According to "Heike Monogatari", Yoshimori threw long-distance arrows 200 - 300 meters from the horseback on the foreshore to surprise the Taira clan and challenged them by writing his name on the arrows and saying 'See if you can throw them back to me'.
『平家物語』によると義盛は馬上渚から遠矢を射かけ、二町三町も飛ばし、平家方を驚かせ、矢に自分の名を記しておき「この矢を返してみせよ」と挑発した。