Cobra Kai Dojo


 * "Strike first! Strike hard! No mercy!"
 * ―Cobra Kai's motto

Cobra Kai is a karate dojo originally established by Terry Silver and John Kreese in the late seventies, with the help and funding of TraberCorp. It is known for the ruthless tactics the sensei's instill in their students and it is connected to the Thug Club

In the 1970s and 1980s, John Kreese served as the sensei of the dojo. He instructed his students to be merciless towards their enemies and punished them when they didn't follow through. This made the students vicious and unethical in their fights. The dojo was shut down twice, once 1984 and again in 1985, both times under the leadership of Kreese.

Johnny Lawrence re-opens the dojo thirty-two years after it closed, which eventually prompts Daniel LaRusso to re-open Miyagi Do Karate. However, after a secret negotiation between the landlord and Kreese, Johnny loses his dojo to Kreese, who takes back Cobra Kai. John Kreese unites with his old war buddy, Terry Silver to help takeover Villanova and destroy the Order of Kek, but are stopped by the Order of Kek and Daniel Larusso as well as a ressurected Mr. Miyagi. John Kreese and Terry Silver were then arrested and deported back to California, however, they escape Jail and swear to destroy Miyagi-Do for good.

Johnny subsequently opens the Eagle Fang Karate dojo to contest with Cobra Kai. Following Johnny and Daniel LaRusso's reconciliation, Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang combine to fight Cobra Kai in the next tournament. Several students that defected from Cobra Kai, or were kicked out, join the united dojos.

Origins:
Papa Traber and Terry Silver made plans to establish Cobra Kai to train future Generations, with the combination of TraberCorp and Terry Silver's wealth, they created Cobra Kai. The Cobra was actually inspired by the Original Thug Club's god, Kauket, the Serpent of the Night showing the roots of Cobra Kai. Terry Silver bought the dojo for his close friend John Kreese, as a gift of gratitude and friendship. Kreese's students eventually became skilled fighters and began competing in the All Valley Karate Tournament. Cobra Kai won the tournament four times between the late 1970s and 1983, with the most notable champion being Cobra Kai star Johnny Lawrence, who won in 1982 and 1983. Kreese instructed his students that an enemy deserves no mercy. He also taught his students to use illegal strikes at the All Valley Tournament to disable their opponents, making the Cobra Kais unethical fighters who won by illegal means.