(Courtesy Little Tokyo Service Center)Tom Sogi.

Soke Tak Kubota founded the Gosoku Ryu Karate School and the International Karate Association.where his school has been for over 45 years.

He was also an accomplished actor and appeared in close to 300 commercials and movies throughout his career.He is survived by his wife Thea and his two daughters.He created his own style of karate known as Gosoku Ryu.

The world organization has had its headquarters in the U.then in Hollywood and finally in Glendale.

including the The Mechanic starring Charles Bronson.

He was a pioneer in the art of karate and founded the International Karate Association (IKA).it was the iconic Hertz Rent-a-Car commercial that made O.

My friends and I idealized him.even more famous as he ran through the airport to return his rental car.

but nonetheless a link … We attended church with Lance Itos (the judge who presided over the O.credited him with putting him on the straight and narrow.