R.I.P. Luka Balenovic

I met Luka at FGCU while he was a student there, he joined the FGCU Martial Arts Club and received his Yellow belt in Hapkido on 23/2/2008. I remember Luka very well, not only because of his jovial nature and severe interest in passion for what he was doing, but on a more personal level. When I left FGCU he continued to stay in contact with me, we had not become very close friends at FGCU but more of a close student/teacher relationship.  I liked that Luka would reach out to me on Facebook every now and then and comment on something I had posted or just to say hi and catch up on what I was doing. This made me feel good and that was something I think Luka had a great talent for doing, infecting other people with his great attitude and outlook on life. He will be greatly missed by not only myself but all of the FGCU Martial Arts Club as well. R.I.P Luka you will be in our thoughts. 

Paul "The British Ninja" McCarthy

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