Aristocrats of the ruling class originally trained in 'martial arts' as well, and there were many 'heroic samurai' that appeared within the 'obituaries' of aristocrats during the early Heian period.
貴族は支配階級であり、支配階級たる貴族は本来「武」を兼ね備えており、平安時代初期の貴族の「卒伝」の中にも、そうした「武勇の士」は沢山出てくる。