Because there is no other grip that allows BOTH the right and left hands to 'naturally' stay in the proper relationships the wedge(s) require, (with the possible exception of 10-2-D). To really understand, you must 'get' 6B-1D - extensor action - it 'locks' the wedges in place.
The difference between B/D is a matter of rotation.
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Simplicity buffs, see 5-0, 1-L, 2-0 A and B 10-2-B, 4-D, 6B-1D, 6-B-3-0-1, 6-C-1, 6-E-2