Kicking is a great move

As many of us have done, I watched ROTS for the billionth time and one thing struck me. Kicking is a great technique during a duel. Mace kicked Palps and knocked the saber out of his hand. Anakin kicks a whole lot (to dooku and to obi). I even remember Luke doing some kicks. The most memorable one I can think of is when he hicks Vader down the stairs in ROTJ (and ofcourse their duel in ESB). Anyone else notice this?

 

Yes. and in TPM ObiWan gets kicked in the face 3 times by Darth Maul during Duel of the fates. 3 times . go count.

 

Duggy i dig the new sig. A bit Neobaggins like? I kid I kid! Anyways, kicking seems to be the best way to disarm a jedi other than cutting off their arm! HAHA Great observation, guess this speaks more to Gillard's style than anything else.

 

Yes, by the third time Obi-Wan figures out how to land on his feet. My favorite move is still the Qui-Gon bitch slap, perfect for knocking someone off a ledge.

 

Yes, kicking is a great move, but so is force pushing in the middle of a duel. They dont seem to use enough of either when they should.

 

they dont use both coz --- one word CONCENTRATION
have you been in a duel, or a fight for that matter, i trained in tak-won-do when i was in school, also in ****o-ryu, one thing stuck me, how much it takes to just block blows, forget offensive, i sucked at offense with a staff, damn i got knocked around quite a bit by the bigger kids/the trainer !

so yes it is a good tectic but to summon the concentration to do it in the middle of a fight is
1 risky (you might loose a limb if u r not fast)
2 idiotic for if you arent concentrating you have already lost

it can be used on a opponent slower than you though
anakin,luke and the guy from epi1 (cant seem to recall his name) all did it to slower opponents

 

You're probably going to think this is over-analysing, but I noticed a while ago that Obi-Wan and Anakin each get three kicks in also, during "the duel" in Revenge.

 

His name was Sio Bibble, and if you forget his name again, he will destroy you with his Jedi powers.


Anyway, it seems that in lightsaber duels, kicking makes you invincible. Seriously. A good Jedi kick can cloud your opponent's judgement. It makes them stand there staring at you and waiting for the kick. They become too stupid to move out of the way, or strike at your leg. The Sith, when met with this crushing move, developed their own tactic: using their mighty faces to block the enemy kick. Palpatine's attempt to employ this tactic backfired only because he underestimated the power and resolve of Mace Windu's boot.

 

oh please come on the kick stinks!

except if performed by born acrobats alike maul where it just fits in the swaying motions

 

Anyone ever notice George never really got the kicks down very good in the prequels? In TPM, there's one that Maul does that supposed to hit Obi-Wan in the face, but misses his stunt double by a few feet. Why'd they even need the double The other ones Maul does clearly don't connect, either. The kick Anakin does to Dooku in ROTS has some of the strangest editing in the film. In one shot, he's lunging towards Dooku, in the next he's somehow spun around and already kicked Dooku in the face. The one Obi-Wan does to clothes-line Anakin on that table wasn't very well-executed. The other low kicks he does are just odd. The kicks needed work.

 

Yeah I agree that the kicks are executed best by fighters with the more wushu/acrobatic style of maul but its nice to see them thrown in. And I agree the ol bitch slap was pretty cool.

As much as I hate nitpicking, please get it right rajarshinag. Its TAE KWON DO not TAK WON DO. And the explosive nature of a correctly executed martial arts kick stems from the speed of its departure from its chamber position and thee subseqeunt withdrawal from its target. Given that the Jedi and Sith are mostly formidable combatants Id like to think they know when to stick in the odd kick or two safely.

 

i liked when dooku kicked anakin and choked/threw aside kenobi at the same time.that was a very effective kick and the guy is like 90 years old

 

My favorite kick of the prequels is Obi-Wan's kick at Jango while he has his hands tied together.

 

Yeah, that one looked like it hurt, even with a brain-bucket on. Nearly took his head off.

 

The funny kick when Obi-Wan strikes Greivous's leg and screams in agony.

Seriously, the physical contact sucked in the prequels, the fist fights.

And the lightsaber clashes are weak and ineffective.

 

what do u mean the the fist fights "suck in the prequels" ?? do we even see one in the OT ??

the lightsabers and everything that has to do with lightsabers was 100 times better in the PT than in the OT.

 

I wish we got to see some non-lightsabre random scenario with Maul asskicking several Jedi...now that would be some badass kicking scene.

 

Kicking is a great move

I agree.

In fact, I think they could have eliminated lightsabers from Star Wars altogether, and just stuck to kicking.

Like in ANH, for example...

Obi Wan: "This was your father's boot. He wanted you to have it, when you were old enough..."

*gives Luke a hard kick in the shin*

Luke:

 

*falls out of chair laughing*

 

The physical contact sucked? You mean like when Anakin and Padme kissed and embraced?

The lightsaber battles are weak and ineffective? Um...*sigh* Read my sig.

Then go talk about movies that you actually enjoy. Or go complain in the basher's sanctuary. The mods made that cage to keep you animals in.

 

Yoshifett, your figurative language makes me happy and glad that you are an english teacher!

 

Hi Half-wits! How's it been? Yeah, I'm an English teacher who ended his sentence with a preposition. *Hangs head in shame*

Thanks for the compliment though. I just don't understand the motivation of someone who comes on the ROTS boards to trash it. There's really nothing better they could be doing? I understand complaints, but to make a blanket statement that "Physical contact" sucked in the PT, or that the lightsaber battles were "ineffective" and then give no evidence of that it just a gigantic waste of time. Someone wants attention (which I foolishly give).

 

Whoah, dont be too harsh yoshi, though I agree he needs to back up his statments rather than boldly stating them.

 

omg yoshifett just grilled that guy (not flamed theres a difference). Please all noobies post evidence with your posts to avoid flames thanks you,the world will be a better place.

 

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