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    LEGACY OF JOHNNY

    Jan 12, 2021 4 minutes

    Black Belt: Do you still practice tang soo do?

    William Zabka: After The Karate Kid, I continued to train in tang soo do for a number of years on and off. I’ve tested to my second green belt so far. It’s great to be back at it.

    Black Belt: I’ve read conflicting things about the styles of karate used on-screen for the Cobra Kai system and for Miyagi-do. Are they tang soo do and goju-ryu, respectively?

    I believe so, and on the show, we build on those styles [with] a variety of creative ideas and disciplines. Audiences are used to more flashy

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