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Norman Robinson

Norman Robinson

Born: 1936-09-06 • South Africa

Norman Robinson (6 September 1936 – 31 July 2025) was a South African master of Shotokan karate. He and Stan Schmidt were the first practitioners of Shotokan karate in South Africa and they instigated the establishment of the South African branch of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) in 1965 and popularized the art across the country.

Filmography
Kill and Kill Again poster
Kill and Kill Again
1981 • Gypsy Billy
Kill or Be Killed poster
Kill or Be Killed
1976 • Karate-ka