Saw the sad the sad news that Kanazawa Sensei passed away yesterday Kanazawa Soke (May 1931 - Dec 2019) - Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation He was probably the most senior Shotokan teacher I trained with and always came across as a gentleman.
I believe so mate , I’ve seen no retractions , just a ton of tributes on the various karate/Shotokan pages.