Here's how the cast of 'Cobra Kai' trained, explained by the team. Read on for a behind-the-scenes look of the training, stunts, and fight choreography.
13,788 beats of choreography. That's a mind-boggling number of action-packed moments in the final season of"Cobra Kai", according to Don L. Lee, 2nd unit director, stunt coordinator, and fight coordinator for the show, which just kicked off the second installment of season 6. Lee calls the choreography of this season, which is being released in three parts, the"most intricate and ambitious . . . the cast and stunt team have ever tackled.
The"Cobra Kai" choreography is essential to the show's storytelling, and part of what makes it so challenging is the variety of fighting styles it incorporates — especially with this season's focus on the Sekai Tekai tournament, notes Ken Barefield, 2nd unit director and stunt coordinator."I'd even go as far as to say that this level of variety has never been done before on a TV show," he says.
Each character has their own fighting identity,"blending elements from various martial arts disciplines to reflect their personalities and growth," says Lee, but still putting a focus on the action to feel grounded and realistic."The fights are designed not just to entertain, but to serve the narrative and character development," says Lee."Every punch, kick, and block has a purpose, whether it's showcasing a rivalry, teaching a lesson, or revealing inner conflict.
From there,"we trained the cast exactly as we would in a traditional dojo. Each training session involved drills designed to build real technique, discipline, and muscle memory," Barefield says. Lee, who calls the training"intense," notes that the basic martial arts drills, which might include light punches, kicks, or footwork patterns, helped the cast get"into the right mindset and muscle memory for their fight choreography.
From a purely physical and technical standpoint, the training was needed to help the cast complete the fight scenes and stunts, which — again — are crucial to"Cobra Kai"'s plot. But training also helped strengthened relationships between the cast, which translated on-screen."Training with their screen partners or stunt doubles helped build trust and mutual respect.
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