According to legend, during his stay in Kokura (presently Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture), on orders of Tadazane, Musashi fought with Yoshitsugu TAKADA of Hozoin-ryu School of So-jutsu (art of using a spear).
また、小倉滞在中に忠真の命で宝蔵院流槍術の高田吉次と試合したことが伝えられている。