Hawk and Robby at the All Valley Karate Tournament This changes his nickname from "Lip" to "Hawk". He takes the message to heart and returns to class the next day donning a large mohawk and a hawk tattoo on his back. Demetri storms out of the dojo, though Eli stays, inspired by Johnny's teachings. If he's tired of people mocking the scar he has to give them something else to look at or react too. Flip the script on those who want to attack him. Johnny uses a takedown on Demetri, flipping him, before telling Eli that he has to do the same. Johnny mocks Eli's scar, despite protests from both Eli and Demetri. This inspires Eli to join Cobra Kai Dojo, with Demetri joining to be with Eli. However, Miguel defends himself using the martial arts he's learned from Johnny Lawrence. The trio are soon picked on by Kyler Park and his friends. He sits next to Demetri and Eli despite their unpopular status. They are at lunch when the new-kid Miguel arrives, looking for a place to sit. Miguel kicked ass." ― Eli encouraging Demetri to join Cobra Kai Īt first Eli is quiet, shy, and often made fun of for his scar that is the result of a cleft lip surgery. They endured the bullying and torment at the hands of older students, and tried to stick to themselves.Ĭobra Kai Season 1 " Just give it a chance. The pair donned themselves "binary brothers" and excelled in academia together, winning a coding competition at a computer camp. He was bullied due to his scar, but found an equal in fellow outcast Demetri, whom he has met since kindergarten. "Essentially, what I'm saying here, is everything is Eagle Fang karate.Eli was born at some point in 2002 with a cleft lip, that when surgically repaired, resulted in a scar running from his lip to nose. "By doing this, the martial artist knows what they're doing and can start branching out and learning new things that are uncharacteristic of what they're used to, which is cool, because it just shows growth," he says. Seth goes on to explain that having this combination of styles allows you to have more options in a fight, showing the difference in the various styles in some footage of himself using karate techniques while sparring with a Muay Thai fighter. It's a really cool evolution that the show took, to let its characters be offensive and defensive at the same time." "That's kind of just what being a better martial artist is about learning to do more things that you're not super good at. "By being able to do more things, you become less predictable," he says. Therefore, Seth incorporates elements of both offense and defense into his demonstration. The hilariously named Eagle Fang has an ostensibly less aggressive philosophy than the "strike first, no mercy" principles of Cobra Kai, but is not just focused on defense in the way that Miyagi-do is. In his most recent video, he demonstrates how to fight like a student of Eagle Fang, the new dojo started by former Cobra Kai sensei Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka). YouTube's Sensei Seth has made previous videos examining the accuracy of the karate depicted in the show and assessing which character is the best fighter, and even choreographed his own fight scene using the Cobra Kai combat style. The fourth season of Cobra Kai is now streaming on Netflix, meaning all we can think about once again is karate.
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