Since 1860, he also learned from the Okura group at the Heki school, Japanese horse-back archery technique from the Otsubo new school, the art of spearing from the Kuden and the Inatomi schools, in addition to the Tendo school.
1860年（万延元年）より天道流のほかに、日置流大蔵派、大坪新流馬術、空伝流槍術、稲富流も学んだ。