Post by claudis on Apr 4, 2014 18:03:55 GMT -8
-=The following is a loose compilation of lightsaber terms and techniques=-
**Anyone who wishes to become a Knight of Ziost must have working knowledge of the techniques listed below**
All Jedi/Sith forms involve the same marks of contact, describing the objectives, maneuvers to use, and the various outcomes that could arise out of a fight involving lightsabers as weapons. They helped focus a Jedi’s/Sith's attacks and defenses on a few clearer categories, rather than diffusing awareness across an infinite number of possibilities in a duel
*Sun djem
The sun djem was the act of disarming the opponent, the objective usually being not to physically harm him/her. The classic Shii-Cho move, the Disarming Slash, was specialized towards executing the sun djem.
*Shiim
The shiim was a more minute wound to an opponent by the edge of a lightsaber's blade. The shiim could be applied anywhere on the body, and was not specific to any zone.
*Cho mai
The cho mai was the amputation an opponent's weapon-hand.
*Cho sun
The cho sun was the amputation an opponent's weapon-arm.
*Cho mok
The cho mok was the amputation an opponent's limb, such as a humanoid's arm or leg.
*Shiak
The shiak was the act of stabbing an opponent.
*Sai cha
The sai cha was the decapitation of the opponent. Being a sideswipe at an opponents side and neck, the sai cha corresponded with Zone 2 and 3 attacks.
*Sai tok
The sai tok was the act of cutting an opponent in half, usually separating his or her legs from the torso at the waist, but vertical bisections corresponding with Zone 1 attacks were not unheard of.
*Mou kei
The mou kei was an attack that dismembered an opponent through a circular motion of the lightsaber, aimed at the major limbs. The mou kei, being aimed at all major limbs, lashed out at multiple body zones. Darth Vader's dismemberment on Mustafar could be considered a triple cho mok
Moves and Maneuvers
*Jung
The Jung was a 180 degree turn.
*Jung ma
The Jung ma was a 360 degree spin, used to build momentum for an attack.
*Shun
The Shun was a 360 degree spin, during which the lightsaber was held one-handed.
*Sai
The Sai was the act of overleaping an attack at the legs.
*Flowing water
The Flowing Water cut was a technique based on the principle of using the space created when the opponent withdrew their lightsaber offensively to one's own advantage. As the opponent pulled their lightsaber back from a bind, the user would follow it with their blade, in effect causing the opponent to pull the user's blade into themselves.
*Falling leaf
The Falling Leaf cut was an ancient move that involved the user spinning and making a fast slash at an opponent standing behind them and then return to face the way they were before the maneuver. It was described as spinning one's feet to "slash from the sky".
*Dulon
The Dulon was a lightsaber move where the hilt's pommel would be held at one's midsection with the blade thirty degrees up, and would be slashed at high velocity. The name dulon also referred to a solo lightsaber training.
*Kai-kan
The Kai-kan was not a maneuver per se, but rather a reenactment of a prior lightsaber duel.
**Anyone who wishes to become a Knight of Ziost must have working knowledge of the techniques listed below**
All Jedi/Sith forms involve the same marks of contact, describing the objectives, maneuvers to use, and the various outcomes that could arise out of a fight involving lightsabers as weapons. They helped focus a Jedi’s/Sith's attacks and defenses on a few clearer categories, rather than diffusing awareness across an infinite number of possibilities in a duel
*Sun djem
The sun djem was the act of disarming the opponent, the objective usually being not to physically harm him/her. The classic Shii-Cho move, the Disarming Slash, was specialized towards executing the sun djem.
*Shiim
The shiim was a more minute wound to an opponent by the edge of a lightsaber's blade. The shiim could be applied anywhere on the body, and was not specific to any zone.
*Cho mai
The cho mai was the amputation an opponent's weapon-hand.
*Cho sun
The cho sun was the amputation an opponent's weapon-arm.
*Cho mok
The cho mok was the amputation an opponent's limb, such as a humanoid's arm or leg.
*Shiak
The shiak was the act of stabbing an opponent.
*Sai cha
The sai cha was the decapitation of the opponent. Being a sideswipe at an opponents side and neck, the sai cha corresponded with Zone 2 and 3 attacks.
*Sai tok
The sai tok was the act of cutting an opponent in half, usually separating his or her legs from the torso at the waist, but vertical bisections corresponding with Zone 1 attacks were not unheard of.
*Mou kei
The mou kei was an attack that dismembered an opponent through a circular motion of the lightsaber, aimed at the major limbs. The mou kei, being aimed at all major limbs, lashed out at multiple body zones. Darth Vader's dismemberment on Mustafar could be considered a triple cho mok
Moves and Maneuvers
*Jung
The Jung was a 180 degree turn.
*Jung ma
The Jung ma was a 360 degree spin, used to build momentum for an attack.
*Shun
The Shun was a 360 degree spin, during which the lightsaber was held one-handed.
*Sai
The Sai was the act of overleaping an attack at the legs.
*Flowing water
The Flowing Water cut was a technique based on the principle of using the space created when the opponent withdrew their lightsaber offensively to one's own advantage. As the opponent pulled their lightsaber back from a bind, the user would follow it with their blade, in effect causing the opponent to pull the user's blade into themselves.
*Falling leaf
The Falling Leaf cut was an ancient move that involved the user spinning and making a fast slash at an opponent standing behind them and then return to face the way they were before the maneuver. It was described as spinning one's feet to "slash from the sky".
*Dulon
The Dulon was a lightsaber move where the hilt's pommel would be held at one's midsection with the blade thirty degrees up, and would be slashed at high velocity. The name dulon also referred to a solo lightsaber training.
*Kai-kan
The Kai-kan was not a maneuver per se, but rather a reenactment of a prior lightsaber duel.
