To fulfill Masamune's dream to become a 'sangokuichi no busho' (literally, "the best military commander in the three provinces"), this tejime, having the form of three and one (meaning three provinces and one commander), naturally began to be performed among his vassals at meetings.
この手締めは「三国一の武将」たらんとする政宗の夢の実現の祈願を込め、「三国一」の三と一を掛けたものであり、家臣団の間で、いつからか会席においてこの手締めが行われるようになった。