There appeared those who followed the path to be hyohosha (tacticians) that devoted themselves exclusively to bugei, some of whom showed the arts of their own schools to the shogun and the like.
武芸を専一に行う兵法者（ひょうほうしゃ）の道を歩む者たちが現れ、彼らのなかには自流を上覧に供したものもいた。