- This is an official announcement from SKIF GHQ that SOKE HIROKAZU KANAZAWA PASSED AWAY ‘PEACEFULLY’ ON THE 8TH OF DECEMBER at the blessed ‘RIP OLD ‘ Age of 88 years old. We still cannot accept his passing and as a SKIF Group Leader Pakistan Soke will always in our hearts and we have to move forward. We will try our best to expand his Karate-do .