Karate instructor - Eddie du Plessis
- Born 20 December 1949.
- Joined Karate-Do on 3 October 1975.
- Graded Shodan by Shihan Hugh St. John Thomson 11 May 1981.
- Founder member of Karate – Zen South Africa 18 October 1982
- Graded Nidan by Kaiso Johan Roux 2 July 1983
- Graded Sandan by Kaiso Johan Roux 15 August 1987
- Graded Yondan by Kaiso Johan Roux 19 June 1993
- Graded Godan by Kaiso Johan Roux 27 April 1998
- Graded Rokudan by Kaiso Johan Roux 2004
- Graded Nanadan By Kaiso Johan Roux 20 April 2011
- Appointed assistant Instructor of Karate-Zen 01 July 1986
- Appointed Full Instructor of Karate-Zen 10 December 1986
- Appointed Senior Instructor of Karate-Zen 01 December 1996
- Appointed Chief Regional Instructor of Karate-Zen 01 January 1998
- Elected as executive committee member of Karate-Zen International in May 1995.
Referee's Qualifications
- Currently holds position as qualified referee in the all styles Karate Association of South Africa (KASA) affiliated to the World Karate Federation (WKF).
- Qualified as a Zonal referee for Union of African Karate Federations (UFAK).
- Qualified as a UFAK judge 2010
- Appointed to Karate SA Referees Commission 2011