Just like I was suspecting, Mike Barnes has been brought in as a technical consultant for the tournament. It only makes sense. Daniel and Johnny only fought in the All-Valley Championships, and it's unknown if Chozen ever fought in a tournament setting, but probably not. Remember Mr. Miyagi telling Daniel in the original Karate Kid: "fight for life, not points." Barnes was a tournament champion many times over and knows how the circuit works inside and out. "Ask the experienced, not the learned." We can speculate that Chozen, as far as rank, is equal to Barnes (10th Dan it appears); however, I do not think Daniel or Johnny can claim anything past 2nd or 3rd Dan; I could be wrong. This whole tournament hinges on Barnes preparing the Miyagi Dos for the mental aspects of the tournament and Chozen making sure they are prepared technique-wise for the dastardly tactics Master Kim's crew will employ.

"And if any of you delicate flowers feel like going to your Senseis and crying..." *glares at Sam* 😂😂😂

If Mike Barnes says it is intense it will TRULY be INTENSE

Mike Barnes, the real deal. Even Johnny Lawrence, shocked for his brutal style!

This is almost like having Kreese training Miyagi do, who knew Daniel hired a drill sergeant to train his students 😂

Johnny looks over at Daniel as if to say…”he’s got you there, bro”

Johnny: QUIET!!! MIKE: MOVE!!!

Honestly, he is exactly what the students need to take down what's coming.

Mike Barnes: “Larousso for me to do my best as sensei I will need 50%”

I can see the “your karate is a joke” line coming😂

It looked like Barnes learned the hard way when he was young. That’s why he’s even stricter than Johnny.

I like how the colors of each karate gi worn by the now adult characters are introduced: 1. Daniel - the iconic Miyagi-Do karate gi to honor the lessons Mr. Miyagi taught him 2. Johnny - rejected his old Cobra Kai black gi in favor of his more personal style, Eagle Fang donned in dominantly red with black stripes. 3. Chozen - brown Miyagi-Do karate gi which symbolizes that Miyagi-Do can also be aggressive if the situation calls for it as well as it reflects how Sato represents the other coin of Miyagi-Do teachings. 4. Mike - a dominantly black gi with red stripes, effectively a palette swap of Johnny's Eagle Fang as well as it reflects his status as the national champion

Mike Barnes is the coolest bad ass

Mike Barnes is definitely needed!

Sensei Barnes Is the boss now 🔥🔥

Mike Barnes : " my karate is no joke " 😅

I have a feeling that hawk will piss of the main antagonist (the one who nods at Kreese) and fight with him as America vs Japan then..the main antagonist will cripple Hawk..in the mean time Miguel will fight another opponent and then Robby will have to fight the asian antagonist (the one that beat hawk) in the finale wich will lead to his win

Mike Barnes has experience in a tournament, which neither Johnny nor Daniel have. Barnes need to be super tough for the sake of the students. And I don't think Chozen will have any issues with it either, as he's fought to the death too.

This gives me best of the best vibes

I see that Mike Barnes is wearing 10 red stripes on his blackbelt. I take this to mean that he is a 10th Degree Blackbelt Grandmaster. If true, this would strongly indicate that he continued to be actively involved in martial arts after the events of Karate Kid 3.

"Do you maggots understand?"

I love this it’s so good

Such a demetri thing to say

Wow! Mike Barnes is more intense than Johnny. I can’t wait to see what he’s gonna do to them! I guess that’s why he’s karate’s bad boy and not Johnny.

0:59 the way Kenny flinched there XD

I bet Daniel is regretting letting Barnes around the students

Mike barnes- the new villain

So fucking pumped

the " now " was personal

My boy Mike Barnes!

Mike Barnes!!!!! Yess 👍

This must be after Johnny & Daniel almost come to blows with how to proceed. They agree to bring in Barnes, who gives us Dalton from Road House vibes here. But where's Chozen?

Barnes: The deal was my way or the highway. Whatever you say Sensei Dalton.

"I know this isn't your fight, and this is a lot to ask, but will you help me, finally take down Kim Da Eun?" - Daniel to Mike

The music sounds pretty intense 😱

Can’t wait

I feel like Mike is gonna mental and Physical prepare them, whole Chozen trains then with secret but deadly attacks and just stuff to use during the fights.

Jesus Christ, Barnes reminds me Kreese back in the 80s on the Karate Kid 1 movie😨

Cant wait 😅

Everyone meet Sensei Barnes🥋

Mike Barnes is back baby

The mean streak in Mike Barnes is back ever since Terry Silver burnt down his furniture store

I can't wait .cobra I series 6 cume out on Netflix

He's like scott adkins in ipman 4

Kenny and Anthony?! In the same dojo?!

What are they gonna do? Move furniture? 😂

Zack Hample is in this scene

"My way or the highway"? You're not too far from the 101, the 405 or the 118.

Barnes ain't Effin around.

Mike is about to have shit get real this is going to be a bad a season let's go can't wait

When I saw on one of his sleeves it said shotokan. I know you didn't saw it but you will.

I do karate is a get fit I well be doing karate again

Mooo!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂!!

Hawk not being in the front row with miguel and robby really pisses me off. They really been downplaying him since season 5

this scene may tell us that there will be some sort of tryouts and cuts

haha: daniel: lets keep it positive, selections! johnny: quiet! mike barnes: people have died, MOVE! not quite the same level. mike is gonna utterly destroy these kids.

Roby el mejor checa solo como se ve es el mejor🐯

Bet Mike makes one of the students litterly pee their karate robes when he approaches them this season or we Riot. Then ask them for 50 percent to pay for new karate robs. OMG, i bet its Dimitri and Kenny Mike is gonna have a field day with them. Wait, that came out wrong 😂

It’s really happening!? I thought that this was generated by AI someone did at the first moment, I saw this through the tiny thumbnail!

Mike is back everyone

🥋🥋

mike barnes still seems like a bad boy in season 6,...HEEL?

Cobra kia series 6 is the and of Cobra kia

I'm not gay, but Barnes is hot ❤

Why is Mike Barnes so tough?

Do you think Johnny taking Mike out for a night of drinking might mellow him out? I wonder if Dutch, Bobby and some other Cobra Kai s from the 1980s will show up? Remember that it's Cobra Kai never die.

Mike Barnes may have been the Karate champion but something tells me that there’s something suspicious about Mike Barnes. Mike Barnes maybe working with Daniel Larusso but we all know that appearances can be deceiving. What if Mike Barnes is working with Terry Silver to get Miyagi Do disqualified from tournament? What if this is part of Terry Silver’s plan for revenge against Miyagi Do? What if Terry Silver is manipulating Mike Barnes about the tournament in order to get people to lose faith in Miyagi Do?

For me to do my absolute best, which is what I want to do for you. I'm going to need at least 50%.

I thought Kenny was Cobra Kai or die ???

What's the matter sweetheart?

Didn't Mike win one of these tournaments pre KK3?

You watched the whole part 1?

Did he say people died?

Mike: "You came to me... We agreed that it was MY WAY or THE HIGHWAY!!" 😤 Johnny: (Looks at Daniel) *'SMACK' NOICE!!* 😏

What if Mike Barnes is helping Terry Silver seduce Daniel’s students into joining Cobra Kai before the tournament? What if Sam is becoming seduced by Cobra Kai and doesn’t even know it yet?

This is just ridiculous. They shouldn’t be releasing a clip. It’s supposed to release the same time the final part does

So, is the Sekai Takai under 18?