STAFF SABER FORM

[Darth Eyece]

Excellent kata!  That's wonderful practice!  Point!

[Master Rel]

It is fun to watch a youtube of a bo/staff kata/routine but a laid out kata like this is quite helpful for the development of form and positioning.

Glad you liked it 

[Chainmale75]

would experience with a 3 section staff  help at all using a saberstaff ?

[Chainmale75]

sorry for the double post, this question may be a lil off topic... can the saber forms be compared to existing sword styles ? if soo can someone explain plz

[Master Rel]

I have been reviewing many available forms of sword styles and the only real issue is one if avoiding any contact with the blade.

In many of the relevant flashy sword forms within WuShu, the overall look is spot on IMO but there is lots of push blade, incidental body/arm/sword contact, and other related touches that would need to be removed for use as a light saber form.

There are arguments that a rel light saber would not behave like an actual sword...but as we only have these prop proxies then we work with what we have 

Any decent sword form that fits your vision of movement will look great IMO.

The trick is picking one that appeals to you so you will be able to best use the established movements to their fullest value.

Here is a good Wushu technique that can be used for sabering...flashy and fairly easy to learn (though go slow, limber up, and be prepared for wrist pain at first...this one is called 5 flower but there are dozens of flower forms

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IkZXGkrzt0" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IkZXGkrzt0</a>

Practice this technique and apply it in moderation...say after a clash of sabers when y'all step apart and then a few flower spins and ready again...

[Duff Man]

would experience with a 3 section staff  help at all using a saberstaff ?

I would say yes. A 3 section staff is a flexible version of the saber staff, they are both linear and work off the same principles....you just hit yourself in the head more with a  tri-staff. (BEEN THERE DONE THAT)   

[Duff Man]

Here is a fairly easy bo form and it is mostly done from the middle third(just modify for sliding strikes)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STtxUDYjK74" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STtxUDYjK74</a>

[Aayla]

I'm new to the forum and have also been looking into a saberstaff as I plan to cosplay my old republic character when going to cons, and lots of the info in this thread has been very helpfull, i'm looking at getting a pair of the dark war glaive sabers and a black coupler with the amethyst blades as soon as money allows, the saber is probably going to be the single most expensive piece to the costume