Have you always dreamed of fighting as a Jedi Knight?
So head to Strasbourg, where Fabien Guieu opened a lightsaber academy in 2018!
"I come from traditional Japanese martial arts," he says.
Here, fans can recreate, in choreography, fights seen in the films of the Star Wars saga.
Members can learn about technical katas or try their hand at combat sports”.
Complete equipment to avoid sores
At the academy, replica lightsabers are used: “they consist of an aluminum hilt which is connected to an LED, and a polycarbonate blade;
you can find them from 100 euros,” explains Fabien Guieu.
Each athlete must also wear a fencing mask, shoulder pads and elbow pads, gloves, a bustier for women and a shell for men, knee pads with a shell and shin guards.
OUR “STAR WARS” FILE
The first lightsaber clubs appeared in the United States in the late 1970s. The French Fencing Federation has recognized lightsaber as one of its disciplines since 2018 and has just over 2,500 members.
The 1st French lightsaber championship is due to be held in February 2023.
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