Meitoku Yagi
Japanese karateka
八木明徳
- Born
- 6 March 1912, Naha
- Died
- 7 February 2003
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Sport
- karate
- Occupation
- karateka
Meitoku Yagi (八木明徳 Yagi Meitoku, born March 6, 1912, in Naha, Okinawa - died February 7, 2003) was a karate master and teacher. He learned Goju-ryu from its legendary founder Chojun Miyagi. On April 29, 1986, Emperor Hirohito named Yagi a Living National Treasure (ningen kokuho) for his contributions to the martial arts.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.