Yoshitomo's granduncle MINAMOTO no Yoshitaka was shot in the neck by an arrow and fell from his steed, and Yoshitomo was hit by an arrow in the left thigh, leaving him unable to step into stirrups.
義朝の大叔父の源義隆は首筋に矢を受けて落馬、朝長も左腿に矢を受けてしまい、鐙（あぶみ）を踏みかねた。