from teaching and closed the Tokutai dojo in 2004 due to illness. In 2010 and early 2011 he could be found visiting the daytime classes at the Shotojuku dojo in Astoria, Queens. In mid-2011 he decided to return to teaching. His dojo is now called Shotokai USA and is located in Bayside, Queens, NYC. In 2016 Mr. Miyazaki retired again and returned to Japan, where he resided. He died in August 2021. Takashi Akusawa Takashi Asukawa Shihan was sent to the United States in 1961, from Japan through the sponsorship of James Arwood to the city of Memphis, Tennessee to teach and promote karate kenkojuku. With the help of Mr. Arwood, He ran a dojo in the city of Jackson, Mississippi Eventually Akusawa Sensei left Mr. Arwood and established his own Dojo in Miami, Florida. The Samurai Dojo in Coral Gables, unfortunately due to a severe illness. He was forced to return to Japan. Masakazu Takahashi Takahashi has 8th dan and is head of the United States Kenkojuku Karate Association. Takahashi began his karate training in 1961 under Tomosaburo Okano. In 1971, he traveled to America to teach Kenkojuku karate. Originally teaching in Queens, he has two dojos located in Mt. Kisco and Amityville, New York that have been established for more than 41 years. Koji Sugimoto Koji Sugimoto was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1947. At the age of fourteen he began karate under Tomosaburo Okano, a student of Gichin Funakoshi. In 1970, Sugimoto emigrated to Florida. In Miami, he joined with Akuzawa and assisted at his dojo. In the early seventies, he began teaching in Dade County. In the late seventies he began to sponsor tournaments. In 1978 he invited Okano to a tournament at Palmetto High School. Okano’s demonstrations served as great learning experiences for Sugimoto’s students. In the early eighties Okano visited again and held several demonstrations, including kenjutsu (sword). During the eighties, 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