interesting. What’s it like?
I’ve seen video of Russian sword work from a variety of Russian styles. The approach seems to differ from one style to another, so describing a common approach is hard.
In our school a great deal of time was spent on developing edge/point orientation. The way it was introduced to me was with the statement that many sword methods, particularly those that frown on training with an actual blade, tend to swing the weapon all chaotic. The opponent is as likely to get swatted with the flat side of the blade as slashed. Padded weapons and round shinai don’t demand contact with the edge and could lead to bad habits. My knowledge on this subject is not what I’d like it to be, so I am repeating what was suggested to me.
Flow, as in all unarmed and armed sequences at our school, was stressed.