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I think I might go but in a towel if I get invited again... I really do like saunas.

Oh boo, I need approval to join *does approval waiting dance of patience*

 

A noble cause, indeed. Heck, I'd be naked right now if it wasn't for temple rules.

 

"Um...there's these chemicals, right? They're bad for clothes.....they start doing something.....breaking down the fabric, yeah, that's it. Totally has nothing to do with the cameras on the ceiling..."

 

I should have thought of this back when I was on college...

 

Now I know what to do in two years when I go to college...

 

You can stop dancing

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I am sure CPL or Swannie will approve you soon.

EDIT: See!

 

*stops dancing*

But dancing was keeping me awake

 

Now tha you are back you can continue with the dance

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I really should spend more time on the offsite than I do...

 

As should I, but there's SO MUCH INTERNET!

 

A thought occurred to me while looking up info on the sabre forms, and again when reading the manual skyguy wrote - is there no form that utilises hand-to-hand combat? And by that I don't mean without a sabre; even with a two-handed grip on a sabre, a combatant could still easily kick, especially with the Force to help keep their balance. The reason I thought of this is that if I were to theoretically learn a sabre form, I'd want to incorporate the years of training I've already spent in taekwondo. Obviously I understand that it'd be considered 'cheating' by most RL sabre or fencing forms to use hand-to-hand techniques but... I don't know, it'd make sense for the Jedi to include it.

EDIT: An addendum to this is also that in the Luke Skywalker and later era, when Jedi aren't being trained from childhood, some people may already have learned a variety of hand-to-hand combat techniques and would likely want to incorporate it into their sabre fighting, so I guess it would be hard to have any one form that includes it, as each style of combat, like each lightsabre form, is very different.

Anyhow, just a thought. Or five.

 

I wouldn't consider it cheating.

 

Indeed, Poe. I'd imagine that with two (or more) lightsabers flying around, getting close enough for hand-to-hand combat would be a little dangerous, even for a Jedi. I learned some hand-to-hand stuff in the Army, and have done a very little bit of Brazillian Jujitsu afterwards. If someone had a saber (even the non light kind) and wanted to swing it around at me, the only way I'm getting that close is if I have no saber and can't take theirs from them or escape.

 

Neither would I... when I get the temp board posts up you'll read that Josch uses a form of martial arts while fighting with his sabers

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Maybe it's just because I'm quite tall but at times they are close enough for that - in fact, IIRC in RotS Obi-wan and Anakin used a few kicks against one another. And when you're locked sabre-to-sabre, it'd be easy enough to lash out at the knee or trip them at the ankle and, if they weren't prepared for it, gain the advantage.

 

One could theoretically utilize hand-to-hand combat in a duel if they wore beskar.

 

Don't give away all my tricks.

 

Well, even against non-sabre-wielding opponents it could add an advantage, and also the benefit of not having to chop off a limp to incapacitate them.

It just seems odd that it's never been included in a sabre form, I could see how it would be difficult, but as hand-to-hand is my strong point and I have relatively little knowledge of swordplay, I would personally choose my stronger skill, of course. Imagine the flying side kick I could do with the Force...

 

My daughter would love to see that. She is taking Tae Kwon Do now.

 

Flying side kick is one of my weakest kicks, I'll have to admit. But with the Force I could improve greatly!

Is she in World federation or International federation? I won't judge if she's in world... too much

 

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Unarmed_combat

Does this work Becca?

Or the 'unarmed' section of this http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightsaber_combat


(I will add it to the manual later)

 

Eh... yes and no. Unarmed combat specifies 'without weapons'. I'm talking about a combination of sabre-fighting and, well, what we'd consider to be martial arts. Clearly the Jedi were trained in both but there's not a lot of use of a combination.

 

Judge away, it is a WTF school.

She is only 5 and just started this past year, but she is loving every second of it.

 

I think any martial arts are great, really. I just have hard feelings because I was active when the two split and it was... messy. So I make fun of the world federation just because.