This is the most common ward seen in the sword in 2 hands section of the getty manual. He shows it with both feet pointing to the rear, and sword behind the head pointing at the opponent. He shows it with the left arm up over the head, with the sword straight down the back. The one thing that they all have in common is that the tip is past the rear shoulder, and that the quillon are either at the shoulder, or above it. They all pretty much work the same.

Attack

You can make all 6 blows and thrust from here. Most wards, and covers can be broken because of the power generation.

In general, you want to advance traverse when making a cut. While you have a lot of power, it also takes a longer tempo to reach your target.

Defense

You can cover every line of attack. It's also easy to exchange, or break the thrust.