Since the original movie, Episode IV, was released, millions of kids, and now adults, have fantasied about being a Jedi Knight. Who wouldn’t? Lightsabers, the “Elegant Weapons” of Star Wars, are awesome.
They are like a Swiss army knife; they can deflect blaster bolts, they can cut through anything, they retract into their power block, and they glow in different colors. What is there to not like?
So I was not surprised when I learned about a new sport, Saber laser (Lightsaber is trademarked). A new take on fencing, where instead of using the traditional 3 weapons (Foil, Epee and Sabre) of the sport, they utilize Lightsabers.
The new sport has some interesting and important rules. During a match, the weapon must be lit. If you manage to touch your opponent but the Lightsaber is off, the point does not count. Which makes sense, everyone knows that Lightsabers only work when they are on, right?
But like any new sport, it has its critics, traditionalists who do not believe in “the power of the force“. The French Fencing Federation has seen an increase in membership and they support it.
What do you think? Could this make it in the US?
