NEWS
Please excuse our spacedust while we do major reconstruction on the site. Recently, we split off Lightspeed Saber Academy to its own website, so we can finally focus on the specific needs of the school and the larger organization without getting cluttered.
Late in 2018 we’d come to realize just not enough people were using defensive actions, even though it’s something we all admire. But it was late in the year, so we had to put it off until 2019. Now, we finally have the chance to implement some much needed updates to the rules.
Get your Ren-sabers ready! Crossguards are now officially legal in Lightspeed Saber League. There are, of course designed drawbacks to using them.
I am proud to announce the beginning of our Lightspeed knighting program. This is an opportunity to earn a rank in the Lightspeed instructional system, marked with a badge that recognizes your hard work. To be a knight you must show progress and/or skill in seven trials:
The idea of “double defense” says that you have several ways to avoid an attack: stop it with your blade, and to not be there when the attack arrives. You can also do both at the same time. This is the most conservative approach to defense and really helps to ensure your survival, especially against an opponent that is faster than you.
In this class we will focus on keeping our hands moving and out of the way. We’ll also use alternative guards, as opposed to the Forward Guard.
10x saber-burpee
10x alternating walking lunge
10x squats
Start from the inside high chamber.
Diving sweep
Opposite dive
Rising sweep
Opposite rise
Flat sweep
Opposite flat
Lunge
“Rallying” is the idea of attacking and defending back and forth in a rhythm. While this makes very unrealistic gameplay, it is useful for developing your sense of tempo and developing a good practice of switching between attack and defense, especially for fencers who are too focused on one or the other. We’ll use this as a chance to also work on Deflectors 1 and 9.
Shields 5 and 6 are the most common shield-based ripostes in Lightspeed-saber. Let's practice using them today. No auxiliary because we're playing sabercise! Practice module to follow.
Turn your hips with each cut. Note the pivots of the feet. During the spin, only one foot moves. The back foot stays in place and pivots.
