Who trained John Kreese?

According to Terry Silver, they at one point even found themselves under the tutelage of Kim Sun-Yung himself. Excelling at martial arts, Kreese became the U.S. Army's Karate champion; a title he held from 1970 to 1972.
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Does Robby train with Kreese?

While Tory leads the Cobra Kais that night in an attack on the LaRusso house, Kreese keeps Robby behind at the dojo to train him.
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Is sensei Kreese Johnny's dad?

He starts out as an inadequate father due to having been failed by all three of his own male parental figures: his biological dad, Kreese, and Sid. Accordingly, Johnny possesses traits of all three of them, which he must overcome on his personal path to redemption.
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Why did Terry Silver betray John Kreese?

Silver, however, bribes the referee to rule in Tory and Cobra Kai's favor. After this, Silver betrays and turns on Kreese, partially over revenge for Kreese not letting him beat Johnny up when he tried to prove his loyalty, and also so he can take sole control of Cobra Kai.
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Who was in Vietnam with Kreese?

Nine months after the tournament, Kreese has lost all of his students after attacking Johnny, leaving the future of Cobra Kai in doubt. Kreese visits his Vietnam War comrade, Terry Silver, who has become a wealthy owner of a toxic waste disposal business and offers to help Kreese gain revenge on Daniel and Mr.
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Is Tory Ali's daughter in Cobra Kai?

So, if Ali really is Tory's birth mother, it means Tory is actually adopted and Ali gave her up for whatever reason. It's up to Cobra Kai season 3 to reveal if this is, indeed, the case and Tory Nichols is the daughter Ali Mills Schwarber.
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Did Kreese save Terry Silver?

As shown during flashbacks in "Cobra Kai" Season 3, Kreese saved Silver's life in the war and the latter has sought to repay his debt to Kreese for decades (sort of like a super intense and rather odd Forrest Gump/Lieutenant Dan relationship, if you think about it).
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Is Terry Silver Miguel's father?

Terry Silver

In the story, he was a very wealthy man who constantly bullied Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) to avenge his favorite person and friend, Kreese. Based on flashbacks, Terry was linked to Miguel because Miguel's daddy is Kreese's mysterious ally.
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Does Kreese care about Johnny?

He always regarded Johnny as his greatest student, even if the two came to blows on more than one occasion. In Kreese's eyes, Johnny's hatred of him could be forged into a weapon to overcome his failures, and he wanted to be the man who made it happen.
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Where did Kreese learn karate?

Prisoner of War

Turner is the second significant bully to shape Kreese's villainy. He instructs Young Kreese in the martial art he learned in Korea from Master Kim Sun-Yung and it's not Karate. It's Tang Soo Do. This resolves an issue that martial arts savvy fans have had with the series since the original films.
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Who is Tori's dad in Cobra Kai?

Tory's Father Is Terry Silver

Mike Barnes isn't the only Karate Kid Part III character that's been linked to Tory. There's also Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith). This rich businessman could have had a brief relationship with Tory's mom long ago.
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What happened to Kreese girlfriend?

She wrote to him diligently and he did the same, keeping the spark of hope alive for them to be reunited when Kreese returned to America. Betsy went to visit her Grandmother in Pasadena when she was in a car accident - her car wrapped around a tree and she was killed.
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Is Cress Johnny's dad?

The Karate Kid films didn't address Johnny's biological father too much, but viewers later found out his stepfather was incredibly abusive to him. If his home life wasn't rough enough, Johnny also faced abuse from his sensei John Kreese -- the true villain of The Karate Kid.
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Does Hawk join Eagle Fang?

Though Hawk was given a clear reason to switch from Cobra Kai to Eagle Fang, his reason to leave Eagle Fang for Miyagi-Do is a bit more subtle. In a surprising turn of events, Hawk joined Miyagi-Do instead of returning to Eagle Fang in the middle of Cobra Kai season 4.
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Why does Robby join kreese?

Robby is the perfect student for Kreese to use to manipulate his former star-pupil because of their broken father-son relationship; Kreese is taking advantage of the existing history between Robby and Johnny, and he's manipulating both of them for his own gain.
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Who is stronger Robby or Miguel?

And plus if it was just a straight up fight between Robby and Miguel, Miguel will win cause he's twice better than robby. Not only that he's actually stronger than robby. One he isn't better at fighting then Robby and he certainly isn't twice as strong and two, Robby is way stronger than Robby.
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What is John Kreese real name?

Martin Kove (/ˈkoʊv/; born March 6, 1946) is an American actor and martial artist best known for The Karate Kid (1984), in which he played John Kreese, the head teacher of the Cobra Kai karate dojo.
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Does Ralph Macchio know karate?

Macchio told us that his martial arts experience is more one as a servant to the martial arts. In other words, while he never entered karate's formal belt system, he's its greatest living ambassador (our declaration, not his).
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Why is Robbie's last name Keene?

Or, was Keene Robby's mom's maiden name? Yes Keene is Shannon's last name and she kept it for that reason due to Johnny not being there for him. Hello, It seems like you are new here, if so welcome to The Karate Kid wiki.
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How many dojos are in Cobra Kai?

While all three dojos have more students in the background as extras, obviously, the key players are the main characters of Cobra Kai.
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What does Chozen say at the end of season 4?

The Return of Chozen

He only appears for a moment, and only speaks one line 'Os! ' It's a commonly used term in Karate, a grunt of agreement with militaristic overtones.
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What did silver do stingrays?

Silver, heavily intoxicated and on a downward spiral, brutally attacks the lesser student. After delivering a beating, he promises to make him a student if he does something for him first. He delivers a powerful blow to the head that renders Stingray unconscious.
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Is twig silver Cobra Kai?

That leads us back to Silver's return for Cobra Kai Season 4, which also happened to be heralded furtively via Kreese's Season 3 Vietnam War flashbacks, in which a young Silver (Nick Marini), known as “Twig,” is saved by Kreese, forging the life debt at the center of their friendship.
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Who is the main villain in Cobra Kai?

Throughout the classic franchise's first three films, The Karate Kid parts I, II and III, John Kreese inflicts severe trauma on his students and rivals with instinctive ease. By way of his infamous Cobra Kai dojo, the Vietnam War veteran transforms insecure teenagers into quasi-militaristic bullies.
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