He was a grand master of swordplay for the Shizuo and Michitsura NOZU brothers who played active roles in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi and the Seinan War, and made them stay in his home temporarily as private pupils.
のちに鳥羽伏見の戦いや西南戦争で大活躍する野津鎮雄、野津道貫兄弟の剣術師範であり、一時期は内弟子として二人を自宅に住まわせていた。