"Jep, I'm late.But there is nothing wrong with the crossguard, except that you can cut through the joint.Most people probably never had a real sword in their hand, your movement never conflicts with the crossguard, as that would even if it just iron, limit you."complex spinning" yeah, if you keep that away for safety reasons you have a superior design AND fighting style, I mean if they had less spinning the jedi would have survived order 66"