At the same time, he practiced and mastered swardsmanship at Genbukan under Shusaku CHIBA, the founder of Hokushin Itto Ryu; he also studied at Shoheiko School of Edo Shogunate.
その傍ら、北辰一刀流の開祖千葉周作の玄武館で剣を磨き免許皆伝を得え、江戸幕府の学問所昌平黌に学んだ。