Originally posted by Ushgarak
Well, it;s all to do with the way you hold a fencing sword. The two main grips are the French Grip, which is a bent grip like Dooku;s, or a pistol grip which looks... pretty much like a pistol handle.Both of the involve you gripping the sword in an entirely different way to a medoieval longsword- more like how you would hold a gun. Far more flexible.