Faction It's Time to D-D-D-D-D-D-D-DUEL! A Lightsaber Lesson on Makashi! (Open to THR Jedi or any Force User!)

[Jax Thio]

Location: Shiraya's Sanctuary, Naboo
Equipment: Jedi Robes, Jax's Prosthetic Arm, Jax's Third Lightsaber, Marriage Ring to Jairdain
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While the Holoradio played in the background, Jax just finished drawing a straight line across the training room. The Jedi Master gazed upon his work a smile slowly formed on his face. The line while simple would serve as today's lesson. The last Lightsaber lesson he did was successful despite the fact that he was teaching a very controversial style. Jax maintained that the Jedi must be prepared to fight the Sith. From a Padawan to even a Jedi Master, even in times of peace, a Jedi has to be as sharp as possible. It was better to know and not need than to need but not know.

And in this time of extraordinary crisis with many of the Jedi scattered, the Jedi Order of the High Republic needs to stand tall. Now that he was finished, Jax activated his Lightsaber, the hum of the blade briefly overtaking the song playing on the Holoradio. He approached the line making sure that the balls of his feet were on the line. He wished that he practiced before he made this lesson plan but Jax knew the Makashi form by heart. It's just that it's been a long time since he last used the form.

"Hopefully people come," Jax said getting into a stance and started to perform Makashi flourish.

 

[Vif Hozz]

Equipment: Training Saber, Misc.
TAGS: Jax Thio , OPEN
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Steps made their way towards the training room, giving a slight adjustment to his robes. He knew that he did need to brush up on his lightsaber skills, as he had spent too much off in his studies. While he wasn't exactly a user of Makashi, he figured that it would still be in his best interest to get a good understanding of the form regardless, in the chance that he were to run across the form in combat. From what he's learned, Makashi was quite a popular form to use for both the Jedi and the Sith, so he'll need all the information he can get. And what better information, than insider information?

The door to the training room was opened, and he took a moment to glance inside. First glancing towards the Holoradio currently playing music, before his eyes drifted towards Jax Thio in the middle of the room. Stepping into the room proper, though staying near the door as he gave a bow towards him. "Greetings, Master Thio." He fell silent rather quickly after, silently motioning himself over towards one of the walls of the room and standing by it. Giving another glance towards the door to see if anyone would come and join.

 

[Bettany Sal-Soren]

Location: Training room
Objective: Learn Makashi
Tags: Jax Thio Vif Hozz

Surprisingly, Bettany did know how to use a sword, it was one of her special talents on her acting profile, it was quite useful for the period pieces she had starred in so far. Lightsabers should theoretically have been easier, but she was struggling to come to terms with them properly, she wasnt a warrior, and it was unlikely she ever would be. And that was fine.

But she would still do her lessons as instructed, before her time as a padawan was complete and she could put her jedi time behind her, it might be nice to actually get good at some of the skills, particularly as after the whole beach situation, a few of the other padawans had laughed at her for simply turning tail and running. To her it made sense to get out of there, it was not her job to risk her life fighting monsters, she was quite certain that the relevant authorities would quickly have the situation under control, otherwise, why have authorities.

"Master Thio, Bettany Sal-Soren attending" she nodded as she entered the class with her lightsaber hanging loosely from the waist of her green body suit. She didnt know the other man ( Vif Hozz ) but gave him a polite smile too.

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[Caelian Tane]

TRAINING ROOM

This would be the first time Caelian has been in the presence of other jedi in years he think to himself. let alone duel any. he has been spending the last few years in isolation on some Icey planet in the outer rims. Hopefully the years of isolation didn't make him weak.



"Master Thio" he says with a slight bow, as he walks into the Training room.

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[Diogo]

Diogo and Makashi didn't get along. It was a temperamental thing, mostly. He was too impatient, too unrefined, too passionate, and much too reliant on outmuscling his opponents. He could never quite maintain the form, slipping in and out involuntarily, his flourishes turning into hacks and chops.

But, a lesson was a lesson. And he needed to hone his skills, each and every one.

The holoradio was on, playing a pleasant tune, and Diogo marched into the training area to its beat. A man was practicing flourishes ahead, his form impeccable. Today's instructor, by inductive reasoning. He didn't know the man personally. A few other Jedi were here for the lesson too and he met their eyes with a courteous nod of acknowledgement.

"Master," Diogo came to a stop and dipped his head to Jax. "I'm Diogo. Padawan. I'm, uh, here for the lesson."

Tags: Jax Thio Vif Hozz Bettany Sal-Soren Caelian Tane

 

[Jax Thio]

Location: Shiraya's Sanctuary, Naboo
Equipment: Jedi Robes, Jax's Prosthetic Arm, Jax's Third Lightsaber, Marriage Ring to Jairdain
Tag: Bettany Sal-Soren Diogo Caelian Tane Vif Hozz

Jax looked over the Jedi Padawans greeting him as well as a Jedi Knight. There were enough students to get started then hopefully more showed up though. With a wave of his hand, Jax turned off the Holoradio and turned to the students. "Thanks for coming everyone!" Jax said. "If you don't know me: My name is Jax Thio: Jedi Master with about 40 years of Lightsaber combat experience. I've fought criminals, droids, and I've participated in two wars one of them was the Great Hyperspace war."

The Jedi Master sighed. "I got the scars to prove it as well," he said. "Lightsaber combat is an expression of a Jedi's philosophy in life. Yes you need to learn the forms but how you apply it depends solely on you. No form will look the same. My Shii-cho might not look the same as say Ms Bettany's approach."

Jax paced around. "But today we'll be learning Form 2." he said. "Makashi can anyone tell me what this form entails?"

 

[Bettany Sal-Soren]

Location: Training room
Objective: Learn Makashi
Tags: Jax Thio Vif Hozz Diogo Caelian Tane

She knew this one, she had read the pre course paperwork like it was notes from the writers. She raised her finger and let their tutor call on her.

"Hi, its Miss, please. And Makashi is a style of lightsaber combat suited to combat against another single lightsaber weilder. Some consider it the ultimate refinement of one on one lightsaber style." she smiled and went quiet. There wasnt a lot else to say. She suspected one of the more skilled learners would have motions to show off, but that wasnt her.

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[Lorn Reingard]

Tags: Jax Thio | Vif Hozz | Diogo | Caelian Tane | Bettany Sal-Soren​

Lorn slipped into the training room quietly. A piece of fruit rested in his hand, already half eaten, and he leaned against the outer wall as if he had always been there. His eyes moved across the room. Padawans, a knight, and Master Thio standing at the center with the calm confidence of someone who had spent decades with a blade in hand.

He took another bite and listened. Makashi. The form of elegance a rigidity. All the things Lorn had never quite been.

His own style had always been practical. War had a way of sanding off elegance and leaving only what worked. Still, that was exactly why he liked sitting in on lessons like this. Different teachers. Different views of the galaxy. There was always something to take away.

Bettany answered the question, her voice polite and rehearsed. Lorn gave a small nod to himself while he chewed. Good answer. His gaze drifted to Master Thio again. A man well experienced.

Lorn swallowed the fruit and folded his arms, watching the room with quiet curiosity. He wondered what the others thought Makashi entailed.

 

[Diogo]

Master Thio ran through his track record and Diogo perked up. Extensive and impressive, if that experience and wisdom came through in the lesson, perhaps there was some hope for him and Makashi yet.

Diogo wasn't as studious as some of his fellow padawans, but he could hold his own on the topic of lightsaber combat. So, he spoke up.

"As Miss Bettany said: it's best suited, perhaps the best, for saber-to-saber combat, though I'm sure everyone's got an opinion on that. If I had anything to add, context is important. It was developed as a counter to Shii-Cho, the form I'm sure we're all more than familiar with - wide sweeping attacks, usually with the intention to disarm. Makashi's philosophy then is preventing disarmament, while exploiting the wild attacks of its predecessor with small, quick, precise movements. It entails strategy and control more than anything else."

Diogo, rather frustratingly, lacked both.

Makashi was also anarchronstic. A relic. An artifact of simpler times before the Sith had vast armies, eldritch arms, and other abominations of cruel and usual origin. He kept that part to himself, though. Didn't wanna kill the vibe.

Tags: Jax Thio Vif Hozz Bettany Sal-Soren Caelian Tane Lorn Reingard