

Mutō Dori (無刀捕) of the Yagyū Shinkage-ryū (柳生新陰流) from an article (in Japanese) by Watanabe Tadashige (渡 辺 忠 成) published in 'Hiden' magazine December 1996 (translated by Eric Grousilliat, 2017).
無刀勢 "MUTOSEI (form of the empty sword)
I stand in Muto. The opponent advances to Gedan position. At a distance from the sword, he strikes my head with his right foot (photos 1-2). I move deeply with the left foot and I intercept the left fist of the opponent with my left palm (photos 3-4). At the same time, while twisting the body, one draws the base of the tsuba and one twists the pommel with the left hand (photos 5-7). The opponent is unbalanced on his left flank (photos 8-9) and his sword is seized by pivoting and kneeling on the ground (photos 10-11)."