The one that stayed - Miguel Diaz

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The next afternoon i was with miguel at his apartment building . We saw a red car pull up immediately seeing johnny. Knowing that was Robby's father was weird almost. I wonder if he ever cares what robby does or igf he just sits there and ignores the fact that he's a father. "Hey, i just.. wanted to say thank you" "Alright well you said it" "last night was that like Tae Kwon Doe or  jujitsu or MMA or something?" " Its karate" "the girl gets it.. just old school Karate" "do you think you could teach me" i laughed a little at miguel question earning a glare from him. "what no" "what come on when i go back to school those guys are going to make my life miserable" "not my problem" this guy is kind of rude. No wonder Robby wants nothing to do with him. " If i just knew a little of what you knew then i would be" Johnny cut him off. "forget it. I don't do Karate anymore" He was honestly really familiar i just couldn't wrap my head around it.  "alright? besides i need to find a job" "You can open your own karate school" "dojo" i corrected Miguel "look im not getting into this with you okay" "I'm not even sure im allowed to be around kids right now, Alright you want my advice. Stop being so annoying. Maybe you will stop getting your ass kicked  okay?" with that he walked into his apartment 

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Me and miguel were hanging out in the apartment the next day. I was talking to miguel and his grandma " Can you guys please take out the trash" " Yeah sure" i smiled at her. I grabbed the bin for recycling and he grabbed the trash bag. we were throwing out the trash and johnny was standing behind us with a serious expression on his face. "Are you sure you are ready. Because once you go down this path there is no going back" " Are you going to be our karate teacher?" "no he's going to be our sensei" i correct Miguel and Johnny nodded. 

Me and Miguel were at this badass looking dojo. We were standing on mats just looking at each other confused in silence. Sensei walked in front of us. Miguel decided to break the awkward silence between the three of us. "So are we going to get the karate pajamas too?" "QUIET! The students only speak when spoken to. Is that understood? " "uh yes" i nodded agreeing with Miguel. johnny looked at miguel sternly "yes sir?" he said confused "yes sir? you will always address me as sensei. Is that understood" "Yes sensei" me and Miguel said in sync.

"these arent pajamas, It's a Gi. And you will get one when you have earned it." " Are you ready to begin your training?" "Yes sensei" me and Miguel said confidently. "HIYAH" Sensei punched Miguel in the stomach causing me to let out a little laugh " Lesson one. Strike first. Never wait for the enemy to attack" " you could have given me, like, a warning" Miguel said standing up. "Quite!" sensei started to walk around us and Miguel took out his inhaler taking a few puffs of it. " we do not train to be merciful here Mercy is for the weak. Here on the street, in competition, a man confronts you, he is the enemy. An enemy deserves no mercy. What is the problem, Mr. Diaz?" Miguel spoke weakly " There's no problem, Sensei. You punched me, and I have asthma, so..." "Not anymore" i giggled. that's a real medical problem you can't just dismiss it. "We do not allow weakness in this dojo. So you can leave your asthma and your peanut allergies and all that other made-up bullshit outside. Is that understood?" 

"Yes, but those are real medical problems. I was..." i cut Miguel off. "yes sensei it's understood"  "Cobra Kai isn't just about karate. It's about a way of life. Take that first lesson. Striking first is the initial step towards victory. Okay, like when you're at a party and you see a hot babe. Yeah. You don't wait for some other guy or girl  to go talk to him or her first, do you?" "well ive never been to a party before so" " Big surprise. All right, look... striking first is about being aggressive, all right? If you're not aggressive, then you're being a pussy, and you don't want to be a pussy. You want to have balls." "don't you think you are doing a lot of generalizing sensei" i spoke up "What? Oh, uh, sorry."  "Don't you think you're doing a lot of genderizing, Sensei." I repeated "No, what the hell are you talking about?" "Oh, uh, my guidance counselor says that certain words perpetuate the sexist world view that can trigger..." "Quiet! From now on, you won't listen to your guidance counselor. You're going to listen to me. Is that understood?" "yes sensei" i spoke. " Now stop yapping and give me 50 push ups on your knuckles." me and miguel are struggling to do these pushups and Sensei notices . "All right, just do some crunches. Don't you have gym class or something?"