Saber Forum

So I was monkeying around with some MHS parts and did this...

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Thoughts?

Well I personally love the idea of long lightsabers hilts, gives you more options of how to wield it.

I look forward to using it on the amateur on Facebook that just criticized it...

Lol, show him no mercy

Hmm you could probably use some quarter staff techniques with that. Modified of course so as not to touch the blade...

Holy S word Batman. Lol. Long ass saber. How is it for spinning and such? Looks amazing though. Is that Sun Rider's Destiny or just random cyan color?

One of my favorite styles of swords...near equal blade to hilt.

The trick for me, having used this type many many times, is a decent catch guard on both ends of the hilt.

This will allow sliding hands down the length for extending the strike zone and catching the end to pull back in.

I usually hold this style blade forward at a 45* with hilt up...this puts the blade at their mid section to their knees, which can be disconcerting...swinging and sweeping low then flash forward thrusts right down the center, with the full length and then recoil for the next volley...

...bricks will be shat  :D

Sorry Errockk but Jammo has beaten you in terms of saber hilt size. Lol.

That is one cool looking saber.   8)

I like your shirt too.  ;)

Didn't notice all the Star Wars collectibles in the back. Nice. You know you're a nerd when you have Star Wars collectibles and your own custom lightsaber. Lol. As one of my dudes posted a few days ago on the Facebook fan page.

That's probably 27ish in the handle and that's a 36 UEHG that's losing 2 to the holder. If I jacked the 46 into it I would have even more terrible reach to push people around with.

Compensating for something, my friend says he is!
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/Yoda_Empire_Strikes_Back.png)

I still think it's awesome though!

I'm going to make sure I have something of this size at Phoenix Comic Con. People will FREAK.

Changed up the hilt a touch, making it maybe 3-4 inches shorter and jacked in the big stick. That blade started life at 48 inches and I actually cut two inches off of it because I kept grounding it because I'm only 5'8". For comparison, I added my AS Archon with a 32 in the second shot.

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thats a saber sayer lol
light saber claymore...
nice mike. just awesome.  ;D

Jeez that's a huge saber. Lol. Looks awesome though. Its like a Sith slayer saber.

Gate Saber :)

Where did you get a 48" blade?

sweet lightclub bro.

being 5 feei 9 inches i might have some trouble wielding it tho. due to my low-ish stance i ground my 36 in blades sometimes. wouldn't be an issue if the sabers were real but as it is i think i will cut a couple inches off. what works well for that anyhow?

 THE BOSS  8)

My lord! Would anyone ever be able to get close to you in a duel?! That is amazing! Major props!

Someone on ebay was selling them a few years ago. I couldn't tell you how to get another, really.

they would need some skill with form 5. no strategy is foolproof. in fact anyone who deems anything foolproof underestimates the ingenuity of fools.

Ataru and Djem So are what I and others have mentioned my style resembles.

Wise word, btw.

You gotta jam the thing and get inside of it to beat it, which is something I VERY specifically defend against. Dual wielding is also somewhat effective if you can defend thrusts well.

With a highly specialized weapon like that, knowing its specific weaknesses and focusing on them in the duel is a great approach.  That's one cool saber Jammo, I need some yari extensions to try that sometime!

I think if you're having a hard time defending against a thrust, you need a new block.

This thing's reach changes that game a bit, too.

I don't have that large of a blade but I may be able to top that in hilt length soon.

Irrespective of reach, a thrust (esp long weapons) should be an easy thing to brush aside

The long handle does allow for stiffer contact, I find. If one stays coiled and absorbs impact, you can hug your opponent's blade and simply slide in for a mark or contact.

That's if you alter your thrust to account for a block, which can be taken advantage of; if you feign a block, then without contact, the thrust will miss its mark entirely leaving an opening for a good wounding.

I guess we'll never know unless by some stroke of fortune y'all can come out to Arizona and try your luck against it.

how close are you to Thatcher? I might be moving there this summer.

Still hours away... perhaps if people come to PHOENIX COMIC CON they can meet Jammo.

andd the convention im going to if i move in with my friends this summer.

I teach in Alaska.  In the summers, I jump around the country and Canada. :-P

That is sick...