Could Terry Silver Beat John Kreese, Sato, and Col. Dugan? 

I think Sato is overhyped, but I still agree with your rankings. Watching the Karate Kid part 2 more recently, I feel like I picked up on cues that suggested Miyagi was another level above Sato -which Miyagi knew and Sato may have been realizing again throughout the film. I think Sato may have assumed that Miyagi would have abandoned karate along with Okinawa. Though events started underlining the fact that he didn't leave because he was afraid of Sato. If you watch the movie again, pay attention to the moments he has around Miyagi. You can see his confidence begin to break down, but he holds strong to his code. When Sato sees Miyagi break that huge wooden beam on top of him, not only did he realize he saved his life, it confirmed to him, straight up, that Miyagi was on a whole other level. Also... on a side note, I don't think Sato was trying to break that driftwood, it was set up for conditioning his hand. I mean, It was encased in cement legs. Too much trouble to go through for something you're going to break. Despite the above, I do think Sato had enough in his bag to take Terry Silver. Even though Kreese was a champion and had a head start on training over Silver. It seems clear that Silver surpassed him. Part of it could be due to Silver's superior athleticism, but I think his money may have given him more time to train and better quality to train with. I kind of wish they would have stayed with the direction I thought they went with in Karate Kid 3 regarding their history. I was under the impression that Kreese was an older captain who saved Silver under his command a number of times. I think it would have been easier to restore Silver in Cobra Kai if they'd played it like this. I think its going to be hard to buy that they are or are close the same age. The actors obviously have more years between them. Keeping Silver a bit younger would have made him seem more dangerous as Kreese is well past his prime in Cobra Kai. I actually think you could make an argument that Mike Barnes could have taken Kreese in part 3. As far as Daniel's opponents were concerned, he had national recognition and dominated Daniel like no other character. I would expect his fighting level to be closer to Kreese and Silver's than Daniel's -and again, I think you could argue that he could beat Kreese in a fight... at least during the timeframe of Karate Kid 3. If Barnes shows up in Cobra Kai, with the head start in ability he had in part 3 and the fact he is younger than the old senseis, I'd expect him to be the most dangerous fighter. I'd still put Kreese above the Colonel due to the fact that his background seemed more impressive and the Cobra Kai students seemed like they were better fighters than Dugan's alphas. I will add that I think Julie would have won the all valley tournament against Daniel and Johnny, though I'd be iffy about her being able to take Barnes.

One thing is for certain: Sato is the smartest evil sensei. He was the one who backed down from fighting Miyagi.

Sato all the way. Miyagi's skill combined with "no mercy".

Sato isn't trying to break the beam if wood. He set it up as a training tool, much like a makiwara to condition his body. In this case, his shuto.

One thing in favor of Sato is he trained his nephew. His nephew taught Daniel some new key move in cobra kai we can't forget Daniel used it against Kreis and yea Sato by far better than other 3.

One thing that I do want to add is that when we see Miyagi approach Sato and he is striking the large piece of wood he is not trying to break it, he is using the wood for hand conditioning. This seems to (incorrectly) put Miyagi at an advantage when he breaks the large plank that was on top of Sato. But, this is not the same situation, Sato is just training.

At the time Sato would've had almost 50 years of experience, personally taught U.S. Marines, trained more intensive and regularly than Miyagi did, still practices the traditional Okinawan way and is not afraid to fight to the death. If Miyagi was able to beat them so easily, Sato would've straight up murdered them.

Look how easily Miyagi dodges that spinning kick, after having to move to his left to block Silver's incoming kick - suddenly in a very vulnerable position to Silver's spinning kick. Silver has a very quick spin kick, and Miyagi is still able to out maneuver it. That's just not fair, if his defense is that good. That counter spin kick by Silver was devastating, and hits every other fighter on the show. Kreese, Daniel, and Johnny. The answer it has to be Sato if he's at least 75% the fighter Miyagi is; otherwise Miyagi just wasn't from this planet.

Miyagi whooped Kreese (twice!) and Silver--in their dojo! I have no doubt Sato could beat the stuffing out of Silver in a NY minute.

I agree with your list. Out of all the villains (shown fighting), Silver is easily the most well rounded fighter, but Sato is a master of Miyagi Do, so he wins easily. I'm interested to see how Silver's skills age in Cobra Kai.

Sato was heavily implied to be on Miyagi's level who wrecked Kreese and Silver and he taught Chozen who was way stronger than any Cobra Kai student. Sato is probably also the one who taught Chozen the pressure point technique which allowed him to easily wreck Daniel who is somewhat equal to Johnny and Kreese. It's also the same technique that allowed Daniel to almost kill Kreese so yeah Sato is the best fighter out of the 4

It's preposterous that this question is even being asked. Sato would absolutely rag-doll all 3 of the others AT THE SAME TIME. Dugan was just a wannabe, and would easily be the first to go down with minimal effort from Sato. Silver and Kreese basically have identical skill sets, but Silver is slightly more dangerous because he has a longer reach, tries to utilize his range, and has somewhat better control of his emotions during a fight (unlike Kreese, he doesn't just charge straight ahead like an angry bull EVERY time). But let's not forget that Miyagi easily took each of them down individually, and didn't seem overly concerned about them double-teaming him before Kreese's ego got in the way. But Miyagi DID, however, write his last will once he agreed to fight Sato. AND Sato trained Chozen in the offensive techniques that he would later pass on to Daniel...which Daniel would then use to defeat Kreese himself. Unless a building collapses on him, there's no possible way Sato doesn't win this easily.

With one lesson, Chozen made Daniel the best fighter in Cobra Kai with the pressure point techniques. Imagine all of the things Miyagi and Sato knew that they never taught Daniel and Chozen?

I think Silver would win in honesty, Kreese was easily taken down twice, by Miyagi, if you look very close, Miyagi was barley dodging Silver’s high kicks, it was a very close hit, (that may be because Thomas Ian Griffith is actually experienced in real life, & at that time they weren’t expecting him to move like that) Dugan was easily taken down by Miyagi, more so then Kreese, in Saito’s case….Miyagi most likely didn’t want to fight his friend, someone he truly loved. So Silver wins

The fact that Miyagi was prepared to die going into the fight with Sato that never happened should be enough to convince you he posed the most threat.

Mr. Miyagi vs Sato would be a very close, evenly matched, narrow fight. Both were trained by Miyagi's father in the ancient okinawan ways of karate. Sato was larger and stronger but Miyagi was wiser and his father's son. I think Miyagi would narrowly win and cripple Sato's knees or legs so he didn't have to kill Sato.

Terry Silver's back round kick is deadly, and that's a shoot kick , Thomas Ian Griffith in real life would give Chuck Norris a run for his money..

None of them are beating Sato. Sato was Miyagi's Rival (Miyagi was superior and Sato would have lost but they were in the same "league"). When you consider how almost effortlessly Miyagi beat those other men no way would Sato lose to them, maybe he would beat them not quite as easily as Miyagi. I think Silver has evolved beyond Kreese and would beat Kreese. ANY of them would beat Colonel Dougan, he was a wannabe Kreese.

Definitely Sato, I assume Chozen was taught the same style, and you can see how strong he is when fighting. I’d love to see a Chozen vs Silver battle 😂 but I guess a Larusso vs Silver one will work too(which hopefully we will see in the upcoming season)

Terry Silver is on another level to those guys.

Miyagi would beat sato. Yes sato has size but miyagi has a better understanding of karate and can control his emotions which means he controls the situation

I think that Terry is likely the best because his manipulation is so big that he will give you PTSD against him. Kreese is not the best anymore because he already had his karate days. Sato would be almost as strong but Sato has no concentration because of his anger. Col. Dugan is trash.

The ranking is perfect the way it is. You did your Karate Kid Universe a good homework you studied it really good. Bravo A+

Underrated channel. Excellent pacing, voice work and graphics. Good stuff.

I think Terry the best ,AND I can't wait to see him train ROBBIE IN COBRAI KAI.

I've just seen the new trailer on twitter that shows Silver standing on the dojo and hitting the bag. He look absolutely awesome for his age. It's. Weird that every time I see new terry silver footage or I hear news I immediately think of you and you're channel now. You're in my head buddy boy! 🇬🇧

Excellent video. I've thought about the comparisons of these Senseis and I agree about Sato.

Amazing video as always, Mr. Cole!

Dugan reminds me of that guy who took one lesson and things he's an expert

Yup definitely Sato, he's the hybrid of Miyagi and Kreese

I like the analysis. Great job.

Great list.

The participants in the Army Karate Championships from '70-72 must have been incredibly susceptible to the Kreese front punch. Guess they weren't looking for the obvious. Great video, as always, Ken!

I agree with your rankings. Sato is only rivaled by Miyagi himself both in knowledge and techniques. In Cobra Kai season 3 it has been revealed when Daniel sparred with Chozen, that Sato kept the old Miyagi family Karate secret scrolls. Always wondered if the Miyagi and Sato death match was not preempted by the hurricane, Sato has a strong chance of beating and killing Miyagi.

Your breakdowns and editing are the best on RU-vid most underrated cobra Kai / kk channel on RU-vid by far ! And Kreese all the way fought as a kid to the death against his captain

Fantastic video, keep it you you deserve more subs, and they will come 👍

I think the way the film's and TV show depict it, the rankings would like this. 1. Silver 2. Sato 3. Kreese 4. Duggan

Another interesting and informative video, Ken. I've long wondered if Terry Silver competed in the U.S. Army Karate tournaments that Kreese won three years in a row (1970-1972), and if so, what position Silver placed. Silver may have just been a 'late bloomer' when it came to developing his karate skills; I liked that you mentioned how we see Silver keeping up with hard sparring well into the '80s (whereas Kreese, apparently, did not), so by that point in time, it's more than merely possible Silver's karate skills were above Kreese's. On the other hand, it could be that Kreese was simply more skilled than Silver at winning point tournaments. A third possibility (given Silver's unquestioning loyalty to Kreese) is that Terry Silver "let" Kreese win those tournaments, as he didn't wish to discredit his fellow soldier who saved his life multiple times in Vietnam. Next up, I hope you do an in-depth breakdown of *Ken* *Cole* vs. *Tom* *Cole* -- Who would win in a fight? And *Ken* *Cole* vs. LA District Attorney *Willy* *Cole* . Car salesmen and lawyers are deceptive and dangerous people, so good luck should you ever come to blows with them. (And even if you won, you might ultimately lose...in court.)

I concur with your rankings of the 4 enemy senseis

Exactly how I seen it with a little back and forth in my mind before I decided on silver 2 then Sato at the top spot... Cool video

We never saw Sato actually fight, but he might have been around the same level as Miyagi

Where would you rank Johnny, Daniel, and Chozen on the list, as well as current John Kreese? Great Video once again.

Well done 👍

I totally agree with your ranking. Congrats! 👏

I think Sato might be the best. Kreese and Colonel Dugan both show similar mistakes of being predictable and the stiffness in their stances. I don't think they have declined as fighters in my opinion, but I think it's just something that comes with age and ring rust. When fighters get older, they tend to become more reliant on older moves and stick to what they know, and it seems like they don't practice anymore, but mostly teach. Sato really only has the Miyagi-Do title that gives us an indication that he's good. Miyagi never seems afraid of Sato, but the idea of having to face him. We know that they both trained with Miyagi's father, but we don't know who the better martial artist was. However, Cobra Kai gave us an insight into some of the new techniques in Miyago-Do. Chozen presumably learned the pressure point technique from Sato and while I do believe Terry is a superior martial artist to Kreese, we have seen that these techniques are able to beat the Cobra Kai style. Terry has shown to put up the best fight against Miyagi, but he still got beaten pretty easily and if he had to face Sato; could Terry counter Miyagi-Do Karate or would he repeat the same mistakes?

I thought it was pretty obvious that Kreese was superior to Silver. I mean it's been hinted at throughout the series. It was implied that Silver couldn't have beaten the lieutenant in the fight to the death, which was why Kreese fought in his place; not to mention how much Silver clearly looked up to Kreese and the fact that Kreese was the main sensei of Cobra Kai.

I second everything you said in this video. That's pretty much the chronological order

This guy really puts a lot effort in his videos.

I’d say Terry. He might have stole some Miyagi secrets and we see him fight a lot more than Sato

A 6 year old could beat Col Dugan

I think Ken Cole your analysis and ranking was spot on. I would have put in same order before even watching to the end of this.

Hi Ken, wonderful video as always but I really liked this one, the amount of research and facts that you put into it is amazing. And to be honest I have to agree with your ranking, thats exactly how I would have done it because its logical, even though Terry Silver is a favourite character of mine, you have to go with the facts and SATO was as good as miyagi and miyagi didn't have to break a sweat against the others, he even kicked Mike Barnes in the butt and Mike Barnes without a doubt is the toughest out of the students with Chozen a close 2nd I think. So yes I'm looking forward to seeing the return of Terry Silver in the season 4 and hope he has not lost his evilness as thats what makes him a great Villain, keep up the great work Ken and look forward to the next video. From your friend Martyn all the way in Newcastle England. take care

Thanks for the insight. I'm wondering if you have an opinion of what Kreese has gone through post - Miyagi fights. He was so ineffective. Do you think this flattened his ego as a martial artist? He was still able-bodied after Miyagi threw him to the floor, but didn't get up to keep fighting. Why? Was he afraid after all, or possibly afraid of being more humiliated? Was he humbled enough to wonder why he was so easily defeated, and curious about Miyagi's style and desire to learn more things? Or does he think Miyagi got lucky that day? What do you think his mindset is about it all and does it affect his own esteem?

Miyagi kinda told us with his actions. The only time he wrote a testament was when he was about to fight Sato. I still think Miyagi would win but he is not as confident as with the others who he ridicules.

Great video!

Love this guys voice. How he doesn’t laugh is beyond me.

Another excellent analysis Ken and I agree with your list. I really can't see an argument for Terry being on Sato's level let alone above him. Neither Kreese or Silver could even land a blow on Miyagi. Does anyone honestly think Sato would be beaten by Miyagi that easily? Dugan is definitely bottom of the pile here. He's obviously skilled at military unarmed combat but judging by his one dimensional attacks against Miyagi he stands no chance against the other 3.

Ken, this is another great video! I really appreciate the way you analyze all the details of the fight choreography, and go over it so well. I hope you understand how much I enjoy your videos, even if I have some disagreements with opinions... My personal take is: I agree with ranking Dugan as #4 and Sato as #1. However, I would put Silver as #3 and Kreese as #2. This belief starts with how Silver thanks Kreese for all the times he saved him. That gives me the impression that Kreese is also stronger than Silver in Karate (it was never specified - it's just how I interpret things). Personally, I don't think Kreese was much weaker in the 80s than he was in the 70s, I think Mr. Miyagi just knew a more powerful kind of Karate than Kreese did (and it would have worked against Kreese in the early 70s, if tested then). Remember, Mr. Miyagi is much older than both Kreese and Silver (those two have the advantage in youth) yet Mr. Miyagi dominates them both. Neither of them even landed one single punch or kick on Mr. Miyagi. However, Kreese did at least dodge one chop from Mr. Miyagi (Silver never even did that). This makes me think Kreese is slightly above Silver in Karate... On another subject, I agree with what you said about Sato. But I believe that Karate Kid part II gave us a hidden hint that Miyagi is actually better in Karate than Sato (but Miyagi just chooses not to announce this). Please feel free to watch a video I posted on my RU-vid channel called "Story you missed in Karate Kid II" for the detail what I'm referring to. I'd love to read any comments from you to see if you agree with me that this suggests Mr. Miyagi is above Sato.

Here’s some food for thought both miyagi and sato were trained by miyagi father at the same time. We’ve never seen Sato in action. And that board wasn’t made to break through it for conditioning his hand. Also Sato trained Chozen his newphew. Sato also knew miyagi ancient secret techniques.

I love the sound the Soto made when he’s about to punch Miyagi.

Sato would win. As we have seen in the recent Cobra Kai, Miyagi-Do had a whole level of lethality and dangerousness that Miyagi never showed. I think that this was because he likely abandoned those techniques due to his WWII experiences. Sato didn't abandon those techniques. Also, Sato very much had a similar attitude in a fight with Kreese and Silver. More advanced skill and a ruthless fighting attitude? A deadly combination.

As always, great video. I agree with your list. My heart says Silver was the best because we see a real martial artist. But it has to be Sato because of his knowledge of Miyag Do.....

I think Kreese using the same approach might come down to the idea that that was his signature technique in his glory days. Those moves were good moves (in his mind) that served him well in the past. After they failed him (maybe for the first time) in his schermish with Miyagi, he wanted to prove to himself that Miyagi was just lucky, and maybe Kreese felt that he wasn't really prepared enough (he was flustered in his mind over attacking Johnny and his other students) to make those moves really work in that moment.

I agree with the assessment that Sato would be the most dangerous partly because Miyagi himself seems to think so. When he decides that he has no choice but to fight Sato he puts his legal affairs in order. None of the other sensei appear to garner that much respect from him.

Agree with putting Sato first based on their backgrounds. Always found it interesting that Kreese was a military karate champion when presumably Silver wasn’t, but Silver isn’t at all phased by how easily Miyagi beats Kreese and still mocks him, suggesting he feels he’s the superior fighter. I guess a lot could have changed over the roughly 13 years between Kreese being champion and KK3, and Cobra Kai suggests that Silver had a lot of catching up to do (which based on the start of KK3, he was doing relentlessly)

I completely agree with your ranking of Sato as the best. I have a couple of additional thoughts that further prove the Sato theory. My thoughts come from smaller key scenes in Karate Kid 2, the first being the ice breaking scene in the bar, when Daniel prepares to break the ice, the focus turns to Sato when Daniel and Mr. Miagi begin the breathing exercise, you see in Sato's face that he is interested in how Miagi has done as a teacher, and he smiles slightly when he sees that Miagi is passing on the secrets of Miagi-Do, this shows his confidence as an equal to Miagi. Of all the teachers in the four films, Miagi always handles them with confidence and calm, with Sato, Miagi shows a sense of hesitation, proving that he views Sato as an equal rival. Even though Daniel wins over Chosen with the drum technique, Daniel receives by far the most punishment from Chosen than he got from Johnny or Mike Barns and is almost beaten bloody and blue by Chosen, so Chosen clearly has the advantage and is a much more skilled and adaptive fighter, this shows that Sato is probably the most skilled teacher, maybe even a more skilled teacher than Miagi as at that time he had never taught anyone other than Daniel and Sato had been teaching for 40 years. Also, Miagi never was known for being too over confident, but he always seemed to be sure of his ability to overcome the other teachers from the films, but when he gives Daniel the truck and house "back home" will and testament before the fight with Sato and his general concern for Daniel "making it" back home on his own, we see that Miagi is humble enough to know that Sato has just as good, if not a better chance of winning. Logistically Miagi beat all three of the other negative teachers with relative ease, and we never got to see him fight, but your theory makes the most sense. Also, I have this question, did Silver take Miagi too lightly? His general demeanor was joking and silly during his fight with Miagi, do you think Silver would have been victorious against Miagi had he been more focused and truly determined? Your comments on Silver are right on, he seems to be the most effective and most skilled, perhaps Silver has a much deeper history in martial arts?

Yes please do more fantasy battles

I can live with that. At the very least, Sato was a man of honor in the end.

It's funny how these kind of conversations never end , for example as a kid we used to argue who would win in a fight Suoerman or Mighty Mouse. Still a heated debate to this day. 😆🤣😂

We already know that Miyagi beat all of them..and Sato had the same teacher as Miyagi did which was his father. Sato would beat all of them. With respect to Sensei John Kreese & Terry silver; it would definitely be a challenge if both of them fought one on one. They both learned at the same military tactics and techniques as well as both of them are experts in Cobra Kai. Chances are it would probably be a draw. As far as Dugan is concerned, yes... he belongs as last. He's pretty much all emotionally messed up as you conveyed.

You convinced me 100% Sato. And I'm still in the ad before the video!

Couldn't agree more with the rankings you gave out. What i am really looking forward to is how Miyagi Do Karate will evolve in season four with Daniel and Johnny working side by side, brining the best of both teachings they have had together. It could prove to be quite the style to be beaten, especially what we have seen from chozen so far in both the films and the series. Would be intersting to see a video on your take of what could happen with regards to this.

There is no question Sato, a true master, is superior. He is so formidable that Mr. Miyagi legitimately believed there was a chance he would die in battle against Sato, hence Mr. Miyagi giving Daniel his last will and testament. Mr. Miyagi would have defeated Sato, but it would have been a brutal battle. Your analysis is on point in this video.

Sato, miyaggi was intimidated by him, they try to make it seem that it has to do with honor, but I believe miyaggi was terrified by him. Miyaggi toyed around with the others. I think siva comes in second followed by kreese than that other guy.

I love how you scaled them on how well they did against Mr. Miyagi 😂, Good video though.

Excellent points! Where on the list do you think master li from the 2010 remake is? Personally I think he would be somewhere in between col. Dugan and Kreese. I would love to see your thoughts on cheng vs Johnny Lawrence (1984) as well.

Here’s a question. In 3, right before Kreese stops Terry and says “we’re old friends” right before it looked like they were both going to attack Miyagi. Do you think he could have taken them both on at the same time? Love the channel!

This is a great video! Sato all the way.

Anyone else wanna see a Karate Kid tournament fighting game with all of these characters? I think it would be dope.

Agreed man! And yes I bet it was quite hard to put Terry in second on this list😆

Silver may have had a chance against Miyagi if he hadn't under estimated him. Had he been more serious, I bet he would have stood a chance. Kreese was distracted by anger and pride, Silver wanted to humiliate Miyagi, but he actually had Miyagi on the defensive due to Silver's more rounded style and adaptability

Sato's background SHOULD make him top pick here, but he is still an unknown quality as far as actual fighting skill goes, He should have been able to go, at least toe to toe with Miyagi, but we never got to see that happen. Ultimately, if the death fight were to have happened, either Miyagi would have spared his old friend, or Sato would have shown mercy, possibly both, with Miyagi sparing Sato and Sato taking advantage. but stopping before the death blow. No matter how you slice it, Miyagi had plot armor that Sato would never had been able to break. Consider also that the wood beam that Sato was trying to break was found by Miyagi and Sato 40 years prior. Sato had clearly been trying to break it for some time, as indicated by the wear on the wood where Sato was striking it. Breaking that wood beam would be an incredible achievement, one that he had been working on for presumably 40 years. Then later, Miyagi (conveniently) breaks a similar wood beam to save Sato's life. Maybe you can chalk that up to adrenaline rush, but then again, fighting for your life would boost your adrenaline levels too. We have no real reference of Sato's fighting skill other then he is Miyagi Do, he owns a large dojo that trains US soldiers, and that Chozen, who we KNOW can fight, is his finest student. This says alot in his favor, but we still haven't actually witnessed his skills to properly judge him. Notice also... Sato was going for a similar punch that failed with Kreese and Dugan. Who knows haw that would have gotten over... I think SIlver is a real contender to Sato, for all the reasons mentioned in the video. I think he may be a little more aggressive then Sato as well. I do, however believe that Sato, with his years of Miyagi Do training, possibly even more then Miyagi himself had, (remember, Sato Stayed in Okinawa when Miyagi left, and I doubt that Miyagi's father took sides, continuing to train his remaining student) would beat Silver just as easily as Miyagi did. I think Kreese is properly placed, for the reasons stated in the video. He is persistent and patient, but he does not seem to learn from his mistakes. I think Dugan is not in the league of the other three, a true one trick pony who does not know what to do when his skill set fails him, One way he DOES step up to Kreese in particular, is beating up on his students when he feels the need to prove how tough he is. Against anybody with real fighting skills, Dugan fails quickly, as shown when he attempted to try to fight Miyagi Overall who do I, personally think is best? Theoretically, Sato is obvious, but for what we have actually seen on the screen, SIlver takes the prize. Keep in mind also, with Sato's Miyagi Do training, Silver's mind tricks should be all but completely ineffective, as it was with Miyagi. This would likely be true with Chozen as well, although it still seems to be lost on poor Daniel. Johnny, unfortunately did not have the benefit of Miyagi's wisdom.

Those ridiculous fights!

I think your analysis is risky but fair and on point. I agree with you.

Loved how you ended this. Yes Terry is the best 🤣 but logically I can see your point on Sato being the best. Although Terry's #1 with me but I'm just another fangirl 🤣 Great video as always

Great video, and I love all your points, but Sato was not as skilled as Miyagi. In KKII we see Sato practicing karate chopping a beam of wood repeatedly but never able to break it. Miyagi broke a beam of wood about the same thickness during the typhoon that struck when it was on top of Sato. That's why Miyagi fled Okinawa. He didn't want to kill his best friend, and if Sato fought Miyagi, Miyagi would've ended up killing him. This isn't a criticism of Sato by no means; this is an acknowledgment of how truly awesome and terrifying Miyagi's karate skills really are.

What is the music in the beginning?

Not sure if u did it, but what if Miyagi fought Mr. Han.. Videos are there, but would love a breakthrough of that match (even though different styles).. ? Could u do that?

Sato and Miyagi trained together in Okinawa, Neither Terry or Kreese could beat Miyagi in KK3 so they could NOT beat Sato, (because Sato taught Chozen the darker secrets of their karate), and Chozen taught those secrets to Daniel, who beats Kreese with it in season 3's end. So I think Daniel could probably beat Terry Silver in a real match, but not in the tournament, (because of the rules).

Even the mailman in kk2 could beat Dugan come on lol

Yeah, about Kreese and Silver being friends… Season 4 ending says hold my beer on that lol

Awesome video, i really enjoyed that. I was going to say terry silver for the 1# but I see your point with sato.

Silver is highly efficient with his high kicks. It's his close combat skills that concern me. I say Sato beats him in close combat.

Even though Silver is my favorite one, I have to agree. We didnt get to see Sato fight so we can only speculate and assume he is the better fighter because of his amazing background for which we have the best reference on Miyagi's fighting and we did get to see him fight Terry and Miyagi totally annihilated him. I mean, we al know that the actor that plays Silver in real life would beat them all because he is by far the most skilled if not the only with martial arts background but when it comes to characters Sato is supposed to have the same background as Miyagi but in addition lets not forget that Sato got to train with Miyagi's father LONGER than him because Miyagi left Okinawa at a very early age whereas Sato stayed and its very likely he would continue training with him so it might be possible for Sato to be even better than Miyagi which is mind blowing.

Ayyy I guessed the rankings correctly

If anyone doubts the skill of Sato, remember this dialogue... Mr. Miyagi (to Daniel): Last will and testament. Yukie get house and deed to village. You get house and pickup back home. ...Right there, it shows you Miyagi is genuinely concerned Sato could prevail and kill him. He doesn't say anything like this to Daniel before facing the other senseis. Sato is the most dangerous opponent.

I could see Sato having the same level of skill as Miyagi, if not slightly less so, but he'd definitely be more aggressive and offensively oriented than Miyagi, which might make him more dangerous, but also not as difficult to land a hit on. Miyagi always seemed to prefer to feel an enemy out, get a look at their initial conduct before going in for the hit. With Kreese, as you say in this video, he let him beat himself simply by dodging. In Part 3, he already knew Kreese's style and so went in on the attack much sooner, but still let him throw the first hit. Against Terry and Col. Dugan, he took his time letting them come to him and cleanly wiped both. Although we only have speculation, considering Miyagi left Daniel his will before the planned fight with Sato, Miyagi evidently knew that either he'd die by simply letting Sato kill him or he'd fight in earnest but realise he couldn't win, not against his friend. Whatever the case, Sato was the only opponent Miyagi showed any real apprehension toward fighting against, unlike Kreese or even Terry. (Col. Dugan was honestly a joke, he looks like he could've been beaten by Daniel or Johnny... from Part 1). Coupled with the fact that we find out in Cobra Kai, *_(Spoilers for those who haven't seen it yet)_* Chozen reveals to Daniel that Sato taught him the true style of Miyagi-Do, all of the techniques and specifically the paralysing moves. If Sato knew this extent of the style, then he'd absolutely murder Kreese, Terry and Dugan. It'd fit with his personality as well, being more aggressive then Miyagi ever was. It would also explain any apprehension Sato showed in fighting Miyagi, as Miyagi would surely know the same level but understandably never use it as it may have been too extreme, even for him to use. (I dunno, I'm just wildly guessing with that one).

Terry would obviously win in a real fight.... no brainer.

That was a really fun video! Waah! Waah!!

I guess I can agree with your lineup though we can all agree that Thomas Ian Griffith has some great moves for a man his age now that the new seasons are out. 60 years old and still doing CLEAN spinning wheel kicks dude is a madman