Board Thread:Middle Earth Roleplay Board/@comment-26350705-20151010101414/@comment-26863727-20151018145045

Argali1 wrote: @Arahad. Who the Hell do you think you are talking to? Galad is not an idiot, and neither am I. He has far more than wind, and he is many times older than Thanatos. He has a more abstract veiw of the Force. He interprites it in a way that is not limited to light and dark, and therefor, he can pretty much pull anything off with it. His skill with melee weapons is incredible, and unlike Thanatos, he is not limited to the close minded forms of the Jedi and Sith. Great, he has a dual fase lightsaber. Galad has and knows things that the silly little Sith Lord has never even dreamed off. Yup, Forms are no match for good ol' fashioned swordfighting... until it's between me and one of your favorites!!!!!! You have no weaknesses, and until you come up with something more substantial than "he sometimes gets so stressed he gets physically weak even though it's never gonna happen when it actually matters". EVERY Form except Niman has a real-world inspiration, and here they are.

Shii-Cho: Probably something European.

Makashi: Not referred to as "fencing with lightsabers" by accident.

Soresu: Most likely Miyamoto Musashi's later-in-life tactic of simply defending until his enemy can't keep fighting.

Ataru: Not sure, but I think it's at least partially inspired by Zulu fighting.

Djem So: Probably the usual way Samurai fought.

Niman: The way authors came up with this is simple- a style that does everything but not particularly well.

Juyo: Claymore styles.