I believe later on they were using similar Lightsabers from Galaxy Edge

I know they were using sticks for the blades while I don’t remember what the hilts were made out of

I do believe that the Lightsaber duels in George Lucas's work are far superior to that of the sequel trilogy, but some of them just felt a tiny bit over-choreographed, especially the duels in the prequels. They were filled with unnecessary spins, twirls, jumps and cool poses that it didn't really feel like the two duelists are trying to kill each other.

The sequel trilogy duels, while definitely being more realistic, are just not very pleasing to look at, who wants to watch some Force-wielders swinging and slashing each other with Lightsabers that look like they weigh a ton?

I think the best example of a "perfect" Lightsaber duel is the Duel on the Second Death Star, from Return of the Jedi. It exhibits the delicate balance between the "coolness" of the duel and the "realism" of it. Both aspects are treated almost equally, with the duel being one of the most iconic in the entire franchise, while actually feeling real and grounded (as much as Star Wars can feel grounded haha). It has a lot of emotional beats, and elevates the film from "okay" to "very good" in my opinion.

So yeah, that's basically it regarding my takes on Lightsaber duels in the Skywalker Saga :)

Ok so this may be worded confusingly, lol, but I am working on a show with my theatre group this spring. We had a guy come in and teach us stage fighting, which is a technique used in movies like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, that kind of thing. Basically it's a safe way to "fight" live or on screen without ever making it unsafe for you and whoever you are "beating up".

The original Star Wars films used a lot more of said technique that involves striking on the outside of your opponents blade and blocking on the inside of yours, that way there is no real chance of anyone getting hit. Another aspect of stage fighting is moving at a slower pace then you would in a real fight, "slower" fights look more real because the viewer can tell what's happening.

But with films series like the MCU picking up speed when the Star Wars sequels were being written and filmed they probably used a lot less of the classic, simpler stage fighting and added more flashy fast movements that probably looked better in person than they did in film.

That's my theory anyways.

^I'm not exactly sure how that makes sense in the context of what we're talking about. The sequel's choreography is the opposite of flashy and fast, and focuses more on heavy swinging and slower fight patterns. That kind of choreography is less preferable for film, especially when these fighters are supposed to be supernaturally gifted and well-trained (at least in some cases). Not to mention that, putting aside any arguments of realism in-universe, that type of fighting just doesn't look good.

@WizardWarrior1 agree with my man wizard. The sequels fighting made no sense plus the other movie fights were all really good especially obi wan vs Anakin

For the most part, the whole concept of lightsaber fighting makes no sense.

In the prequels, the Jedi had been surviving without knowing the sith existed for thousands of years, so why were they being trained in force user vs. force user/lightsaber user vs. lightsaber user combat? No other enemies of the Jedi besides the Sith (or maybe mandalorian, but that's a stretch) even used lightsabers at all, so why were all Jedi so good at fighting them?

In the originals, Luke was the first lightsaber user to face Vader in decades (in canon). It doesn't seem like Vader needing an outlet for his pain would be enough of a reason for him to train lightsaber combat so much.

So honestly, the sequels pitting two seemingly untrained lightsaber users makes more sense (be it less enjoyable to watch) than either other trilogy.

Yes I realize that lightsaber fights are the most iconic part of star wars, so I'm not saying they should be ignored or cancelled, but logically they confuse me.

Jedi constantly train for any possibility of conflict. Case closed.

Also, Vader fought TONS of other Jedi "in canon."

And kylo ren was trained By Luke so he fighting like he is doing is just wrong

And for the prequels the Jedi were always prepared and when they found maul everyone got a death course in killing sith. The council and some of the bigger ones still trained agantist with because the Jedi were cautious and prepared

In the prequels, the Jedi had been surviving without knowing the sith existed for thousands of years, so why were they being trained in force user vs. force user/lightsaber user vs. lightsaber user combat?

They weren’t trained that much, that’s why they were unprepared for the Sith to return and the Clone Wars. They weren’t as powerful as they were hundreds of years ago and their skills were regressing with each generation. At least, that’s what I heard in a youtube video.

In the originals, Luke was the first lightsaber user to face Vader in decades (in canon).

Vader fought Ezra, Kanan and Ahsoka in 3 BBY. He also had to keep his lightsaber skills sharp to train the Inquisitors and hunt any other surviving Jedi.