In our first part of our Cobra Kai interview, reporter Melissa Nathoo chats to Ralph Macchio, William Zabka and Yuji Okomoto about the sixth and final season, not realising she would get so emotional about it. Part two coming in November. Report by Nathoom. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Guys, I feel like I'm looking at my childhood. I feel really emotional speaking to you because this
00:06Those films they had the biggest impact on me
00:13It's crazy, but did
00:16William let me start with you. Did you guys feel an immense amount of pressure going into this final season knowing how much people love it
00:23In the background, I think yes, I think subconsciously there's you know, there's a big amount of pressure, but when you get to work
00:29It's just minute by minute moment by moment and you just block that out. It wasn't a pressure to
00:37Because of what's being expected
00:39I think it's more of the challenge of we had 15 episodes to shoot in five and a half months and the schedule that we
00:45were on and the the pacing of that but we you know when it gets down to doing the these these seasons we just dive in
00:51And put our hearts into it one one beat at a time and you can't think about the result or who's watching or how it's
00:57Received you just play the honesty and the truth of these characters, which are so well written with amazing
01:03Actors and an incredible crew and it's it's the best situation
01:06It doesn't get any better to be an actor an artist in in this environment
01:11So it's it makes it easy the months went by fast. It was a lot of work, but
01:15You know, we're excited that it's behind us and that it the world's getting ready to to go on the ride with us
01:21Are you guys all breathing a sigh of relief as well that you can kind of take it easier as well now?
01:26Like is it a little bit on one hand, but I you know, I want to keep it up
01:31Physically and I've been it's interesting
01:35That back in the day when I was done with martial arts, I was like, oh good
01:40I'm done with martial arts and now at this point in my life. I really
01:46Appreciate, you know the benefits of it both physically mentally and everything else. So
01:52It's gonna be more part of my life
01:54Going forward as I get younger and younger
02:01Yeah, I'm
02:03Continuing to to strive to get better as far as training. I never stop
02:10I'm in the gym and thank God my daughter is really a gym rat
02:15So sometimes you need that motivation to get to the gym
02:19and so she's been my champion as far as getting me there, but I continue to train and
02:26Taekwondo and and in the hopes that we will continue something else
02:37Ralph do you think that's anyone who has ever had more of an impact on a franchise than mr
02:43Miyagi like even into this last season. He is so prominent. Yeah, I'm really thrilled and proud of
02:49that, I mean that was
02:51Day one when this was pitched to me is what is when I spoke back about it. I said I
02:57For my involvement, I really would want to see
03:01Miyagi woven through all stories going forward
03:05Because that was kind of the secret sauce of the karate kid
03:10I mean his that was the soulful magic is what I call it that
03:15that that
03:16Made it so special from the onset
03:19So I love the fact that he's still
03:22His character and his legacy is is woven throughout the series not just for Daniel Russo
03:29But for for chosen to Gucci and for Johnny Lawrence now and and they you know
03:34The younger cast of the show and then this season is a deep dive where Daniel discovers certain things about
03:41Miyagi
03:42That may not be as flattering and may lead him down a kind of darker path of
03:50Misunderstanding or understanding who the whole
03:53person was the guys have done a beautiful job meaning the creators and writers to
03:57to keep that ball up in the air and I think it
04:00It lends itself to the karate kid of it all within the Cobra Kai of it all
04:05It really does like I said, you know
04:07The reason I got so emotional is I grew up watching these films my brother
04:11The reason he did karate is because of you and I'd go and watch that so there is a strong emotional bond to all of this
04:17Yeah, I'm really grateful that you guys kept it going for as long as you have. Thank you. Thank you
04:23Thank you so much guys lovely to speak to