The point should be to your left, with the hand-guard (if there is one) at your center and the edge up.
There are various grips that can be used with any knife, the ones you mention and then some.
Not to be a salesman but, my teacher puts out a video on some of the techniques from our style of tantojutsu. It covers some of the history, how it's worn, various types of grips and cuts, and numorous basic techniques. You can get it through Bugei.
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Richard Elias
Yoshida-Ha Bujutsu
Takamura-ha Shindo Yoshin ryu
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