A personal crisis shakes Miguel and Johnny to the core. Chozen and a rival sensei team up to find their students - but discover something else instead.
s06e01 - Peacetime in the Valley
s06e02 - The Prize
s06e03 - Sleeper
s06e04 - Underdogs
s06e05 - Best of the Best
s06e06 - Benvinguts a Barcelona
s06e07 - Dog in the Fight
s06e08 - Snakes on a Plane
s06e09 - Blood In Blood Out
s06e10 - Eunjangdo
s06e11 - Ex Degenerate
s06e12 - Rattled
s06e13 - Skeletons
s06e14 - Strike Last
s06e15 - Ex-Degenerate
Thirty-four years after being defeated by Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 All-Valley Karate Tournament, Johnny Lawrence suffers from alcoholism and depression. He works as a part-time handyman and lives in an apartment in Reseda, Los Angeles, having fallen far from his wealthy lifestyle in Encino. He has an estranged son named Robby, from a previous relationship, whom he has abandoned. In contrast, Daniel is now the owner of a successful car dealership and is married to co-owner Amanda with whom he has two children: Sam and Anthony. However, Daniel often struggles to meaningfully connect with his children especially after his friend and mentor Mr. Miyagi passed away prior to the series' beginning.
After using karate to defend his teenage neighbour Miguel Diaz from a group of bullies, Johnny agrees to teach Miguel the way of the fist and re-opens Cobra Kai. The revived dojo attracts a group of bullied social outcasts who find camaraderie and self-confidence under Johnny's tutelage. The reopening of Cobra Kai reignites Johnny's rivalry with Daniel, who responds by opening the Miyagi-do dojo, whose students include Sam and Robby, leading to a rivalry between the respective dojos.