[2] Takayoshi was born in Naha, Okinawa as the son of Shoshin Nagamine, the founder of Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do and living intangible cultural asset.
[4] At the direction of his father, and in order to help the development of Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do world-wide, Takayoshi went to the United States at the age of 20, in the late 1960s and where he remainder for over 10 years,[4] and opened a dojo in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Takayoshi Nagamine's original students to achieve black belt in the United States included Jim Driggs, Rick Kemper, Al Rozier, Bill George, Dave Williams,Dr.
[7] In 1992 Takayoshi called together senior instructors in Okinawa and the United States and formed what is now known as the World Matsubayashi-ryu (Shorin-ryu) Karate-do Association (WMKA).
[6][8] In addition to being well-known and respected karateka in their own right, they are also all direct students of Shoshin Nagamine, these three include Yoshitaka Taira (President/Kaicho); Toshmitsu Arakaki (Fukukaicho/Vice-president), and Iwao Tome (Rijicho/Chairman), however, the role of Chairman is rotational and has since changed, and as of 2024 the current chairman is Tetsuo Makishi, son of Yauharu Makishi (a direct student of Shoshin Nagamine) In addition to the World Matsubayashi-ryu Karatedo Association, there are many other organisations and groups around the world that continue to grow and teach Matsubayashi-ryu.