitely needs a FATALITY for MK. The move is iconic.
I love how Daniel holds himself like Mr Miyagi in this scene. It's as though he finally has embodied everything he was taught.
Like what? Beating a dude who was already weakened from going to war with someone else just before him.
@@barrettokarate you watch to nitpick or do you watch for entertainment? not picking a fight, genuinely curious
Not just Mr Miyagi. Daniel has learned to embrace what everyone has taught him. That includes Johnny, Chozen, and even Terry Silver.
@@barrettokarate didn’t lose bud, got a cheap shot off when chozen wasn’t looking, did you not see the entire season? plus chozen was drunk, mike and johnny also, if you actually watched you’d know if they were sober the show would’ve ended differently, get a life
@@barrettokarate how about beating up someone who is drunk, sleep deprived, and thinks his whole family is going to leave him?
I have said it once and I will say it again...there is no way anyone thought this show was going to be this good!
I sure didn't!
Honestly season 4 was okay. I wasn't expecting a great final season, but season 5 really blew me away. I loved the mexico arc, really every character arc was fantastic besides sam breaking up Miguel again and Kenny's plot armor
@@Frostbite_Unturned imo S4 was better because there felt real competition, here cobra kai is basically on the brink of extinction after all their champions left for miyagi do,this lead to cobra kai never having anyone you'd think may stand up against the protagonists and Kenny was boosted hard with the plot armour against hawk in that fight only because cobra kai didn't have any male champions and they had to make Tory leave or else it wouldn't make sense
I ignored it for a couple years. So I agree. But fantastic.
Soon as I saw it on TH-cam when it first came out I knew it was going to be good when it became the reason I actually bought a subscription to youtube
What makes this fight so much better is that in KK3, Terry mocked the Crane Kick by saying "you think you can win with that Crane crap?"
Man, just finished watching season 5 twice already. The best sequel to a movie series ever. Incredible characters, incredible storyline.
Damn you watched it twice! Don’t blame ya bro. It’s really a good show.
Finished twice too!😄♥️
@@thebruhnetwork anão asistir sua vezes lançou ontem aí já assistiu dia vezes tá e louco e gostosão asistir igual eu assisti oje aí vou asistir a 5 temporada de novo daqui uns 15 dia aí e bom
Me too it’s really that good I’m gonna cry when the show ends next season 🥺
He used the “lessons” silver gave him against him and finished him with the “crane crap” so satisfying
"Do the crane, Danny-boy!"
YES FRRR
against a hurt silver who fought chozen
@@olivercastillo5883 you making excuses for Silver?
“You think you can rely on that crane crap?”
Definitely looks like he can
So funny how he mocked it at first, and that's what ends up defeating him. He played himself.
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10.000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10.000 times."
- Bruce Lee
My sentiments exactly 😂😂😂😂👊🏾
@@wokecansuknutslol3331 so what
@@wokecansuknutslol3331 so what he still beat him
"Do the crane, Danny boy" 😂
He sure did 😂 that should of been he’s come back to mock him
2:36
"Daniel fought for, silver fought against".
Such an amazing fight scene, I'm glad Daniel got to defeat him especially when having alcohol in his system lol
Daniel destroyed him.
same with Johnny and his kid
I finished the season 5 minutes ago and all i can say is: "It was Perfect. PERFECT. Down to the last minute detail."
Meh, it had a whole lot of cheese and some joke plot points, but all in all, it was definitely good. Would have liked to see more of Barnes, but I'll take what I get. Good season for sure.
Good one homelander
@@nottelling4828 well that’s u
Same 😂
@@nottelling4828 that’s one thing i would have liked to see more is Barnes but ALL his scenes were amazing
I absolutely love this moment for Daniel LaRusso. Finally facing his true demon from Karate Kid III and I love how each step of the Quicksilver method was intercut with the flashback scenes of how Terry Silver taught it. Daniel using it against the man who taught him is perfect poetic irony and shows how far Daniel has come
Except for #2.
@@AllRequired
He used 2 properly though,
Absolutely perfect.
I love the look on Terry's face. How He knows his technique is being used against him, and tries in vain to (for lack of a bbetter word) "Defy" it anyways.
1:51
The face you make when you realize you left your home and flew halfway around the world to watch an old man get his ass kicked by a car salesman.
This is how you do a show. No BS, no fluff, no trying to Disney it and just make something to make something. Just in your face kick ass television with real throwbacks to the original characters and authenticity. I love how they let the adults play a vital role this season as the kids mostly took a back seat. Great change of pace. Really flushing out the grownups with some great story arcs.
What's even better, is the politics in the show get laughed at and made fun of. No matter what side, which is the way you should handle politics for an entertainment show.
@@rhysaguirre6967 yes neutrality, both the far right and far left are horrible people
@@ScoobyandShaggy5554 idk man, ig im a horrible person bc im as far right as it gets...
There was plenty of fluff and was one of the most diverse shows. You just didn't notice because the show was THAT good.
the look on Hawk's face after Daniel puts Silver down the first time is some *excellent* acting by Jacob Bertrand. Hawk is a legit blood knight bad-ass his own self, but even he's completely in awe of the sheer fury and speed that Daniel unleashes.
Kenny after Daniel blocks the Silver Bullet: Oh, I'm screwed now.
Meanwhile, Robbie doesn't even bat an eye because he always knew Daniel was that good
@@stevenceja4706exactly
kinda makes me wish the show had never shown daniel doing any actual fighting, or even sparring. Nothing beyond instruction. To the point where people openly questioned whether he still had it. Then a scene like this where he shows he can put everyone else to shame if he wants to.
I always thought it was kind of funny that way before this, he and Peyton List were Disney actors.
This scene was so satisfying and this has got to be the best finale from the show
yes
Hell fucking yeah
@@movementtt_7436 bomboyash
YES FINALLY I WAS WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT SINCE TERRY SHOWED UP IN SEAON 3
It sure was!!!
Daniel defeating Terry Silver with his own quicksilver method and the crane crap he sneered at, the fight choreography is stunning kudos to both actors for doing an amazing job.
He has used Miyagi Do, Cobra Kai and Quicksilver... Daniel and Johnny finally finding true balance throuout the show is just glorious. They are both worthy senseis now
This is honestly the best scene in the entire show. The score is amazing, the intercuts of dialogue from The Karate Kid Part 3 are masterful, the executions are perfectly timed, and finishing with the crane kick is the cherry on top.
Cobra Kai at its finest.
too many of these scenes are great to name which one i think is best but my personal favorite is still when Demetri finally pulled some moves out on Hawk during the school rumble. i literally cheered
Danny Larusso
@shortfilmtrending
It is one of the better fights only problem I have is Daniel stoping silvers strike at his chest he’s only seen that move once and from a distance he’s have no reason not just swip it away
That Crain kick still is a illegal kick to the face . But still nice to see
@@troykinnison4575 actually it may have been legal what most people dont take into account is johnny and his sidekicks are all at the least first degree black belts at that level some tournaments put in different rules sense they are sposed to be more disciplined and controlled then white belts for example so kicks to the head as long as they could be seen coming and were pulled like Daniels was might be ok ive been to a few that had weapon matches between 2nd and 3rd degrees
1:48 This defense is so beautiful, It proves that Daniel is a great master he knew how to perfectly nullify Terry Dangerous techniques.
Daniel truly fought like Miyagi here, I love the block using his thigh, that showed he was on his way to a flawless victory
This is an underrated comment because people reference the first fight from earlier in the season where Terry won and say it's unrealistic how Daniel beat him so easily not long after. But if you compare the two, in the first fight Daniel was the aggressor. He was pushing the fight and Terry was countering him for it because he knows how to handle aggression, it's his style. In this fight Daniel let Terry lead and used Miyagi-Do mixed with a little Quicksilver to win the fight, it was Daniel going back to his roots and using the style that made him who he is to win.
@SouthpawHeat16 not to mention Daniel's training from Johnny also helped him here. Daniel combined everything to beat him down. And he destroyed cobra kai like he did all those years ago.
THIS! I said the same - all of his experiences and training brought him full circle and he became Miyagi in this scene - he's now a true karate master - Terry never stood a chance.
That wasn’t just any hit. Daniel blocked the Silver Bullet. The same one Silver taught Kenny, which he used to cheat against Hawk.
@@BrowncoatGofAZ Technically he didnt cheat tho. The Silver Bullet might be unethical but its not a cheap or illegal hit.
"Do the crane Danny Boy!" -- Terry mocking Daniel in The Karate Kid 3
He did it
You can see the respect everybody in that room has for Daniel to that point. They don't even hesitate to let him be the one to finnish the whole thing. Even more, they know he is the one, you can tell by their looks on him. Just love it
Daniel showed he js the master sensai in myagi do
Everything comes full circle in the end. Cos Daniels the best around nothings gonna keep him down
Who else would it be? The other senseis aren't there.
@@imtiazferdous2886 Well, since Daniel got his ass kicked the last time, he wasn't supposed to be able to beat Terry this time, so any of the best fighters there seemed to be in he same conditions to fight Silver, ore they could do it together as a team
@@Guamparrapo83 the only thing that should have been added is Daniel doing “Waaah, Waaah, Waaah!!!!” after the fight, in a nod to KK 3
I love Hawk’s reaction to Danny’s first strike on Silver in this. It’s like he is fully aware of how great his sensei is
macchio is the worst actor and "pathetic guy pretending to do martial arts", he can barely move, or raise legs above his hips, it is truly o mockery that cobra kai is becoming about larusso, watching his scene is like cringe 9000
@@veritasaequitas2386 probably because this story is about larusso and Johnny? 💀
@@familia84b why is it called cobra kai? why was it mostly about johnny in first two seasons?
@@veritasaequitas2386 Ok thats actually a point , but the first comment is a shit think 💀
@@veritasaequitas2386 i hate him also i was rooting for silver, hope in season 6 silver will got his payback against him and all the Miyagi do
Hat's off to the writers, directors and all the cast. This is what we all need more of in Hollywood. Cobra Kai brings back the cinematic awesomeness that was once the 80's.
I love this series so much. Glad Karate kid still lives :) !!!!! :D !
Daniel Laruso adapted his own technique against Terry Silver, and then finished him with the Crane Kick, the same that Terry mocked him and told him it was useless. Pure poetry.
That's why Terry isn't perfect like some people claim, he underestimated. Crane kick, like other moves can work, you just have to use distraction.
That block at 1:48 was incredible and perfectly timed. The choreography in this scene alone was nothing short of amazing & Danny’s technique was on point.
Something a lot of people are missing is that Daniel has been scared of Silver and everything he did to him and taught him since the very first season. Daniel has never truly put what happened in Karate Kid 3 behind him and it shows throughout the series, sometimes blatantly and sometimes subtly. This is when he finally lays the demons of his past to rest once and for all, by defeating the monster that's been following him for all these years with his own tactics. Just brilliant.
Daniel's beef was never fully with Johnny it was always with Silver and a smaller extent Kreese those two tramuatized him he was a teenager and they basically wanted to kill him
Lmao 🤣 have y'all not seen the movie's or shows? Daniel has always had quarrels with David and has always been bullied. He's been over Silver. Over the years he's gotten stronger learning new techniques after Miyagi was gone. Stop it! ✋️ You're reading deep into it while skipping the basics. 🙄
@@younglove3362did you not watch the show Daniel is clearly traumatized with what silver did to him as a teenager the man literally tortured and manipulated him psychologically
@@theoutsiderjess1869Johnny was the only one he was he was happy to see upon first impression after all those years.
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Best fight in the entire Karate Kid universe it's brilliantly written and performed.
Only just noticed this but it’s both cool and funny how both Miyagi and Daniel defeat Silver by smashing him into glass 😂
Like Sensei like student
As iron sharpens iron, Sensei sharpens student
and that is the failure of the scene, Silver thinking grabbing a trophy to use as a weapons was a reasonable use of his combat time. That kick landed like Daniel kicking was kicking an intellectually stunted child in the face.
needed the cream paint for full effect
@@GrrrTurtle I don't think that Silver was lucid at that point. He couldn't breathe. At the point when Daniel caught his punch between his elbow and leg, it was over. Daniel had that Miyagi-do microscopic level control in defense. Silver was fighting with angry attacks against a form that thrives on disabling stupid attackers.
This really felt like a series finale, I can’t imagine what they will do next. But I’ve said the same thing for the last 5 seasons and here we are. I love this show.
There is 1 more season coming ,( and i think season 6 is the last one ) . Then we have 1 ,or 2 movies of karate and a posible remake of karate kid 1
Bro what? How the hell did it feel like a series finale? There are so many unfinished storylines and it literally ended on a cliffhanger. Not to mention the sekai taikai tournament.
@@chrisb5243 Cobra Kai no longer exists
@@gunsnroses2053 karate kid already had a remake
@@johnnyfuture3524 Eh they'll find a way to bring it back. It's a TV show lol.
Daniel using the Quicksilver method against Silver & then finishing it off with the crane kick is truly cinematic, one of the best scenes in all of Cobra Kai !!
Silver was tired he would’ve crushed Daniel
@@chrisnoziere2893and Daniel was basically drunk lol that’s not an excuse
@@lunarialoonatic Nah Silver if wasn’t tired he would’ve crushed Daniel!
@@chrisnoziere2893 okay and? If he was tired then he shouldn't have challenged Daniel.
@@lunarialoonatic he literally mentioned "I am not that drunk" and Johnny was more drunk than him Daniel has always been a family man he doesn't get heavily drunk
Good Job Daniel San! 2:52
What this show did is really priceless.Nobody in million years thought there would be a sequel sequel story about Danny and Johnny, let alone seeing all their enemies and former allies again to work their stories up.Infinite thanks to the creators
Guamparrapo83 7 months ago
What this show did is really priceless. Nobody in a million years thought there would be a sequel story about Danny and Johnny, let alone seeing all their enemies and former allies again to work their stories up. Infinite thanks to the creators
Bruh you just copied someone else’s comment
@@thegiftedfire3470He used what Cobra Kai taught him.
@@m4r_art 😂
I don't know if this is the best ending, or the season 3 one, when both Sensei Larrusso and Sensei Lawrence bow to each other, with "In the air tonight"
To think that Mr. Miyagi owned Terry Silver when their age gap was bigger than Terry and Daniels in the series is pretty incredible. It shows how skilled Miyagi really was. The fact that he won when silver was in his mid 30s and in his prime is amazing.
Exactly
It doesn't matter who's stronger; it matters who's smarter. ;)
@@Eddie-sh1tuTry to defeat Martyn Ford with brain :-) Of course, with technology like guns, easy, but in street fight without weapons?
Fun fact: Ralph Macchio, the actor who played Daniel, is actually a year older than the Thomas Ian Griffith who played Terry Silver.
@@littleaqua32 yet he calls him "Danny Boy"?!?
From the moment I saw Karate kid 3 as a young kid, I was mesmerized by Thomas Ian Griffiths performance as Terry Silver. He was such a great over the top villain and was the highlight that saved an otherwise mediocre retreading of a film.
When I learned that Terry was being brought back for Cobra kai I was stoked and now that I watched the entire 4 and 5 seasons I can safely say, that Thomas did yet again, an incredible part as the shows villain. He was the best thing in the entire show and that's saying a lot for a show that has so many wonderful characters and great scenes.
Cobra Kai was a fantastic reboot and continuation of a film series I grew up with as a child. It brought back loads of nostalgia while at the same time introducing new and compelling characters. One of the best shows I've seen in years.
I would like to see more moments like this. Hero taking down the villain without the villain managing to land a single blow on the hero.
This show was absolutely phenomenal. This is EXACTLY how you bring back the classics. Stay true and respectful to the lore while modernizing it, bring in brand new characters, work them in, win us over and then pass it on to a brand new generation. Cobra Kai was so amazing I could binge watch the whole damn thing from the beginning. This season was WAY better than Season 4.
This was so satisfying to watch. Silver was Daniel’s true nemesis and loved how he used Silver’s teachings against him. This show just doesn’t miss.
As great as this show is, they kinda did. Let me give you an example - why, at the All Valley, did the girls get their big intros, but the boys didn't?....
Daniel needed to chill and chanel the quick silver
I feel like this is the moment that Daniel really emerged as a true martial arts grandmaster. With this fight Daniel has finally succeeded Mr. Miyagi and has completed his transformation into being the true grandmaster of Miyagi Do in the West.
A true martial arts grandmaster? Has the skill of one but not a true title like that.
Succeeded Mr Miyagi? No. And no one ever will.
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Absolutely. Not one hit touched him. He has come into his own.
He became Heisenberg
Mr Miyagi iwould smokes these fools
Terry: Do the crane Danny boy!
Daniel: Sure thing, Twig!
A flawless show, with the exception of Miguel's lame trip to Mexico to find his father, who he just happens to bump into and get invited to hang out with after saving his girlfriend's son, but after that the series quickly redeemed itself and is one of the all time greats.
Those Mexico episodes were actually really good though with some really good acting and writing for Miguels character arc throughout the show. Miguels trip to Mexico was anything but lame. Sure it could've been longer but it was still a nice, fun and emotional cpouple of episodes for this season.
i think the same the trip to México Was totally unnecesary
@@ethankleinman1067 it was really unnecessary, it really changed Johnny if anything. It helped fix his relationship with Robbie and had him realize he should be more considerate of Miguel. And hector didn’t even come back, it was pointless.
I agree with @MarkDice, my son and I were laughing at how lame the México 🇲🇽 episode was and the acting haha
It was giving Miguel closer, I get it, they just didn't think it through enough.
This is hands down the ABSOLUTE BEST fight scene in the entire series cause I feel like during this scene, Daniel truly overcame his fears from the events of Karate Kid 3.
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It’s great but chozen vs terry is my fav.
No it is not lol, Terry vs Chozen is, or Kreese vs Johnny.
@@bopro322 Can't touch Daniel and Silver. Sorry, but that is the way it is kid!
@@roycegrissett3580 Fanbase is aiming towards Terry vs Chozen, but either way, how is Terry vs Daniel even the best one when Terry was already hurt when he fought daniel?
Silver: "Do the crane danny boy"
Daniel: And I took that personally.
I lost it the first time watching this scene when Daniel was setting up for the crane kick! What a season! What a series. This show is going to be missed. Couldn’t be more thankful as a fan to have had this franchise return and exceed all expectations!
Love that Daniel using Terry's 'Quick Silver' fighting method to turns it against him! And this couldn't be more satisfied since Terry had been tried to separate Danny and Mr. Miyagi! And Danny has overcome all the trauma and pain that Terry has cause on him is just sweet, poetic justice!!👍👍👍
Terry was so busy using other Karate techniques that he forgets to use his own.
@@marigold973 agreed, this was the scene where he reached at or near in his own way the same level of his beloved teacher.
Amen dude!! And it’s like Chozen said in the first episode: “to catch serpent, you must think like serpent. We’ll use his style against him”.
Daniel followed Chozens advice. He had to use his own style to beat him. So he did and finished him of with his signature kick which Silver mocked him about when he was young. This season and this ending was brilliant.
The best part is he still managed to put a Miyagi-Do twist to everything - reapplying them to control and counter rather than aggressive, dirty tactics meant to cause significant physical injury.