Filling his army captains with his own relatives, Yoshisada put his army base at Sekiguchi and attacked the Kamakura forces from three directions: Kobukuro-zaka, Kewai-zaka, and Gokurakuji-zaka Slopes.
新田勢は関口を本拠に、小袋坂（巨福呂、こぶくろざか）、化粧坂（けわいざか）、極楽寺坂の三方から攻撃し、義貞はそれぞれ将を一族で固めた。