Among others, the Mikohidari family, who organically linked practical composition and theories of waka while valuing traditionalism, overpowered other families, and as a result, the family eventually established Kashoku (one's trade or profession) as 'kadoshihanke' (lecturer on the art of waka poetry).
その中でも伝統主義を重視しつつ和歌の実作と理論を有機的に結びつけた御子左家が他の家を圧倒した結果、「歌道師範家」として家職を確立させていった。