{"id":6928,"date":"2016-08-09T11:38:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T08:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karate.72dpi.co.il\/en\/george-andrews-iogkf-otgka\/"},"modified":"2016-10-31T15:56:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T13:56:48","slug":"george-andrews-iogkf-otgka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karateisrael.co.il\/en\/george-andrews-iogkf-otgka\/","title":{"rendered":"George Andrews IOGKF OTGKA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is with sadness that I have to report Sensei Leon has died of cancer; he was 8th Dan Chief Instructor of Israel IOGKF, and adviser to Sensei Higaonna, and a personal friend of mine.<\/p>\n<p>Sensei Leon was friendly warm and loving to all he came in contact with, his character and charm would dominate all in attendance, he loved telling stories which ended in a joke as always.<\/p>\n<p>I would have liked to been at his funeral to show my respect to a good man who had a wonderful personality and a good heart, he was a fine ambassador for the Karate World and the IOGKF, he played a big part in the Goju &#8211; Ryu family and his name will be echoed for many years to come, I must say that when I was around him I felt very confident to be in his company.<\/p>\n<p>The European and world Gasshuku\u2019s will not be the same; his presence was part and parcel of the training and enjoyment of being there.<\/p>\n<p>He will be sadly missed by all.<\/p>\n<p>God bless you Yehuda, your friend and training partner.<\/p>\n<p>George Andrews<br \/>\nIOGKF OTGKA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with sadness that I have to report Sensei Leon has died of cancer; he was 8th Dan Chief Instructor of Israel IOGKF, and adviser to Sensei Higaonna, and a personal friend of mine. 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