'Cobra Kai' actor Martin Kove defends biting female co-star in newly released police footage

"Cobra Kai" histrion Martin Kove explained his reasoning for biting his co-star.

In recently released bodycam footage obtained by Fox News Digital, Kove, 78, told constabulary wherefore helium spot histrion Alicia Hannah-Kim, 37, successful an alarming infinitesimal astatine Summer Con successful Puyallup, Washington, connected June 22, 2025.

"You cannot wound people. That is not OK," the Puyallup Police told Kove.

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Alicia Hannah-Kim said Martin Kove spot her limb and past began kissing the country helium bit. (Roger Kisby/Getty Images for Netflix)

Hannah-Kim chimed successful and argued, "That is assault."

"And it's 100% up to her if she wants to prosecute charges. I'd similar to recognize wherefore you did that," the constabulary said to Kove. 

The heated brushwood occurred extracurricular a building, arsenic Hannah-Kim appeared visibly upset astir the concern and wanted an mentation for Kove’s actions. 

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"I was conscionable playing due to the fact that we're precise playful together, and I spot down excessively hard, and I meant to just..." helium explained, arsenic Hannah-Kim looked astatine the constabulary successful disbelief. 

"She's got a rima people connected her," authorities said successful the bodycam footage. 

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According to a study from the Puyallup Police Department, Hannah-Kim approached an serviceman successful the VIP country aft Kove took her limb and spot her "so hard helium astir drew blood," per Variety.

"No, we bash not play similar that," Hannah-Kim added and shook her head. Kove apologized again.

The constabulary footage continued with the histrion showing her wound marks from Kove, arsenic the radical successful the video agreed determination was a disposable wound mark.

From near to right, Tanner Buchanan arsenic Robby Keene, Xolo Maridueña arsenic Miguel Diaz, Ralph Macchio arsenic Daniel LaRusso, William Zabka arsenic Johnny Lawrence, Martin Kove arsenic John Kreese successful "Cobra Kai." (Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2025)

"All morning, I was reasoning erstwhile she said, 'Ow, you wounded me,'" Kove said portion explaining his broadside to officers. He referred to Hannah-Kim’s absorption aft helium spot her connected the limb hard capable to permission a mark. 

"I wanted to travel back… and spot however she’s doing," helium continued, adding that different co-star allegedly "intercepted" him earlier helium could scope her.

Kove claimed helium tried to marque amends immediately, saying, "I tried to accidental that… and find her the infinitesimal I arrived… conscionable to say—‘I'm sorry, darling. I apologize, I didn't mean to wounded you.’"

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"You know, due to the fact that we play each the time, we pop, we hit, we bash worldly each the clip due to the fact that she's a pistillate sensei, I'm the antheral sensei," Kove explained of their roles successful "Cobra Kai."

"We person each our scenes together, and we person a batch of fun."

William Zabka, left, and Martin Kove successful "Cobra Kai." (Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2025)

The constabulary footage was released aft Kove was forced to permission a instrumentality normal aboriginal implicit the play aft helium spot his co-star.

After Kove spot Hannah-Kim, helium reportedly fto spell and began kissing her limb wherever helium had bitten her aft she cried retired successful pain. After telling her hubby astir the incident, the 2 approached Kove astatine the instrumentality lawsuit together, aft which the study stated helium "exploded connected them, saying thing to the effect of however situation they face him."

Per the report, the histrion told the reporting serviceman she did not privation to record charges against Kove, but that she "wished to person a study filed successful lawsuit this continues." Kove was past asked to permission the instrumentality event.

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Fox News Digital reached retired to representatives for some Kove and Hannah-Kim for comment.

Martin Kove is champion known for his portrayal of John Kreese successful the 1984 movie, "The Karate Kid." (Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Kove is champion known for his portrayal of John Kreese successful the 1984 movie, "The Karate Kid." Kreese is the main antagonist of the movie, arsenic helium is the proprietor of the karate workplace which teaches its students to person "no mercy."

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He reprised his relation for the Netflix revival series, "Cobra Kai," which picked up 33 years aft the events of the archetypal movie. Hannah-Kim joined the amusement successful play 6, playing Kim Da-Eun, a sensei from South Korea who teams up with Kreese to instrumentality down a rival studio, which happens to beryllium owned by Kreese's erstwhile pupil Johnny Lawrence, played by William Zabka, and his erstwhile rival, Daniel LaRusso, played by Ralph Macchio.

Fox News Digital's Lori Bashian contributed to this report.