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Gripping the stick and sword
By lhommedieu - 11-24-2010 08:04 AM
Originally Posted at: FMATalk
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Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this: I was playing around the other day and focusing on cutting through with the edge of the blade. I noticed that tightening down with the last three fingers of my grip helped with edge orientation. I'd been taught to do this anyway for a couple or reasons (e.g. it helps you to retain your weapon if the pointer and thumb get hit; it seems to strengthen the alignment of the wrist, etc.) - but I'd never noticed such a strong relationship between grip and edge orientation. This is particularly true if you cant the wrist. Any thoughts?
Best,
Steve
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By lhommedieu - 11-24-2010 08:04 AM
Originally Posted at: FMATalk
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Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this: I was playing around the other day and focusing on cutting through with the edge of the blade. I noticed that tightening down with the last three fingers of my grip helped with edge orientation. I'd been taught to do this anyway for a couple or reasons (e.g. it helps you to retain your weapon if the pointer and thumb get hit; it seems to strengthen the alignment of the wrist, etc.) - but I'd never noticed such a strong relationship between grip and edge orientation. This is particularly true if you cant the wrist. Any thoughts?
Best,
Steve
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