Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-70.187.93.22-20170122053050/@comment-14.192.208.184-20170315150929

I saw that most of the time the sword was wielded with the guard facing outwards, even the guard was facing the left (if you see it from behind Kirito) when it's in its scabbard. Even the games show that Kirito wields it with the guard facing outwards. Logically, the guard should face outside, otherwise you'd accidentally impale yourself. This is how I'd wield the sword too.