Talk:Recent Updates/@comment-130.105.8.181-20180114062310/@comment-2600:1700:7C70:2C00:9942:3ECD:BC0B:505C-20180114131038

Their posture is similar to that a vassal would take before their lord in the Edo period. Historically, they likely would have sat in seiza and actually had their short sword or tanto on them with their long sword given up to a retainer or placed behind them to be inaccessible and they may even have worn long pants so they can't move freely. Obviously, you can't have sword-boys without their sword so the tsuka is instead placed to the left making it awkward to draw like is done sometimes.

All of this shows your authority over them and perhaps trust, but it's actually weird that they're in kiza. Kiza and tatehiza are both normal positions to take with a sword, but it's not the prescribed way of sitting for this situation.