Stan Schmidt
Acting
October 6, 1936
Died at age 83
October 7, 2019
Date of Death
Kroonstad, South Africa
2 Credits
Biography
Stan Schmidt was a South African master of Shotokan karate. Along with others, such as Norman Robinson, he was an early practitioner of Shotokan karate in South Africa and his establishment of the South African branch of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) in 1965 after training in Japan, along with his subsequent promotion of the art in South Africa, earned him the appellation of 'The Father of South African Karate'.
