Kenkojuku Sugimoto ran AAU Karate tournaments in the State of Florida. He sponsored annual Kenkojuku tournaments which were held at FIU (Florida International University). In the early nineties, he received 6th Dan from the All Japan Karate-do Federation (JKF) and received the title shihan. Sugimoto also holds 7th Dan in the World Karate Federation (WKF). Sugimoto has spread Kenkojuku Shotokan style of karate to the United States, Europe, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. Sugimoto has had close relationships and given certifications to several Shotokan kenkojuku Dojos in Latin America. Presently Sugimoto teaches in South Dade County and at the
David Ryu in chief of the "Korean Street Journal" newspaper based in Los Angeles, and his mother worked as a nurse. Ryu's parents were married for over 40 years before his father's death in 2016. After graduating from UCLA, Ryu became a Deputy to Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Burke. He later worked as a special investigator for Los Angeles County's Auditor-Controller. Ryu later served as Director of Development and Public Affairs for Kedren Acute Psychiatric Hospital and Community Health Center. Ryu was one of over a dozen candidates to replace Councilmemebr Tom LaBonge, who was term-limited. Ryu and Carolyn Ramsay, a