{"id":169184,"date":"2021-02-03T00:58:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T21:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bruce-lee-would-have-loved-cobra-kai-according-to-kareem-abdul-jabbar\/"},"modified":"2021-02-03T00:58:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T21:58:34","slug":"bruce-lee-would-have-loved-cobra-kai-according-to-kareem-abdul-jabbar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bruce-lee-would-have-loved-cobra-kai-according-to-kareem-abdul-jabbar\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bruce Lee Would Have Loved Cobra Kai According to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Bruce Lee Would Have Loved Cobra Kai According to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<em>The Karate Kid<\/em> sequel <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> <strong><em>Cobra Kai<\/em><\/strong> is bigger than ever after premiering its third season on Netflix, and despite its comical nature, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says that even the legendary Bruce Lee would have been enjoying the hit series just as much as the rest of us. As a former student, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> of Death<\/em> co-star, and personal friend of the late martial artist, Abdul-Jabbar regales in a new column at <em>THR<\/em> how he has been watching and enjoying <em>Cobra Kai<\/em> with Lee in mind.<\/p>\n<p>From the column, here&#8217;s how <strong><em>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/em><\/strong> explains why Lee would have <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciated <em>Cobra Kai<\/em>:<br \/>\n<span class=\"related\">RELATED: How Jaden Smith&#8217;s Karate Kid Remake Connects to the Miyagiverse in Cobra Kai<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quote\"><p>&#8220;Bruce would have loved this reimagining because he saw martial arts not just as a way to defend against enemies, but as a way to defend against one&#8217;s own self-destructive impulses. Martial arts heals because it helps one identify their problems and adapt to solving them. Johnny&#8217;s character arc over the three seasons is of someone who believes the brutal teachings of his evil sensei, John Kreese (Martin Kove) &#8211; &#8216;strike first, strike hard, no mercy&#8217; &#8211; over a more evolved Bruce Lee philosophy of toughness with compassion. It&#8217;s important to win, but more important to be fighting for something worthwhile.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Abdul-Jabbar also details how, at the heart of the show, <em>Cobra Kai<\/em>&#8216;s conflicts &#8220;stem from the battle between the philosophies of the Miyagi dojo and the Cobra Kai dojo.&#8221; Per Abdul-Jabbar, Bruce would have also likely appreciated the philosophical lessons taught by the show, but as someone who had a great sense of humor himself, the martial artist he would have also loved just how funny the show can also be at times.<br \/>\n<span id=\"nativo1\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quote\"><p>&#8220;Bruce, who had an extensive library of philosophy books, would appreciate the attempt to teach these values to a young audience. Bruce, who also appreciated humor and was quite the jokester, would have loved that the show doesn&#8217;t take itself too seriously. In fact, it is much funnier than the movies.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Though Abdul-Jabbar also thinks <strong><em>Bruce Lee<\/em><\/strong> &#8220;might have quibbled&#8221; with the portrayal of the actual martial arts moves, it wouldn&#8217;t matter as the strengths of the show far outweigh the minor flaws. In fact, if Bruce were still with us, Abdul-Jabbar believes they&#8217;d even be enjoying the hit Netflix series together while reminiscing about days gone by. As Abdul-Jabbar says of his mentor and <em>Game of Death<\/em> co-star:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quote\"><p>&#8220;I like to think Bruce and I would have loved sitting on a sofa together enjoying the delightful <em>Cobra Kai<\/em>, while he lorded his great head of hair over me and reminded me of the times he kicked my ass when I was his student.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Cobra Kai<\/em> stars William Zabka and Ralph Macchio reprising their roles as Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso from <em>The Karate Kid<\/em>. Set over three decades later, the series follows the two as they rekindle their feud when Johnny reopens the Cobra Kai dojo. After initially debuting on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, the series has since moved to Netflix where it premiered its third season last month. A fourth season is now on the way, and for now, the first three seasons can be streamed in their entirety on Netflix. This <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> comes to us from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/kareem-abdul-jabbar-why-bruce-lee-would-have-loved-cobra-kai\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-tags\">\nTopics: Cobra Kai, Karate Kid<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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