If Cobra Kai’s ominous Sekai Taikai tease pays off, it could uncover a larger franchise secret. The students of Miyagi-Do finally arrived at the global karate tournament at the end of Cobra Kai season 6, part 2, and it certainly looks like it will be an exciting event. With John Kreese’s new Cobra Kai there to compete as well (and Tory on their side), things will surely get intense—perhaps even deadly. After all, Mike Barnes mentioned that people have died at the Sekai Taikai in the past, and Mr. Miyagi’s bloody headband indicates this tease should be taken seriously.
In the first installment of Cobra Kai season 6, Daniel finds a hidden chest in Mr. Miyagi’s house containing his old master’s secrets. Among these was a bloodied Sekai Taikai captain’s headband, which only increased Daniel’s fears that Mr. Miyagi’s history isn’t entirely clean. Of course, there is a lot about this Karate Kid franchise character that audiences still don’t know. However, if Cobra Kai season 6, parts 2 and 3 pay off the tease regarding past Sekai Taikai deaths, we may learn more about Mr. Miyagi.
People Dying At The Sekai Taikai Could Connect To Mr. Miyagi
While it seemed that Mike Barnes was simply being dramatic about deaths at the Sekai Taikai, Cobra Kai showrunner Jon Hurwitz has teased that his words should be taken seriously. Ultimately, this seems to indicate that audiences will find out more about when such a tragedy happened and who was killed. Since Cobra Kai season 6, part 1 also teased that Mr. Miyagi has some past involvement with the Sekai Taikai, it would be too much of a coincidence for these two tidbits not to be related.
The contents of Mr. Miyagi’s secret chest hinted that the man hasn’t always been the kindly, wise sensei that Daniel knew and loved. Artifacts of past crimes were hidden within, including a passport featuring a different name and a newspaper clipping describing an armed robbery. If Miyagi had a past of violence, then Daniel might not be happy to learn how the man is connected to a karate tournament death.
The Headband In Mr. Miyagi’s Chest Might Not Have Been His
The bloody headband in Mr. Miyagi’s secret chest hints that someone in the past suffered a headwound. Since Daniel’s sensei was in possession of it, the assumption is that he was the one who was injured. However, we don’t yet have enough information here to know for certain. It’s possible that someone else—perhaps whoever died at the Sekai Taikai—had owned the headband and that Mr. Miyagi had somehow ended up with it.
It’s possible that someone else—perhaps whoever died at the Sekai Taikai—had owned the headband and that Mr. Miyagi had somehow ended up with it.
Of course, it’s also possible that this was Mr. Miyagi’s headband, but the blood wasn’t from his own injury. If his opponent suffered an injury, Miyagi might have gotten his headband bloody as he tried to help the person. Or, it’s possible that both Miyagi and another Sekai Taikai contestant were seriously injured somehow, and only Daniel’s sensei walked away with his life. As of the end of Cobra Kai season 6, part 1, there’s just too much we don’t know. However, it’s a fairly safe assumption that answers about Mr. Miyagi’s Sekai Taikai tournament will connect to Mike Barnes’ deadly warning.
What A Fatal Sekai Taikai Could Mean For The Rest Of Cobra Kai Season 6
Daniel was having a pretty hard time wrapping his mind around Mr. Miyagi’s past in Cobra Kai season 6, part 1, so any news that the sensei might have been involved with a death would be tough. However, the Netflix series seems to be adding in this darker backstory to draw a connection with Johnny Lawrence’s story. Johnny himself has a darker past and was once willing to fight dirty in tournaments. While this didn’t lead to anyone being seriously injured (or dying), it’s something he has had to come to terms with and grow from. In this way, Johnny’s story is set up to parallel Mr. Miyagi’s.
The coming tournament in Cobra Kai season 6, part 2, is intended to be the most dangerous event that the teens (and adults) of Miyagi-Do have ever faced, and it’s very possible that someone will end up hurt.
It’s also possible that Mike Barnes’ tease about people dying in the Sekai Taikai was meant to foreshadow upcoming events as well as hint about the past. The coming tournament in Cobra Kai season 6, part 2, is intended to be the most dangerous event that the teens (and adults) of Miyagi-Do have ever faced, and it’s very possible that someone will end up hurt. This would rattle the characters of Cobra Kai to their core, leaving season 6, part 3, to see them through it. Of course, it’s too early in the game to know for certain.
