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"I've started training [Elon Musk]," tweeted series star & official Kreese spokesperson Martin Kove "He's officially Cobra Kai." That makes sense on so many levels – but we're not buying Zuckerberg being trained by either Daniel or Johnny so this should get interesting (though it probably won't). Image: Netflix, SNL Screencap Here's a look at Kove's tweet[...]

When John Kreese (Martin Kove) tracked him down, Terry was done with karate and more than happy to live out his life in luxury Once his former Army captain from Vietnam lit that fuse after his initial refusal, memories and flashbacks from his days in the war and The Karate Kid Part III (1989) flooded[...]

Miyagi (Pat Morita) intervened on his behalf grabbing John Kreese's (Martin Kove) shoulder forcing him to let go of his student It then cuts to Kreese trying to punch Miyagi, but his dodge caused him to run his fist through a car window behind Miyagi and Kreese ends up bloodying his hand The flashback closes[...]

Cobra Kai star Martin Kove will be taking John Kreese's teachings to the podcasting world called Cobra Koves The actor is teaming up with LiveOne-owned audio platform PodcastOne to launch the podcast on the popular Netflix series set to premiere on January 20th Kove's history with the series goes back to the 1984 original The[...]

The emerging narrative is the return of Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver, the primary villain in the maligned The Karate Kid Part III (1989), but the story of the character's creation stems from a scheduling conflict that affected the original villain & primary antagonist of the 1984 film The Karate Kid in Martin Kove,[...]

There are some major developments and fun sequences in the latest season of the Netflix series Cobra Kai including the major arc that sees the dojos in Daniel LaRusso's (Ralph Macchio) Miyagi-do and Johnny Lawrence's (William Zabka) Eagle Fang posting a united front against the menacing John Kreese (Martin Kove) and Terry Silver's (Thomas Ian[...]

Griffith's Silver is tracked by his former dojo partner John Kreese (Martin Kove) to see if he'll rejoin him to help train his students leading to the upcoming All-Valley Karate Tournament. Cobra Kai (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai Cr Courtesy of Netflix © 2021 While Terry[...]

Thomas Ian Griffith's Terry Silver (The Karate Kid III) has joined forces with Kreese (Martin Kove) to offer some serious firepower in his war against Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny (William Zabka) in the all-important Under-18 All Valley 51st Karate Championship So if Daniel's Miyagi-Do and Johnny's Eagle Fang dojos stand any chance of winning,[...]

Terry, who is the co-founder of Cobra Kai with fellow Vietnam War vet and best friend John Kreese (Martin Kove), was the one-time sensei to Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) teaching him the ways of the "dark side" Griffith spoke to EW about his initial thoughts on the Netflix series Cobra Kai upon its premiere on[...]

Cobra Kai star Martin Kove may not have to prove he's the best in the world, but for now, he'll throw his hat into being the best of ABC's Dancing with the Stars on their 30th season Kove took to Twitter to announce his involvement writing, "It's official, Sweep the dance floor! Who's ready for[...]

We have Thomas Ian Griffith's return as Terry Silver (The Karate Kid III), offering Kreese (Martin Kove) some serious back-up That means life is about to get a whole lot uglier for Daniel LaRusso's (Ralph Macchio) Miyagi-Do and Johnny Lawrence's (William Zabka) Eagle Fang dojos This time, there's more than just a trophy on the[...]

If there's anyone who would have something to say on much-anticipated fights, you'd think it would be actor Martin Kove, who took the opportunity to chime in on what some might feel is the anti-climactic result of the UFC 264 fight between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor Kove, who played John Kreese since the 1984[...]

Cobra Kai creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg, and series star Ralph Macchio shared their thoughts on wrapping Season 4.

The apple didn't fall far from the tree for Jesse Kove who decided to follow in his father Martin Kove's footsteps becoming an actor even to the point of working with him on some of his projects, the latest in the Netflix series Cobra Kai As the continuation of The Karate Kid film franchise, Jesse[...]

The actors did the majority of the work." COBRA KAI (L to R) MARTIN KOVE as JOHN KREESE in episode 302 of COBRA KAI Cr COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2020 Koda and Curfman were meticulous about making sure each character's fighting style was personalized and distinct "We prepped it and choreographed it early in the time before,"[...]

Aside from the training and filming of scenes on set, it turned out star William Zabka shares some characteristics with Johnny Lawrence in real life and Martin Kove (John Kreese) is equally as reflective "They're really cool and outgoing and stuff," he said "William will make like funny voices and tell jokes on set He's[...]

T and Tina and the drama Ohara, but both failed miserably. More Than Miyagi poster courtesy of Love Project Films More Than Miyagi obviously also explores his most signature role as Nariyoshi Miyagi with interviews from most of the major cast and crew from the four Karate Kid films, including stars Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, and Martin[...]

Over the course of three seasons, Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai has offered viewers a number of familiar faces from the "Karate Kid" film franchise- and as Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) head for a stand-off with Kreese (Martin Kove) at the upcoming All-Valley karate tournament, it's safe to say[...]

In Cobra Kai's sixth episode of season three "King Cobra," John Kreese (Martin Kove) decided to mold the dojo more into his image by recruiting bigger and more physical specimens from Valley High to bolster his ranks After all, Cobra Kai was originally his before his one-time prized student Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) revived at[...]

COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2020 One thing John Kreese (Martin Kove) instills within his students is to fight their battles smart With Valley High on high alert on the waring dojos between Miyagi-do and Cobra Kai, the battles shifted off-campus Among the first victims is Miyagi-do's Chris (Khalil Everage) where Eli/Hawk (Jacob Bertrand) and two other[...]

And as much as we're conditioned to "hate" John Kreese (Martin Kove), he looks out for his own. Cr COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2020 I will hand it to creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald for always sticking to their guns and their morals for their characters The grey area of the characters makes it not[...]

Picking up the pieces of a pretty rough second-season finale and facing the very dangerous threat posed by Kreese (Martin Kove), each of them needed to confront ghosts from their pasts to keep the same mistakes from the past from repeating themselves Plus? Kreese is definitely not someone who should be molding young minds and[...]

Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, and more from the Cobra Kai cast offer viewers a recap of the "Karate Kid" sequel series' first two seasons.

Picking up the pieces of a pretty rough second-season finale and facing the very dangerous threat posed by Kreese (Martin Kove), each of them needs to confront demons from their pasts For Daniel, that means heading back to his sensei's homeland to see if there's more he can learn about Miyagi-do From the official trailer,[...]

But there's more… Cobra Kai released a new preview for Season 3 (Image: Netflix screencap) At the 9:02:37 mark, you'll find a brief preview for the new season that finds Kreese (Martin Kove) declaring "open season" on Daniel (Ralph Macchio)- and the opening salvo in Kreese' war makes things very, very personal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgi8xL2lkiQVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript[...]

In fact, the upcoming third season finds Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) putting aside their differences to work together to take down Martin Kove's Kreese- but to do that, he'll need help from The Karate Kid Part II characters Kumiko (Tamlyn Tomita) and Chozen (Yuji Okumoto). Cobra Kai and The Karate Kid had a[...]

But if they're going to take down very, very Kreese (Martin Kove), each of them will have to confront their pasts one more time- as you're about to see in the following character teasers. Cr COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2020 In the first clip, Daniel will have to go back to the roots of Miyagi-Do to learn what[...]

But we have a feeling there's one thing about the preview that follows that's going to stick out he most: watching Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) team up to take down a very, very "big bad" in the form of Kreese (Martin Kove) Translation? That means Johnny and Daniel are going to be kicking[...]

With the tension building between Johnny (William Zabka), Daniel (Ralph Macchio), and Kreese (Martin Kove) heading into the new season and Miguel's (Xolo Maridueña) long-term prognosis still unknown, we get a reminder of just how rough things got for everyone on the other side of the camera by the time the season wrapped. Cr[...]

Channeling his inner-Johnny perfectly, Zabka went with the joke that he was being called a "goat" instead of being a GOAT (Greatest of All Time) and went after MTV for not having enough Def Leppard, Martha Quinn, and Remote Control on the air. Cobra Kai star William Zabka channeled his inner-Johnny (Image: MTV screencap) On the more[...]