He showed a natural aptitude for the martial arts, for example, learning swordsmanship from Bokuden TSUKAHARA, getting a license of Japanese archery from Sadahiro HAHAKABE/Sadahiro HOKABE and from the Heki-ryu of the Sekka-ha school, and being given the transmission of Kyuba Kojitsu rule (of the Takeda School of Horseback Archery) from Nobutoyo TAKEDA, a lord of the Wakasa Takeda clan.
剣術は塚原卜伝に学び、波々伯部貞弘、日置流雪荷派から弓術の印可を、弓馬故実（武田流）を武田信豊(若狭武田氏)から相伝されるなど武芸にも高い素質を示した。