The karate technique 'makiwara tsuki' (punching the punching board) is said to have been modeled on the 'tachiki-uchi,' (hitting a hard wood stick to train for attack power), a technique adopted by the Jigenryu line.
空手の「巻藁突き」は、示現流の「立木打ち」からヒントを得たとも言われている。