Regarding 'kaku' of Kakubutsu,' he interpreted it as 'fight' as in 'fighting a beast with one's hands,' placing value on making movements on one's own, and advocated a learned character building based on practice.
「格物」の「格」についても「手格猛獣」（手もて猛獣を格（ただ）す）の「格」と解釈して自らの体で動くことを重視し、実践にもとづく後天的な人格陶冶を主張した。