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
Ryu Shiva poetry has been seen as a genre where it’s not the works that approach the public, but the public must take effort to approach the work, and Ryu Shiva’s works have been criticized as belonging to the former. Ryu Shiva’s works have been alienated by the literary circle and literary journals. Meanwhile, Ryu Shiva’s books continue to be popular among the public. "Geudaega gyeot-e itseodo naneun geudaega geuripda" (그대가 곁에 있어도 나는 그대가 그립다 Even Though You Are Next To Me I Miss You) was on the best seller list 21 times between 1989 and 1998, and in a survey