Welcome to the Main Teaching Hall. Here is where you will learn about the history, philosophy and application of the individual forms. As a quick reminder: Form 1 is required for all students and Padawans are only allowed to learn Form 1. Forms 2-5 are available to all Knights. Forms 6-7 are available to all at the Master Level. Please refer to the Jedi Light Sabers form thread for a quick description of the forms listed.
The instructors for each form are as follows:
Form 1: Shii-Cho: All listed instructors.
Form 2: Makashi: Asst Chief Instructor Ben Skywalker (GMT)
Form 3: Soresu: Senior Instructor Jacen Molare (GMT)
Form 4: Ataru: Senior Instructor Ceres Starweaver (PST)
Form 5: Shien: Chief Instructor Starkiller (PST)
Form 6: Niman: Asst Blademaster Liana (EST)
Form 7: Juyo: Blademaster Quinlan Vos (EST)
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Dec 27, 2007 3:55 PM | Report Abuse reply
how i wish to learn more about shii-cho but i got to leave for a mission with my master...i'll get back into this and train...
Dec 27, 2007 8:50 PM | Report Abuse reply
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Dec 29, 2007 1:41 PM | Report Abuse reply
So this where Vos teaches the Jedi how to run and act like cowards.
Jan 2, 2008 2:45 PM | Report Abuse reply
First Lesson to All in the Academy: Conducted and written by Jedi Master Liana:
A coward is not defined by inaction
A coward provokes the action without honour
For only the fool underestimates the courage it takes to do nothing.
Jan 3, 2008 1:29 AM | Report Abuse reply
Form 1: Shii-Cho
One of the marks of contact, sun djem, was a goal of early Form I duelists, as disarming or destroying the opponents' weapons could ensure victory without causing injury, which was always a Jedi objective. However, with the rise of Form II, sun djem became nearly impossible as Makashi duelists were well trained to prevent their own weapons being taken or destroyed.
Form I, like its succeeding forms, included the following basic techniques and concepts:
* attack, a set of attacks aimed at different body zones
* parry, a set of blocks to thwart any attack in the specified body zones
* body target zones (1 - head, 2 - right arm and side, 3 - left arm and side, 4 - back, 5 - right leg, 6 - left leg)[1]
* training drills called velocities
Younglings learning Shii-Cho under the tutelage of Yoda.
During the Old Jedi Order, Younglings started out by learning Form I before beginning a Padawan apprenticeship with a Jedi Master. It was done so, because as Kreia commented, Form I was one of the easiest forms to learn, yet still powerful. Their training included learning to deflect plasma bolts from training remotes while being blindfolded or covered up by a practice helmet. Lightsaber instructors such as Yoda and Cin Drallig taught Form I to thousands of students during their Jedi careers.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Form_I:_Shii-Cho
Jan 3, 2008 12:07 PM | Report Abuse reply
FORM III: SORESU
[also known as the Way of the Mynock, or The Resilience Form]
This form was originaly developed to counter multiple opponents who wielded blasters. Over time, many Jedi were forced to adapt to this style as blaster weapons proliferated throughout the galaxy. Soresu allowed them to combat enemies firing from several directions, mostly basing their "attack" on redirected blaster fire. Previous styles had allowed wide, sweeping strokes which left the Jedi open to blaster fire. Form III, however, required maintaining a constant shield of deflectionary strokes by making short, quick sweeps, close to the body, leaving the Jedi less exposed to ranged fire. Soresu was the most defensive of the seven forms.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF SORESU
The philosophy of Soresu is described as "being within the eye of the storm." The practitioner maintained a centered frame of concentration, undisrupted by the conflict around them. They did this to maintain the calm center where the outer storm of combat could not harm them. Thus, Soresu commanded powerful defensive techniques that seemed to adapt to almost any circumstance, at the cost of never reaching past the figurative eye of the storm. The Soresu technique used little to none of the attack power needed by those who concentrate on the storm itself. Those who studied this style used the primarily defensive technique to wear down aggressive opponents by defending long onslaughts with minimal counter-attacking. They waited until their adversary spent most of their energy, then employed an alternate, more aggressive attack. They waited for eventual lapses in their opponent's own defense.
THE APPLICATION OF FORM III
Soresu utilizes motions that occur very close to the body, in an attempt to achieve near-total protection and expend as little energy as possible while executing moves. Soresu requires that users have quick reflexes and fast positional transition, in order to overcome the rapidity with which a blaster could be fired. This technique minimized the body's exposure, making a well-trained practitioner nearly invincible. Followers of Soresu preferred to remain on the defensive until their opponent left an opening that a Soresu practitioner could exploit.
Observers generally described Soresu as a PASSIVE form of combat. Jedi with EXTREME PATIENCE and RESERVED PERSONALITY often employed the form.
For more on training in Soresu, please contact Jacen Molare
Jan 4, 2008 9:19 AM | Report Abuse reply
Greatings and salutations.
I am Ben Skywalker and I am responciable for teaching Form II: Makashi or The Contention Form.
Form 2 was described as being very elegant, powerful, and requiring extreme precision, allowing the user to attack and defend with minimal effort, while his opponent tires himself out, often wielding the blade one-handed for greater range of movement and fluidity. The form relied on parries, thrusts, and small, precise cuts?as opposed to the blocking and slashing of the other forms. Form II countered sun djem, the goal of early Form I masters, by being well trained in prevention of disarming and weapon destruction.
Application of Form II
Form II emphasized fluid motion and anticipation of a weapon being swung at its target, and so required very fluid movements of both the blade and the body.
Feints would also be commonly used to confuse or set-up their opponents for a trap. Precise footwork and movements were required for maintaining proper distance from the opponent during defense and/or when moving in for an attack. The blade manipulation required for this form was very refined and required intense focus. Timing, accuracy, and skill, rather than strength, were relied on to defeat one's opponent, and with a skilled practitioner, the results were extremely potent.
The footwork of Makashi practitioners followed a single line, front and back, shifting the feet to keep in perfect balance as the practitioner attacked and retreated. Makashi was a style based on balance, on back-and-forth charges, thrusts, and sudden retreats[4]. Elegance, gallantry, enchantment, finesse, artfulness, and economy were the core of Makashi. Makashi duelists trained themselves to avoid enslavement to form, as such enslavement opened the practitioner to be defeated by predictability and the unforeseen
Makashi users were elegant, precise, calm, confident to the point of arrogance. Form II users were supremely confident in their chances for victory, and often looked so relaxed when they were fighting they even appeared to be dancing.
You must be calm but confident if you wish to learn this form. If you wish to learn this form please contact me Ben skywalker.
this information an adaptation of http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Form_II:_Makashi
Jan 4, 2008 11:47 AM | Report Abuse reply
******INFORMATION UPDATE******
Welcome to the Main Teaching Hall. Here is where you will learn about the history, philosophy and application of the individual forms. As a quick reminder: Form 1 is required for all students and Padawans are only allowed to learn Form 1. Forms 2-5 are available to all Knights. Forms 6-7 are available to all at the Master Level. Please refer to the Jedi Light Sabers form thread for a quick description of the forms listed.
The instructors for each form are as follows:
Form 1: Shii-Cho: All listed instructors.
Form 2: Makashi: Asst Blademaster Ben Skywalker (GMT)
Form 3: Soresu: Asst Chief Instructor Jacen Molare (GMT)
Form 4: Ataru: Senior Instructor Ceres Starweaver (PST)
Form 5: Shien: Chief Instructor Starkiller (PST)
Form 6: Niman: Co-Blademaster Liana (EST)
Form 7: Juyo: Blademaster Quinlan Vos (EST)
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Jan 13, 2008 9:08 AM | Report Abuse reply
*passes through, anxious for teaching to begin with all of the padawans*
Jan 13, 2008 12:31 PM | Report Abuse reply
*hands in a slips saying:Opening Stance (Basic Neutral) - The hilt would be held at hip height, the dominant foot was back with the tip of the blade pointing over the opponents head.
Neutral Forward - Same as the Basic Neutral but with the dominant foot forwards instead of back.
Offensive Neutral - The dominant foot would be forward with the lightsaber hilt held at chest height (the arms would be bent otherwise it would have been difficult to launch an attack) with the lightsaber blade aimed towards the opponents face.
Offensive Forward - The dominant foot was back with the hilt held above the head, the blade was pointing behind the user and angulated upwards at a 30? angle.
Offensive Back - The dominant foot was back, the hilt would be held at shoulder height with the blade horizontal to the ground and pointing towards the opponent (both hands), the hilt was held in line with the chest.
Defensive Neutral - The dominant foot would be back, the hilt was held at chest height with the blade vertical to the ground.
Defensive Back - The dominant foot would have been forward with the hilt held above the head (arms bent), the blade was pointing towards the ground on the dominant side.
Defensive forward - The non-dominant foot would be back, the hilt was held at hip height and the blade is diagonal across the body, the hilt was held in front of the user. The blades hilt would have been in line with the non-dominant foot and the point above the dominant shoulder.*
i think this will cover it ?
Jan 13, 2008 12:37 PM | Report Abuse reply
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