In the training hall of Shozo YURIMOTO in Edo, he learned the Shindo-Munen school of swordsmanship and was given mokuroku (a certificate of the completion of the art) (or might be conferred Menkyo-kaiden [full proficiency]).
江戸の百合元昇三道場で神道無念流を学び目録を得る（免許皆伝とも）。