- "You are not a sensei. You're a con man. Manipulating people to turn them into something they're not."
"I didn't turn you into anything, Danny Boy. I brought out what was already inside."
"That's bullshit. You tortured me."
"Please. You were a hothead. All I had to do was wind you up and get out of the way. And... if you're being honest with yourself, you know you liked it. You were powerful, free. You just don't wanna admit there's always been a little Cobra Kai in you." - ―Daniel LaRusso and Terry Silver[src]
"Kicks Get Chicks" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of Cobra Kai.
Summary
A major change to the upcoming tournament sends Johnny scrambling to find a new recruit for Eagle Fang. Tory must ask a favor of the LaRussos.
Plot
The All-Valley committee is talking about the upcoming tournament. They recap about the last tournament and how successful it was and now it's time to make updates. Sue talks about how there has been female interest in karate while Gavin talks about how men hitting women is seen as an issue. After hours of arguing, they propose to have a girls division and skills competition and finally agree to the changes by unanimous decision.
Miyagi-Do, Cobra Kai and Eagle Fang all learn of the updates for the tournament and their respective senseis have different views about them. Daniel is happy about the updates and tells his students to put everything behind them. Johnny on the other hand isn't happy about the updates and he tells them how kata is only choreography. He also isn't happy about the girls division but Miguel says that they need female students. Bert recommends someone from the debate team but Johnny rejects the idea. Miguel says Sam can give them chance but Johnny also rejects the idea. Terry and Kreese are excited about the updates and says that they'll win the tournament even before it happened. New gear comes in and Terry says it'll help promote them with Kreese saying they should add champion on the back.
Tory arrives at Cobra Kai where her Aunt Kandace approaches her. She asked about her mom's disability check but Tory counters saying that she needs that money. She praises her quick-temper and changes her choice of words. Kandace reminds her that she is only person who can be a legal guardian for her little brother. She also tells her that she is also a criminal and knows how the process goes. The conversation ends where her aunt states that she'll lose the case and get ready for her mom's funeral.
Johnny goes to the West Valley High School field with Miguel in order to look for a female student but all of his attempts end in failure. Miguel and Johnny approach Moon where they offer her to join Eagle Fang. However, she turns down their offer and directs them to her ex-girlfriend Piper and says she is the best athlete.
Realizing how bad her situation is, Tory goes back the LaRusso house and seeks help from Amanda. Tory explains to her that Principal Lopez is allowing her to go back to school due to her home situation but the LaRusso's have to agree. Amanda praises how she wants to life together and going to school is a start and Tory promises her to stay away from Sam. She also tells her to find therapy due to her current obstacles. When Daniel and Samantha come home, Sam is angry about Tory coming back to their house.
Demetri goes to Eli's house and explains the updates for the All-Valley Tournament. He shows nervousness about fighting his former classmate Robby Keene. Hawk then reveals he cut out the remains of his mohawk, reverting back to Eli and tells him that his time as Hawk made him ruthless to Miguel, Moon and even Demetri. However, Demetri tells him he already forgave him but Eli tells him he quit karate.
Johnny and Miguel go to a gymnastics studio to recruit Piper to join their dojo. Piper explains that she's always wanted to join a dojo. After receiving a flyer, she accepts their offer before she goes to her teammates to check out some gear. Miguel then praises Johnny for recruiting her with a calm approach.
At the LaRusso house, Sam is angry with her mom helping Tory. However, Amanda tells Sam that her rivalry with Tory can't dominate her life. Sam compares the experience to Daniel and Johnny and that she wanted to learn from Johnny. Daniel agrees with Sam about why she's mad at Amanda for helping Tory. Amanda then tells him a dark high school story where she got arrested. The reason she was arrested was because she damaged her math tutor's car because she had an affair with her dad. Amanda also reveals that her parents' marriage fell apart and divorced. Daniel is surprised that Amanda never told him the story but Amanda says it's hard to overcome the situation and she can relate it to Tory.
Back at Eli's house, Demetri then tells Eli that he was the one that got him into karate, which has helped him gain confidence, strength and also win Yasmine. Demetri shows his excitement for the tournament but he tells Eli it won't be as exciting if he doesn't participate. Left with no choice, Demetri then shows Eli their old binary brother video and tells him that regardless of his name and mohawk, they are still binary brothers. Inspired, Eli then returns to karate and joins Miyagi-Do.
Robby is at the Reseda convenience store where his former sensei Daniel approaches him. He shows his prescience as he already knows what Daniel is going to say to him. Daniel has said that stuff before and tells him that now it's time to change. He heard about his incident with Eli and that Sensei Terry Silver's teachings can put him down a bad path and corrupt him. Terry approaches Daniel and tells him to respect Robby's decision. Daniel chastises him saying that Silver is not a sensei and how manipulative he is. However, Silver tells him that he never turned him into anything and Daniel reminds him about how he tortured him. They end their conversation with Terry saying that Daniel won't admit there is still Cobra Kai in him and Daniel says to settle things in the tournament.
Eagle Fang is waiting for Piper but they find out that she joined Cobra Kai, upsetting them. Miguel tells them about how their new gear got them new students and adds they desperately need a girl. He then reminds Johnny about how he made Miguel a champion and start thinking outside the box.
Realizing how tough her experiences have been, Samantha visits her old friend Aisha Robinson. Aisha explains that the reason why she moved in Santa Barbara was not because of the high school brawl but her dad had a job offer at UCSB. Sam explains that Tory is coming back to school and that she is not ready for it. Aisha explained how she had a friendlier approach to her new classmate. She tells her that she still applied Johnny's teachings when she moved and ends saying that Sam needs to confront her problems.
Remembering Bert's idea, Miguel and Johnny return to West Valley High School with Bert to go to a debate trial. They watch a person named Devon during her debate. Devon shows that she is very quick-tempered when she rips another person's book. Bert explains that Devon was the person he was referring to and Johnny, impressed, states that Eagle Fang now has a female champion.
Miyagi-Do puts up an imaginary tournament match where Daniel has Demetri fight with him. Daniel beats him and tells him to not expose his weakness where he sees Eli come to the dojo. Eli tells Daniel that he can do what he can to help Miyagi-Do win. He sees Sam train alone and tells her how proud she is and that it's hard to be the bigger person.
Tory returns to West Valley High School where Sam confronts her. Sam tells her that she is not scared of her and threatens her.
Cast
Starring
- Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso
- William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence
- Courtney Henggeler as Amanda LaRusso
- Xolo Maridueña as Miguel Diaz
- Tanner Buchanan as Robby Keene
- Mary Mouser as Samantha LaRusso
- Jacob Bertrand as Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz
- Gianni Decenzo as Demetri Alexopoulos
- Peyton List as Tory Nichols
- Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver
- Martin Kove as John Kreese
Guest Starring
- Selah Austria as Piper Elswith
- Owen Morgan as Bert
- Oona O'Brien as Devon
- Khalil Everage as Chris
- Aedin Mincks as Mitch
- Nichole Brown as Aisha Robinson
Trivia
- The episode's title, "Kicks Get Chicks", refers to how Johnny needs to find a female student for Eagle Fang. It is also a subtle reference to Season 1, when Johnny uses the line to entice a couple of guys playing basketball to join Cobra Kai. ("Esqueleto")
- This is Aisha and Piper's first appearance since Season 2.
- This marks the return of Piper since Pulpo.
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