Five disciples of the Tama group of Tennenrishin-ryu including Genzaburo INOUE, Rintaro OKITA (brother-in-law of Soji OKITA) and others were assigned to Niimi in his group (those members didn't participate in Shinsengumi except Inoue).
新見の組下には井上源三郎、沖田林太郎（沖田総司の義兄）など5人の多摩系の天然理心流門人が配属された（井上以外は新選組には不参加）。