Yoshitaka was a master of archery on horseback and learnt Heki School style (Yoshida School) archery from a vassal named Shigemasa YOSHIDA, and he gained proficiency and became skilful solely through instruction by this one individual (refer to Heki School for full details).
義賢は弓馬の名手で、弓術は家臣の吉田重政に日置流（吉田流）を学び、唯授一人の印可を受けた腕前であった（経緯については日置流参照）。