"We regret to inform that on the night of September 3 to 4, at the age of 88, Honored Coach of Russia, Honorary President of the All-Russian Federation of SENE Kasyanov Tadeusz Rafailovich passed away," the message from Avdysh states. Kasyanov was born on November 14, 1938. During his work in cinema, Tadeusz was involved in stunt coordination. Since 1989, he held the position of president of the All-Russian Federation of Hand-to-Hand Combat and Traditional Karate. Tadeusz Kasyanov also held the title of Master of Sports in boxing and a 10th dan in karate.