Members of SaberCraft utilized some of the skills learned in class to partake in an event to fulfill a child’s wish to become a Jedi Knight. Below are media coverage links and photos on-location and behind the scenes that went into making this miracle. We worked as a team called the “Magic City Jedi” and worked with members of the Rebel Legion and the 501st Legion.
“These are behind the scenes and on-location photos of Make a Wish Foundation’s Knighting of Jedi Brady. All photos are by Tiffany Wong and used with her permission.”
2016 has been an eventful year for SaberCraft, but perhaps the most notable event so far has been performing on the field at the Marlins Stadium and hosting several workshops for the game’s attendees on “Star Wars Night”.
SaberCraft students participated in the Miami Marlins’ Star Wars night. The group was invited to do a performance at the game and conduct free workshops for ticket holders showing simple skills in saber combat. After having meticulously perfected the performance piece for weeks, the day of the performance was finally upon them. The group entered the field and completed an intense and polished performance.
(Left to right) Instructor Alfred Smith and Senior Knights Ana Ma Jacome, Chad Benitez, Stephen Carter, Samantha Huddleston, and Sarah Cole exiting the field
The group were then ushered off the field and set on their way to assist the other Magic City Knights with the saber combat workshops they were hosting. Of course, many photos were snapped as they made their way across the stadium to the location of the workshop.
The workshop was attended by many eager participants. This group was mostly children between the ages of 5 and 12; an excellent show of the fact that saber combat is a fun and community building activity that can be enjoyed by any demographic. Three workshops were hosted, and in spite of the fact that two of them were during the Marlins game, every workshop was booked to capacity.
SaberCraft volunteers took turns heading the workshop, teaching the students the basics of saber combat choreography. Once the basics were covered and learned well, the students took turns battling the Knights in combat drills. For the children attending, it was 30 minutes of pure magic.
SaberCraft Knights teach the basics of Saber combat choreography at Marlin Stadium “Star Wars Night”
