Star Wars: All 7 Lightsaber Combat Forms Explained (& Who Used Which)
Star Wars' lightsaber is the traditional weapon of the Jedi and the Sith, and here is your guide to all seven lightsaber forms. When Luke Skywalker first saw his father's lightsaber, he was fascinated by it. "This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight," Obi-Wan Kenobi explained to him. "Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster. An elegant weapon for a more civilized time." This was just the beginning of Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber lessons for Luke. For masters Jedi Masters like Obi-Wan, lightsaber combat is an artform, a symbol of Jedi traditions as well as a reflection of one's mastery of the Force.
Years later, Luke would begin to teach others the ways of the Jedi, and some of his notes are preserved in the in-universe guidebook Secrets of the Jedi. There, he reveals just why a lightsaber is unlike any other weapon. "It's said that wielding a lightsaber is less like swinging a sword and more like directing a current of power," he wrote. "When you're attuned to the Force, your thoughts and actions all become part of the same flow of energy, which is then directed through the kyber crystal and into your lightsaber's blade." Consequently, while real-world fighting techniques can be identified on occasion in lightsaber combat, they've been heavily modified.
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Star Wars has a total of seven forms of lightsaber combat. By the prequel era, all Jedi seem to be trained in forms I and III, but as Padawans in training, they are encouraged to experiment with other forms in order to find the one that suits them the most. Naturally, there is a fashion to these things; certain forms are better suited to combat, thus becoming more common when the galaxy is at war,
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