He seemed to be very good at kemari especially as he had been taught by his grand master, Masatsuna ASUKAI since his childhood as well as making his son Yoshimune take lessons in it.
特に蹴鞠には長じていたようで幼時より飛鳥井雅綱を師範とし伝授を受けており、息子の義統にも習わせている。