Yoritomo rarely fought at the front during his career, but he displayed a strong bow inherited from his uncle, MINAMOTO no Tametomo, in the Battle of Ishibashiyama, killing an armored warrior with one arrow.
生涯において前線で戦うことは少なかったが、石橋山の戦いでは鎧武者を一撃で倒すなど叔父源為朝譲りの強弓を披露している。