First off, as a strictly amateur martial artist who has nonetheless seen quite a few real and tournament fights - the fight scenes in Cobra Kai are about as unrealistic as they could possibly be.
But that doesn't mean they aren't an absolute blast to watch.
Likewise, this series is chock-full of teenagers who don't look or talk like real teenagers, parents who don't look or talk like real parents, martial arts instructors who do not look or talk like real martial arts instructors, and a melodramatic, often cartoonishly violent and over-the-top rivalry between dojos the likes of which has never, ever existed in real life.
But that doesn't mean you don't love (and hate) the characters, or that you don't become enthralled with the compulsively watchable, hysterically absurd plot lines.
And as an added bonus, amidst the wonderful chaos of one of the most deliciously unrealistic series ever made - you even get an unexpectedly touching, surprisingly realistic presentation of one aspect of real life - that no one is completely good or completely bad.
Do yourself a favor and subscribe to this wonderfully bad, wonderfully trashy series. Just don't start watching the first episode on a weeknight when you have work or school the next morning. You'll be up all night until you've watched every last episode.
But that doesn't mean they aren't an absolute blast to watch.
Likewise, this series is chock-full of teenagers who don't look or talk like real teenagers, parents who don't look or talk like real parents, martial arts instructors who do not look or talk like real martial arts instructors, and a melodramatic, often cartoonishly violent and over-the-top rivalry between dojos the likes of which has never, ever existed in real life.
But that doesn't mean you don't love (and hate) the characters, or that you don't become enthralled with the compulsively watchable, hysterically absurd plot lines.
And as an added bonus, amidst the wonderful chaos of one of the most deliciously unrealistic series ever made - you even get an unexpectedly touching, surprisingly realistic presentation of one aspect of real life - that no one is completely good or completely bad.
Do yourself a favor and subscribe to this wonderfully bad, wonderfully trashy series. Just don't start watching the first episode on a weeknight when you have work or school the next morning. You'll be up all night until you've watched every last episode.