Since the earliest days of the franchise, tournaments have been used as conclusions to various stories. Be it 1984's The Karate Kid, 2010's The Karate Kid, or several seasons of Cobra Kai ...

It was revealed that in the universe of The Karate Kid and the Netflix series, the Sekai Taikai is a world karate tournament where dojos from all over the globe come together to test their mettle ...

Johnny first appeared in the original The Karate Kid, where he faced Daniel in the Under-18s All Valley Tournament, fighting for the Cobra Kai dojo under his mentor Kreese (Martin Kove).