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Feb

2019

Sponsorship with Ripper Blades

Ripper Blades joins us as our official sponsor for the LUMINA 2019 games. Ripper Blades are unique, hand-made blades for all forms of LED Saber Combat. Each blade is unique crafted by artisan, Gary A. Ripper, a pioneer in the art of the LED Saber Blade. Ripper Blades can be purchased on ripperblades.net. Our class would like to send a shout out to Veronica & Gary A. Ripper of Ripper Blades for sponsoring our LUMINA games this year. We're grateful to be a part of the global saber community and to give something back with our new saber game - LUMINA. We are honored by Vee and Gary's generosity in helping our community shine. #shineigniterise

Feb

2019

SaberCraft joins the Saberist Academy

SaberCraft is proud to announce that we are building a partnership with Saberist Academy. Saberist Academy is a Consortium of Saber Instructors operating in their own MetaStyle of either Academic Study, Stage Combat, Flow, or Sport Dueling, but it all is rooted in The 8 Core Principles It is an important resource in the Art of LED Saber Combat and Stage Combat. SaberCraft’s classes and lessons are based on the MetaStyle focus of Stage Combat and Flow. An important goal of SaberCraft is to prepare its students for any form of either performance or choreography sport competition.

As SaberCraft has developed LUMINA as a new saber choreography game system, it’s MetaStyle will be focused on Academic Study and Sport Dueling. Utilizing the Temporal Notation System, LUMINA will convert any/all notation systems into a universal collection of choreography movements. Each system/school will have its own library of moves and notations specific to that system.

Through LUMINA meets, Sport Dueling will be the primary focus as LUMENS will compete with each other in order to accrue points to win the season.

Saberist Academy is headed by Flynn Michaels, a pioneer in saber clubs throughout the US and the world. Saberist Academy focuses on building a community of various saber club instructors in order to build the saber community and awareness of its various sports, clubs and schools. Saberist Academy has established itself with a saber store called the Kyber Cave located in Fairfield, California.

Feb

2019

CM-H: Continuous Flow

CM-H is an easy saber choreography for duelists to develop continuous flow. As a 6-hit combination, it crosses the body in a zig-zag motion allowing a lot of improve to be associated with this sequence. CM-H is worth 1 points in LUMINA. To learn its notation and more about the SaberCraft system, please visit SaberCraft.org

CM-H
Telegraph: Both hands holding the saber hilt horizontally
Lumina Score: 1

Jan

2019

CM-C: Completes and Telegraphs

In this CM, you will notice a parameter that has been added to a particular defense. When a number goes after P, you can modify it with the "M" designator to specify where the tip of the saber is pointing for that particular defense pose. In this CM, we commit to a 3 Parry noted 3P but we turn saber to point its tip down to the 6 0'clock position. This defensive posture looks like you are defending one side of your body but appears as if you are blocking a strike from behind. This is notated as 3PM6, as it is a 3 Parry, Modified with the saber to point at the 6 position (blade pointed down).

CM-C
Telegraph: Forward Flourish
Lumina Score: 2

Jan

2019

ESB: CM42

The CM-40 series captures cinematic history in the first epic battle between father and son. Below is the notation choreography as we notate all parts of this battle.

CM-42

Sep

2018

CM L: OvM 2 – Staff vs Sabers

CM-L continues staff-work and provides a 2nd installment to K to create a long bout between 2 lumens using a staff vs. saber combination. Notation below for Staff is noted with which hand is used to strike with the staff. L stands for Left. R stands for Right hand. Hand positions are up to the Lumeneer but we recommend Right-hand palm facing down and Left-hand palm facing up.