He taught himself how to use a sword; yet he was known to be adept at drawing a sword with only one hand (from the position as low as one knee almost touching the ground, cutting the opponent slashing from bottom to top up to the shoulder).
剣術は我流で、片手抜刀の達人（片膝が地面に着くほど低い姿勢からの逆袈裟斬り）であったと伝えられている。