Path of the Light Hand

[Tiland Kortun]

Goal- develop a martial arts style for Jedi that uses the Force, the Jedi’s body, and simple non-lethal weapons.

Styles- Teras Kasi, Anzati martial arts, Iridonian martial arts, IRL Wing Chun, Krav Maga, Filipino Kali

Purpose: Too often do Jedi rely upon their lightsabers, both to fight and to persuade. Yet these are but tools themselves. They cannot be relied upon. Only the Force and one’s self can be relied upon, for a lightsaber can be lost or destroyed, or forbidden. It can cause fear among those we seek to help. To give up the lightsaber is to rely entirely on the Force.

 

[Tiland Kortun]

The way of the Jedi is the way of the light hand, offered gently in friendship and assistance to those who need, and the hand held out in warning to those who strike at the defenseless. The hand of the Jedi is the hand of the Force and it is only upon the Force that a Jedi may trust. ​

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Lightsabers draw attention of those who admire the Jedi and those who would hunt them down. Yet they also become the tool that a Jedi relies on most. In both, it slows the process of becoming one with the Force and can bring distractions. Like the Force, a Jedi can often work best when nobody knows that they are Jedi. ​

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And thus, we rely not upon a lightsaber, but on the Force, and on ourselves. Only by mastering ourselves can be attempt mastery over the world outside, and it is through the Force that both are possible. ​

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The Path of the Light Hand was rediscovered and further fleshed out by Tiland Kortun as an aspect of the Force Warrior tradition that utilizes the many forms of unarmed combat that he has learned in his centuries of study. It eschews the use of lightsabers or other recognizable weapons, relying instead of the Force to turn everyday objects into tools of defense, and yet relies most fully on the practitioner's own body. It synthesizes the Force, martial arts, and meditation into one continuous whole. Not so they might defeat the Dark Side, but so they can master themselves, which is the greatest of all challenges.​

 

[Tiland Kortun]

Planet- Talasea
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