s Little Tokyo/Arts District neighborhood.

loyalty and determination as well as the value of art in the modern world.Katsushika Oi (Eijo) created many remarkable artworks and had a hand in her illustrious father’s later work

Kubota started his first school in Tokyo in 1954.He assisted police in controlling a civil disturbance and was noticed by a police detective named Karino.It was at this time that Kubota started teaching police officers karate.

Kubotas appearances in TV and movies included the 1975 action film The Killer Elite.He studied with various instructors in his youth and moved to Tokyo at the young age of 13 to seek a better life.

and The Hunted with Christopher Lambert.

Kubota is well-known for inventing a keychain self-defense tool known as the Kubotan.The North Torrance High grad wasnt familiar with the college experience.

which helped him find the community he needed.and the Northern Mariana Islands.

or professor; there is always someone rooting for you.chairing the Regional Finance and Fundraising Committee.