Warning: Spoilers for Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 1
Summary
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Chozen’s strength surpasses that of his uncle Sato in Cobra Kai, showing his growth as a martial artist.
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Sato was one of the best fighters of the Karate Kid, known for his skills despite never fighting on screen.
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Although Chozen may be close to Mr. Miyagi’s level, there is still no evidence that he can defeat him in a fight.
Based on a key scene in Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 1, Chozen has surpassed one of The Karate Kid Franchise’s best fighters. As of season 3 it is evident that Chozen Toguchi is near the top of the list when it comes to the most talented martial artists in The Karate Kids World. After all, he beat Daniel LaRusso with relative ease.
His reputation was solidified soon after his return to the series. Chozen proved his worth once again when he promptly took down a handful of karate instructors. in Cobra Kai Season 5’s finale, Chozen overpowered Terry Silver, eliminating a key contender for the title of Cobra Kai’s best fighter. He had a chance to firmly establish himself above Johnny as well, but the show didn’t follow through on that. However, it took one moment in the last five episodes of the last season 6 to put Chosen ahead of a different character in The Karate Kids Power structure.
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Cobra Kai Season 6 hints that Chosen is now stronger than Sato
As he prepares for his fight with Johnny, Chosen is shown trying to break a wooden beam with his bare hand. He failed in his first few attempts, but finally succeeded. This scene does more than just demonstrate Chozen’s strength, as it also offers a clear contrast to Sato’s capabilities in The Karate Kid Part II. Played by Danny Kamekona, Sato was Chozen’s uncle and the person primarily responsible for his karate training. In the movie, he was understood to be an extremely formidable fighter. however, Sato was unable to break a wooden beam.
For this reason, Chozen breaking the beam in Cobra Kai Can be fairly interpreted as the show’s way of saying that Chozen has finally gone beyond his uncle’s skill. The student overtaking the master is a highly coveted milestone in the journey of a martial arts hero, making it an important but understated moment in Chozen’s history.
Sato was arguably one of the strongest fighters of the Karate Kid
Despite never engaging in an onscreen fight, Sato has long been regarded as one of the franchise’s most skilled martial artists. This reputation is built largely on his history with Mr. Miyagi. Both he and Miyagi were trained by the latter’s father, who is regarded as the true source of Daniel’s style of karate. Because they both have a similar background in martial arts, It’s fair to say that Sato was a force to be reckoned with when The Karate Kid Part II Character was in his frame.
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Anyone famous in the franchise as the main karate rival to Mr. Miyagi would naturally have to be quite proficient in martial arts to hold their own. He was obviously not stronger than Mr. Miyagi, but the progress his top student (Chozen) showed was always a testimony of his talents.
Did Chosen also surpass Mr. Miyagi?
With Chosen breaking the wooden beam and seemingly surpassing Sato, it’s worth wondering where he stands now in terms of who the franchise’s top fighters are. There is no doubt that he is now in the upper echelon of talent, but that is not to say that he has taken the top spot. What Chozen did was impressive, but that doesn’t put him above his teacher’s rival; at the end of The Karate Kid Part IIMr. Miyagi proved that he too could split a wooden beam when he broke one that had Sato pinned to the ground. It was the scene that confirmed that Mr. Miyagi was better than Sato.
This brings Chosen closer to Mr. Miyagi’s level. Currently, he is the closest thing The Karate Kid Has to an equivalent of Mr. Miyagi, but has yet to show anyone who is definitively his equal, much less superior to him – including Chosen. There is still no evidence that Chozen could defeat Miyagi in a fight. At best, Chozen is the second greatest fighter in Cobra Kai World.
It is important to keep in mind that Miyagi still has the most impressive win in the history of the franchise. In one fight, Mr. Miyagi skillfully disposed of three of the franchise’s best fighters: Mike Barnes, Terry Silver, and John Kreis. Barnes was coming off a national championship at the time, and the other two were in their prime. Chosen, on the other hand, admitted outdated Terry Silver in Cobra KaiBut not a big fight. Plus, Silver was much older and probably not as formidable as the version of ​​the character that Miyagi defeated.