Pose reference

Sword: en garde

Fencing guard: side-on stance, blade forward at chest height, rear arm raised for balance.

Drawing this pose

Draw the blade as one straight line first, long and unbroken, then fit the hands around the hilt. Turn the pose to see how the blade foreshortens.

6 poses. Click a pose to see it from every angle, then open it in the 3D Studio to adjust and export it.

Open it in the Studio, turn it to your angle, adjust the joints and export a clean reference.