100% Cobra Kai: The Way of the Comic is exactly what it claims: a nostalgia-fueled roundhouse kick to the funny bone. From the moment you’re personally greeted at the door (and warned the crowd is small but committed), Dan Willis sets an easy, pub-chat vibe that instantly wins you over.

The show takes you on a journey from Karate Kid through to Cobra Kai, commencing with 80s nostalgia to the tunes of Glory of Love, and incorporating Daniel San's wisdom on how to “bite like an eagle,” teachings on legal kicks and a tour through Japan, the home of Karate. Add in relationship advice, life hints and sneaky tips on getting your wife to watch your favourite Netflix shows, i.e., Cobra Kai, and you’re firmly in laugh-out-loud territory.

There’s proud midlife-crisis energy throughout, with stories escalating from street altercations, wedding incidents, memories of young love with good reasons not to fight girls and using your best self-defence skills to avert muggings in European cities. 

What really lands is how the comic parallels his own chaotic life with Cobra Kai philosophy — All Valley moments, pre-strike incidents and stairwell escapes without ever taking himself too seriously. This isn’t a dojo manifesto. It’s a fan having fun and inviting you along for the ride. To top it off, you might even receive a dojo-affiliated gift at the end!

Laugh first. Laugh hard. Strike comedy.