Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27966940-20160712001717/@comment-26397825-20160723041617

Because I play with swords as a hobby, with people who are properly trained. The thing about swinging a sword in such a style and with such a grip is that you have very poor grip - especially for a sword that long or heavy. It leaves you open for attack, and makes it extremely easy to disarm you. Not to mention you are actually bending your arm in an unnatural way to follow that strike through.

Basically, the hand holding the sword needs to be the other way around - thumb pointing up, not down.