Motsugai went into a bamboo thicket behind the temple, stripping the bamboo leaves by pulling the hand along the branch, squashing them with the tip of his finger, and having kimono sleeves pulled back, then showed his swordplay with his disciples.
物外は寺の裏の竹林に入り、素手で竹の枝葉をしごき落とし、指先で拉いで襷掛けし、門人と剣術をして見せた。