Java dress questions and translation

A. G. Maisey · 5th July 2023, 01:27 AM

Hold your arm straight out in front of you.

make a fist.

turn your fist so that the clenched fingers of the right hand are oriented towards your left side.

now insert the hilt so that the point of the blade points to the ground.

this is what I call a reverse grip, others have different names for this grip.

At one time in Solo, during the 1970's, my neighbour had been a participant during the Merdeka activities, we had a few conversations on use of a knife as a weapon. Some of his comments were that in actual use as a weapon the knife can be held is a variety of orientations, depending upon the situation.

For close combat where the fight is more like a brawl than gentlemanly duelling, the reverse grip that I have described was the preferred grip.

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5th July 2023, 01:27 AM	#18
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,048	Hold your arm straight out in front of you. make a fist. turn your fist so that the clenched fingers of the right hand are oriented towards your left side. now insert the hilt so that the point of the blade points to the ground. this is what I call a reverse grip, others have different names for this grip. At one time in Solo, during the 1970's, my neighbour had been a participant during the Merdeka activities, we had a few conversations on use of a knife as a weapon. Some of his comments were that in actual use as a weapon the knife can be held is a variety of orientations, depending upon the situation. For close combat where the fight is more like a brawl than gentlemanly duelling, the reverse grip that I have described was the preferred grip.