Category: Lightsaber Academy

Terra Prime was formed in 2012 with two friends who had been working on a way to bring different martial arts and combat sports together. Differing backgrounds have always been very insular in traditional circles and there is often a lot of nationalist, racial, and historical baggage that comes with them. This prevents people of… Continue reading TPLA: a history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztV4m1zsEuE This is the formula of the duel. Two beings enter combat. They are armed with their sabers. This is the method and the secret to surviving single combat with the sword or saber. Apply the science of conflict to ply one’s honor and skill against another. Theories are many and great. Injury and dismemberment… Continue reading Makashi: the science of the duel

The sabering community is growing. It can be difficult to navagate the ins and outs of the hobby. So I thought I would take some time to give an over view to the lightsaber it’s self, the lightsaber community who uses them, and the methods that form the basis for most of the lore and… Continue reading The Saber and its Community.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUaNZV0MFPc Formula primer for Shii-Cho The Formula The Shii-Cho Formula is based around the number 3. Three guards,  Three strikes, Three steps. It has also been called the “Force of Three”.  From these three, come everything else. We have three target areas divided between each side of our bodies, head-limbs-body. The Marks of contact divide… Continue reading Shii-Cho: the beginning formula