The Sturzhau/Plungeing Blow in Sword & Shield Fighting 

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really great video. Unique material!

playing around with this, I noticed that a "fist" grip on the handle with a "closed" thumb limits the possible motion (at least with my lower level of shoulder flexibility), but with a "thumbs up" grip like is seen in longsword, that this rotating blow becomes more natural and is easier to both execute and extend into a longer range blow. So the obvious question to me is: Do you shift your grip constantly on the sword, or do you primarily keep one grip or another? (or another, or another or another as the case may be...)