In December, 1185, five months after his banishment, when a party of Yoshitsune in rivalry with Yoritomo fled from the capital, he fought with the party with Teshima kaja in Kawajiri, Settsu Province (Battle of Kawajiri).
追放から5ヶ月後の文治元年（1185年）11月、頼朝と対立した義経の一党が都落ちすると豊島冠者らと共にこれを摂津河尻で迎え撃った（河尻の戦い）。