So what’s the point of punishing them for what comes naturally to them?“ In other words, “ Let them do their own freaking thing!“
I remember as an 8-year-old, thinking to myself, “ Come on, man, my deaf friends will end up using sign language anyway. On the issue of sign language, they were pretty inflexible and often punished students who were caught signing. Clarke ardently believed that all students, even the profoundly deaf, could be taught to speak. Students at Clarke ranged from the profoundly deaf to those who were “hard of hearing.” The “oral” approach heavily emphasized speech therapy and lipreading. A good example is what I witnessed while attending the Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton, Massachusetts, from 1970 to 1974.Ĭlarke School was, at that time, an “oral” school for the deaf. I have seen this in the martial arts as well as elsewhere. However, Kreese and Silver were more ruthless and were ready to go further, using shady and unethical means to achieve their ends. On the other hand, Johnny Lawrence, John Kreese, and Terry Silver were more willing to employ the “ whatever works” approach. I think that LaRusso was the most rigid of this generation. In contrast, the older generation was less flexible concerning allowing their students to find their fighting style. As Robby said to LaRusso, “Whatever works.” YEESSSS!!! The younger generation, like Robby, Samantha, and Hawk, were willing to incorporate both Miyagi-Do and the Eagle Fang approach into their fighting styles. There was also a generational divide as well. However, he did agree to train briefly in Miyagi-Do under LaRusso. While Johnny Lawrence exhibited some rigidity, he appears to have been more open-minded than LaRusso in dealing with Cobra Kai. In his mind, Miyagi-Do was the only way to beat Cobra Kai. This rigidity caused tensions between himself and his daughter, Samantha. Daniel LaRusso refused to consider any martial approach other than Miyagi-Do through much of the season. I enjoyed this theme playing out during the season. rigidity are themes that ran through this season.įor this post, I will focus on two: flexibility vs rigidity and tribalism. The shifting alliances, the numerous references to the 1980s, martial arts philosophies, loyalties, redemption, idealism vs. What a delight! Having previously written about this series, I couldn’t wait to write about Season 4!
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We took our time, watching the entire series in three nights. My wife and I decided to wait before we delved into the new season. As many of you know, Season 4 of “Cobra Kai” dropped on New Year’s Eve.
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