It is said that when he was attacked by Hisahide MATSUNAGA at the castle called Nijo Gosho, he thrust several swords into the tatami mat, and every time his sword was broken, he took up a new one and kept killing his enemies.
松永久秀らの二条御所襲撃の際も刀を数本畳にさし、刃こぼれしては新しい刀に替えて敵を切り伏せ続けたという。