Don't worry about it Eileen ;)

I was just giddy while waiting for the teaser. Yeah lightsabers being weightless don't follow 'normal' rules for medieval swords, which is why Darth Maul's lightsaber in TPM, while no doubt extremely impractical as a real sword, worked well as a lightsaber. Though that was due to Ray Park's phenomenal talent in Wushu.

One thing I really look forward to in this new episode of SW is Gwendoline Christie (who plays Brienne in Game of Thrones). It's rumored she might play a force using villain. Whatever role she plays I really hope she kicks butt and stays throughout the 3 new movies. :)

The double-bladed sabre...ugh.  That's a death sentence waiting to happen.  Slight miscalculation on the grip, or shift the wrong way, and it burns right into the body or the hand.  Not a good plan.  I understand that it really looks good in the movie (when not in slow motion...there are some hilarious videos showing just how far from each other the actors were swinging), but...for me it looks like a suicide weapon.  For the above reason, and because it has that big cuttable section right there in the middle.

Where one grips.

Open to attack, because in moving it around, one is putting the hand out there.  There's a reason why most staff work is more 'one-ended' when it comes to fighting rather than spinning through a form.  ^_^

Another thing that bugged me was 'Wow! How lucky was it that when someone DID cut through that big cuttable section, they got it PRECISELY in the place where two lightsabers join together and, apparently, there isn't any circuitry or batteries!  Such that the saber-staff split into two perfectly useable lightsabers!'

...rather than splitting into a couple of lopsided hilts, one or both sabers dying because critical circuitry or wires have been cut.  :(

They're tech objects, after all.  Not magic.  :D

I'm finding the older I get and the more experienced I get with 'actual' weapon use, the less Hollywood stuff excites me.  Unless it's a rare occasion where it's really well-done (when what usually happens is I sit bolt upright, gabbling insanely, while everyone around me wonders why I'm all excited at that boring looking fight).

The crosshilt...it might be a good idea for hand protection, except that there's quite obviously a metal plug where each crossblade is coming out of, attached to the grip.

Which means any lightsaber sliding down the 'blade' will encounter that metal plug, rather than the 'energy hilt'.

Which means...zap, right through the metal plug.

Otherwise, they're two tiny lightsabers too small to actually get at the other guy (except in VERY specific circumstances), but large enough and oriented in the proper direction to actually pose a hazard to the user.

:(

But I am looking forward to seeing the movies.  It's Star Wars - I'll try to suspend my disbelief regarding that kind of weirdness.

I'm not familiar with Game of Thrones, I fear, outside of the first two books.  Glad to hear the movie has one of your favoured actors in it!

Yeah the cut through Maul's saber was too conveniently placed. I too would have much preferred if they had left one part of the saber with a raggedy, unbalanced hilt with sparks crackling from underneath as he swung it around. But that was one of the issues with the PT, everything was too clean and sterile.

Eileen do you train with ARMA or do some sort of martial art?

I always figured he adapted so quickly to them that the staff had to be designed to split in two, and Maul was able to position the staff so it took the blow on the coupling.

My other theory is that Jar-Jar went on to become a Jedi knight and lasted all of 3 days, after which the Empire and Rebel Alliance by mutual consent arranged for him to be encased in Carbonite (they had to test it on someone) and dumped in a swamp in Dagobah.  Empire ships patrolled the spaceways while Master Yoda himself was set to guard said swamp.

It would explain a lot ... and conveniently allow Jar-Jar to be found and brought back for the final trilogy ! <grins, ducks, runs>

The list is pretty long.  It works out to a lot of time spend doing Judo, a lot of time spent doing Filipino martial arts, complete with sparring, and a lot of time spent doing Chinese martial arts, complete with sparring, and a lot of time spend doing even more but different Chinese martial arts, complete with sparring.  That's the current bunch.

A lot of time x 4 adds up to something like 27 years (the first Chinese stuff and the FMA stuff was studied at the same time).

The sparring I do now is mostly weapon work, either light stuff with wooden weapons to drill competence (also drills with same), or hard sparring with padded weapons and protective gear to actually get the experience fighting (the FMA I've done helps a great deal with this).  It's not exclusively chinese-based, though the basis for the weapon stuff are the martial arts I'm taking now (Xingyi and Yang Taiji practiced 'old school' ie hard knocks, not 'for health').

Do you have a background?

Aarnr...how horrible!  O_O
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Also, sorry I've not been around of late.  I'll chaulk that up to Eilieen being in shock.  :)

Had intended to post here today, but have had internet issues since getting home from work.  Will try to throw something together tomorrow.

That's pretty impressive Eileen :)

I don't have a background myself, but I do enjoy watching MA movies and clips of good MMA fights.

And sorry for the short post DM, but Arkan didn't have anything to add/do at the moment. Will try to make up for it in my next post :)

No worries, you posted more than I did yesterday.  :p

Meanwhile... "bar brawl" that's a funny phrase, isn't it?  :)

Yes ! Yes ! YES ! ;>

It's probably a good thing that Eilieen is off getting mugged somewhere else... she'd likely suggest a diplomatic solution, and then Aarnr would have to slap her to calm her down.  :)

It's alright, I've got this covered ...

"He started it !"

Now you're just provoking me.  :0

Sorry, I've been busy.  Christmas stuff.  But I'll try to keep up!

Nothing wrong with being an afficionado!  :D

I occasionally watch fights.  Possibly surprisingly, I don't like the spectacle of two almost naked men beating the blood out of each other.  But sometimes there's some really technical stuff I can appreciate.  ^_^

Did she just say...?  Reads again... Oooooh... "technical".

Currently involved in the build up to Christmas, with people visiting and stuff, so kind of hard to keep up at the moment.  Still, I shall try to post here today or tomorrow...

That's a fantastic idea!  And then she can sell tickets, and perhaps some sort of beverage involving hops.  Hmmm...

  (Our daughter had a ninja character who was hiding and watching her brother in a battle once, and when asked what she was doing partway through, she said, 'Still watching. And eating my ninja popcorn.'  Apparently, it's just like regular popcorn, but it's black.)

The child is clearly an intellectual titan.  A colossus even.
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haha that's pretty cute Erista. :)

Merry Christmas to one and all!  Hope it's all that you could wish for.

Is that Arnar's girlfriend? ;)

Happy Holidays everyone!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Merry Christmas! :)

However, Christmas had its downs.  I'm still sort of reeling from them.  I'll try to post in the next few days.  Apologies for the delay.

Pasting this in all my games, so apologies as well if you see it more than once.  :(

Well, Aarnr thinks Christmas is a pagan festival, but seasonal felicitations from me anyway. :>

Sorry to hear that, Eilieen - hope things get better.  :<

Happy New Year everybody.  Hope you have a good time, and don't get involved in any real bar brawls.

See you all in 2015!  Eek!  2015!  Must get me one of those hoverboard things.

Just realized I have been spelling Aarnr's name wrong for the past couple of posts. Sorry Aarnr, can we chalk that up to Arkan's foreign accent. :P

I'm going to assume Arkan & Erista introduced each other in between posts, so they know they are on the same team. No one has told him anything about Bilfro yet, so Arkan doesn't really know what to make of him. ;)