awa , ▁Japan . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁he ▁began ▁training ▁in ▁Mus o ▁Ry u ▁ju j ut su , ▁then ▁k endo ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 3 ▁and ▁later , ▁T aken ouch i - ry ū ▁ju j ut su ▁and ▁j udo . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁he ▁entered ▁Ke io ▁University ▁in ▁Tokyo . ▁ ▁Kon ishi ' s ▁first ▁expos ure ▁to ▁te ▁was ▁through ▁Ts unes h ige ▁A rak aki , ▁who ▁was ▁from ▁Ok ina wa . ▁ ▁Kon ishi ▁quit ▁his ▁job ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁center . ▁N aming ▁his ▁do jo ▁the ▁Ry ob u - K an ▁(" The ▁House ▁of ▁Mart ial ▁Arts ▁Ex cell ence "), ▁Kon ishi ▁provided ▁instruction ▁in ▁k endo ▁and ▁ju j ut su . ▁ ▁Training ▁with ▁Japanese ▁Masters ▁▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁Hir on ori ▁O ht su ka ▁and ▁G ich in ▁Fun ak oshi ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁Ke io ▁University ▁k endo ▁training ▁hall . ▁With ▁Kon ishi ' s ▁help , ▁Fun ak oshi ▁established ▁a ▁to - te ▁club ▁at ▁Ke io ▁University . ▁Kon ishi , ▁Fun ak oshi ▁and ▁O ht su ka ▁were ▁the ▁instruct ors ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁te ▁to ▁Kon ishi ' s ▁curr icul um ▁of ▁ju j its u , ▁k endo ▁and ▁western ▁box ing , ▁modern ▁kar ate