Lightsaber: Training #4

have decided that I should share the knowledge that I have, and that I will do first through sabre fighting. Take this information in, study it well, cause in an actual fight it will help.

We will start these lesson's of with the three principles of sabre combat. The three principles are time ,distance , and guard. The masters of old derived that if you could master these three things that no man on earth could beat you.

TIME:

This being the First principle of duelling. It's function is to reduce the motions of a weapon and body to those strictly necessary, both in number and in extent, so as to employ the least possible time in attack or parry. Secondly to balance those motions carefully , with that of your opponents, in order to seize at once the least possible opportunity and to reduce the number of chance hits to a minimum.
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DISTANCE:

This being the second principle of duelling. To keep out of easy reach when on the defensive and conversely never to attack, or fake, without being within striking distance. Now we must split these into two category's, the short measure ,and the long measure. The short measure being possible to deliver an attack with just a step foreword, and the long measure being required to lunge to hit your target.

GUARD:

This being the third principle of duelling. This applies to the preliminary action of an attack. It is therefore a position with intention to assault. It also refers to the position in witch a defence can be launched with minimal movement. Now you have a greater understanding of what on guard means.