Miguel and Johnny stood in the new Cobra kia studio. "So am I gonna get the karate pajamas too?" Miguel started to ask. "Quite!" Johnny said in a loud voice making Miguel jump. "The student will only speak when spoken too. Is that understood?" Miguel nods. "Um, yes." He told Johnny. Johnny just tilted his head in a questioning manner. "Yes sir." Miguel said this time. "You will always refer to me as Sensei. Is that understood?" Miguel nods "Yes Sensei."
"And these aren't pajamas it's a gi. You'll get one when you've earned it." Johnny told his student. "You ready to start your training?"
"Yes Sensei. " Miguel said with a smile. Johnny lunged and took him to the ground quickly, he landed hard on his side. He groaned in pain. "First lesson. Strike first." Johnny said, standing up. "Don't wait for the enemy to attack. " Miguel was getting up, hand on his side. "You could have given me a warning-" "Quite!" Johnny yelled. "We do not train to be merciful here. Mercy is for the weak. " Johnny said, circling the boy. Miguel pulled out a enhaler. "On the street, in competition. A man confronts you he's the enemy, what is the problem Mr. Diaz?" He stood in front of him. "There is no problem, Sensei ." Miguel said weakly. "You punched me and I have asthma so.." Johnny took the enhaler from him and threw it across the room, it breaking. "Not anymore. We don't allow weakness in this dojo. So you can leave all your asthma and your peanut allergies and all that other made up bulls**t outside. Is that understood?" Johnny asked. "Yeah, but those are real medical problems, I just-" He was cut off by Johnny's intense gaze. "Yes Sensei." He said, his head bowing. "Cobra kia isn't just about karate, it's a way of life. Learn that first lesson." Johnny said, pointing to a wall where Strike first. Strike hard. No mercy was written in bold, black paint. "Strike first is the initial step to victory. Like when you're at a party and you see a hot babe. You don't wait for another guy to go talk to her first do you?" Miguel looked at him with a cute, awkward smile. "Well I've never been to a party, so.." Johnny sighed. "Big surprise. Okay look, striking first is about being aggressive. If you're not being aggressive you're being a wuss." After a bit more talking Johnny had Miguel do 50 push-ups on his knuckles. He could barely do one. "Just do some crunches, don't you have gym class or something?" Johnny said, "Yeah." Miguel said breathless

A jingle was heard from the bell over the boy, a man walked in. "Howdy there Mr. , uh, Lawrence?" Miguel sat up. "It's Sensei." He said. Johnny glanced at him. "Miguel, shut up." He approached the man and said in a happier tone. "What brings you in? Looking to lose that gut and learn to kick some a**?" The man looked at him. "No. I'm from the city heath department. This is a list of requirements to open a exercise studio." He reached into his satchel and pulled out some papers. "This isn't a exercise studio it's a karate dojo." Johnny told the man. "Same deal." He replied then started to walk and look around "Wow. This place needs a lot of work. You're not open for business yet are You?" He looked at Miguel. "You, you a costumer here?" Johnny moved forward and cut in. "No he's just a illegal I picked up today. He's helping me set up." The man looked at johnny. "I don't need to know all that. My job is just to make sure it's up to code." Johnny was flipping through the three page list. "I need to do this before I open?"
"No you need to do all that to get the certification to open." He said, heading out. He looked at the cobra kai logo. "Huh, cool rattlesnake." Johnny glanced over at him. "It's a cobra." The man nods. "Of course, duh. I'm such a idiot. Cobra kay." He said before walking out. Johnny shakes his head in disbelief and disappointment.

Miguel was working on cleaning the mats when Johnny walked in with bags in each hand. "Looking good." Johnny told him. "Make sure you get both sides and when you're done with that you can work on these exposed wires. It's gonna be a lot of work." He walked into the back room/ office. "Yeah but what does any of this have to die with karate, Sensei?" Miguel asked, looking over. Johnny walked out with a Cools Banquet. "Don't question my methods. " He said, opening his beer. "Just be glad you're not a sumo wrestler. Those guys have to wipe their Sensei's a***s." He flicked the cap to the side.  It landed by trophies catching Miguel's attention. "I see you were a karate champion sensie." He said. "You don't have to call me Sensei every time." Johnny said. "Sorry Sensei." Miguel said then shook his head. "Sorry, um, I'm sorry." Johnny then nods. "I won a couple All Valley tournaments. Didn't lose  a single point my junior year. "
"All right." Miguel said impressed. "What happened your senior year?"
"This isn't 20 questions, get back to scrubbing." Johnny said. Miguel nods when electronic music started playing from his phone. "Where's the garbage coming from?" Johnny was looking around. "That's me sorry." Miguel said, pulling his phone out the same time Johnny asked "Do you hear that?"

"Hey." Miguel said, answering his phone. "Yeah debate club is running late. Uh okay, yeah. Love you too." He hung up and put his phone in his pocket. Johnny looked at him. "Don't tell me you have a girlfriend." Miguel looked at him. "That was my mom actually. I told her I joined the debate club." He chuckled slightly. "Because she doesn't approve of violence." Johnny looked at him.  "What about your dad? Is he okay with you getting your a** kicked up and down Reseda boulevard?" He asked. Miguel looked at him, "I never really knew my dad so.." He trailed off, looking away to the side. They stare at each other for a few moments before Johnny broke the silence. "Well quit standing there and get back to training." He pointed at the mat with his beer still in hand. "Yeah, right, sorry." Miguel knelt back down and started to clean.  "And change that ringtone. Get some Guns n' Roses or something." He started to walk back to the office. Miguel looked over his shoulder confused. "What's Guns n' Roses?" He asked. Johnny stopped and looked at him and pointed at him. "I'm going to pretend you didn't say that."

Sam was throwing a party a bunch of people at her pool. Everything was going great till Daniel and Amanda got home. He asked everyone to leave.

It was the first day of school and lunch time was rolling around. Miguel stood in the lunch line, after he got his food he looked around the cafeteria. He approached a table that only had two boys sitting at it. One had dark brown hair and the other light brown edging dirty blonde. The latter one looked up as he approched. "Is it cool if I sit here?" Miguel asked. The dark haired one looked up. "Ooh, sorry, this table is really blowing up right now but I could put you on the waiting list. It will problem be next semester at the earliest." He said, the other looked down, a small smile spreading on his lips as he tried not to laugh. Miguel just looked at him. "Okay." He went to walk away. "Im kidding. Sit." He said. Miguel sat down. "Miguel." He introduced himself "Demetri. And this is Eli." The dark haired one said. Miguel nods to Eli who didn't reply. "He's a man of few words." Demetri said, poking at his food. Eli looked down at the table.

Yasmine and Sam where walking past their table. Demetri and Miguel looking up as they passed by. "Dude, don't torture yourself, those are the rich girls." Demetri told him." Do you ever talk to them or...?" Miguel asked. Demetri nods. "Oh yeah all the time. We hang out after school. Make out, Eli here is the homecoming king, gets laid more then anyone, ain't that right?" Eli was just smiling as he looked over at Miguel. "Talk to the, you do realize what table your sitting at right?" Demetri said. "Oh s**t, Yasmine is looking over here. Probably just making fun of me." Eli said, looking down at the table. "I'm sure she's not making fun of you. Just because their hot doesn't mean their mean." Miguel said.

"I don't care if Yasmine is the meanest girl in school. I'd kill you both just to have her spit in my face." Demetri said, eyes on the other table. "If you don't make a move you'll never have a shot with her," Miguel said. Demetri looked over at Miguel. "That is true but I also won't have to suffer a humiliating rejection. I'm at peace with my depression. The last thing I need to be is suicidal." He took a bit of his food. Miguel stood up. "What are you doing?" Demetri asked. Miguel never took his eyes off the girls table. "Striking first." He started walking over. "I hope we don't get hit with the shrapnel." He poked at his food. Kyler and his friends beat Miguel to the table and laughed at him. Miguel sighed and walked back, sitting down. "So How'd it go?" Demetri asked

"You can't Strike if you don't know how to strike." Johnny said. "The cobra Strike consists of two things, the lunged which requires the whole body and the bite which is everything that happens after you make contact. All right?" He explained as he punched the dummy. "But you don't stop here when your fist hits the bone, you want to punch through like the guy you really want to punch is standing behind this a**hole. All right?" He looked over at Miguel. The phone rang. Miguel was punching the dummy but not doing a very good job. Johnny walked back over, correcting him. "Picture your enemy." Johnny told him. "Got a picture in your mind?" Miguel nods this time when he punched he hit way harder, anger on his face.

The day was drawing to a end and Miguel was cleaning the windows, "Any specific way you want me to clean the windows?" He asked. Johnny shook his head. "No, I don't give a s**t. Actually go clean the toilet and we'll call it and night." Miguel sighed. "Okay." The bell jingled and Johnny walked out of the office, "Welcome to Cobra kia." He said before he saw Daniel. "Some things never change." Daniel said looking around. "Yeah and what's that supposed to mean?" He asked. Daniel looked at him. "That you beat you some teenagers in that parking lot." He pointed his thumb over his shoulder. "Oh that. I didn't beat up teenagers. I kicked the s**t out of a couple a**holes who deserved it." He moved forward. Daniel laughed dryly. "Wow, Johnny Lawrence calling someone else a a**hole that's rich man."
"Yeah what's that supposed to mean?" Johnny's eyes were narrowed. "I'm  not here to rehash the past. Just stay away from my daughters friends." The two argued some more before Miguel walked out. "Anything else you want me to do Sensei?" He asked. Daniel looked at them in disbelief. "Sensei? Really? Listen kid I don't know what he told you but don't listen or you'll become just like him. You and me...this...we aren't done." Daniel said, he started to walk out. "I'm right here man." Johnny called, arms spread to his side. Daniel looked over at him and huffed a laugh before walking out.  "Sorry if I interrupted anything Sensei. Should I do 20 push-ups on my knuckles? " Miguel asked. " Yeah like you could." Johnny said with a chuckle. The headlights of Daniel's car illuminated his face. Johnny gave a closed lip smile.