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07-19-2022, 01:53 AM
https://www.looper.com/932107/fans-weigh-in-on-the-miyagi-tactic-that-gets-used-an-awful-lot-in-cobra-kai/
Characters constantly 'no be there' in Cobra Kai
In "The Karate Kid Part II," Mr. Miyagi gives Daniel the following piece of advice: "Remember, best block, no be there." Basically, this means that the best way to defend yourself from a fight is to not be there in the first place. It goes along with Mr. Miyagi's wisdom from the first film, where he was more interested in teaching Daniel how to defend than outright attack.
As Redditor u/No-Nobody-9551 (https://www.reddit.com/r/cobrakai/comments/v1weqm/times_the_no_be_there_tactic_was_used_in_the/) points out, the idea of avoiding a fight entirely comes up repeatedly throughout "Cobra Kai." They proceed to list nine examples of when this had occurred, including "When Eli and Demitri ran out of the locker room from Kyler and his gang" and "Sam hiding from Tory at the laser tag arena." That doesn't include arguably the best example from the series when in Season 4, "Miyagi fang doesn't show up to fight Cobra Kai at the ball park." This was listed among Collider's six best pieces of Mr. Miyagi advice (https://collider.com/miyagi-lessons-from-cobra-kai-season-4/) from "Cobra Kai" Season 4.
Many were impressed with the observation, and some couldn't help but have a little more fun at the show's expense, offering one more example that may hit a little too close: "Johnny as a father to Robby. BOOM!" Fortunately, if there's anyone who can withstand a bit of good-natured ribbing, it'd be Johnny Lawrence.
Characters constantly 'no be there' in Cobra Kai
In "The Karate Kid Part II," Mr. Miyagi gives Daniel the following piece of advice: "Remember, best block, no be there." Basically, this means that the best way to defend yourself from a fight is to not be there in the first place. It goes along with Mr. Miyagi's wisdom from the first film, where he was more interested in teaching Daniel how to defend than outright attack.
As Redditor u/No-Nobody-9551 (https://www.reddit.com/r/cobrakai/comments/v1weqm/times_the_no_be_there_tactic_was_used_in_the/) points out, the idea of avoiding a fight entirely comes up repeatedly throughout "Cobra Kai." They proceed to list nine examples of when this had occurred, including "When Eli and Demitri ran out of the locker room from Kyler and his gang" and "Sam hiding from Tory at the laser tag arena." That doesn't include arguably the best example from the series when in Season 4, "Miyagi fang doesn't show up to fight Cobra Kai at the ball park." This was listed among Collider's six best pieces of Mr. Miyagi advice (https://collider.com/miyagi-lessons-from-cobra-kai-season-4/) from "Cobra Kai" Season 4.
Many were impressed with the observation, and some couldn't help but have a little more fun at the show's expense, offering one more example that may hit a little too close: "Johnny as a father to Robby. BOOM!" Fortunately, if there's anyone who can withstand a bit of good-natured ribbing, it'd be Johnny Lawrence.