As he was fond of falconry and also superior at equestrian art, he was acknowledged by people in martial arts, and he broadly exchanged with bujin (warriors) such as TAIRA no Tadamori.
また鷹狩を好み、馬術にも優れるなど、武の道においても一目置かれる存在であり、平忠盛ら武人とも広く交流した。