Yagi is the recognised Menkyo Kaiden of the Gojyu-ryu style as he was the recipient of Miyagi's gi and obi in 1953.
In Meibukan style of Goju-ryu, dojos practice forms of Yakusoku Kumite Currently, Yagi's eldest son, Meitatsu, is Chairman of the IMGKA (International Meibukan Goju-Ryu Karate Association) and travels the world frequently.
There are branches in Australia, Canada, United States, England, India, Iran, Philippines, Russia, Georgia, Brazil, Israel and Hong Kong.
The Meibukan Hombu Dojo was founded by Meitoku Yagi in 1952 prior to the death of Gojyu-Ryu founder, Miyagi Chojun.
These representatives are Shiki Tadanori of Ibaraki, Japan, Anthony Mirakian of USA, Yonamine Yasunori of South America, Rajesh Thakkar of India, and Cristofi Clemente of Australia.
Note, however, that Johannes Wong was also a long-serving student and instructor of Gojyu-Ryu Meibukan directly under Yagi since the mid-1980s in Australia.
The Meibukan Hombu dojo also has satellite branches in Okinawa, Japan that includes Matsugawa, Tsukayama, Naha, Tsuji, Kume, and Nagata.
Yagi's second son, Meitetsu, currently is president and head instructor of the Meibukan Hombu Dojo in Naha, Okinawa and has traveled the world.
He has been invited to India, Hawaii, Australia, and USA to share his knowledge of Meibukan.