The Iron Dragon team in Cobra Kai explained

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The Iron Dragon team in Cobra Kai explained

Notice! This article contains spoilers for Cobra Kai Season 6, Part 2.

Cobra Kai part 2 of season 6 introduces a new Sekai Taikai competitor, the Iron Dragon team, who blows all the competition out of the water. Students from Miyagi Do and Cobra Kai dojos knew that competing in an international tournament would be much more challenging than fighting in the local All-Valey. However, they only realize the true extent of the challenge when they arrive at the Sekai Taikai location and compete with other teams.

Both dojos struggle to find their place among the best teams in the competition. However, through sheer determination and hard work, they eventually ranked among the top contenders. While the Miyagi do and Cobra Kai teams are almost eliminated from the competition, one dojo makes it through the tournament. The Iron Cross team, led by Sensei Wolf, includes two incredibly strong fighters who make it nearly impossible for any other dojo to claim the top spot in the Cobra Kai Season 6 Sekai Taikai tournament.

Iron Dragon Team Sensei Wolf explained

Lewis Tan plays Sensei Wolf in Cobra Kai

Sensei Wolf is presented as one of the main villains of Cobra Kai season 6. The show reveals that he is three-time world champion and founded the Iron Dragons dojo. His dojo won the previous Sekai Taikai tournament, and as the defending champion, he was directly selected as one of the tournament’s competitors. However, Sensei Wolf’s gambling habit got the better of him, causing him to lose his money and ticket to compete in Sekai Taikai.

Although Sensei Kim runs the Iron Dragons dojo, his teaching philosophies are not much different from those of Terry Silver and John Kreese. How the clamp Karate Kid villains, he is often a bit harsh with his students and imposes a strong regime during the tournament. Instead of encouraging and feeding them positive words like Daniel LaRusso, Sensei Wolf also often resorts to insults and tries to bring out the worst in his students. Of Cobra Kai In the opening moments of Season 6, Part 2, Sensei Wolf crosses paths with Johnny Lawrence and instantly falls into his crosshairs.

Unlike the students at Miyagi Do and Cobra Kai dojo, who strictly adhere to Tang Soo Do, those at Sensei Wolf’s dojo seem to adopt a more complete MMA fighting style.

Played by Lewis Tan, Sensei Wolf appears to adopt a mix of martial arts styles, including Muay Thai, Kung Fu and Ju-Jitsu. Unlike the students at Miyagi Do and Cobra Kai dojo, who strictly adhere to Tang Soo Do, those at Sensei Wolf’s dojo seem to adopt a more complete MMA fighting style. Sensei Wolf’s teaching methods are questionable, but his students end up being the strongest candidates in the Sekai Taikai tournament.

How Terry Silver Became the Iron Dragon Team’s Benefactor

He helped Sensei Wolf recover his Dojo before Sekai Taikai

A newspaper clipping in Cobra Kai part 2 of season 6 reveals that Terry Silver was sent to prison after Cobra Kai season 5 finale. However, with his influence and legal support, he managed to leave without suffering serious consequences. To his dismay, however, Cobra Kai The events of Season 5 tarnished his reputation in the Valley, forcing him to work in the shadows to get revenge on Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence. Like a flashback in Cobra Kai Part 2 of Season 6 reveals, Terry Silver tracked down Sensei Wolf and found him fighting in a cage in Thailand.

Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 2 Episode Guide

Episode number

Episode title

1

“Benvinguts to Barcelona”

2

“Dog in the Fight”

3

“Snakes on a Plane”

4

“Blood in, blood out”

5

“Eunjangdo”

Realizing that Sensei Kim was in dire need of money, Terry Silver helped him get his dojo back by paying off his gambling debts and getting him to compete in the Sekai Taikai tournament. Technically, Silver only serves as an investor for the Iron Dragons team and doesn’t exactly own the current champions. However, since the dojo was only able to compete because of him, his victory against Cobra Kai and Miyagi Do no Sekai Taikai would be seen as a victory for him.

Cobra Kai Captains Iron Dragon Team Explained

Axel Kovacevic and Zara Malik are the main candidates for the Iron Dragon team

Like every other dojo competing in the Sekai Taikai tournament, Iron Dragon also has six members. However, as seen in Cobra Kai part 2 of season 6, all other members take a backseat, while only the captains, Axel Kovacevic and Zara Malik, dominate every round of the tournament. Still in the opening round of the tournament, the other four members get up and leave, allowing Axel and Zara to fight all six members of the Cobra Kai team. Portrayed by Patrick Luwis, Axel Kovacevic is presented as a powerful fighter who single-handedly defeats more than one opponent at the same time.

Unlike most Cobra Kai and Miyagi Dojo students, Axel appears to have been training his entire life and dominates almost all of his opponents with ease, even when they outnumber him. Off the wrestling mat, Zara Malik presents herself as a laid-back social media influencer and spends most of her time behind her phone screen. However, as her fights establish, she is no less powerful than Axel. Played by Rayna Valladingham, Zara specifically targets Tory and promises to beat her in every confrontation.

Where does the Iron Dragons team come from in Cobra Kai?

The martial arts team comes from Hong Kong


Axel in Cobra Kai

Although Cobra Kai doesn’t lean too much into themes of nationalism, it establishes that Sensei Wolf and his team are from Hong Kong. Wolf particularly dislikes Johnny Lawrence and his American students, claiming they are all lazy and undisciplined. Even when he interacts with his students in Cobra Kai In part 2 of season 6, he switches between English and Mandarin. Since the show doesn’t delve into exploring the team’s Chinese origins, it remains a mystery how Axel and Zara earned their places as team captains.

Dennis de Guzman’s Role in Iron Dragon Team Explained

The character was first seen in The Karate Kid Part III


Dennis De Guzman in Cobra Kai

Dennis de Guzman, by William Christopher Ford, who was also part of the The Karate Kid Part IIIin the cast, makes a surprising appearance in Cobra Kai part 2 of season 6. While he was one of Mike Barnes’ henchmen in the third Karate Kid filmhe appears as one of Terry Silver’s minions in season 6 of Cobra Kai. Although he is not an active sensei of the Iron Dragon dojo and does not even possess it like Terry Silver, he helps orchestrate the kidnapping of Daniel LaRusso, who was supposed to help Silver defeat Miyagi Do and secure the Iron Cross Sekai Taikai victory. .

Why Iron Dragon fighters are so much stronger than everyone else

They have been training much longer than most other fighters


Zara Malik is featured in season 6 of Cobra Kai
Personalized image by Ana Nieves

Iron Dragon’s Axel Kovacevic and Zara Malik seem to be head and shoulders above all the fighters competing in Sekai Taikai. Even the most talented fighters like Kwon, Yoon, Tory, and Miguel are unable to do any damage to them during fights. The main reason behind their fighting prowess is that they have been in the game much longer than most other fighters. While Cobra Kai and Miyagi Do fighters were busy competing in the local All-Valley tournament, Iron Dragon students took home the international Sekai Taikai tournament.

Cobra Kai Part 3 of Season 6 is scheduled to be released on Netflix on February 13, 2025.

Cobra Kai part 2 of season 6 does not show how Sensei Wolf trains his other students. However, when it comes to Axel, the show makes it clear that he pushes him to the limit and ensures that he leaves no room for error. Sensei Wolf’s intense methods not only keep Axel disturbingly disciplined, but also seemingly make him invincible against others. Cobra Kai characters.

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