Editing Sword (section)

===Reverse grip===
Yes, reverse-grip fighting looks really cool with lightsabers in [[Star Wars]]. But in reality, except in some fringe cases (finishing a downed enemy, for instance) reverse-grip was not used in swordfighting. Now, early medieval daggers were held in reverse grip to stab down with more force and pierce through mail, that is indeed correct. Open any serious book on knife-fighting today and you will find some reverse grip techniques, correct again. But those are meant for small and light weapons. The moment you reach the size of a larger parrying dagger, it simply becomes impractical to use a reverse grip as it greatly reduces reach and control one has over their weapon. This is even more true for even a small sword like an arming sword, and becomes ridiculous for one meant to be used with two hands. As a general rule, the longer the weapon is, the less practical it is to use reverse grip.