Serialkillerpsychofreakbastard commented at 2015-12-23 15:21:28 » #1870534

That's a pretty unique way of holding a sword

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Anonymous commented at 2015-12-23 15:57:50 » #1870540

IIRC, it wasn't entirely unheard of to do something like that.

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Xalrun commented at 2015-12-23 16:15:36 » #1870551

I'm not too sure about holding the blade like that with both hands, but having one hand on the handle and another on the blade is called half-swording if I remember right.

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Anonymous commented at 2015-12-23 18:00:14 » #1870600

It's a German technique called mordhau.

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Anonymous commented at 2016-07-26 08:04:48 » #1992932

Tadakuni takes 5 damage
youtu.be/RP6Q3uFNzpw

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Tsukinato commented at 2016-08-31 00:20:44 » #2011883

You know, Xalrun is right, there was a technique used to gain more thrusting power when holding the blade near the tip and the handle at the same time. When it comes to this, it was also a method to fight, you would strike with the gaurd in a pickaxe like fashon. This attack was known as a "murder-stroke" or "murder-strike".
Of course, Anon #1870600 also got it right by using the german name for it. Half-swording explained here, if you care.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwuQPfvSSlo

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Anonymous commented at 2017-11-11 04:38:26 » #2182867

As Bob Ross said, you beat the devil out of it.

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