The volume of Kamiyo (ages of gods) in the "Kojiki" (The Records of Ancient Matters), which refers to the Japanese myth, includes a story concerning Takeminakata (a Japanese god) saying to Takemikazuchi (a Japanese god) that he wanted to find out which of them was the stronger god, and attempting to grab Takemikazuchi's arm and throw him, when Takemikazuchi was dispatched to Ashihara no Nakatsukuni (the Central Land of Reed Plains) in order to conquer that place.
『古事記』の「日本神話においては、タケミカヅチ（タケミカヅチ）の派遣（葦原中国平定）の際、タケミナカタ（タケミナカタ）が、「然欲爲力競」と言った後タケミカヅチの腕を掴んで投げようとした描写がある。