They have gone with a cross guard style, if that lightsaber isn't inspired by a 14th century sword, which it most defiantly is..call me blind.
How that is even practical is questionable anyway. Looking at the other films, I'm intrigued to see how he fights with it because i can only see someone stabbing themselves with the guard in the middle of a spinning Jedi backflip left/right combo. Ironic death by something that it's soul purpose is to only protect the one who carries it.