France is awesome! The French Fencing Federation has approved LIGHTSABER DUELS!

[thewayne]

I wonder if it might be a demonstration sport at the Olympics there in five years!

From the article: "Combatants fight inside a circle marked in tape on the floor. Strikes to the head or body are worth five points; to the arms or legs, three points; on hands, one point. The winner is the first to reach 15 points or, if they don’t get there quickly, the fighter with the higher score after three minutes is the victor. If both fighters reach 10 points, the bout enters a “sudden death” stage, in which the first to land a head or body blow wins."

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/feb/19/light-saber-duelling-official-sport-france-star-wars

Comments

[silveradept]

Excellent. Sword combat in all its forms should have a useful governing body and rules.

[thewayne]

Makes me wonder if anyone has edited a kendo match to replace their bokken with light sabers.

[silveradept]

That was essentially what I was imagining, a modified kendo bokken and equipment, and generally the rules for that, but with a wider space to attack and defend, instead of something more like a fencing piste.