Translating personal fighting styles into Star Wars styles.

[Master VorNach]

I practice hema (mainly longsword) and could see a ton of longsword techniques used with lightsabers. Binding and winding, back edge striking and plenty of disengaging thrusts. Now that there being no cross guard (cross guards are more than a hand protecting bar) certain blocks "crown guard" might have to be adjusted to cavalry sabre or katana style blocks. But yes there is definite martial application if the intent is more than attacking your opponents saber and trying to actually win a duel. Good post!

It's been a point of discussion from time to time, regarding how to adapt cross guard reliant techniques (Zwerchhau for instance) to a weapon without any.
So far we've found some techniques you just don't do. Others, as you've postulated change to be more in line with similar techniques from other sword styles.

[Jess Brisson]

It's been a point of discussion from time to time, regarding how to adapt cross guard reliant techniques (Zwerchhau for instance) to a weapon without any.
So far we've found some techniques you just don't do. Others, as you've postulated change to be more in line with similar techniques from other sword styles.

Agreed,  a zwerchhau would be darn tough to pull off with technically only blade. Angularity advantage would be key, opponents blade/hand angles and your opponents fight style "stepping in line or off line" are a few of the big factors. Makes me wanna write a light saber manuscript with side view and birds eye view pictorials
Anyways Miraluka expressing your arm length in guard and telling the opponent to distance themselves or be impaled (with the lightsaber) is very martially accurate and greatly effective!

[Darth Nonymous]

I have found the lack of cross guard far less detrimental than the round blade. Without a flat blade you loose a lot  of possible techniques.

[Oramac]

I have found the lack of cross guard far less detrimental than the round blade. Without a flat blade you loose a lot  of possible techniques.

Coming from someone who's never really trained with a flat bladed weapon, can you elaborate on that?  All my experience outside lightsabers has been escrima (sp) or firearms.  Not a whole lot of blades involved there.  lol. 

[Master VorNach]

Coming from someone who's never really trained with a flat bladed weapon, can you elaborate on that?  All my experience outside lightsabers has been escrima (sp) or firearms.  Not a whole lot of blades involved there.  lol. 

There are methods to manipulate your opponents blade by changing the point of contact while you are in the bind that rely on the fact that blades have flats and edges. Rotating your edge along your opponents edge, while pressing or extending allows you to take their blade out of line while you press in on the line of attack. Round on round means that type of manipulation is not possible.

[Oramac]

There are methods to manipulate your opponents blade by changing the point of contact while you are in the bind that rely on the fact that blades have flats and edges. Rotating your edge along your opponents edge, while pressing or extending allows you to take their blade out of line while you press in on the line of attack. Round on round means that type of manipulation is not possible.

Interesting.  I probably would never have thought of doing that. 

[Aeon StarGazer]

Hey this is Jess Brisson ( new Jedi name).  Another thing that frees a style up is how you grip a sword. When a person first picks up a sword they seem to naturally baseball bat grip it. And most don't know too grip bottom hand near or on the pommel. Try that out too if you notice baseball bat grippage.

[AceOfBass]

The main reason I want a pair of lightsabers is to translate my Kali training into it!   

Like others have said, certain techniques will work, others need adjusting, and some would leave you quite dismembered.

I could easily apply any of the stick striking, while being mindful my "stick" is not only omni-directional, but a blade.

Trapping and disarming is where it would get messy, and need either adjusting or to not be used.