真しん剣けん白しら刃は取どり

noun

bare-handed sword catch; stopping a blade with bare hands

A dramatic martial arts technique where the defender catches an opponent's sword between their palms. Often associated with samurai fiction and stage combat. The shorter term 白刃取り (しらはどり) is also used.

See also: 白刃取り (しらはどり)

• 真しん剣けん白しら刃は取どりは、時じ代だい劇げきでよく見みられる技わざだ。

  The bare-handed sword catch is a technique often seen in period dramas.

• 彼かれは真しん剣けん白しら刃は取どりを成せい功こうさせ、相あい手ての刀かたなを素す手でで止とめた。

  He successfully performed a bare-handed sword catch and stopped the opponent's blade with his bare hands.