@@s-class8871 Ok thanks!! And you recommend having the tip of the middle finger slightly touching the part of the palm under the thumb, I tend to leave more of a gap between these two parts, I think I have more precision but I have the feeling that my fingers get tired pretty quickly and I lose strength on parries. So you'd advise having the middle finger wrap more around the grip?
@@s-class8871 No, on the contrary, I'm holding my gript on my fingertips, which means that the tip of my middle finger isn't touching my palm, but I think I'm losing firmness by doing that
@@uselesscamel5360 talk to your coach first, but we think so. Some grips, like Belgium grips, will change the weight distribution in your hand lending itself more to a “punchy” hit. If you use a French grip, some people teach to hold it toward the pommel to increase your range. This is the way we teach how to hold this type of grip, but make sure to talk to your coach to understand their philosophy because they might have a different logic or style to the way they teach to hold the weapon.
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im going to try that today
@@seancao999 great job last week, my guy!
@@s-class8871 thank you!
Sean, I've told you to do this FOR YEARS - Eli
For those who use the middle of their finger, I this this is far more suitable for Belgian grips
Do you recommend to cut the noze of the grip to have thumb tip, and index knuckle resting on the pad?
@@ArK0niX yes as long as it’s comfortable, you don’t want the guard scraping against your fingers or knuckles
@@s-class8871 Ok thanks!!
And you recommend having the tip of the middle finger slightly touching the part of the palm under the thumb, I tend to leave more of a gap between these two parts, I think I have more precision but I have the feeling that my fingers get tired pretty quickly and I lose strength on parries. So you'd advise having the middle finger wrap more around the grip?
So your finger tip is touching your own palm?
@@s-class8871 No, on the contrary, I'm holding my gript on my fingertips, which means that the tip of my middle finger isn't touching my palm, but I think I'm losing firmness by doing that
Is this also true for epee? Always used the middle of my finger
@@uselesscamel5360 talk to your coach first, but we think so. Some grips, like Belgium grips, will change the weight distribution in your hand lending itself more to a “punchy” hit. If you use a French grip, some people teach to hold it toward the pommel to increase your range.
This is the way we teach how to hold this type of grip, but make sure to talk to your coach to understand their philosophy because they might have a different logic or style to the way they teach to hold the weapon.
Yes, it's the same for epee.