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We’re very excited to finally accept Lone Wolf Base as part of Lightspeed Saber League. Raised by Andre “Moose” Gonzales, these wolf pups are an off-shoot from Order of the Okami, based in San Marcos, with Akil Crawford the original master for many of these talented and highly agile fencers. The Lone Wolves focus on heavygrade dueling, but they’ve been participating in Lightspeed competitions for so long they cannot possibly be excluded…
With so many new groups forming all over the country and new members being added from coast to coast, we felt it was best to share some feedback from some of the people who have made their mark on the sport during its seminal years. Tony Zaldua took second place in our national tournament at the Rio in Las Vegas, and…
We are very pleased to welcome the Coastal Jedi of Morehead, North Carolina into Lightspeed Saber League. The Coastal Jedi are led by Assistant Instructor Michael Gray and Grandmaster Adam Mitchell, a man of many talents, including swordfighting, mixed martial arts, and now, Lightspeed-saber fencing. Adam is also owner and head coach of Carolina Elite Gymnastics Academy, which serves as the home base for Lightspeed Saber…
The men of Kyber Combat produce another amazing video, chronicling their first major competition.
Kevin Bustamante, founder of Kyber Combat / Lightspeed Saber Dallas wins his first gold at the Kyber Combat Intramural Season 1 tournament. It was a tough field of 16, but Kevin won the day with powerful sweeping attacks, pommel cuts, and lightning quick ankle shots. Remone Durham was beaten by Kevin…
Kyber Combat of Dallas, Texas, is doing battle this weekend in their first major competition. Sponsored by Lightspeed Saber League, Ripper Blades, and many of the Kyber Combat senior members themselves, this is projected to be an intense tournament with awesome prizes, including Lightspeed swag, a Ripper blade, and cold hard cash!
Each of the…
I’m pleased to announce the inclusion of Aiken Lightsaber Club into the Lightspeed Saber Network! There has been a dearth of light-based fencing action in South Carolina, so headmaster Tony Negron has decided to go all in, joining Lightspeed Saber League and also accepting the role as charter rep for The Saber Legion. I cannot speak for Saber Legion but I saw some of his action in the Lightspeed format in a video a few days ago, and I think the newly dubbed DRAGON’S DEN is in good claws.
This is long overdue, but we FINALLY have an EIGHTY PAGE MANUAL showing you how to do Rey I, our beginner level practice sequence (dulon)! This manual is full of pictures and instructions, it’s made for both lefties and righties, and it contains explanations of some of the basic concepts of Lightspeed-saber fencing. So head over to our How To section to get the manual, see the updated video (more moves have been added), and start practicing!
