At Adegan, we wanted to offer you a complete choice of blades adapted to various practices.
Your activity
The first question to ask yourself is the use.
There are 3 main practices:
- Sports combat
- Cosplay
- Collection
Sports combat
If you intend your Lightsaber for sports use, you will need to read the sports regulations (if they exist) or ask your Jedi Master what is allowed in your academy.
For example for the French Fencing Federation: the blade must imperatively be Midgrade and with a round tip.
Two technical elements must be taken into account: the thickness of the blade and its tip.
Midgrade or Heavygrade?
The thickness of the Midgrade blade varies from 1.8mm to 2.2mm. At Adegan's Armory, all our blades have a thickness of 1.8mm.
This blade offers good resistance and good flexibility which will allow it to absorb most impacts. Its main advantage is the weight (140gr) which therefore offers more speed.
The Heavygrade blade is thicker (3mm). It is mainly used in committed and long fights which will require greater blade resistance. Some artistic combat practices are exchanges that are intended to be longer and therefore more violent (unlike touch combat which is faster). In this case, Heavygrade may be recommended.
In the case of practice with friends, the Midgrade will be largely sufficient
For cosplay or collection
Midgrade blades have this advantage: their thinner wall allows them to diffuse light slightly better and have a more attractive price.
Your lightsaber
Here, lightsaber technology involves choosing between a Neopixel or a classic blade.
Your lightsaber will determine the difference.
Specifically, a Neopixel blade integrates 2 LED strips with more or fewer LEDs per linear meter (improves brightness and lightsaber effects). However, these blades are less suitable for sport combat because there is a risk of breaking the LEDs inside the blade.
Classic blades are hollow and receive light projected by the LED, which is located inside the hilt of the lightsaber (RGB lightsabers). These blades contain a reflector film that increases light diffusion but does not guarantee even light at the end of the blade, especially if you choose long blades.
Your physique
A very important element that will determine the length of the blade. For beginners, we advise placing your arm along your body and measuring approximately the distance from your palm to the ground. This will give you the ideal size to know what type of blade suits you best.
Indeed, this will help you to better execute your weapon passes without your lightsaber touching the ground or forcing you to unbalance your positioning.
Your fighting style
This point mainly concerns experienced fighters and, in another way, cosplayers.
For fighters, the differences in blade size will allow you to explore all styles: long blade for a more powerful style and to keep opponents at a distance; short blades for use in faster styles and in more confined places, or as a second weapon for those who fight with 2 lightsabers, you will have something for all styles.
(Tip: try 30'' blades on the double lightsaber, this will help you in your spins and in the speed of execution)
For cosplay, as you will have understood, this has an interest in the style.
The tip of the blade
The last point we will discuss here concerns the tip. There is the round or ogive tip.
In sport combat, the ogive tip is generally prohibited to avoid unexpected injuries with thrusts (themselves prohibited).
If you practice artistic combat, we also recommend that you favor the round tip.
It is possible to use ogive tips in combat, but it is recommended to wear protection and have great lightsaber mastery.
Note that the round tip is also more solid than the ogive tip.
Ogive tips can be used for cosplay or collection, which will give a more beautiful appearance.
At Adegan's Armory, all our blades are screwed and glued to optimize the resistance of the blades.
