When we first caught word that San Francisco had its very own lightsaber training school, two thoughts popped into our heads: First, "Ha! Look at those nerds!" Followed by, "...so where can I learn how to wield a lightsaber?" To investigate what it takes to become an amateur pretend Jedi, we spent an otherwise sunny Sunday afternoon swinging LED-equipped swords around a dimly lit SOMA dance studio.
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Using The Force, SFist Attends Lightsaber Training School
Discover Your Force At Lightsaber Training School
Using LED Lucasian swords, the Golden Gate Knights teach lightsaber courses each week in San Francisco. Headed by a former choreographer for George Lucas' Star Wars films, the classes (for kids-at-heart 17 and older) teach saber choreography that will help budding jedis become experts at "spins, flourishes and a whole lot more." The classes are broken up into four parts:
Luke Skywalker's Original Lightsaber at Oakland Airport, Ready for Destruction
Well, it won't be destroyed so much as it will be sent into space. And then vaporized, or zapped, or something.
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