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Ralph Macchio in Cobra Kai (2018)

William Zabka: Johnny Lawrence

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Cobra Kai

William Zabka credited as playing...

Johnny Lawrence

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  • Johnny Lawrence: So, let me get this straight. You took all the lessons I taught you, and you used them to straight-up beat the shit out of those punks.
  • Miguel Diaz: Well... yeah.
  • Johnny Lawrence: Follow me.
  • Miguel Diaz: [Miguel punches bags on Johnny's hands] What's the second rule of the Way of the First?
  • Aisha: Strike Hard.
  • Johnny Lawrence: That's right. There's only one reason to hit someone. To inflict pain. Striking hard is about giving your all.
  • [Aisha enters the dojo]
  • Johnny Lawrence: What the hell? No yoga till 5:00 no matter how bad you need it.
  • Aisha: I'm actually here for karate. I saw your website and it said there was supposed to be a session today.
  • Johnny Lawrence: I appreciate you coming in but there are no girls in Cobra Kai.
  • Aisha: Why not?
  • Johnny Lawrence: Same reason there aren't women in the Army. Doesn't make sense.
  • Miguel Diaz: Sensei, I need to show you something in the office.
  • [Johnny and Miguel both bow off the mat]
  • Johnny Lawrence: Don't give me this sexist bullshit. All right, I'm just saying women aren't meant to fight. They have tiny hollow bones.
  • Miguel Diaz: Aren't you desperate for new students?
  • Johnny Lawrence: Yes. But this isn't a knitting class. This is a dojo.
  • Miguel Diaz: The kids at school make fun of her, call her names.
  • Johnny Lawrence: That's what happens when you eat an entire box of Twinkies every day.
  • Miguel Diaz: Her dad is Isaiah Robinson.
  • [Johnny looks confused]
  • Miguel Diaz: Hall of Fame lineman for the Chargers.
  • Johnny Lawrence: Yeah, so you're saying it's genetic? Her love for Twinkies comes from her dad?
  • Miguel Diaz: No. I'm saying her family's loaded! All right, and she's a paying customer. But you don't need the money, right?
  • Johnny Lawrence: [Johnny and Miguel enter the main dojo] Okay. Take off your shoes. Hop on the mat. Okay. After further review, I've decided to allow female students. But if you want to be in Cobra Kai, you can't act like a girl.
  • Aisha: What do you mean? How do girls act?
  • Johnny Lawrence: Oh don't give me that. You know. All emotional, loud, complainy, never letting you finish a sentence.
  • Aisha: Well, I know a few guys who act just...
  • Johnny Lawrence: [Johnny interrupts] Quiet! My student tells me you've been harassed at school.
  • Aisha: Yeah. Mostly online. I get mean texts and emails sent to me. Makes me not want to go.
  • Johnny Lawrence: And who sends you these messages?
  • Aisha: Well, they're mostly anonymous. These kids create fake accounts and they tell me things like I'm ugly and that I should kill myself.
  • Johnny Lawrence: Oh, my God. What a bunch of pussies. Back in my day, if you wanted to tease someone, you did it to their face. There was honor, respect. These geeks hiding behind their computers, what a bunch of spineless losers. You're not afraid of these losers, are you?
  • Aisha: No.
  • Johnny Lawrence: Are you gonna take shit from these losers?
  • Aisha: No.
  • Johnny Lawrence: Good, because when I'm done with you, you're gonna be sending a message back, only it's not gonna be with your keyboard.
  • [Johnny holds up his closed hands to Aisha's face]
  • Johnny Lawrence: It's gonna be with your fists.

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