Via Rocketnews24.com:
The Internet was probably far too harsh in its snickering at Star Wars Kid, the teen who videotaped himself imitating some Star Wars fight choreography, the film of which then became an unwitting viral hit. After all, hand a stick, pole, or any other object of suitable shape and length to a fan of the phenomenally successful science fiction franchise, a by no means small demographic, and 90 percent of them will start pretending it’s a lightsaber (the other 10 percent will simply toss it away on account of already holding something else they’re using as a Jedi weapon).
Of course, if the fandom is strong enough with you that you’re going to go staging lightsaber duels, the final result is always going to look cooler if you also happen to know what you’re doing with a blade, like these two Star Wars-loving kendo practitioners.
The video, uploaded by YouTube user razziajazy, begins with the two combatants crouching down opposite each other, in the typical salute that precedes a kendo match. What’s slightly less traditional, though, is that instead of the unpainted wooden swords officially used in the sport, these two duelists are wielding brightly shining lightsabers.
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