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Vaapad

Category: Military
Type: Martial Arts
Affiliation: Jedi Knights

This lightsaber combat was developed by Mace Windu, with the assistance of Sora Bulq, during the years leading up to the Clone Wars. Derived from the Juyo discipline, Vaapad was an aggressive collection of maneuvers, and was considered to be part of the Form VII category. As such, the Vaapad training was considered extremely close to the Dark Side of the Force, and was forbidden to all but the most skilled of Jedi Masters. To Master Windu and his apprentice, Depa Billaba, Vaapad was more than a combat style; it was a state of mind in which the fighter opened themselves so fully to the Force to fight their opponent that they drew power from both the light and dark sides of the Force. The style was named for vaapad creature found on Sarapin.

The Vaapad form was all but abandoned after Sora Bulq was consumed by the art in what became known as the blood fever, and abandoned the Jedi Order. It was believed that Sora Bulq taught at least part of the Vaapad style to Quinlan Vos, although Vos claimed that he had never heard of it. Master Windu later explained to Obi-Wan Kenobi that Vaapad had originally been created as a way for him to channel his own darkness into a weapon of the light. While this was an adaptation to weakness within Master Windu, it was a potential danger for those Jedi who were unable to control the Dark Side of the Force.

Source Abbreviations Listing - J1, NEGC, SHPT, E3N, SWGAL, EGF

For more information, please read or view the following material(s):

Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force, by Ryder Windham, copyright 2007, from Del Rey Books

Shatterpoint, by Matthew Stover, copyright 2003, from Del Rey Books

Star Wars Galaxies, by Various, copyright 2003, from LucasArts Entertainment Company

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, by Matthew Stover, copyright 2005, from Del Rey Books

Star Wars: Jedi - Mace Windu, by John Ostrander, copyright 2003, from Dark Horse Comics

Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Characters, by Daniel Wallace, copyright 2002, from Del Rey Books

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