A technique known as 'the Hidesato-style of yabusame' was practiced during the Kamakura period, and samurai trained in this pastime enthusiastically, giving demonstrations at events organized by the bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
鎌倉時代には「秀郷流」と呼ばれる技法も存在し、武士の嗜みとして、また幕府の行事に組み込まれたことも含めて盛んに稽古・実演された。