The present situation is that both coaches and contenders of Nito-ryu are small in number, due to the facts that Nito-ryu has been denied for a long time, that Shinai of different lengths are used as above, and that a contender of Nito-ryu is allowed to make Mune-tsuki to the other contender, which is a handicap for the latter.
長らく二刀流が否定されていたため、また上記の通り竹刀の長さ、および二刀流の相手に対しては胸突きが認められるというハンディがあるため、指導者、使用者とも少ないのが現状である。