Gosoku-ryu Gosoku-ryu The International Karate Association (IKA) was formed in Tokyo, Japan in 1953 for the purpose of teaching and promoting the Gosoku style of karate. Gosoku-ryū, "the style of force with speed", incorporates the methods of Goju-ryū and Shotokan karate with aikido, jujitsu, and judo. It is applied so as to encompass any attacker from all angles. The IKA grew quickly to its current estimated membership of over 100,000 in 60 different countries. In 1964, Kubota came to the United States. He was able to gather several talented young men to create the nucleus of the U.S. branch. Under Kubota's
David Ryu David Ryu David Ryu (born 1975) is a Los Angeles City Councilman for Los Angeles City Council District 4. He is the first Korean-American to hold a council seat in Los Angeles, California. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from UCLA and a Masters of Public Policy & Administration from Rutgers University. Ryu was born in Seoul, South Korea, in 1975, the oldest of three children His father, Eul Chul Ryu, and mother, Michelle Won Chung Ryu, moved the family to Los Angeles, California in 1980, when Ryu was 5 years old. There, Ryu's father served as editor