The long handle lightsaber was a variation of the traditional jedi weapon with a handle several times longer than that of a standard lightsaber. Requiring a particular fighting style from the wielder this weapon was easy to swing around the body using joints of the body as fulcrums upon which the lightsaber could be levered. Form ii also known as makashi the way of the ysalamiri or the contention form was the second of the seven classic forms of lightsaber combatdeveloped for the purpose of lightsaber to lightsaber combat to address the failings of form i makashi was the most dueling centric of the seven classical formsrelying on precision and efficiency over shii chos wild sweeping motions form ii.
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