Newest Official Sport In France: Lightsaber Dueling
In France, a new sport has been recognized as ‘official.’ Lightsaber dueling. (Really?) The French Fencing Federation has chosen to do so in an effort to gain more young fans….
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JUNE 02: Actors dressed as Darth Vader (L) and Luke Skywalker have a lightsaber battle during a preview to the ‘Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination’ exhibition at Scienceworks on June 2, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. The exhibition is the first to showcase over 80 costumes and props from all six Star Wars movies. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
Scott Barbour/Getty ImagesIn France, a new sport has been recognized as 'official.' Lightsaber dueling. (Really?)
The French Fencing Federation has chosen to do so in an effort to gain more young fans.
Rules have also been designed to make the sport as entertaining as the movie versions of lightsaber duels. The rules have the blade going behind each fighter to mimic the sweeping style in movies, instead of stabbing motions in normal fencing.
So far, there are still no lightsabers, so for now, they will use polycarbonate 'blades'.
