(by Rosie Cordero ew.com 7-18-19)
Cobra Kai won’t be back for its third season until 2020, but star Ralph Macchio teased what fans can expect on Thursday, live from EW’s video studio at San Diego Comic-Con. The actor told EW’s Gerrad Hall that his character, Daniel LaRusso, will be headed to Japan as he continues to work through life without his Karate Kid sensei, Mr. Miyagi (played by the legendary actor Pat Morita in the original movies).
“For season 3, something I can tease is that, albeit we have a lot of cleaning up to do based on the events of season 2, some of the stories will dive into the origins of both Miyagi-Do Karate and Cobra Kai,” Macchio explained. “Like, the beginnings of those two forms of martial arts, and we’ll learn stuff about both that we never knew. And that includes LaRusso going to Okinawa, which is a piece of season 3.”
It was always important to Macchio that Mr. Miyagi’s presence be felt on the show. And with LaRusso rebuilding Miyagi-Do in season 2 to become a sensei himself, the spirit of the character can live on, with his lessons passed on to a new generation.
“It was always important from the get-go upon hearing the initial pitch for this project to have Miyagi woven into the story and into LaRusso’s life,” Macchio said. “Whether it be something [LaRusso] needs to tap back into to find balance in his life if he’s gone off… and that stuff has all been incorporated last season.”
He continued, “In season 2, we were at Miyagi-Do Karate, so a big part of it was back at that house and that location. So it was kind of emotional to do that because a lot of the magic of that original film happened in those scenes and with that character. I think it’s important to keep that alive in the show.”
Two things no one from the cast would confirm were whether Karate Kid actress Elisabeth Shue would (finally) make an appearance on Cobra Kai, and how Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) is doing after his accident in the finale. Even without that information, it’s certain that Miguel and Johnny’s (William Zabka) relationship will never be the same.
“Personally, I don’t know too much, but I think the biggest thing is the relationship between Miguel and Johnny,” Maridueña said. “It’s touched upon throughout the first and second season, and seeing how that will be affected by the events that happened in the last episode, and it’s something to look forward to. And things were going pretty well between for Miguel’s mom and Johnny up until the last episode, so I guess we can tune in for that too.”
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https://ew.com/comic-con/2019/07/18/cobra-kai-season-3-ralph-macchio-okinawa/
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Paragon Martial Arts
Sadly I cannot seem to find a website or any other information on this dojo.
Great looking logo though.
Jul 21, 2019
Why Kung-Fu?
(from Pablo Zamora's Facebook page)
Classical Kung-Fu is not easy. It pushes your body to levels most are not willing to go. In my Masters Club Class I teach traditional Wah Lum style of Kung-Fu. This system is very challenging. But that’s not to say that others are simple. I found out that if let go of my Kung-Fu I lose flexibility, and a lot more. My technique ability in my other skills suffer. It’s quite amazing. I see it for mys...elf. I see practitioners that stop training in KungFu and focus more on practical combative systems... Wow, they become tighter and they lose that technique edge that training in this can give. One thing for sure is that the fitness one gets from it differs from other types of fitness. Training in low stances, kicking high, moving with speed, grace and power in empty hand and weapon forms truly does get one’s body to a different level. I have done Kung- Fu all my life. I brought it here to the RGV ... I was the first Kung fu school. This was 36 years ago. I also brought in Krav Maga 20 years ago. I didn’t learn Krav Maga for myself, it was more for the need of the people in my community. Krav Maga is very simple and it’s great for the masses as anyone can do it. For myself I rely more on Bruce Lee’s JKD for combat and Kung- Fu for my physical challenge and wellness. Kung fu to me is one of the oldest forms of personal development. Bruce Lee created his JKD from Kung-fu. It was his training and his passion that inspired him to expand classical Wing Chun Kung Fu to JKD.
Strong & Inspired. - Master Z
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