About Meitatsu Yagi
Born 1944. Meitatsu Yagi is a Japanese karateka.
Meitatsu Yagi (八木明達 Yagi Meitatsu, born July 7, 1944 , and earned his Shodan rank in 1960, at the age of 16 ".
Meitatsu was the president of the International Meibukan Goju-ryu Karate Association (IMGKA). until December 2015, when his son Akihito Yagi became the new president.
Family life Meitatsu Yagi is married and has two children - Akihito Yagi and Akihiro Yagi, both were trained by Meitatsu Yagi and currently lead the IMGKA association
He lives in Naha, Okinawa
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Meitatsu Yagi was born on 7 July 1944.
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