- Johnny Lawrence: Everyone, fall in!
- [the students fall into position, with Miguel and Hawk in front]
- Hawk: Must've been a rager, sensei.
- Miguel Diaz: Yeah, were you celebrating all weekend?
- Johnny Lawrence: Celebrating what? That my students are a bunch of pussies?
- [confused look on Miguel and Hawk's faces]
- Johnny Lawrence: Diaz, Hawk, up front!
- [Miguel and Hawk step forward, facing the other students]
- Johnny Lawrence: Hawk, did you attack your opponent when his back was turned?
- Hawk: Yes, sensei?
- Johnny Lawrence: Diaz, did you purposely attack your opponent's injury?
- Miguel Diaz: Yes, sensei.
- Johnny Lawrence: You think that makes you badass?
- [confused look on Miguel and Hawk's faces]
- Johnny Lawrence: What's the matter? Too tough a question? Maybe you need some help. Miss Robinson!
- Aisha Robinson: Yes, sensei.
- Johnny Lawrence: Two cobras in the jungle. One kills the strongest lion. The other kills a crippled monkey. Which cobra do you want to be?
- Aisha Robinson: The one that kills the lion, sensei.
- Johnny Lawrence: And why is that?
- Aisha Robinson: Because it killed the stronger animal.
- Johnny Lawrence: Correct! Cobra Kai is about being badass. And the baddest badass is the one that beats his opponent when he's at his strongest.
- [facing Hawk]
- Johnny Lawrence: Not when his back is turned.
- [facing Miguel]
- Johnny Lawrence: Not when he's injured! Is that understood?
- [all the students reply with "Yes, sensei!"]
- Johnny Lawrence: That means no more cheating. No more fighting dirty. From here on out, those are pussy moves. And you don't want to be pussies, do you?
- [all the students reply with "No, sensei!"]
- Johnny Lawrence: Good. That's why I had you wear your white belts. You're starting over. Diaz, Hawk, 50 push-ups, on your knuckles. Miss Robinson, warm them up.
- Aisha Robinson: Yes, sensei.
- John Kreese: Our society has gotten weak. Kids today are coddled. They get trophies just for showing up. Something's gotta be done. Someone's gotta step in and stop the ass-kissing and start the ass-kicking. That's why we're here. The world needs Cobra Kai.
- Miguel Diaz: Sensei, can I talk to you about something?
- Johnny Lawrence: [Johnny's reading newspaper article about the tournament] What do you want?
- Miguel Diaz: What was that out there? Punishing us for winning the tournament?
- Johnny Lawrence: I'm teaching you a lesson.
- Miguel Diaz: Yeah, well, what about "No Mercy"? You taught us to win at all costs.
- Johnny Lawrence: Yeah. Well, maybe I'm still learning a bit, too.
- Miguel Diaz: I just don't understand. You had no problem with us attacking anyone else. Why take pity of Robby Keene?
- Johnny Lawrence: [Johnny gets up from his desk and looks Miguel right in the eyes] Look, I wasn't taught the difference between mercy and honor, and I paid the price for it. If I'm extra hard on you, it's only because you have the potential to be better than I ever was. You want that, don't you?
- Miguel Diaz: Yes, Sensei.
- Johnny Lawrence: All right. Then stop whining like a little bitch and get out and finish your drills.
- [Miguel and Johnny bow respectfully]
- [Johnny hears the door open at the dojo]
- Johnny Lawrence: Miguel?
- [Johnny sees a shadow at the front door]
- John Kreese: Congratulations. You did what I always thought you could do. You won. Cobra Kai is back where it belongs: Back on top. Everyone closed the book on us. They thought we were done. But now they see... that the real story has only just begun.
- [Johnny approaches Kreese]
- Johnny Lawrence: I thought you were dead.
- John Kreese: You ain't the only one, kid.
- [Kreese approaches Johnny]
- John Kreese: I've been away a long, long time. It's good to see you.
- [Kreese offers a handshake, but Johnny slaps his hand away]
- John Kreese: Hmph. Still got that hot temper, huh? But I like that. I like that. I bet that's why your student is now the champion. You trained him well... just like I trained you.
- [Johnny attempts to punch Kreese, but Kreese blocks him and throws him to the mat]
- John Kreese: You forgot. I taught you everything you know.
- Johnny Lawrence: Not everything.
- [Johnny kicks Kreese in the jaw, knocking the cigar off his mouth. The cigar lands in a nearby waste basket]
- John Kreese: Not bad, Mr. Lawrence. Not bad.
- [Johnny charges at Kreese, but Kreese steps away and shoves Johnny towards the trophy shelf. Kreese then blocks a few more punches before Johnny elbows him in the ribs. As they continue to fight, the cigar ignites the garbage in the waste basket. Kreese kicks Johnny towards a mirror]
- John Kreese: Look... I don't wanna fight. I just want to talk.
- Johnny Lawrence: About what? How you taught me to fight dirty? How you broke my second place trophy? How you tried to kill me?
- John Kreese: I never tried to kill you.
- [Johnny gets up and tackles Kreese. They continue to fight until Johnny traps Kreese in a chokehold]
- Johnny Lawrence: Go to hell, you son of a...
- [Johnny sees himself in the broken mirror pieces and begins to recall the night Kreese assaulted him after losing to Daniel back in 1984. He then lets go of Kreese]
- John Kreese: Showing mercy to an old man. That's very honorable. And stupid.
- [Kreese sweeps Johnny to the mat before landing an elbow to his chest. The fire in the waste basket triggers the dojo's sprinklers and fire alarm]
- [Johnny meets Robby at a hardware store]
- Johnny Lawrence: How's your shoulder?
- Robby Keene: Getting better. No thanks to you.
- Johnny Lawrence: Look, I know you're pissed at me. You have a right to be. But I'm trying to change.
- Robby Keene: Sure.
- Johnny Lawrence: I don't want there to be bad blood between us.
- Robby Keene: Yeah, well, you kinda ruined that when you told Diaz to fight dirty against me.
- Johnny Lawrence: I didn't tell Miguel to fight dirty against you.
- Robby Keene: Look, I know I'm supposed to forgive you, or whatever, but right now, it's a little tough.
- Johnny Lawrence: So instead, you're gonna torture me by training with that prick?
- Robby Keene: Hey, you don't know Mr. LaRusso. He is a better man than you will ever be.
- [Robby walks away]
- Robby Keene: [Daniel unveils the '47 Ford] Whoa. Mr. Miyagi gave you this?
- Daniel LaRusso: Yep. Best birthday gift ever. Haven't had much of a chance to get down here lately to take care of her the way she deserves.
- Robby Keene: Something tells me there's a can of wax in my future.
- Daniel LaRusso: Don't worry. We got plenty to do before that.