{"id":1489,"date":"2020-09-22T04:23:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T04:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vdh.qpi.temporary.site\/website_4591b6d1\/?p=1489"},"modified":"2020-09-22T04:23:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T04:23:46","slug":"lito-adiwang-says-hes-more-of-a-johnny-lawrence-after-watching-cobra-kai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/?p=1489","title":{"rendered":"Lito Adiwang Says He\u2019s More of A Johnny Lawrence after Watching Cobra Kai"},"content":{"rendered":"

ONE Warrior Series<\/strong> contract winner and rising ONE Championship strawweight star Lito \u201cThunder Kid\u201d Adiwang<\/strong> of the Philippines is one of the most explosive talents on the roster. He\u2019s also a legit martial artist with well-rounded skills to match his infectious smile and charisma.<\/p>\n

With Netflix\u2019s \u201cCobra Kai\u201d<\/strong> series trending over the past few weeks, Adiwang couldn\u2019t help but share his thoughts on the show after watching it. After all, he does consider himself a huge fan of the original 1980s \u201cKarate Kid\u201d franchise<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pride and honor of martial arts should be shared with the world. Martial arts has helped me achieve my dreams and see the world,\u201d said Adiwang.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very happy that a show like Cobra Kai can spark interest in martial arts, my sport. It\u2019s not just about fighting. I learned at a very young age that martial arts was really a way of life for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cobra Kai picks up 30 years after the original series ended with \u201cThe Karate Kid III.\u201d Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) is a successful businessman, while the series\u2019 antagonist, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), is an angry and unemployed drunk estranged from his son. The story takes a quick turn when Johnny meets high school student Miguel Diaz (Xolo Maridue\u00f1a), and teaches him Karate so he can defend himself against bullies.<\/p>\n

Johnny eventually decides to reestablish the Cobra Kai dojo and starts to piece his life back together. It\u2019s an interesting and refreshing take on the classic story, showing things from a new perspective.<\/p>\n

Adiwang, like many, has enjoyed experiencing the story through Johnny\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI identify with Johnny mostly, because in the end, he made the choice to redeem himself. Everyone has good and bad sides, but we can always choose to use our talents for a better purpose,\u201d said Adiwang.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the original movies, Daniel played the character of a bullied kid who learned Karate to defend himself. He eventually won the Karate tournament, which was great but after watching some of Cobra Kai, I think I like Johnny\u2019s character more. My belief is that, it\u2019s not how you start things, but rather how you end things that really matters. It\u2019s how you can use your greatness to impact others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adiwang himself is the perfect embodiment of an elite martial artist. He is both extremely skilled and honorable.<\/p>\n

Yet apart from being one of the most talented fighters in ONE Championship, currently climbing through the ranks one explosive finish after another, Adiwang also believes he showcases the pride and honor of martial arts with every performance.<\/p>\n

More than that, Adiwang says martial arts has given him a gift that he wants to share with other people.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my own life, I\u2019ve made it a point to show honor to my family and the people who care for me. Now that I\u2019m a fighter, a martial arts instructor, I also want to share the true meaning of martial arts with others,\u201d said Adiwang.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to protect this tradition and use it in a good way, helping others by teaching them the true values of martial arts — that it\u2019s a discipline to be learned and understood, which will then improve the quality of life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ONE Warrior Series contract winner and rising ONE Championship strawweight star Lito \u201cThunder Kid\u201d Adiwang of the Philippines is one of the most explosive talents on the roster. He\u2019s also a legit martial artist with well-rounded skills to match his infectious smile and charisma. With Netflix\u2019s \u201cCobra Kai\u201d series trending over the past few weeks, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-events","category-latest"],"pageone_source":{"pageone_source":"","author_name":"Camilo Mendoza Villanueva, Jr"},"_pageone_source":"","zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/happeningph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}