When martial arts were all the rage from the middle of the Meiji period, Yukichi ceased speaking about Iai with someone and showing his Iai to someone as he described 'I put away my Iai sword' ("Fukuo jiden".)
明治中期より武術ブームが起こると、人前で居合を語ったり剣技を見せたりすることは一切なくなり、「居合刀はすっかり奥にしまいこんで」いた（『福翁自伝』）。