▁worked ▁dil ig ently ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁both ▁k endo ▁and ▁kar ate . ▁ ▁Later ▁Rec ogn ition ▁▁ ▁Like ▁Mor ihe i ▁U es hib a , ▁Kon ishi ▁used ▁bud ō ▁training ▁in ▁his ▁personal ▁quest ▁to ▁build ▁character ▁while ▁creating ▁harm ony ▁between ▁body , ▁mind , ▁and ▁art . ▁He ▁believed ▁kar ate ▁and ▁Z en ▁are ▁different ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁thing , ▁and ▁expressed ▁that ▁conv iction ▁in ▁a ▁short ▁poem : ▁ ▁Kar ate ▁is ▁Not ▁to ▁hit ▁someone ▁Nor ▁to ▁be ▁defeated ▁It ▁is ▁to ▁avoid ▁trouble ▁ ▁While ▁less ▁famous ▁than ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁contempor aries ▁outside ▁Japan , ▁Kon ishi ▁is ▁today ▁recognized ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁history ' s ▁most ▁significant ▁bud ō ▁master s . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁successful ▁business man , ▁teacher , ▁and ▁political ▁activ ist , ▁who ▁stro ve ▁to ▁bring ▁respect ability ▁to ▁mart ial ▁arts , ▁and ▁his ▁efforts ▁are ▁a ▁major ▁reason ▁that ▁kar ate ▁enjo ys ▁the ▁position ▁it ▁does ▁today . ▁Kon ishi ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Sh ind ō ▁j inen - ry ū ▁ ▁Japan ▁Kar ate - Do ▁Ry ob u - K ai ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁ ▁An cient ▁Ok ina wan ▁Mart ial ▁Arts , ▁Volume ▁ 2 : ▁K ory u ▁U chin adi ▁by ▁Patrick ▁Mc Car thy ▁[ Book ]. ▁Boston , ▁MA : ▁T utt le ▁Publishing . ▁ 1 9 9 9