User:RJCKarate/Takayoshi Nagamine

Takayoshi Nagamine
Born(1945-08-12)August 12, 1945
Naha City, Okinawa, Japan
ResidenceNaha City, Okinawa, Japan
StyleMatsubayashi-ryu
Teacher(s)Shoshin Nagamine
RankHanshisei, 10th Dan
Websitehtt://www.matsubayashi-ryu.com

Takayoshi Nagamine (長嶺 高兆, Nagamine Takayoshi, 1945-08-12) is an Okinawan karate master.

Early Life and Karate-do

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Takayoshi Nagamine was born in Naha City, Okinawa in 1945. Takayoshi Nagamine is the son of Shoshin Nagamine Osensei who was the founder of Matsubayashi-Ryu (Shorin-Ryu). After Shoshin Nagamine's death in 1997, he was appointed Soke (Head of School) of Matsubayashi-Ryu (Shorin-Ryu) and has dedicated his life to preserving the art. Additionally, he is the current head of the World Matsubayashi-Ryu (Shorin-Ryu) Karate-Do Association, which is the international association of dojo (schools) throughout the world.

Takayoshi Nagamine was promoted to the rank of Hanshisei, 10th Dan by the All Okinawan Karate Board in 2009.

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Sources

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Further reading

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  • Nagamine, Shoshin, The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do (Hardcover reissue) (1991), ISBN 0-8048-1163-6
  • Nagamine, Shoshin, The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do (Paperback edition) (1998), ISBN 0-8048-2110-0
  • Nagamine, Shoshin, Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters (2000), ISBN 0-8048-2089-9


Category:1945 births Category:Okinawan karateka Category:Japanese police officers Category:People from Naha, Okinawa Category:Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun