Yasuhiro Konishi
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| Born | 1893 Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan |
| Died | 1983 (aged 89–90) Tokyo, Japan |
| Style | Shindō jinen-ryū |
| Teacher(s) | Gichin Funakoshi, Choki Motobu, Kenwa Mabuni, Morihei Ueshiba, Chojun Miyagi, Chōshin Chibana |
| Rank | Sōke, Founder of Shindō jinen-ryū |
| Notable students | Kiyoshi Yamazaki, Sho Kosugi, Tokio Mao, Shoji Nishio, Robert Trias |
| Website | Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai |
Yasuhiro Konishi (小西康裕 Konishi Yasuhiro?, 1893 - 1983) was one of the first karateka to teach karate on mainland Japan. He was instrumental in developing modern karate, as well as a driving force in the art's acceptance in Japan. He is credited with developing the style known as Shindō jinen-ryū (神道自然流).
Yasuhiro Konishi was born in 1893 in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. In 1899 he began training in Muso Ryu jujutsu, then kendo when he was 13 and later, Takenouchi-ryū jujutsu. In 1915, he entered Keio University in Tokyo.
Konishi's first exposure to te was through Tsuneshige Arakaki, who was from Okinawa. Konishi quit his job in 1923 to open a martial arts center. Naming his dojo the Ryobu-Kan ("The House of Martial Arts Excellence"), Konishi provided instruction in kendo and jujutsu.
In September 1924, Hironori Ohtsuka and Gichin Funakoshi came to the Keio University kendo training hall. With Konishi's help, Funakoshi established a to-te club at Keio University. Konishi, Funakoshi and Ohtsuka were the instructors and with the addition of te to Konishi's curriculum of jujitsu, kendo and western boxing, modern karate was born.
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