Get Your Team Together – Lightsaber Dueling is an Official Sport
Thanks to the French, you an now challenge your friends to a duel with a lightsaber. . That’s right… According to ESPN, the Fencing Federation has officially recognized lightsaber fencing…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – FEBRUARY 24: Julio Reyes (L) and Ron Nixon (R) practice combat moves with lightsabers during a Golden Gate Knights class in saber choreography on February 24, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Star Wars fans Alain Bloch and Matthew Carauddo founded the Golden Gate Knights in 2011 to teach classes on how to safely wield a lightsaber and perform choreographed moves. The three hour class costs ten dollars and all equipment is provided. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images"With young people today, it's a real public health issue. They don't do any sport and only exercise with their thumbs. It's becoming difficult to (persuade them to) do a sport that has no connection with getting out of the sofa and playing with one's thumbs. That is why we are trying to create a bond between our discipline and modern technologies, so participating in a sport feels natural."
The realistic looking - and sounding - lightsabers are equipped with a chip that responds to contact- they of course just for fun and do not have the same capabilities of a real lightsaber from the movies.
Check out some clips of real life lightsaber duels below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh8ZdrK3qOo&feature=youtu.be
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