 Shihans Stan Schmidt and Norman Robinson choreographed the film's karate sequences as well as appearing in the film as two members of von Rudloff's karate team.The film was originally released in the U.S. as Karate Killer (1976) and released in South Africa as Karate Olympiad (its title in that country in English).The film was so popular in the United States that Film Ventures International greenlit a sequel, "Kill and Kill Again", starring James Ryan as martial arts champion Steve Chase, in 1981.