After serving as takiguchi (the Imperial Palace Guards for the north side), they were appointed to military officers such as kurodo (chamberlain) to guard inside the Imperial Court and kebiishi (police and judicial chiefs) to serve as police for the city of Kyoto.
彼らは、滝口（北面武士）を勤めた後、宮中の警護にあたる蔵人、京市中の警察である検非違使などの武官に任じられた。