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« on: May 02, 2012, 01:02:55 AM » |
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I am a total novice and as you can tell by my name I am a huge Form II fan. However, how should I begin learning this? Should I start with Form I first and then learn Form II, or just learn Form II? Furthermore, I know that Form II is based on fencing, so I suppose I could just find a fencing club and learn that in order to learn Makashi? I don't know if that is true or not, just a guess. As for Form I, I have no clue how to even begin tackling that. I live in Oregon so if anyone is out here and are willing to teach novices the ways of the lightsaber, I would be forever grateful  |
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« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2012, 01:08:24 AM » |
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Martial Arts and Fencing Schools are great places to start. You can also work to self teach by watching YouTube videos. One of our resident Masters, Nero, is a really great fencer. I have asked him several questions about single hand combat and he has yet to steer me in the wrong direction. Find him on the forums and shoot him a PM. He'll be a great source of information.
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« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2012, 01:22:27 AM » |
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« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2012, 01:35:14 AM » |
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Oops, forgot to put "notify" on... silly me. Thanks again guys, lol. I'll be sure to ask Nero and look into fencing schools and videos. Thanks!
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« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2012, 02:20:47 AM » |
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What part of Oregon you from? I live in Vancouver, WA. But pretty much everything everyone else is saying is right. Nero would probably be the easiest way. Lucien might be able to help as well. He seems very knowledgeable about combat.
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« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2012, 02:27:12 AM » |
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What part of Oregon you from? I live in Vancouver, WA. But pretty much everything everyone else is saying is right. Nero would probably be the easiest way. Lucien might be able to help as well. He seems very knowledgeable about combat.
I live in Sherwood. Thanks, I already sent a private message to Nero asking for advice |
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« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2012, 05:38:55 AM » |
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lol oh hey! Thanks for the tip of the hat there Stockton! It is appreciated!
Form II, is a lot of fun, I recommend watching fencing videos as a base... and then watching what count Dooku does to put your own personal flair into it. A lot of what we are doing is really in the development stages... So there's A LOT of room for interpretation right now. The easiest way to start, is in reality, take formal sword training, and then apply that to lightsaber combat. The hard way, is start sparring, find out what works what doesn't and forge your own way. The middle ground between that is watch youtube videos, make youtube videos, get pointers from experienced swordsmen on forums like this, and be a student of life! lol.
Really though the possibilities are endless... Welcome, you've taken your first step into a larger universe!
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« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2012, 06:04:12 AM » |
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lol oh hey! Thanks for the tip of the hat there Stockton! It is appreciated!
Form II, is a lot of fun, I recommend watching fencing videos as a base... and then watching what count Dooku does to put your own personal flair into it. A lot of what we are doing is really in the development stages... So there's A LOT of room for interpretation right now. The easiest way to start, is in reality, take formal sword training, and then apply that to lightsaber combat. The hard way, is start sparring, find out what works what doesn't and forge your own way. The middle ground between that is watch youtube videos, make youtube videos, get pointers from experienced swordsmen on forums like this, and be a student of life! lol.
Really though the possibilities are endless... Welcome, you've taken your first step into a larger universe!
Thank you Lucien, those are really helpful tips And thank you, I am glad to be a part of this exciting universe  I think I shall train in fencing, it seems to be the best way, plus I do so much better with hands-on instruction rather than anything else. I shall also take your advice on watching Dooku. He is actually the reason why I ended up loving Form II so much. What I really want to do is actually choregraph fights with other people and make videos and such, but I'm getting way ahead of myself there. Haha, got to remember to take things in stride  |
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« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2012, 06:10:09 AM » |
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It will happen and before long you will called master. Best of luck and please make a video when you start doing choreography. You'll find that we really like pictures and videos around here.
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« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2012, 06:15:50 AM » |
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Thanks for wishing me luck I will definitely make a video. Hopefully I can find people on this forum that live close to me. Also, I'm just curious, but isn't 'master' just a title given to admins? In any case I don't think I would do anything to deserve that title. |
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« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2012, 06:45:02 AM » |
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Not always. We have people on here that are high ranks in Martial Arts as well. I believe that MAV is a 2nd Dan and Nero is a Master Fencer if I am not mistaken. Some of our guys are Marines that in my opinion makes them master shooters. That was to what I was referring.
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« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2012, 06:46:07 AM » |
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Ah, very cool!
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« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2012, 12:42:12 PM » |
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Yup, the position of Resident Master around here refers to people that have a great deal of experience in a field related to swordsmanship (martial arts, fencing, etc) that allows them to provide insight into LED lightsaber combat.
Thanks for the plugs guys, I'm flattered! Actually it's probably perfect timing, because I was planning on doing some kind of video with the help of my buddy Artorius this weekend... I can't make any promises, but the two of us were hoping to get some instructional vids for you guys by Sunday.
As I told MakashiDeviant, learn fencing. It's so Form II it isn't even funny. Every aspect of Makashi just screams fencing, and once you get comfortable enough with fencing itself you can fairly easily adapt it to LED lightsaber combat. Point control, agility, footwork... all these things you learn from fencing, and all are vital in Makashi.
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« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2012, 07:16:51 PM » |
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Thank you Nero I eagerly await the videos, but I won't be heartbroken if they don't come, haha. Just about to read your message actually. I've been so swamped with emails and its a bit overwhelming. |
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« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2012, 03:44:19 AM » |
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lol oh hey! Thanks for the tip of the hat there Stockton! It is appreciated!
Form II, is a lot of fun, I recommend watching fencing videos as a base... and then watching what count Dooku does to put your own personal flair into it. A lot of what we are doing is really in the development stages... So there's A LOT of room for interpretation right now. The easiest way to start, is in reality, take formal sword training, and then apply that to lightsaber combat. The hard way, is start sparring, find out what works what doesn't and forge your own way. The middle ground between that is watch youtube videos, make youtube videos, get pointers from experienced swordsmen on forums like this, and be a student of life! lol.
Really though the possibilities are endless... Welcome, you've taken your first step into a larger universe!
No problem Lucien! You probably have the most dueling knowledge here so i had to! |
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