As 'Cobra Kai'As the sixth and final season begins airing, William Zabka and Ralph Macchio share their pride in their training for the show.
Macchio and Zabka first portrayed their famous Karate Kid characters in the 1984 film. The Karate KidMacchio played karate kid Daniel LaRusso, who was taught karate by Mr. Miyagi to defend himself against bullies led by Johnny Lawrence (Zabka).
Zabka, now 58, compares training for the show to “running a marathon.”
“You have to be an athlete to do this show, and it’s kept us in shape,” he said. People. “As much as you say, 'I'm too old for this,' you also say, 'Hey, you're never too old for anything.'”
Zabka went on to point out that filming for a TV show requires quicker training than filming for… The Karate Kid Movies from the 80s.
“Sometimes we do 200 movements, 10 different times in one day, and it's physically exhausting and you have to stay stretched,” he said.
Macchio agreed, saying, “It’s funny, back in 1980, I thought, ‘Well, thank God, I never have to do this again! I didn’t know that, and now I think, ‘You know what? I’m proud of this because at my age, right now, this is good. This is really good. And I’m proud of it. ’”
“But youth is a waste for the young, and sometimes time and wisdom give you the means to know what can be beneficial,” Macchio said.
