Sansuke had a number of gifted disciples, and some of them were even awarded licenses for the 3 techniques of the Tennen Rishin school: swordplay, jujutsu (traditional Japanese martial art which uses strikes, joint locks, strangulations and throws), and bojutsu (art of using a long stick as a weapon).
三助には何人もの高弟がおり、天然理心流の三術（剣術、柔術、棒術）の免許を得た弟子も何人か存在する。