Only after a Jedi reaches the rank of Master are they learning for themselves and not being taught by another Jedi, and by then their lightsaber training is well-ingrained into the one of the seven single-saber schools.
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The Jedi are also a little more regimented in their training from Youngling to Padawan to full Knight, most Jedi initiates get the same basic training as any other, and when they progress to Padawan they are counseled by a Jedi who probably grew up in the same system. The Jedi thus train - and fight - against mostly blaster-wielders, and in those cases a single lightsaber to deflect bolts is usually more than adequate, and the focus is on mastering control of a single blade. This is because the overwhelming number of factions that would oppose the Jedi and the Republic are not Force-sensitive and do not wield lightsabers. Even the Jedi who devote themselves to the martial school, like Mace Windu, do not generally train in lightsaber combat as rigorously as a Sith does. Keep in mind that the Jedi Knights are primarily police. I think the real question is - why do the Sith tend to dual-wield when it doesn't seem to confer any significant advantage? Obi-wan defeats a MULTIPLE-wielding General Grievous in short order. One more point - Count Dooku defeats a dual-wielding Anakin in short order. While some kendo practitioners do use two swords ( nito) in matches, it is rather rare because of the difficulty to focus on two points effectively: I don't need the additional brainspace of managing it, and I want my hand open for balance. Whether they have one weapon or two is not the question - if I started out with a weapon in each hand, I would literally toss it away (out of the reach of my opponent). It's all about the coordinated will and training of your opponent. But there's nothing to say that these kata will, per se, be more effective than single weapon kata. Having said all of this - the key to using multiple weapons in this context would be kata, a coordinated and heavily pre-practiced set of movements which allow the performer to coordinate those motions in a way which has been determined in advance to be effective. Kendo (generally) adopts a two-handed grip, while fencing has a one-handed grip - the other hand is available for balance:
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Kendo movement is crossovers with feet, fencing is more like natural stepping. In kendo, the movement is more lateral, with the center of gravity lower to the ground. In fencing, the body is high, light and fast, moving rapidly (potentially) up and down. So putting another sword in someone's hand doesn't make them twice as effective, any more than trying to kick and punch someone at the same time 's more likely to make you fall over, or at least be off balance and open to attack.Ĭonsider the difference in footwork between kendo and fencing. "Coordinated" is the key word there - if the hand and feet are not moving together, you can't attack effectively.
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What you're contending against in a confrontation is not the attacker's hand, foot or sword, but their coordinated will. I did some fencing back in college, which is light-years, if you'll pardon the expression, from a lightsaber battle, but does share some things in common, and I've studied a number of martial arts. The limiting factor is not open hands - it's the agility of the mind to move them, and the efficacy of the training involved.